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Robert Hass's simplicity: authenticity in American English poetry

American Poet Laureate Robert Hass to lift European impact from American English thus making the latter a truly original and authentic language.

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Prescriptive and descriptive grammar approaches to English language study

Prescriptive grammar are the rules governing how one speaks and writes, based on an English standard "norm," or how society in general believes the language of English should be spoken and written (Russel, 2003). Prescriptive rules by nature judge whether the language being used is correct or not.

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Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci and English constitutional monarchy

Western Studies emphasizes on the following two topics namely, Inspirational artists during the Renaissance and England before becoming a Constitutional Monarchy.

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Alternative assessment methods for Latino English language learners

In this article, the authors discuss the fact that there must be a better way for assessing the knowledge of Latino students.

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Christopher Hill's analysis of English radical movements in the 17th century

With his book, The World, Hill broke new grounds in historical investigation and brought forth story of a revolution that was quietly taking place in England while Oliver Cromwell ordered beheading of Charles I.

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Symbols of national identity in Irish and English communities

In each case, what are the symbols of Irishness and Englishness? The symbols of Irishness according to the Irish-Americans who organized the parade in Boston included heterosexuality. Their definition of their "nation" did not include those with alternate sexualities.

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The evolution of American police agencies from English policing traditions

Policing in the United States has mainly been based and expanded on the ideas of English way of policing. The English way of policing has not only been used as the basis for American policing but it has also been used to commence an era of evolving police agencies.

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The role of native language in English language teaching classrooms

The study provides a brief historical background of the use of native or target language for a classroom teaching. The literatures are also reviewed to enhance to a greater understanding on the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis.

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Court remedies for preventing child abduction in English divorce law

Influence of the courts over child custody arrangements in the case of a divorce is low to non-existent. There is a persistent expectation that the parents will come to an agreement about matters related to children, and it is generally not considered beneficial to engage the courts.

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Picture books as effective tools for teaching English to ESL students

The use of picture books to teach English as a second language has been demonstrated to be quite successful. Experts in literacy attribute this to the way that pictures in the books help to fill in gaps in meaning.

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