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Poe was the classic horror writer during the 1800’s. He is known as the first horror writer in the United States. He is also known as the first writer of detective stories. Poe set the precedent for the horror writers in the USA. Stephen King followed in Poe’s footsteps to work in the horror genre….

.. tion I can provide the following thoughts, ideas and conclusions. Minnesota education has consistently been rated quite high for years-the state prides itself on that. My question then was how did the schools around the state and their implementation of the basic skills compare? No matter what public school one looks at its core…

It has been said many times that all men have a common bond, or a thread that joins them together. Robert Frosts poem The Tuft of Flowers explores the existence of such a bond, as experienced by the speaker. In the everyday circumstance of performing a common chore, the speaker discovers a sense of brotherhood…

“When I first started rapping, me and a couple brothers would all sit around my place freestyling while someone beat boxed. I even used to tell all the girls that I was a poet. They seemed to find it a little more touching than a rapper” (Prince Paul, The Source 16) The lyrics of rappers…

Language proficiency is the ability of an individual to speak or perform in an acquired language. This is because the modern technology allows the students to communicate with their families and friends instantly using application such as Line, WeChat, Facebook and WhatsApp. This application will make life easier to communicate with each other, however this…

I. ABSTRACT The common problem language teachers faced in the classroom is the hesitation of learners to participate in discussions because they cannot express themselves in English. In this regard, this study aims to improve learner’s competence in English thru mastery of basic grammar skills. Likewise, it seeks to boost learners’ self-confidence in speaking toward…

Ever since the introduction of English in the country through the American teachers called Thomasites, Filipinos have already adopted into their lives English as their second language (Atencio, 2001). According to Mariñas & Ditapat (2000), English is already part of the educational curricula in the primary, secondary, and even tertiary levels, which in fact, should…

Students with analytic learning style use contrastive analysis and rule learning, whereas global students use such strategies as guessing, scanning, and predicting (to find the meaning) or paraphrasing and gesturing (when they deal with unknown words). Ko (2001) proved that students with a multiple style and students with a visual/nonverbal style had higher English achievement…

Language is a system that consists of the development, acquisition, maintenance and use of complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so; and a language is any specific example of such a system. The scientific study of language is called linguistics. Questions concerning the philosophy of language, such as whether words can…

Gulliver’s typical Anglocentric Enlightenment views are best exemplified in Chapter 1 of Part IV of Gulliver’s Travels. The long paragraph, in which he describes his encounter with the Yahoos as well as the circumstances leading up to it, illustrates the climax of his Anglocentric views, after which his English pride begins to gradually degenerate and…