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QUESTION: Think about how studying Latin has changed your perception. You may consider topics of vocabulary, grammar or structure, word history, cultural history, or thinking in general. Your contribution to the discussion must be sincere, appropriate, and supported by at least one example of your own and different from others in your class.

I believe that Latin has changed my perception of in a variety of subjects a great deal, and has been an immense help to me in various aspects of my daily life. For example, my scores on vocabulary tests have been rising steadily, and I often find that as I am reading, I don't have as much trouble deciphering the meanings of difficult words. I attribute this almost entirely to my knowledge of Latin vocabulary. Just this week, two of the words I studied were impetus (impulse, stimulus) and loquacious (talkative), both of which have direct Latin roots. In addition, I have started studying for the SAT, and I was surprised to find that I knew many of the words, such as puerile. However, Latin has benefited me in other ways as well. I now know so much more about ancient history than I ever did. Latin really has helped me tremendously in many areas of my life.