Emily Carrizales
D. Taylor
ENGL 1301
14 December 2016
Prompt 3
Modern society has seen an increase in the need for interacting with people around the world and processing new information. Communication and quick thinking is necessary for success in the global workplace. Students should be required to master one foreign language before they graduate high school because speaking more than one language will benefit them in today’s society.
Being bilingual will help students to keep up with today’s fast-paced society. The prevalence of social media in the daily lives of people has increased in recent years. Modern social media outlets are becoming overloaded with information due to the rapid increase in the number of information feeds (Feng). It has become increasingly difficult to find the specific pieces of information that people …show more content…
Works Cited
Feng, Ling, et al. “Competing for Attention in Social Media under Information Overload Conditions.” National Center for Biotechnology Center, Journal Pone, 10 Jul. 2015, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498816/
Biolystok, Ellen, et al. “Bilingualism: Consequences for Mind and Brain.” National Center for Biotechnology Center, Elsevier, 30 Mar. 2012, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322418/
Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center. “The Benefits of Being Bilingual.” Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Planned Language Approach, 2012, https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic/docs/benefits-of-being-bilingual.pdf
Wein, Harrison. “Bilingual Effects in the Brain.” National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 7 May 2012,
D. Taylor
ENGL 1301
14 December 2016
Prompt 3
Modern society has seen an increase in the need for interacting with people around the world and processing new information. Communication and quick thinking is necessary for success in the global workplace. Students should be required to master one foreign language before they graduate high school because speaking more than one language will benefit them in today’s society.
Being bilingual will help students to keep up with today’s fast-paced society. The prevalence of social media in the daily lives of people has increased in recent years. Modern social media outlets are becoming overloaded with information due to the rapid increase in the number of information feeds (Feng). It has become increasingly difficult to find the specific pieces of information that people …show more content…
Works Cited
Feng, Ling, et al. “Competing for Attention in Social Media under Information Overload Conditions.” National Center for Biotechnology Center, Journal Pone, 10 Jul. 2015, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498816/
Biolystok, Ellen, et al. “Bilingualism: Consequences for Mind and Brain.” National Center for Biotechnology Center, Elsevier, 30 Mar. 2012, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322418/
Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center. “The Benefits of Being Bilingual.” Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Planned Language Approach, 2012, https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic/docs/benefits-of-being-bilingual.pdf
Wein, Harrison. “Bilingual Effects in the Brain.” National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 7 May 2012,