Warren J. Blumenfeld is a progressive author dedicated to the forward evolution of the United States and its extremely reserved systems. Being a well decorated writer in the Purple press and The Beacon press with modern and progressive articles means that Blumenfeld has a plethora of knowledge when appealing to the reserved audience of The Huffington Post. Using this background serves him well in his opportunity to convey the problems with modern English through his extensive use of logos and ethos.
In his argument about modern linguicism, Warren starts off the introduction with a joke his friend from Belgium told him about Americans’ arrogant anti-linguistic culture and their self-righteous beliefs. Saying how "Monolingual" is another term …show more content…
“For U.S. statehood, Puerto Rico, a Spanish-speaking territory, must require English as its primary language.” Puerto Rico being required to declare English as its official language is completely normal, in fact, it’s routine. Back in August 21st, 1959 when the colony of Hawaii was granted statehood it was a requirement for them to declare English as the official language; making his argument a non-singular and widely accepted event. Through Blumenfelds entire argument he degrades government’s decisions for declaration of “Official English” when he fails to mention the problem that it solves. If I were to move to Russia, the government would require me to learn Russian, however if I were to move to Japan there’s no requirement to learn Japanese; I would be relying on other forms of communication to go about my life. This is the case in many areas around the United States and most noticeably in Miami. Declaring English as a requirement instead of a suggestion will not only improve bilingualism but also increase productivity for foreign born
In his argument about modern linguicism, Warren starts off the introduction with a joke his friend from Belgium told him about Americans’ arrogant anti-linguistic culture and their self-righteous beliefs. Saying how "Monolingual" is another term …show more content…
“For U.S. statehood, Puerto Rico, a Spanish-speaking territory, must require English as its primary language.” Puerto Rico being required to declare English as its official language is completely normal, in fact, it’s routine. Back in August 21st, 1959 when the colony of Hawaii was granted statehood it was a requirement for them to declare English as the official language; making his argument a non-singular and widely accepted event. Through Blumenfelds entire argument he degrades government’s decisions for declaration of “Official English” when he fails to mention the problem that it solves. If I were to move to Russia, the government would require me to learn Russian, however if I were to move to Japan there’s no requirement to learn Japanese; I would be relying on other forms of communication to go about my life. This is the case in many areas around the United States and most noticeably in Miami. Declaring English as a requirement instead of a suggestion will not only improve bilingualism but also increase productivity for foreign born