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AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING

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AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING                                    -   E. Pauline Johnson Johnson, Emily Pauline, author and performer; b. 10 March 1861 on the Six Nations Reserve, Upper Canada, daughter of George Henry Martin Johnson and Emily Susanna Howells; d. unmarried 7 March 1913 in Vancouver. They account for it by the fact that I am a Redskin, but I am something else, too. I am a woman. He imposes these prejudices on Laurence, convincing him not to marry Esther without a thought how Esther might feel. Father Paul even doesn’t regard her as a person, much less a woman with thoughts and feelings and intelligence. How ironic that he teaches love and acceptance on one hand and yet does not practice what he preaches. Father Paul is also a coward because only a coward keeps his true feelings to himself and presents a false front to the people he secretly loathes. He hides behind his religious beliefs so he does not have to admit that his sole desire is to manipulate and

BORN FOR EACH OTHER?

BORN FOR EACH OTHER? The passage written by Pamela Withers eldest children are socially dominant, highly intellectual, and extremely conscientious. Unfortunately, they’re also less open to new ideas, and prone to perfectionism and people pleasing-the result of losing both parents’ undivided attention at an early age, and working throughout their lives to get it back. Middle children as sandwiched between older and younger siblings, often develop a competitive nature, making them natural entrepreneurs later in life. They tend to be the most diplomatic and flexible members of the family and often, eager for parental praise, develop musical or academic gifts. On the other hand, youngest children according to birth order theory, tend to be dependent and selfish-as they’re used to others providing for them. But despite the negatives, they’re also quite often the life of the party-fun, confident, and comfortable entertaining others. In case of many children like last bor

THE CHALLENGE OF DIVERSITY

             THE CHALLENGE OF DIVERSITY The United States is continuing the process of becoming a multi-ethnic society. That is why in the country of San Francisco alone, the school children speak more than 45 languages in addition to English. The United States of future will be even more ethnically and culturally diverse than it is today. There will be more Asians and Hispanics. Public opinion in the United States is divided on the issue of multiculturalism. Some support it because it will make the nation stronger, and others argue that it will destroy the nation like the former Yugoslavia. Then the specific issues to be discussed in the rest of the article have been identified. Immigration policy is the most important determiner of ethnic and cultural diversity in the United States. Between 1921 and 1965, U.S. policy kept the numbers of immigrants from Europe. The realization, in the 1960s, that racial minorities in the United States suffered discrimination led Congress to

GRAMMAR FROM FLAX-GOLDEN TALES

GRAMMAR FROM FLAX-GOLDEN TALES 1. Make a sensible sentence selecting correct words in the following: 1)     They are/ is beautiful. Ans. They are beautiful. 2)     They/ Them were/ was beautiful. Ans. They were beautiful. 3)     She were / was an excellent writer. Ans. She was an excellent writer. 4)     There are/ is/ isn’t nothing like home. Ans. There is nothing like home. 5)     If I were a toad, I’d eat /ate files. Ans. If I were a toad, I’d eat files. 6)     You /Them was/ were great! Ans. You were great! 7)     You is/ are great! Ans. You are great! 8)     This story / Stories are/ Is for the birds. Ans. This story is for the birds. 9)     This /these stories was/ were for the birds. Ans. These thieves were for the birds. 10)                        Them/ These thieves are/ is heartless. Ans. These thieves are heartless. 2. Edit the following sentences. 1)     Calmly reading, they called her name. Ans. They called her name