The last person on my personal Mount Rushmore is my Spanish teacher, Mrs.Ortiz. I had her last year for Spanish 4, and I have her this year for 5AP. Similar to Mrs.Aguglia, not everyone likes Mrs.Ortiz. I guess I have an affinity for the teachers other students don’t necessarily love. Also similar to Mrs.Aguglia and how she taught me why math is amazing, Mrs.Ortiz helped me realize how insanely incredible Spanish is. Before her class, I took Spanish because it was necessary to graduate. It never seemed real to me because basically everyone in Fairport, NY speaks english. Obviously I recognized that people spoke it. Yet, I never fully comprehended that I was capable of surviving off the language. She made it real by telling personal stories
On May 18th, 1980, one of the most prominent volcanic eruptions in US History took place in the state of Washington. Mount St. Helens had been dormant for almost 100 years before March 15th. On this day, two months before the eruption several small earthquakes shook the earth. This indicated a magma buildup below the surface, and the first minor event that would lead to one of the greatest eruptions the US has ever known. Following the first set of earthquakes, “Steam explosions blasted a 60- to 75-m (200- to 250-ft) wide crater through the volcano 's summit ice cap and covered the snow-clad southeast sector with dark ash. Within a week the crater had grown to about 400 m (1,300 ft) in diameter and two giant crack systems crossed the entire summit area. Eruptions occurred on average from
Fort pillow massacre was one of the most controversial battles of the civil war. This battle was a gateway to the eventual fair treatment towards blacks. Although it was a controversial battle it helped unify the country by the end of the war. This massacre gave federalists more of a reason to fight and also gave confederates more reason to defend themselves.
I started my Senior year and surprisingly I had to take Spanish Native as one of my courses. Days went by with my Spanish class and I was able to read and write in Spanish in no time, thanks to my mom. She was able to help with my reading and pronunciation before it was too late. If it wasn’t for her, I would of failed my
This battle took place in Manhattan and was commanded by Colonel Robert Mcgaw. The fort had 8,000 soldiers and held as much as 34 guns, 43 cannons, and important resources. On November 16, three British ships holding 3,000 men all together sailed up the Hudson and shot open fire at the fort. Finally, on November 18, the British successfully captured 3,000 of American soldiers and took all of the supplies/artillery. This was a very important battle for the British who gained tons of artillery and resources while holding a strong position in New York.
...s all she says pointing at the idea that English teachers have the power to remove the unwillingness and resistance from their Puerto Rican students by being models of successful avid English language learners and users themselves. This is done by inspiring a proud feeling to their students for their first language, Spanish, and promoting the use of this language first so that they can appreciate and better learn a second not because of a hidden political agenda, but because it would add more to their overall knowledge. This is a great way to see English, not in the political sense but in a broader enriching and fun way that can expand further more outside of what is Spanish and add a feeling of self fulfillment given the idea that the individual is more prepared to communicate to an even bigger amount of other human beings.
What structure is in the Black Hills of South Dakota? What structure has heads of 60 feet high? What structure took 14 years to build? Finally what monstrous granite structure is 5725 feet above sea level? The answer to these questions can be answered in two simple words that have a lot of meaning behind them, Mount Rushmore. Mount Rushmore is a massive monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Mount Rushmore has had a tremendous amount of growth as they continue to add new features not to the mountain itself but to areas around it such as gift shops and restaurants. This report shows more information on Mount Rushmore, this report sums up all of the important about Mount Rushmore.
