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    Día 1 - Una reflexión del pasado Me gustaría saber si mis frases suenan normales. Siempre he tenido problemas con la puntuación español. Y me cuesta mucho crear frases con estructuras diversas. (Probablemente, debería leer más.) He decidido que voy a comenzar un diario para practicar mi español y el uso del teclado español. El año pasado, tomé el ACTFL, un examen que la comisión educativa de mi estado usa para evaluar los profesores que quieren impartir clases bilingües, (¡Tuve que buscar como escribir el umlaut con este teclado!) y no lo pasé. Estuve muy triste, porque solo falta un nivel más para pasarlo. Por un rato no estudie español, tuve que enfocar en mandarín ya que tengo planes para enseñar inglés en Beijing. Al principio no puedo ir porque no me concedió una visa de trabajo. Mis empleadores intenaron otra vez para obtener los papeles, y los conseguieron--pero durante este tiempo, el brote del conronavirus empezó. Pienso que todo hasta este momento ha sucedido por una razon. Ahora, tomaré el tiempo para hacer reflexión en lo que yo quiero para mi futuro. ¡Hasta la próxima!
    March 3, 2020
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    To answer your question: Willing = To be ready or motivated to do something I am willing to be a substitute. Willingness = The quality or state of readiness or motivation with which you want to do something His willingness to become a better football player, paid off! "...willingness to be wrong" - "I am willing to admit when I am wrong." This person has humility, or they are humble. Let me know if you still have problems understanding!
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    March 3, 2020
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    difference between send and dispatch

    I would like to know the <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">different</s> difference between these two words: send and dispatch. Would you like to show me with some examples<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">.</s>?

    Send - (per Merriam-Webster: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send</a>)
    Dispatch - (per Merriam-Webster: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispatch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispatch</a>)

    Send has many more usages than dispatch. Sometimes send and dispatch are interchangeable. If you want to express either of these meanings: "to cause to go," or "send off with promptness/speed" they are interchangeable.
    For example:
    I sent 3 police officers.
    I dispatched 3 police officers. (More commonly: "Three police officers were dispatched.")

    Otherwise, they aren't exactly interchangeable. Some common ways native speakers use "send":
    I sent for him. (to request)
    The news sent him reeling! (to cause a particular state/emotion)
    I "sent" him "packing!" (to dismiss)

    In these cases you would not be able to use "dispatch." Other times when they may technically be interchangeable, but one is preferred over the other. Dispatch seems to have a more "formal" tone to it, and is often used in business transactions, or in the news.
    For example:
    I already sent the invitations!
    I already dispatched the invitations! (if it is not a formal or official business, this sounds strange)
    I already sent 5 ambulances!
    I already dispatched 5 ambulances!

    Dispatch has an official tone to it, since it's uses tend to be for expressing "speed."

    The dictionary entries provide examples, if my explanation is unclear.



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    March 3, 2020
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    I would like to ask some clarifying questions first that might help you in the future.
    What type of citation style are you using for the paper (MLA, APA etc)?

    Is this annotation about your own research paper?
    If yes, then it may be actually an abstract: a summary of your own findings, while an annotation is more to evaluate the article as a source in a bibliography or to evaluate the findings as a standalone critique.
    Here's a nifty link I found that explains it: <a href="https://library.piercecollege.edu/c.php?g=418583&p=2853282" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://library.piercecollege.edu/c.php?g=418583&p=2853282</a>

    Although I think the way you wrote is technically fine, I think rearranging the sentence structure can make it easier even for laypeople to read. As it is, it's unclear who is the doer, and who is the receiver. Since I'm a layperson, this is what your sentence means to me: <em style="color: rgb(178, 107, 0);">In this article, a group of students (the Pedagogical University students) received a particular type of training that helped them perform various types of analyses. They completed these analyses on extracurricular classes, inside of these classes were "students of specialized classes" in the Lyceum.</em> Is this what you intend readers to understand from your writing?

    If that's the case, here are my suggestions:
    Keywords: chemical qualitative and quantitative analysis, modular training technology, proctor students<s style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">.</s>
    Abstract or Annotation: The article presents the experience of Pedagogical University students who <s>using</s> received modular training technology to perform various types of chemical analysis on extracurricular classes with students of specialized classes in the Lyceum. Now provide a short summary of the findings and it's application for the future (if this is about your research paper) or a short evaluation of the findings and how it connects to your research paper (if this is a source).

    Let me know if you need any clarifications!
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    March 3, 2020
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    I'll say it here as well! Yes, you may say both. They are both in the present perfect tense. The 1st is active voice. The 2nd is passive voice. They will likely produce the same answers in the simple past tense (e.g. I went to the store today and then I...).
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    February 25, 2020
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    Yes, you may say both. They are both in the present perfect tense. The 1st is active voice. The 2nd is passive voice. They will likely produce the same answers in the simple past tense (e.g. I went to the store today and then I...).
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    February 25, 2020
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    Can anyone proof-read it?

