English Essays

John Milton has an exceptional role in the change and development of English language, apart from his outstanding position as a molder and paradigm of English poetic diction, and "he had ideas on spelling, with which he experimented; he was a keen student of the language and a supreme practitioner in it.

The Middle English phonological component, as against that of the Old English, exhibits significant innovations such as the addition of a French stress pattern carried by the lexical loans and the reinforcement of a phonemic status for the voiced fricatives which also contributed to the development of the Middle English.

As aptly pointed out by Simpson (2000) that "there is synergy between reading and writing processes. To be good writers, students need to read well. Reading will also help them read their own writing more analytically".

Even looking back to Shakespeare, who used stories and ideas from other authors, and then layered in his stories context and subtext that all relate to other stories and ideas written. So, then, do texts owe more to their authors or to other texts? It is a challenging question and one that takes time to review.  

Computer hackers' slang functions as a way to recognize hackers and to differentiate them from society at large. (Hafner & Markoff, 1991, pp.203-256) Hackers' slang constantly renews its process of expression, and specifically its vocabulary, so that those not part of the group will remain unable to understand the slang.

It would be interesting to note that there are aspects of the Bible and Quran that are similar even if they have differences in their theology and always in conflict. The first noticeable difference between the Bible and Quran about the creation is their structure of narration.

Crowe here as usual, in his past movies as "Gladiator" and "A Beautiful Mind," displays that vulnerability set against a backdrop of toughness, whether it be physicality or mental prowess. It's like looking at a gem with many facets that shines depending on the angle or how light and darkness play up the shining aspect as well as the darkness.

Most people are not aware of this condition and hence tend to make fun of the individuals that carry gynecomastia. As I read more, I came to know that people tend to go for expensive surgeries to get this treated, but most resolve to lie in pain with it because they don’t dare to discuss their problems with anyone.  

This was the language that Mark Twain used to employ in his works. As one born during the era of literary realism, the American writer Mark Twain is regarded as “the philosopher and the humanitarian [who looks] through the twinkling eyes of the humorist” (Eliot)

The revolution in Syria was known as the Syrian uprising, the conflict was between the loyal forces of the Ba’ath government and those eying power from outside. This revolution began on15th March 2011 and spread nationwide by April 2011 hence becoming part of the wider protest in the Middle East known as the Arab Uprising.

According to the paper education is valued by all peoples regardless of cultural or religious backgrounds. For this reason, much is spent on the learning of children. Education indeed is very vital especially in our highly competitive and technological world. However, more and more problems are arising in schools. Homeschooling is a time-tested approach to educating children although it has not been recognized by the law because it has become a part of every culture.

One particular aspect of this saturation is the extent to which violence in video games pervades the current culture. Whereas children of generations past have been exposed to television and other forms of violence within the media, the direct interaction that video games allow represents a unique and new dynamic.

When people undertake marriages, it is expected to last till death parts the spouses apart. From cultural and religious views, marriage is valued and adored by many. The teachings presented to give an overview of how marriage is expected to be. Due to the strong roots of culture and religion, they have been able to win most of the people across the world.

The research will also examine how mentoring and sharing programs within the clinical environment will enhance patient care delivery and nursing competency. The report further suggests effective means of networking and sharing, incorporated into the health facility operations, to promote quality interactions between patients and nurses.

Moreover, heavy industrialization and increased automobile use are causing big threats to the environment and the sustainability of life on earth. This paper briefly analyses the ways in which the quality of American life improved further. “The American Dietetic Association, a pretty centrist group, has proclaimed that "appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, are nutritionally adequate and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases” (Corliss).

In New Jersey bear hunt Participants are required to have a Black Bear Hunting Area Permit for All-around hunting license. There are bear hunting areas open to hunting in New Jersey and these gives hunters’ restrictions to hunt in the areas for which they possess a permit.

John Locke was, in my own opinion, one of the most civilized intellectuals of his time. His Two Treatises of Civil Government are great testimonials of his intellectual brilliance and honesty. He starts Book 1 with a consideration of the rationality of slavery, and Sir Robert Filmer's apologia for despotism.