Mrs. Plot, one of the hardest English teachers in Murray County High School, was my teacher that year. She was a very determined and driven teacher that did not tolerate her students to fail her class, even if they were lazy. I had heard horror stories from her former students, but she was nothing like they said she was. She was the only teacher that I have connected with all throughout school. I looked forward to her class every morning because she always made learning fun. Mrs. Plot gave out good advice about English, but she also gave me personal advice and was more of a friend to me. She always knew what to say to me when I had problems. She motivated me to do better with my writing; we went to a journalism class together every week that year. Mrs. Plot deepened my love for reading and writing. Without her, I would not be the kind of student I am today. On every assignment in her class, I got the most feedback and it helped me out a lot. It took me a long time to become a decent writer, but with her help she sped up the process. I put all of my effort in every single paper I have written, especially for her
The colors of Mt. Rushmore are grey and white. The mountain opened to the public on October 31, 1941. Tourism has affected the mountain. It gets over three million visitors each year, but they still borrow money from the state of South Dakota. You should go there to see the beautiful sceneries.
She was the most caring and dedicated teacher I ever had and she respected every student as an individual. On the other hand, she had a very negative influence on my life. She is the person who told me there was no Santa Clause, which ruined Christmas for me for a very long time. Another person who has had a great influence on my life is Mr. Robinson. He was my first band teacher. He is the person who convinced me to join band, which
Over the past 4 years I have had a big number of teachers and I would not go back to change them for anyone. One of my most inspiring teachers would have to be Mr.Blasko my 8th grade math teacher. He was also my soccer coach and he always had faith in me and knew I could do anything if I put my head to it. Mrs.Lawrence my social studies and homeroom teacher in 6th grade was one of my favorites because
When we first started meeting, I saw a forbidding wall of words that I thought had to come down if a bond of friendship was to grow. The words that bring me such exhilaration and such rousing exchanges of ideas in English turned ornery and cantankerous in Spanish. Talking to Amalia, I was careful to bring up topics that I thought my Spanish could handle without too many searches through the dictionary Amalia and I kept between us like a life vest we had to share. Despite that, I often found myself staring at a wall of words, stranded in a maze, with the right words eluding me, defying me, mocking me from where they hid. The words turned me into a blushing, stammering nitwit. I used exaggerated hand gestures and facial expressions. I got gender and number wrong much of the time, unaccustomed as I was to having to think about that in English.
The twentieth century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that “The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.” Despite the truth in that statement, it is still common today to hear people say, “I speak English, so I don’t have to learn a foreign language.” Although English has become increasingly important in global communication over the past few decades, the direct benefits of learning a foreign language are plenty. Among the various foreign languages pursued by American students, Spanish is by far the most popular, as competency in the Spanish language is a powerful resource that can increase one’s opportunities in the U.S and globally by tenfold. Therefore, it is extremely essential that Americans learn Spanish, as knowledge of the Spanish language opens the door to cultural appreciation, breaks the barrier between two cultures, and sets the stage for successful diplomacy.
Angelica wanted to learn English so she could teach her children before they entered pre-school, and so she could find a job. We usually did lessons in her home, but when there was care for her children we took our lessons outside of the home and in to stores she frequented to practice her English skills and to improve her self-esteem. Angelica and I are still in touch and she has become comfortable with speaking English in public settings. Her first child in now in kindergarten and is fluent in English, and her second child is attending pre-school. She now has a part time job working in a bakery back in Richmond, Indiana. Working with Angelica has taught me the importance of gaining self-esteem when learning English and compassion for immigrant families seeking a better life for themselves and their
I am a former student of Mrs. Morales. I had her in 7th and 8th grade for Beginning Spanish and Spanish 1 Honors. I was nervous going into this class because I didn’t really know what to expect; would it be really difficult, would I make friends, would my Spanish accent sound remotely good? Once I entered that class I knew that none of my worries would ever trouble me, and it was all because of Mrs. Morales. She was (still is) outgoing, funny, and made you feel welcome into a culture that was completely different from my everyday life.
Have you ever felt lost? Like you didn’t belong somewhere? I have. I remember I was 10 years old, and I was going to fifth grade. Up to that point of my life the only language I knew was spanish.In school I had only taken “bilingual” classes in school, where the teacher spoke nothing but spanish. In a bilingual class I learned how to write and read in spanish. As you probably already guess that wasn 't the case my fifth grade year. My fifth grade year I was placed in an all english class, knowing nothing but how to say, “Hello”.