Nazareth Academy - Alexine Yearbook (La Grange Park, IL)

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Q A joyful passage inspires Mary Ellen Shannon, a country parson. Reflect upon what a man was trying to say to others about life, liberty, and the ENGLISH pursuit of happinessl' through the media of literature. Master the most effective way to convey your ideas and thoughts through a richer vocabulary and a knowledge of grammar, so that others may contemplate and dispute what you say. Consider the quality and eternal truth in the words of Stone, Shakespeare, Goethe, and Dante. Interpret the beauty of Keats, Shelley, and Byron. Delight in Chaucer's characters and the intricate storytelling of O. Henry. Obliterate the limitations imposed by time, place, age, and space to find for yourself not just the usefulness, but the absolute necessity of words. Exploit them, so that you may learn to communicate with the world to achieve constructive ends.

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Anne De Visschcr mdiarcs le foie de Vivre! We sometimes find it hard to express our thoughts and ideas in our own language, but to speak of them in a foreign media seems inconceivable at times. Be it French, German, Latin, or Spanish, the details of grammar and pronunciation often seem to be LANGUAGES insurmountable. Nevertheless, the student is encouraged to delve into the languages, customs, and culture of its people. In the modern languages, the stress is on verbal communication. In Latin, the beauty is said to be found in the words of the immortals-Cicero, Virgil, and Caesar. The language student is offered not just the challenge, but the opportunity to disprove the saying that words are few and far between .