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Story Lab: Language and Grammar

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I have chosen to watch one of the TEDed Videos: How Languages Evolve , by Alex Gendler and Does Grammar Matter? by Andreea S. Calude. How Languages evolve , by Alex Gendler, taught me that all of humanity once spoke a single language until they suddenly split into many groups unable to understand each other. We don;t really know if there is such as an original language that existed, but we do know that there are thousands of languages existing as of today that can be traced back to a much smaller number. This may happen due to groups of people that shared a single language and culture split into smaller tribes going in separate ways in search of fresh game and fertile land. Therefore, they became isolated with one another and grew with different interests. Chinese, for example, is classified as a single language. However, its dialects vary to the point of being mutually unintelligible. Therefore, the next time you hear a foreign language, pay close attention because it may not be a...

Reading Notes: The Banyan Deer, Part B

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Notes: The deer was gold, eyes were round jewels, horns were white as silver, mouth was red like a flower, and had a large body and a fine tail. He was the king of a herd of five hundred Banyan Deer. Another king called the Monkey Deer lived by another herd of Deer. The king of that county loves to eat deer meat. They built a park so that deers could walk into it. The Banyan Deer sent for the King of the Monkey deer and told him that the deers are being killed and wounded. The Banyan Deer lied beneath the block for the cook to save the mother deer and her baby. Therefore, the King realized the kindness of what the Banyan Deer did and will not hurt any more deers in either parks or forest. The Banyan Deer showed kindness and mercy. Bibliography:  Jataka Tales , by Ellen C. Babbitt. Rise up. I grant your life and hers,  Link Text .

Reading Notes: The Measure of Rice, Part A

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Notes: The Valuer was an honest man which the king did not like. He was not pleased because he wanted a man that would make him more rich. The king then found a peasant and asked him for a position as a new Valuer.  Therefore, the peasant agreed. The king sent the honest Valuer away from the palace. The new Valuer had the people sell their goods for the price he set for the elephants, horses, gold and jewels. The Valuer said the horses were worth a measure of a rice. The horse-dealer bowed to the king and told him that he learned that the measure of a rice is the value of his five hundred horses. He also asked the king if he know how much the value of the measure of the rice was. The foolish fellow said that the measure of rice is worth the king's whole city. King was ashamed and drove out the foolish fellow. Bibliography:  Jataka Tales , by Ellen C. Babbitt. So They Went Before the King,  Link Text .