According to you, this particular policy will re-emphasize the importance of effort and participation in league games. Since time immemorial games and sports have been in existence as a way of entertainment as well as means of exercising young children as well as adults.

Whatever happened, happened by an unfortunate stroke of luck and I had no say in it. I really couldn’t do anything about it. Plus, this loss made me value all the other relationships that I had around me. I started loving my friends more, and my family, because I truly understood the important role they played in my life.  

These countries are situated along the Indian Ocean which provides coasts and ports for the countries (La Sage, 2010). The ports along the horn are the busiest ports in Africa. The ports act as service stations for countries in central Africa which are landlocked.

Online learning is gaining popularity in today’s technological world (Bonk and Zhang) and is being accepted as an equally popular way of gaining education and showing productivity, and in some cases, it tends to be more productive than the traditional classroom model. Campus learning has its own exclusive benefits which cannot be denied.

The legislatures have extensively gone in both directions when it comes to these issues of marriage (Samar 54). Some have gone to the level of enacting laws and statutory provisions to defend marriage while others have adopted laws that allow same sex marriage.

Why has the labor movement declined is strength in the US? Since 1979, labor movement in the US had been in perpetual decline. Except in 2007 where a marked increase in union membership was registered, the density of labor unionism and its corresponding movement has been on a precipitous decline since then (Bureau of Labor Statistic).

Beauty that can differ.In terms of biblical interpretation, a common term to come about in research is that of Hermeneutics. "It is more broadly used contemporary philosophy to denote the study of theories and methods of the interpretation of all texts and systems of meaning.

The author of the paper will begin with the statement that it is his life’s dream to be a teacher.  It was necessarily decided, a long time ago, that having an effect on students was going to be a noble goal worth achieving.  The general attitude that is a personal motto as a future teacher is the Boy Scouts’ motto:  “Be prepared.” 

As the text has it, in as much as the men in uniform are usually considered as adults, some experts say in the past that teaching is a bit difficult.  But, the modern tools in information technology hugely influence the ease of teaching the appropriate English terminologies to men in uniform nowadays. 

I am really inspired by watching financial news channels. So, I decided to consider taking an MBA, once I graduate next year. I consulted this matter to my parents, my friends, and professors. They told me to go to the Guidance Office, and ask to be administered a Career and Personality Psychometric Test.    

Her age is around 28 years and she is spending her vacations with her family at Grand Isle. The main point of this story is the change in the feelings of Edna. She begins to realize that her role in the society is not just restricted to her home and family.

According to Linda Hogan’s book, Dwellings, the earth consists of molecules that exist in the air, every blowing wind, every animal breath, and each rain drop that falls onto the earth. In today’s life, many people take advantage of the Mother Nature and disrespect both the earth and the wilderness.

Therefore, across different religions and cultures, most have equated the snake with pestilence, sin, demons, and devils. Thus, it is no wonder that most people live in fear of snakes. The snake, indeed, is feared for its lethal venom capacity. Nevertheless, is it fair to say “be gone with the snake”?

She notes that in the 1960s most of the countries in the English speaking Caribbean received their independence.Before this time, education in the Caribbean was geared for life in Britain.Textbooks were of British origin and students were familiar with the conversion table that indicated how many cents equalled one shilling--the pounds

The first English as an additional language law was first implemented by the state of Ohio in the year 1839 through German- English Language. Then in the year 1847, Louisiana also passed same provision for French and English Language. And then even the New Mexico for Spanish and English Language in the year 1850.

This essay discusses that one of the major characteristics of the structure of “A Tale of Two Cities” is the novelist’s skillful use of coincidence and densely interconnected subplots. In literary discourse, there is a close relation between structure and meaning, and the structure of “A Tale of Two Cities” reveals the meaning of the novel.

"The rise of a free and self-governing Iraq will deny terrorist a base of operation, discredit their narrow ideology and give momentum to reformers across the region." - President George W. Bush (Remarks by the President on Iraq and War on Terror, 2004) It is evident how President Bush in his speech used words like "free and self-governing" to describe how Iraq will be like without regard that the country was then a war zone.

