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Question 2 Paper 4

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 Paper 4 Question 2 Language is thought out to affect, in various ways, what we think. In either case, language affects our thoughts or our thoughts affect our language. While the excerpt from the Stanford University online magazine, in agreement that language shapes how we think. The excerpt provides examples and statements to lead the audience with the common opinion that is presented by a Stanford researcher. Within different languages, we are presented with different structures of sentences. Within this factor being the case, there is room for different interpretations of specific things. For instance, how the same sentence, with some minor changes, can reroute our thoughts. In the excerpt, it states that in English the speaker would say, “‘She broke the cup.”’ While in Japanese or Spanish the speaker would say, “The cup broke itself.” Which are both in the same situation, person A breaks the cup, and person B describes it. However, the blame is placed differently. In English w...
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Paper 4, Question 1

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Paper 4, Question 1 David Crystal has taught the world that, one thousand years ago the global language was Latin. Now the global language is English, as most counties have made it their second language to facilitate communication globally. The spread of language is caused by the power of the people who speak it, with technological advancements.  The reasoning for a specified language to be identified as the global language is for communication reasons between countries. According to the article, it states that there are, “more people in China who speak English as a second language”, than Americans who speak it as their first language. This quote from the article helps to accumulate an understanding of how globalized the language is presently. ‘Kachru’s Circles Model’ proves the textual evidence in a visual and data-based way. The model shows that in the inner circle, where English is the native language, English is the native or mother tongue of people in the country. Which consis...
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Question 2 Paper 1

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 Paper 1 Question 2  The genre of this text is a non-fiction first-person letter. Due to the introduction of the excerpt, “Dear Stranger”, and the ending, “Happy Regards,” we can gather that this is a letter, strictly because it is in the standard format of a letter. With the author using the pronouns “I” and “we” it is clear that the writer is speaking in the first person. Whose target audience is likely to be those who are starting their own business, being an entrepreneur, or those who are interested in the toll it takes on someone for being an entrepreneur.  In regards to structure, all of the paragraphs were short to allow the readers to absorb the most information gradually as the author got more into detail, on his advice for happiness, as his letter continued. Moreover, the structural detail, the author's sentences became longer as he included more of his advice process throughout the integrity of his letter, rather than just relating to the audience. For example,...
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Paper 1 Question 1

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(a) 4-19-2022 Dear, The President of France Over the course of these few weeks, I can only imagine the amount of stress you have endured and have been undergoing. I know you must be extremely grateful for the many people who have come together to rebuild your proud home, the amount of donations you have received is sensational.  However, I can not begin to imagine the amount of guilt you must feel as people are attacking you in the fact that your country got more attention for going into flames in three minutes versus the Amazon in three weeks. As it may not be in your doing for how the world reacted to both of these tragedies, it is not too late to say something.  Most people are upset since the very destructive and catastrophic fire that occurred in Notre Dame is getting more attention than the Amazon. The highlighted factor of that is the Amazon being the most exotic and healthy part of the world. As it is known, as the lungs of the earth, for being the most produced oxygen...
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Paper 3 Question 1

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  Paper 3 Question 1 Text A is a collection of letters from an uncle to his nephew advising him upon his first going to Oxford, Edward Berens had written this in 1832, which means that this excerpt is from the “Late Modern English” period. Throughout a substantial amount of years, our English language has changed an intense amount, up until now we use it currently. The linguist Micheal Halliday believed that the language change was based on the willingness and needs of the users. Over time technology has become more prevalent than ever before. This new way of communication has prompted changes in our language, the extracts distribute how our language has been changed. With the development of technology in emails and texts, the users of language have altered meanings and coding of words, in which almost exiles letters.  Text A demonstrates a severe amount of change in grammar and syntax. Berens transfers tenses with the usage of his pronouns from: “you”, too, “he” and “him”, th...
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Paper 2 section B : The Forest

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  The Forest  On the twilight of October 31st, some might call it the most blood-curdling time of year, I began a lonely stride through a mysterious forest. The sun went down faster than normal that night, which I didn't question then. Just as an unnatural sense of fright overcame my body I became fearful. Goosebumps came to brew all over my frame, as did every single hair on my body stand up in fear, and every bone inside me began to chatter. I can not  erase the freakish relapses of the experiences that night in the forest Amongst the monstrous and towering trees stood nothing but me in the leggy swaying grass, the grass was brushing against my gruff ripped jeans. However, there was not one gust of wind that night, the air was humid and dewy, but no life of breathing air covered it. The loneliness swept across me as I hastily walked through the obstacle of trees against the blinding, ghostly graveyard fog. The thick humid air restricted my eyesight to within a couple ...
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Paper 2 Question 1 (a) and (b)

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  (A) Hello New Comers! Great advice from your peers Keep your GPA up If you are joining us as freshmen, keeping an eye on your GPA is very important. Especially in your beginning years. Do not lose track of time and then all of a sudden start noticing the importance of your GPA once you are a junior.  Starting from a floppy GPA and trying to work up from there is much more difficult than it is to be self-aware about your academic stance and GPA right from the beginning.  Do not be afraid  Freshmen; upperclassmen are not intimidating, they are here for you to ask questions and guide you through your high school experience. By the end of your senior year you will be just like them; gliding through the wind like a bird with all of the success and wise knowledge of the school weighing upon your wide and strong wings.  Some things you need to be a part of Things you need to be apart of The ‘AICE’ Program  At ‘Marco Island Academy’ we provide a great progr...
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