English Essays

For many students, nothing compares to having a holiday break from school, which is why it can be so exciting when Christmas comes around. When I was growing up, Christmas time was always a special occasion.

It will also discuss potential challenges, such as religious discrimination and homophobic attitudes, that may arise in legalizing same-sex marriage. Finally, it will provide a brief overview of the legal status of same-sex marriage in the United States today.

It will discuss theories of beauty in society and culture, as well as beauty in art, nature, and the human form. This essay will also look at the role of beauty in our lives and how it can impact us emotionally and physically. By the end of this essay, you should have a better understanding of what beauty is and why it matters to us.

Writing this essay can be an exciting experience but also require a lot of introspection and self-reflection. Exploring our identity is a journey of self-discovery that can bring clarity and understanding to who we are. It can help us uncover hidden aspects of ourselves, explore our potential, and increase feelings of self-worth.

Love is something that never ceases to be talked about, written about, and studied. While the exact definition of love may vary slightly from person to person, it can generally be defined as a strong emotion of affection and attachment towards another person or thing.

The essay examines how our society views beauty, why certain people are considered attractive, and how this affects our perception of beauty. It looks at how people's individual values influence their idea of beauty and how these ideals are often shaped by societal norms and expectations.

The essay should not only focus on listing either strengths or weaknesses, but rather explore how they interact with each other. Writing an essay about our own strength and weaknesses can be a challenging task. It requires both self-reflection and introspection to identify what we’re truly good at, what we could do better, and how we would go about improving our weaknesses.

Achieving your goals is an essential part of life. To do this, one must have a clear idea of what they want to achieve and the strategies that will help them get there. Writing an essay on goal setting can be a great way to set yourself up for success in any area of life.

The difficult economic circumstances and a desire for financial independence on the students have ensured that working while studying nowadays is not an exception, but a rule (Applegate & Daly, 2006). The program has become a free for all, and as such, its effects on performance and the overall university experience are becoming the focus of ever-increasing attention.

The housing crisis or the subprime crisis is getting worse rather than cooling off; this means that the US economy is only going to get adversely affected, and this, in turn, is going to affect all the major economies of the world. The labor market is also getting involved, which means that there will be fewer job opportunities for people seeking jobs. 

The writing style to use depends on the occasion and the people that are communicating. Business letters and scientific reports must have a formal writing style while writing to friends will have informal writing. In the two examples being analyzed, the writing in the introduction to switching codes is an example of the formal writing style while the manifesto (2009) is an example of informal writing. 

About 7 minutes of the time was used by the two students in discussing and responding. This gives 40:60 TTT: STT. We achieved the ratio by allowing the two students enough time to discuss and respond to the questions I asked them throughout the conversation. To increase or improve the TTT: STT ratio, I would allocate more time for the conversation and get more students (Susan & Herbert, 1996: 1496). 

The typical use of the auxiliary verb 'be', the omission of the third-person singular present tense and its lack of possessive nouns is another key feature. About other linguistic forms, the use of Black English is influenced by several factors such as age, status, setting, and topic (Pullum 53).

The paper discusses the level of fairness in sports, the importance of balancing academic work with class work. The reasons as to why student-athletes fail are also discussed, and the ways to solve the problem. The paper also presents on the repercussions of not helping the student-athlete.

On a fateful day, she and her 44-year-old husband had quarrels as they indulged in their day to day drug abuse and drinking. That day, however, the quarrels were heightened this particular day. After dropping their 13-year-old daughter at her stepfather's house, the couple returned to their campsite while she purchased a vodka bottle along the way. 

Similarly, verbs can also be modified to express the grammatical category of tenses. This is done by adding inflectional past tense affix “-ed” like converting call to called or touch to touch so that the other person understands the nature and meaning of the message conveyed through a statement.

This paper tells that the SIOP model is a validated model based on research. It is an instructional model which is considered authentic for effective English academic learners. The main objective of SIOP is to prepare teachers in delivering lessons to new English learners and to provide teachers with instructional guidance for developing effective lesson plans for ELLs.

