find something to be as passionate about as I am baseball." The day I sat in my first Spanish class, I was intrigued, and now 6…
Spanish American not oppose Spanish American war will not oppose to the United States by the Spanish colonies. Spanish American war, United States won in 1898 as the result of winning we got Spain’s colonies that was in the Philippines. United States should not claim the Philippines and let them have their independence. This argument is from Document B and Document C. Documents C, show unfit for self-government they would be soon have anarchy and misrule over there worse than Spain was. “It…
and practice Spanish in an authentic environment. The beauty of these places and the new cultures I was exposed to opened my eyes to a more global, unbiased perspective. I had the ability to build relationships with many people that I otherwise would have not have met. I was nominated as President of Spanish Club, which empowered me to share my love for the language and culture others, and inspire them to pursue learning Spanish outside of class. The moment I decided to add Spanish to my…
languages toward extinction.’’ Quechua is an indigenous language that is spoken by millions of people in the Andean region of South America. It is currently spoken in 6 countries: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. With that said, around one-third of these speakers are monolingual and…
France and Spain, in the Pyrenees mountain range. They live in three regions on the Spanish side of the mountains and three on the French side. The Basques refer to these regions, together, as Euskal-Herria, or Land of the Basques. The population of Basques is almost 3 million, but there are about one million people living the Basque regions that are of other ethnicities. In the early 1500’s, the Basques on the Spanish side won the right to a small degree of self-government, but in 1876, all the…
Many people think that English is the official language of the United States but think again. The United States does not have an official language. Immigrants came to the United States from different countries, speaking their native tongue and over time, English became the dominant language of the United States. Making English the official language of the United States will help bring people together, and it will motivate immigrants to assimilate to their adopted country and learn the new…
began learning Spanish in middle school, it was by obligation. At the time, there was no need for me to know any other language beside English. Everyone around me was white, and no one spoke anything other than English. It wasn’t until high school that I realized the power of knowing another language. Speaking another language allows you to communicate with entirely new communities -- to hear their problems and experience their way of life. In recent years, I have found the Spanish language to…
you ever thought in the United States the most frequent language spoken isn’t English? Well now on days the United States is form from many people around the country which everyone brings something when they migrate to the U.S. As children we are taught English that’s the teacher goal for every student to learn English. But in my situation I was taught Spanish throughout the school until I got 2nd grade that’s when they started teaching me English. As many other students I struggle to learn and…
An allegation was raised that Mr. Spainhower was rude and racist. Spainhower allegedly instructed employees that Spanish was prohibited in the workplace. Employees allege this violates the Zero Tolerance EEO Policy of UPRR. • Sub Issue: Whether an employer can restrict safety sensitive communications to English Only? Rules: Union Pacific strictly prohibits any discrimination or harassment based on a person 's race, color, gender, national origin, age, disability, religion, veteran status,…
Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish-speaking country culture or origin. This conception of the word Hispanic is extensive because it includes all people with ties to a Latin American country or country with Spanish culture, while remaining specific by maintaining that that these connections are either through origin or culture. Every ten years the U.S. government issues the decennial census which collects data about the actual count of people residing in the United States. The…