Benefits of Second Language Acquisition

• The main purpose of the essay is to encourage students to learn a second language and show its benefits.

Benefits of Learning a Second Language

• Learning a second language improves your memory.
• Learning a second language facilitates communication and expands connections with people from different cultures.
• Learning a second language can give a new perspective and you can see the difference in our language and culture compared to other languages ​​and cultures.
• Expanding knowledge through language learning helps you understand and connect with people from different cultures.
• The benefit of learning a second language is expansion of social connections and cultural awareness.
• Language is a bridge to understand other people's cultures.

Effects of Multilingualism

• Being multilingual helps expand perspectives and understanding of different cultures.

Essay Main Message

• Learning a second language provides more opportunities and a deeper understanding of the world.

"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift

• Jonathan Swift's sarcastic suggestion to reduce poverty in Ireland was to use babies as food or goods for trade.
• Jonathan Swift uses a romantic writing style in his essay, with the theme being poverty.
• In "A Modest Proposal," Jonathan Swift mainly criticizes injustice between the rich and the poor.
• The main purpose of essay "A Modest Proposal" is to encourage the government to provide free food to the poor.

Essay's Main Argument

• Society mistakenly places too much value on old age and not enough on youth.
• According to the author, death due to old age is rare and remarkable.
• They experience various dangers and accidents
• The main argument is that youth should be given the opportunity to contribute earlier and should be valued and given the opportunity to contribute to society.

Essay "Self-Reliance"

• Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote the essay "Self-Reliance," and it promotes individualism, personal intuition, and freedom.
• The essay's "Self-Reliance" conveys the importance of self-confidence and being true to oneself.
• Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in 1803.
• Self-Reliance is focused on independence, individualism, and the importance of self-reliance.
• The key to personal growth is self-reliance
• Emerson warned of the danger of being consistently meaningless.
• True greatness comes from trusting one's own voice and intuition.
• The "Over-Soul" is a universal spirit that binds all people.

"This is the Life: Then What?"

• The main theme of the essay "This is the Life: Then What?" is about life, culture, and the reality of the world, a literary work that expresses the author's opinion, ideas, or feelings about a subject.
• Annie Dillard wrote "This is the Life: Then What?" and was born on April 30, 1945.
• The main message of Annie Dillard's essay is about appreciating life, culture, and the reality of the world.
• Life should be observant and open to possibilities.
• The tone of the essay is critical and thoughtful.
• The title "This is a Life: Then What?" implies that life is a process of discovery and questioning.
• The essay is formal
• Annie Dillard is the author of the essay "This is Life: Then What?".

James Baldwin Essay

• Racism is the main challenge mentioned in James Baldwin's essay.
• Apart from the Biographical approach, Realism can be applied to James Balwin's "Notes of a Native Son."
• The essay is written from the first person point of view.
• James Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, playwright, and social critic.
• The advocacy of James Baldwin is advocacy against sexual and racial discrimination.

"The Glitter and the Light" Essay

• The essay's main theme centers on the difference between true goodness and misleading fame.
• "Glitter" in the essay means misleading brilliance.
• Emilio Jacinto's main purpose in writing the essay is to show the difference between good and misleading things.
• A leader who appears rich but is a cheat is an example of "glitter."
• "Light" in the essay means true goodness and justice.

"I Am a Filipino" Essay

• The essay "I Am a Filipino" prioritizes the spirit of being Filipino.
• Romulo uses metaphorical expression and an emotional tone in his essay.
• Appreciating one's own culture and history shows the true spirit of being Filipino.
• Romulo's essay reminds us of our identity as Filipinos.
• The greatest lesson from the essay is being be proud of our being Filipino.

Essay By Andres Bonifacio

• Andres Bonifacio's essay is titled "What the Tagalogs Should Know," also known as "What the Filipinos Should Know."
• Andres Bonifacio is known as the "Father of the Revolution and the Philippine Revolution."
• The essay is written from the second person point of view.
• Andres Bonifacio described the situation of the Filipinos under Spanish rule as a form of oppression and exploitation.
• The main reason for the enslavement of Filipinos is due to the deception of foreigners.

Government and Poverty

• According to the author, the government's main solution to poverty is to drive away the poor.
• The "wall" symbolizes the separation of the rich and the poor.
• According to the author responsible for dealing with poverty is government.
• The essay's main message is to drive away oppressors, not the poor.
• The poor are described as filthy, smelly, starving and low class.