From Struggle to Success: My Journey Here He took a drag off his cigarette. His furrowed eyebrows showed his frustration. I ran towards him, having no clue what was bothering him. He took out the few coins he had in his wallet filled with photographs and ordered me an ice cream. He put out his …
For my project, I wanted to combine two of my major interests; plants and Latin. Besides the obvious connection between them — that plants’ scientific names often derive directly from their Roman names –there is a quirk about the Latin language that has always fascinated me. Despite many appearances to the contrary, the name of …
The diary of a migrant child The police were after us. I spotted three patrol cars, but there could’ve been more: they all had their sirens on; Although I couldn’t see their faces, I felt their unbounded hatred towards us. I was petrified at that moment; it was as if it was happening all over …
Journey Across the Steppes Introduction This page attempts to introduce one of the unique places in the world that very few people have heard and known about —Turkmen Sahra. The main reason for creating the page was to introduce the rich culture and traditions of the regions, which there is little information on websites, especially …
Goya’s Use of Language For my project, I decided to expand and translate my midterm paper on Goya’s use of language in advertising. For the midterm, I did research on Goya’s history and how it became the large food brand that it is today through the use of different languages. I chose to expand on …
For my project, I translated a short video from YouTube. The video was a compilation of various scenes from the Korean TV show, The Glory. Unfortunately, the video was taken down after I completed my translations. I chose to utilize a table format for this project, because I thought it would be the easiest format …
Nairobi, the safari capital of the world I grew up in rural Kenya and as a result, I first experienced Nairobi only through pictures in my Social Studies textbook. They were beautiful pictures of tall buildings, colorful buses, wildlife at the Nairobi national park, and pictures of cultural centers such as the Bomas of Kenya …
Introduction and Rationale My name is Jerron Chan, or 陈觉仁 in Mandarin, and 陳覺仁 in Cantonese. I grew up in Hong Kong my entire life up till going to university and went to an international school. My Dad is bilingual, and my mom and her side of the family are trilingual (My maternal grandpa used …
Hey! For my translation project I decided to combine two of my favorite things in the world—New York City and Food—and create a food blog for NYC tourists! I tried to include every language/culture that we have in our class. Hope you enjoy! Welcome to New York! You’ve decided to come to one of the …
The worst of physical oppression can create some of the freest minds. At times, freedom can even be born from shackles with art being the medium to retell its story. While freedom can be subjective, I have always found myself enamored with the idea of freedom but also the idea of obtaining it from a …