This paper tells that the goal of the game is to be able to list down or catalog as many words as possible from the given category within the allotted time. The participants are divided into two to four teams. Each team is divided into equal members. Ideally, each team should be composed of at least four members but not more than eight people in one group.

The facts are clear; the US economy is still reeling from the woes of an economic recession and grappling with a $6.2 billion budget deficit (Editorial, Star Tribune, 2011). Consequently, there is diminishing subsidy to the whole US educational system, which leaves school district’s no better option than either to freeze the salary of public school teacher’s or to distribute another round of pink slips amongst public school teachers.

As the paper outlines, one of the most pervasive elements of contemporary American existence is the act of consumerism. Whether consumerism emerges as a by-product of the capitalist system or simply because citizens in the United States have much expendable income, the simple fact is that it is an essential motivation for nearly all citizens. 

In the modern world, almost every individual learns and acquires varied levels of proficiency in a second language (L2), other than his mother tongue (L1). To a child, the second language may be introduced simultaneously with the first language i.e. since birth or may be introduced later during the childhood.  

The current public educational system is piled up with issues not just about classrooms or corridors but failing the American public education system. This failure cannot be made accountable to the performance of the students but the entire system that is responsible for the declining performance. (John Hood, Volume: 43).

In close observation of the fish, one always marvels at the fin arrangement the fish possesses. The fish has elongated fins that got numerous projections, especially around the head. Also, its pectoral fins appear to be longer than the rest of the body of the fish. Furthermore, its pelvic fin, dorsal fin, and dorsal fin have spikes that got colored. This fish seems to have a fright response by raising its spines like a porcupine when faced with dangerous situations.

Wearing the social masks should not be interpreted to the extremity. Everyone has compulsions to act differently with different types of people. One’s interaction with the spouse, parents, servants, employees and other people are bound to be different. One has to act true to the relationship, conforming to its essential dignity, without being dishonest.

She made her mark by painting the Miami streets red with blood. A lady employing a violent approach to her business, Griselda Blanco caused ripples in the southern region. She also went by the name; Verucca (a tough and fearless woman) among her dug related enemies (Davies 124).

It is an official resort city in the United States of America. Las Vegas is one of the famous gaming cities in the world. I have gathered loads and loads of information about Las Vegas from the internet, books, television, and recommendations from friends and family who have visited Las Vegas.

I would not want to get lost in it while I participate in the tour that will take me up to the tower where I can get a killer view of the city of Barcelona. Let's hope I survive the trip. I am not sure if I am claustrophobic. But I definitely want to make this trek with other people with me. After all, the cathedral isn't due to be finished until 2026.

Text A and B strongly share an element of intertextuality, because they acquire meaning through the evocation of each other and the manner in which they refer to each other. It is plain that Text B has borrowed from A, or vice versa, depending on how someone wants to see it. This is seen in the manner in which Texts A and B convey the same overall idea.   

This research will begin with the statement that with the development of technologies many positive changes are happening in the modern world. Production processes are fastened, processing data using modern computers takes just some seconds. It is no need to spend much paper for conducting business as it is possible to store everything on a computer or on the server. 

The writer based on work habit he has a method of working. Despite the fact that he is proud to talk about is a method of work he also believes that it is a taboo to talk about the topic, under the pretext of being futile for a writer to talk about his writing. According to him, insignificance is the true locus of significance. 

Generally, the same rule can be applied to spelling and grammar in that it should be practised over and over until it is perfect or almost like second-nature. Getting basic grammar and spelling under control is very important for an accountant or economist because it will show all important professionalism.

The author uses the theme of sorrow and suffering, as illustrated in the Goetz story in order to bring innocence to the mind of the reader. The article used a lot of academic and real-life due to their sound and factual nature. Finally, most of the text that Gladwell wrote made complete sense and was logical.

The author notes that after the definition, the third thing the writer needs to observe is the presentation of the first criterion and the arguments proving that the case presented meets the definition. This should then be followed by the second criterion and argument that illustrates how the case previously presented meets the criterion that set.

