Romance languages

Select the verb that is conjugated into simple past: We _________ television last night. (watched) Identify the tense of the bolded verb: He has seen three bears on past hiking trips. (Present perfect) How many different pronunciations of the -ed suffix are there? (3) When using past time clauses to describe simultaneous events, what are the tenses used in the time clause and the main clause, respectively? (Past continuous, past continuous) To discuss activities that occurred once in the past, which of the following verb tenses would you use? (Simple past) Which of the following activities does not use the past continuous? (activities that started and were completed in the past) When teaching language, it is important to focus on the four major elements of language: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Which of these are the productive skills? (speaking and writing) You are working with a number of young professionals who are seeking their first jobs. They have been applying at firms that require part of the interview to occur in English. Which tense should you review in order to best prepare them for their interviews? (present perfect) You are preparing your students for a school wide competition where they will need to deliver a speech about an important historical figure. What tense should the students be using to describe the historical facts associated with this figure? (present perfect) Conjugate the verbs in brackets into the appropriate tenses for…

It is fitting to begin a study on how modern English speakers describe aspect in Ancient Greek by exploring how the ancient Greeks described this concept themselves. In the Platonic dialogue The Sophist, the verb is defined as “the word indicating action,” or simply the action word. Aristotle defines the verb as “a sound compounded with meaning and indicative of time”. A verb, according to the Greeks, describes action, from which we can deduce further that it has a subject, and it indicates…

Identity The notion of identity in this article is shaped through social class hierarchy and through ones cultural background. This revolves around the idea of what individuals were about in regard to their work life, their living space, their family and what they intrinsically identify with. This article spends a third of its depth talking about current trends in history and finds itself stuck on the idea of romanization. The author has good arguments on identity however his focus bounces off…

see the world. I feel graceful for all the people that I have met, because one way or another they are part of my life. One person has been a big influence on me, she is my mother, and the most important lessons in my life came from a trivial story. I was 16 years old cursing my sophomore year in high school. As a teenager in the 80’s my priorities were music, party and fun, though be good in school was only a way to get permission, from my mother, to do the things I used to like to do. It was…

The song “Loser” conveys precise and a straightforward message through singer’s personal feelings and impressions. The message in conjunction with an unusual way of expressing makes the song amusing to analyze and interpret. Relating to his audience provocatively throughout the piece of art - “Loser”, Beck has emphasizes being “adversely” different to what was perceived a norm at a time. For example, stating himself as a stagnated “monkey” while others were revolutionized “chimpanzees”…

people that understand the reality of true love and what it brings in one’s life. Also, the lyrics had descriptive imagery and vivid words that describes and relates how the person feels with their lover. The songwriter shows romance by using strong poetry with figurative language to show the Americans Christian and Ana love still exist. The songwriter targets the theme of love and reveals a beautiful story in lyrics to make a cultural impact in America. Goulding unleashed an original song that…

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is often hailed as the greatest literary example of romantic tragedy, but the aspect of tragedy became obscured over time through a variety of popular culture iterations of the play. Now, the play represents a generally accepted model for the ideal romance, so much so that the artist Taylor Swift wrote a song titled “Love Story” that rewrites the plot of Romeo and Juliet to conclude with a happy ending. This essay attempts to address how Shakespeare’s Romeo and…

Normally, the lovers of God, who are in pursuit of ḥaqīqa are constantly conscious of the Beloved even during their working hours. Conscious of their Beloved, they earn their livelihood ethically. However, nights are particularly special for them because through nightly vigils, they can engage in spiritual romance with the Beloved, and in so doing, they demonstrate their love and dedication for the Beloved, as they actualize the teachings of Imam Aly (AS), jo tu(n) sachā āshakkā, to rāt…

Who was Cecile Watson? Watson was an artist in which she practiced as a painter, sculpture, and illustrator. Her painting Romance is very eye catching and something about the painting I find really interesting. When I look at the painting there is a since of joy but maybe some tension as well. The title of this painting also catches the eye, because when you see the word Romance you are expecting the typical love paintings with a man and women. If someone were to tell me to close my eyes and…

In Primary school, when my class read Cinderella together, for the subsequent lunchtimes my friends and I would act out the story and tell others how we imaged our own romantic adventures to play out. Each adding in specifics to make ours unique, we liked to thing we were special in our so diverse stories, but really, our fantasies were all the same. All had the captivating Byronic hero, the obstacle, the proposal, the ball, and of course the happily ever after. These are the conventions of…