Latin Online: Series Introduction

Latin is probably the easiest of the older languages for speakers of English to learn, both because of their earlier relationship and because of the long use of Latin as the language of educational, ecclesiastical, legal and political affairs in western culture. Moreover, we use the Latin alphabet, so that the language is read without difficulty. On the other hand, the sentence structure and number of forms require a great deal of attention, since the words of sentences are placed for their emphasis, rather than in accordance with a pattern like that of the English Subject-Verb-Object sentence. Note: this set of lessons is for systems/browsers with Unicode support, but fonts for only the Unicode 2.0 character set (including combining diacritics). 1. The Latin alphabet was taken over from the Greek through Etruscan. English has maintained this order with a few modifications. The chief difference in pronunciation of these letters has to do with the vowels. 2. 3. 4. 4.2 Verbs. 5. Options:

Law - Cover Letters Contents A. Purpose Your cover letter is as important as your resume because it is often read first and plays a vital role in your quest for an interview. B. 1. Personal Letter. 2. 3. C. Cover letters should follow standard business letter format, as to spacing, salutation, etc. If you are not sure to whom you should send your letter, it is always acceptable to write to the executive director of a nonprofit, or the hiring partner or head of recruiting at a firm; they can forward your application to the appropriate person within the organization. D. First Paragraph. The goal of this paragraph is to give the reader a reason to want to finish reading the letter. Body Paragraph(s). Call attention to something which substantiates your interest in this particular employer. Employers do not expect first-year students to have highly-developed legal skills to offer. Final Paragraph. E. The mistakes most commonly found in student cover letters are: Restating your resume. Return to Contents