I would check this discussion out as its pretty good. https://german.stackexchange.com/questions/5724/difference-between-weil-and-denn

Usually we say acedemic advisor.

Usually we say acedemic advisor.

Usually we say acedemic advisor.

"yeah, no one else is in there. its mostly carpet...." 1"Its like cream strained through a tramps hair...." - He is making fun of the food he has just been served by jokingly saying the food looks like it was filtered with the hair of a homeless person.

"At" is used for a specific place, time ."He works at the store" or "The party starts at 5pm" It can also be used to indicate activity . "He is good at skiing" or "She jumped at the door"

Those are both valid sentences but they have slightly different meanings. Though most native speakers would probably not separate them, or they may find "on my own" to sound more like a child. Importantly these sentences imply that making sandwiches is something that you engage in but does not provide a time reference. This is similar to saying "I play tennis". "I make these sandwiches on my own." - Focuses on the fact that you make the sandwiches without other people. Almost as If you were proud of this fact. "I make these sandwiches myself." - Focuses more on the fact that the sandwiches are made by you as opposed to by someone else. One commenter said that ' "I made these sandwiches on my own" or "I made these sandwiches" ' is correct. these sentences while correct English are different than the sentences that you wrote. You would use these versions to imply that the sandwich making happened in the past. Similar to answering the question "what did you do this morning?" with "I played tennis". "I made these sandwiches myself" is also correct English. I should also say these sentences have the same difference in meaning as I described above but with the different time focus. in addition, "I made these sandwiches" does not imply that you made the sandwiches by yourself. With that version it is possible that you had help. edit: In the context of your journal entry "...myself" is correct and "...on my own" is not. In your story the man was describing how he made the sandwiches as opposed to his wife. The fact that he makes them on his own may be true but is irrelevant to the point he was trying to make. Hope this helps!!!

Engage is the best fit of the choices given. The second sentence describes how the tanks or springs interact with ideas. In this way the first sentence is used to give a reason for this description. "Take" does not work as it implies a specific type of interaction; one that " 'Springs' adopt them" directly prevents. Borrow also implies a too specific, though opposite to take, interaction, equally prevented by " 'tanks' just take over ideas". Assume can mean to "take on" a role or quality "She assumed the role of chairman". It can mean the way someone views a statement with a lack of evidence "I assume John was not late today". Sometime it can be used similarly to the previous way as a warning or request "I assume you wont eat the last of my candy". One does not occupy an idea but is rather occupied by it. The sentence is a little awkward sounding given the way the question is phrased. Personally. I would write the sentence thus: In an unusual analogy Coleridge described people as " tanks " or " springs " according to the way they engage with the ideas of others: " tanks " just take over ideas and store them like water; " springs " adopt them, producing a stream of water and so making them their own. I hope this helps!