Author: johns66934@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg
Fry’s Planet Word
Language is what ties us together and what spreads us apart. It’s because of language that we are able to communicate, and express ourselves. We use language everyday for various tasks. We use language to buy things, to read things, to understand eachother. Even before we had “languages” we still had language. Body language, writing, […]
Language and Assimilation
I think that the journalist thinks that the idea of forced language assimilation is unnecessary and not needed. She believes that assimilation is what keeps the white supremecist ideology alive. Many people say that “english will help you become successful and do great. If you can’t put a little effort and hard work to fit in, you should take your anchor babies and get out.” However the author is against the idea of assimilation, her […]
My Bookshelf
My bookshelf consists of only a few books but definitely my all time favourites, I think that my reading shows that i’m interested in a variety of different authors and genres. I think that my reading bookshelf also says that I need to expand my reading and be exposed to more books. Many classics that […]
Language
My mother tongue is English, at home my family speaks english with an Australian accent, however since I moved to Singapore from Australia my accent has faded and now is almost gone. Although all my family speaks english, the way they sound and the vocabulary they use are quite different. While my mum grew up […]
My NBA All-Time starting 5 roster
The question of who would my starting 5 all time NBA players be is an extremely tough question and my answer can’t simply be answered by who I think are the best players of all time or who are my favourite players etc. You need to take into account positions, how demanding players are for […]