    Teachers can have a more significant influence on children, due to <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Teachers because of</s> having more face time, and more interaction with children <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">compare to</s> as compared with their parents. What I mean is that, their influence won't be limited specifically <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">about or around teaching and in</s> to the classroom, but <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">it goes</s> will go far beyond <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">of </s>that. The students can copy attitudes, personality traits, behaviors, ethics, etc., from their teachers. As a result, they can become <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">the culprit of some</s> culpable for the bad behaviors of students or the roots of good<s style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">s</s>. I think students form their identity based on the people they are surrounded by <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">who are surrounded with</s> more and undoubtedly one of them is their teacher. Having said that, teachers must know they are not just the passer of knowledge regarding <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">to</s> <s style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">teaching</s> educational subjects, but they have the potential to teach life long lessons as well. So, from my point of view, <s style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">they</s> teachers must always be aware of being scrutinized by their students, even from the beginning of their entrance into the classroom. They should know that every thing matters for the students,<s style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> even</s> the way they stand, walk, point , speak, etc., can have memorable impact. Also, I agree with the following<s style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"> this </s>statement: "A great teacher can impact students' <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">life</s> lives forever." Although it may sound like a bit of exaggeration, for many students this statement is <s style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">so</s> very true. A great teacher can really be <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">really </s>a great source of inspiration and can motivate students to <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">its</s> their deepest potential. In conclusion, yes, teachers can affect (a student's?) eternity (future?) <em>and its many possibilities of how and to what extend this effect can be true is unknown to teachers as well. </em>
    In conclusion, yes, teachers can affect a student's future. However, the range of possibilities of a teacher's effect on a student and their extent can never be truly known by teachers.

    Great ideas! I enjoyed reading about your opinion, and I definitely agree. There are also many studies that support your conclusion. It seems that this is more informal than formal, so I tried to make sure my corrections were a mix of both.

    Here's a guide to my markings:
    <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Strike-through/Red</s> - Incorrect original writing
    Green - Corrected writing
    Orange - Suggested based on style
    Underline - Explanation or comment below

    Comments
    Here's an explanation of the difference between "Compared with" vs "Compared to:" <a href="https://www.dailywritingtips.com/compared-to-or-compared-with/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dailywritingtips.com/compared-to-or-compared-with/</a>

    What I mean is that, their influence won't be limited specifically <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">about or around teaching and in</s> to the classroom, but <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">it goes</s> will go far beyond <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">of </s>that.
    <ul><li>In this sentence, you use "won't be" or "will not be," therefore it should be "will go" to maintain the tense.</li></ul>

    In conclusion, yes, teachers can affect (a student's?) eternity (future?) <em>and its many possibilities of how and to what extend this effect can be true is unknown to teachers as well. </em>
    <ul><li>I believe I understood the idea that you were trying to express. I offered a reworking of the sentence. Let me know if it is what you wanted to say or not.</li></ul>
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    February 25, 2020
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    The Mountain Where <s>aged people</s> the Elderly Are Thrown Away

    Once upon a time, there <s>is</s> was a mountain in a village where <s>aged people</s> the elderly were thrown away because of the need to <s>reducing</s> reduce the number of mouths to feed. Ichiro who lived in the village was a very poor farmer and lived with his mother and wife and three children. They didn't have enough food and his children cried every day because of their hunger. Ichiro's mother pitied her grandchildren and asked him to leave her at a place deep in the mountain. She thought that <s>a </s> the little food that they had should be shared <s>among his family </s>among everyone in his family, except her. <s>because </s> She thought that she <s>couldn't</s> wouldn't live much longer than them.

    One day, he decided to leave her at a place deep in the mountain after much agonizing. When he was walking toward the depths of the mountain <s>with</s> while carrying <s>having </s>her on his back, he noticed that she sometimes dropped petals one by one. He asked her, "Why are you dropping petals?" She answered, "It is <s>because</s> so you can get back without getting lost.". When he heard that, he realized how deep his mother's love was. He was <s>very</s> so ashamed of his conduct, that he tried to throw his mother away, and <s>got back</s> instead, returned with his mother. Though they were poor, they lived together happily ever after.

    <ol><li>his mother and wife and three children. - Here you may also say: ...his mother, wife, and three children.</li><li> because of : You may also say: ...due to</li><li>deep in the mountain ... Although this is grammatically correct, it sounds strange to my native ears, I almost want to say deep in the "mountains;" however, depths of the mountain, sounds perfectly fine.</li></ol>
    I hope this was clear!
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    February 21, 2020
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