The Importance Of Spanish In English

Writing poses as a great challenge for me; I can barely speak coherently with a person one-on-one. Ironically, though I have not mastered the English language, I’m minoring in Spanish. I was not gifted with the greatest linguistic skills, however, I nonetheless still pursue Spanish because I appreciate the Spanish culture and enjoy attempting to perform the accent authentically. I took AP Spanish in high school, received 7 credits by taking the exam, and want to improve my speaking skills and eventually reach a level of fluency. Learning Spanish has actually helped improve my English speaking skills and expand my vocabulary. In a sense, English and Spanish are cousins, as they have a common ancestor, known as Indo-European. Sometimes, English

Almost every sentence is a simple sentence by definition, while one that contains a conjunction is just simple in terms of content. In contrast, in my third essay, Sacrificial Love, I really challenged myself to form more complex sentences. For instance, in my essay I wrote, “Despite his mother’s unfaithfulness, by marrying Claudius too hastily, questioning Hamlet’s opinion of the morality of women in general, Hamlet continues to love Ophelia and expresses his love towards Ophelia when he can.” This sentence, composed of five clauses, highlights the major improvement I made in complexity of sentence

I’m most proud of my improvement in complexity of thought. My first essay had a rather simple, traditional and in some places wrong interpretation of the text. It was a really difficult poem to analyze for me because the text made me believe Prufrock feared putting his heart on the line, however the poem was really a parody of a “love poem” as a reaction against things like Romantic-era poetry. For example, as was the case in my first essay, J. Alfred Prufrock: A Living Corpse I misinterpreted the text and said:

‘The streets lead to an "overwhelming question" that Prufrock refuses to answer. Prufrock refuses to divulge the question because he fears his potential lover will respond negatively. If he received a rejection from her, Prufrock would undoubtedly be distraught and on the brink of full-blown depression. At least Prufrock knows himself well enough to refrain from doing this, thereby preventing his emotional