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    was born into poverty and a broken home, led an itinerant lifestyle with his Mother Deborah Mathers who never held down a job, constantly shifting towns and schools, living in public housing and never grounding themselves. Existing outside of acceptable living conditions and with Marshal receiving an extremely poor education, their lifestyle led to risk of disconnection from social and moral standards. Later his mother (in his lyrics) was publicly accused of being addicted to prescription drugs…

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    High School, and he worked on Giant market then left the college last three years ago. When his mother asked him to come back to school, he always said he got the better job of currently his work. Otherwise, I had the plan in mind was the focus in school that helped me to get a better job. One made different on me that I came from outside America and though not the same with my cousin. I saw his mother told him the people in Vietnam could not come to America to study because they did not enough…

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    What is knowledge? In a layman term, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, knowledge is defined as ‘the fact or condition of having acquired a practical understanding or command of, or competence or skill in a particular subject, language, etc through instruction, study or practice skill or expertise acquired in a certain subject through learning’ (Oxford English Dictionary, 2014 Oxford University Press). On the other hand, in the sociology of knowledge, it is defined as the study of the…

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    half years ago I dreamed of learning a romance language like Italian in hopes of traveling to Europe my junior year to have a picture-perfect semester. After watching the Lizzie McGuire movie a million times, anything seemed possible. If I learned Italian and went to Italy, maybe I could be riding around Rome on Moped with a cute pop star at the wheel because after all, this is what dream are made of, right? Wrong. Life is not that perfect. My mother had more practical plans for me. Instead of…

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    Vanishing Voices Analysis

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    that many endangered languages and cultures have neared extinction when faced with infrastructure growth and global progress. Much of the economic, technological, and political growth is greatly attributed to a globalized society. The article describes the Republic of Tuvan, in which a family is portrayed as living “ between the border of progress and tradition” (Rymer 2). The language in the Republic of Tuvan, which is constantly being dominated by more resilient languages, such as Russian,…

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    Language is constantly changing and adapting to fit the need of the people who use it, as it is a vital part of human life. Growing up, language courses were never of any interest to me. I knew how to read, speak and write, so I saw no need to suffer through countless language classes. Only in recent years have I grown to like language. University has provided me with the push I have always truly needed to become fascinated with language. This occurred through having to constantly expand my…

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    Vikram Seth Analysis

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    pursuit. (Anita Desai 26) Due to the diversity of his themes, forms and genres, the literary world wants to study him. Thus, being an international writer, Vikram Seth does not restrict himself to any particular location or genre. Namita Gokhale in G.J.V.Prasad’s work, Vikram Seth: An Anthology of Recent Criticism (2011) argues that: Vikram Seth is international and should be appreciated as a writer about human beings, not as a peddler of Indian exotica…deeply rooted in his specific Indian…

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    migrated to America with my family for a better life. At the age of five, my father walked out on us. Left my mother with three children, no money and barely a place to live. Growing up, was tough. My father absence plunged hard on my family. My mother worked restless days and nights in order to provide roof above our heads. At school I struggled constantly trying to learn a whole new language. I was made fun of because I wasn’t able to pronounce properly. As a five year old, I felt as if life…

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    After the conclusion of WWII, it was quickly realized that the countries that held such international power were rapidly losing their authority. In the late 18th century decolonization began but by no means had the European expansion reached its uttermost point. Most European statesmen prized their colonies as extensions of power and state power. There is no question that power matters in the international community. While decolonization may have been the favourable option to the ruling powers,…

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    III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, had a profound impact on the ancient world in little more than a decade. Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His father was Philip II of Macedon and his mother Olympias. His father, Philip was assassinated in 336 BC and Alexander inherited the kingdom. Alexander made use of his father’s Macedonian forces, led the magnificent army across the Hellespont in Asia. With some 43,000 infantries and 5,500…

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