Word: englishes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...their good. Furthermore, it seems to be the case that the average student does not object strongly to required courses as such. The reports of the various language courses in the Confidential Guide record no great objection to the necessity of taking any one of them. Even the English A report is not unfavorable and the protests which are heard occasionally can be attributed more to the fact that the course itself is a chore rather than because it is compulsory...
...National Scholarship holder through his College course, the recipient is on the Dean's list, concentrates in English. He is also chairman of the Lowell House Committee, a member of the executive board of the Student Union, and was associated with the Red Book editorial board...
...missed the point of these stories of strange lands. They weren't just fairy tales; they were satire--bitter, clever, biting, calculated ridicule of the life and society of eighteenth century England. Written in beautifully flowing, powerful, yet childishly simple language, they are considered perhaps the best satires in English. It is indeed a cruel sarcasm--and society's revenge on the author--that his best works should now be beloved only of children who read vacantly, failing to comprehend the purpose of the writings...
...author of these stories was a brilliant Irishman born of English parents. Although a high-ranking clergyman, he had no scruples about expressing his opinions in the most vigorous style. He did not like the predatory practices of English land-owners in Ireland. So he penned "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to their Parents or Country" in which he calmly unfolded a grotesque scheme whereby delectable one-year-old youngsters be sold for food--to be "Stewed, Roasted, Baked, or Boiled." He grew tired of the endless predictions of a well-known...
...sixteen men added to the chapter represent 10 different fields of concentration. History and Literature with three lead. Chemistry, Bio-Chemistry, Government and Philosophy, and Sociology had two apiece, while there was one man in Mathematics, Philosophy, Economics, Government, and English...