It functions automatically. In contrast, the learned system is built via formal instruction, and involves conscious knowledge for the grammar rules. According to Krashen, these two systems operate independently, thus knowledge from one system cannot cross-over to the other.

Euphemisms are one of the ways through which we get a secret glance into a particular society’s hypocrisy. If we observe them carefully in relation to the circumstances that give birth to them, it will be clear that euphemisms are actually tools used to mask uncomfortable truths to abate the society’s torments of conscience.

Conflict develops when society at large overlooks the needs and desires of all its members.  With a move towards modernisation and the ever-shrinking world, cultures are bound to clash. This however does not need to foretell the demise of a language or dialect but merely its progression to its next level – or does it?

Gowers' Modern English Usage was once popularly ascribed to but not many, even leading linguists, have a copy of this text. It can be considered that English is not typical as far as European languages go. It is the world's language, used by around 300 million second language speakers.

The findings show that indeed there are a lot of usages that distinguish gender. By using, ‘he’, ‘his’, or ‘him’ as a generic pronoun when the referent's gender is unknown or irrelevant, writers misrepresent the species as male. The word septuagenarian is used as a general term to denote a seventy-year-old person, either male or female.

This pаpеr prеsеnts thе rеsults of а rеsеаrch projеct thаt еxаminеd thе Yorkshire diаlect in compаrison to received pronunciаtion. Pаrticulаr region of Englаnd (from the west coаst where the north of Wаles ends аnd eаstwаrd to the River Humber) where this diаlect originаtes is reviewed in this study in order to note the differences thаt people hаve in pronunciаtion.

Patois or Jamaican Creole is, like many other languages, derived from more than one language.  A review of the history of this particular language reveals that it directly evolved upon the assimilation of British English by African slaves and their subsequent creolization, as it is called, of the language. 

Drunk driving has been regarded as an important problem in America that continues to plague the American highways causing several deaths and injuries. According to the estimated almost 40percent of the road accidents in America involve at least one drunk driver or bicyclist. Most drunk drivers are found with an alcohol level of 0.10 or above that is illegal for the drivers.

This paper deems to analyze the novel the White Noise pointing out that there are significant implications brought about by the impact of consumerism, technology, the mass media and complex industrial and economic systems on humans’ ethics and relationship to the environment.

This approach focuses on the writing process instead of the actual output.Pre writing is the stage wherein the student will list on the possible topics, central theme and thesis statement for there are thousands of possible topics that the student may use.

However, due to its growing use as a global language, English is employed more and more as a means of communication among non-native speakers of English (Gnutzmann, 2005, p. 24). This is why English teachers have come to encounter a variety of standard and non-standard varieties of the English language.

It was compiled around 1330-40 and copied by six scribes in some kind of "bookshop" in London. Sir Orfeo is one of the romances found in this Manuscript. "Sir Orfeo occurs at folios 299 rectos to 303 rectos in the Auchinleck manuscript, immediately after the romance Sir Tristrem, and followed the Four Foes of Mankind."

Bullying is sustained by the abdication of responsibility (denial, counter-accusation, pretense of victimhood) and perpetuated by a climate of fear, ignorance, indifference, silence, denial, disbelief, deception, evasion of accountability, tolerance and reward (e.g. promotion) for the bully." (Field, 1999)

There was no evidence of vaccines with mercury causing Autism or having a link with Autism until Dr. Andrew Wakefield, a British Gastroenterologist, published an article in The Lancet, pointing to a link between the MMR vaccine and Autism (Kemp and Hart, 2010).  Ever since Dr. Wakefield brought to light the link between Autism and the MMR vaccine, the medical world has been thrown into controversy.

The three writers under whose usage of language is under scrutiny in this paper lay critical foundation for the discussion of modern theatre. The importance of language and form in literature and modern theatre lies in the fact that in order to decode a hieroglyph, the only recourse is to know the signs (words) that immediately form another hieroglyph (Zimmerman 2002).

The acquisition of a language, both a first and a second (or more), involves the development of a system of principles and groups of a particular type. Adults work to learn new languages.  However, much of this system exists innately without effort at an early age. More surprisingly, this system develops even though children do not have the ability to make judgments about language like adults do.