JML Reading & Writing

Poetry in honor of my beloved grandfather James H. Canon

Corrientes de Agua          Poesia Hay una corriente que trae vida. Hay una corriente que sana. Tú eres mi corriente de vida. Tú eres mi corriente de verdad. Eres mi corriente de alegría. Solo en ti, tengo vida. Solo en ti puedo dar vida. Tú eres mi corriente de vida. Tú eres mi corriente de verdad. Eres mi corriente de alegría. Solo en Ti tendré la Verdad. Solo en Ti puedo dar la Verdad. Tú eres mi corriente de vida. Tú eres mi corriente de verdad. Eres mi corriente de alegría. Solo en Ti tendré Alegría. Solo en Tu puedes dar Alegría. Tú eres mi corriente de vida. Tú eres mi corriente de verdad. Eres mi corriente de alegría.

Stream of Water Poetry There’s a stream that brings life. There’s a stream that heals. You are my Stream of Life. You are my Stream of Truth. You are my Stream of Joy. Only in You, I have Life. Only in You can I give Life. You are my Stream of Life. You are my Stream of Truth. You are my Stream of Joy. Only in You will I have Truth. Only in You can I give Truth. You are my Stream of Life. You are my Stream of Truth. You are my Stream of Joy. Only in You will I have Joy. Only in You can I give Joy. You are my Stream of Life. You are my Stream of Truth. You are my Stream of Joy.

Paz en ti Todavía estoy en ti. Tengo paz en Tu presencia. Estar en Tu presencia trae vida. Estar en Tu presencia trae Alegría. Estar en Tu presencia trae Renovación. Solo Tu Señor trae Paz. Solo tú traes la verdad. En ti, Dios, tengo vida. En Ti, Dios tengo Gracia. En Ti, Dios tengo la Verdad. Solo Tu Padre trae Paz. Solo Tu Padre trae la Verdad. Tú eres mi Paz. Eres mi vida. Tú eres mi Gracia. ¡Todavía estoy en ti!

Still in You I am still in You. Still in Your presence. Being in Your presence brings Life. Being in Your presence brings Joy. Being in Your presence brings Renewal. Only You Lord bring Peace. Only You LOrd bring Truth. In You, God do I have Life. In You, God do I have Grace. In You, God do I have Truth. Only You Father bring Peace. Only You Father bring Truth. You are my Peace. You are my Life. You are my Grace. I am still in You!

Dialects of the United States Dialect map of the United States Copyright Robert Delaney. In all languages spoken throughout the world there are differences in dialect and accent. These two terms many times are confused since they are closely related. Dialect deals with words used, grammar, and spelling. Accents deals with how a certain word is said. Therefore, there may be differences in different countries or areas of a certain country dealing with different dialects or simply different accents. There are many examples of both different dialects and accents found in the United States. Some people refer to a group of people as “dey” while others would say y’all or all y’all. Some people pahk the cah while others call a jelly filled doughnut a bismarck. Some root for da Bears while others call all soft drinks coke even if it’s sprite or 7-Up. In continuation we will look at many of the different dialects observed throughout the United States including different words used ...

Writing in a second language There are many aspects that influence writing in a second language as well as reasons why we should write in a second language. Influence of Reading When we read in any language we understand new vocabulary, sentence structures, writing styles, and are influence to obtain our own writing styles.  This is even more important when reading and writing in a second language. In comparison of read-writers who do not read regulary in their native language to those that do so is that when they transfer to reading/writing in a second language the consistant reader-writer in their native language has a great advantage of reading/writing better than the others. At many times when a person is a new language learner they need to relearn how to read in that new language becasue most of the time the sentence structure, imigary, grammatical structures, vocabulary, and other aspects have changed. This at the beginning can frustrate new language learners but...

Fuerza del Todopoderoso Tu justicia no tiene límites. Tu Fuerza es más allá de toda medida. Tú, oh Dios, eres mi fortaleza. Tú, oh Dios, eres mi rescate. Tú, oh Dios, eres mi cumplimiento. He encontrado paz en ti. He venido a la paz en ti. No me preocupa nada. Lo tengo todo en ti. Te tengo a ti, mi padre. Tu Señor, mi Dios es el Todopoderoso. Tu fuerza va más allá de las medidas. Tú, oh Señor, dame fuerza. Tú, oh Señor, dame la vida. Tú, oh Señor, dame alegría.

Strength of The Almighty Your righteousness has no bounds. Your strength is beyond measure. You, oh God are my strength. You, oh God are my rescue. You, oh God are my fulfillment. I have found peace in You. I have come to peace in You. I worry about nothing. I have it all in you. I have You, my Father. You Lord, my God are the Almighty. Your strength goes beyond measures. You, oh Lord give me strength. You, oh Lord give me life. You, oh Lord give me joy.