The final phase that the author has clearly indicated to be important in the process of developing a rebuttal argument is about the refutation itself. It is this point where the nature of one’s argument will be of much significance. The nature of one’s argument will determine the specifics that they hold against the position to be refuted.

The author of the paper points out that with his powerful iambic meters, although Shakespeare beautifully etches such an image of a tyrannical king, in reality, it is a far cry from the real king Macbeth MacFindlaech of Scotland who ruled the kingdom peacefully for almost two decades from1040 to 1057.

History denotes that Abraham Lincoln was a great president in the eighteenth century in the United States. It is during his regime that Lincoln led the country through the Civil War as one of the worst war to happen in the country and hence prevented the country from being torn apart.

They find some odd looking bear tracks which they dismiss the possibility that they could have been faked and decide to pursue in a bid to secure an interview with Hans – the suspected bear poacher. Moreover, Hans leads them into the forest and at night they see mysterious flashing lights and hear roars.

He is 35 years old with an average height. He is well built with muscles and generally, he looks fit. Mr. Ahmad is lightly skinned with blond hair though one can easily see a bald in his head. He is an Iranian, he resided in our neighborhood a month ago, I find him very interesting with how he conducts himself, and his behaviors are strange but funny.

I expected that there was going to be a high level of professionalism but to my amazement, there were all sorts of weird behavior from both the spectators and the racers. Some racers were abusive and aggressive towards the track officials though they were disqualified, it was not a good show (Hamilton, 2011).

The Time Traveller lectures on the fourth dimension to bring out a clear synopsis and overview of evolution. He explains how a cube exists both in space and time, referring to time as the fourth dimension. He argues that one should have the capability of moving about in the fourth dimension, noting that humans constantly forward in time.

Jennifer Pozner’s article “Ghetto Bitches, China Dolls, and Cha Cha Divas” raise her concerns regarding millions of young women who pose as either actors or viewers. According to Pozner, women are depicted as gold diggers, bitches, and morons in these shows.

Compassion is indeed a word that is used excessively in the contemporary world. It has come to be a panacea for many individual and social evils, and people believe that being compassionate could solve many individual and social problems. Many people associate compassion with social fluency and camaraderie.

As college students, we have a bunch of readings to do. To understand the central idea of those writings better, we need to have a comprehensive understanding of all the words that appear in the reading. The word “handicap” sounds cruel to me because it always reminds me of the bad things that happened to my best friend.

From the normal sporting and cultural events at the university, I have gained much insight and made many friends from multiple cultural backgrounds. None of these experiences has had a major impact on me than the XLIX Super Bowl, which was held in early January 2015. I had no idea of the experience that I would have in the 2015 Super Bowl.  

The internet user population has a very well mixed culture and race and it seems most of them communicate in English. Otherwise, it is difficult to spread your idea to those who don’t understand your language. Most importantly, by setting one official language, many diverse cultures have to translate into English which more audiences can be targeted.

My brother Ali was the best at fishing and always caught the biggest fish, Hussain and I, however, were more interested in water sports. Fishing, to us, was boring as it took a lot of time, though we did participate as our father really liked to fish and we loved spending time with him and listening to him tell us stories.

It had been assumed that there are similarities in words used in different languages. However, they superficially sound unrelated. Basically, this can be considered that the characteristics and the composition of languages change through time. Thus, variations that can be present in modern languages can be explained.

     It is difficult to say whether it is better to live in a city or in a small town. But for a person who wants a fast life, wants to face challenges, wants excitement, for that person a big city living is a right choice. In big cities, you get to face challenges as you are placed in a variety of situations every day.

Orality is completely natural to human beings, considering that every human being in every part of the world first learns to speak. It is an extension of his interaction with other human beings and comes first as a process of imitation and then evolves as putting conscious thoughts into words. Literacy on the other hand has been described by scholars ranging from Plato to Walter Ong.

The development of language as a means of communication has enhanced the growth of culture all over the world. Language facilitated the replacement and expression of behavior with concrete and concise messages. The concept of culture which incorporates language as one of its critical elements has a rich theoretical background.