Foreign worker

Purpose In modern society, knowing a foreign language can be a very valuable skill-set to have. In Yorkville High School, the only available foreign language electives are Spanish and German. Compared to other schools in the area, it has a relatively small amount of foreign language electives. The research team felt that Yorkville High School does not have enough foreign language electives to choose from, and we wanted to determine if other students felt the same way. The goal of the survey was…

For many us who took a foreign language course for a couple of years in middle school and high school, and perhaps even college, might be able to retain a few words or phrases here and there. Most likely the language you were offered was hard to comprehend and difficult to speak, therefore making the language almost impossible to obtain. For those children who grow up learning a foreign language from a young age and did not start learning a second language in secondary school benefit…

Should Students Learn a Foreign Language? The issue of whether it should be made mandatory for students to learn a foreign, or second language in school has been widely debated. A General Social Study carried out in 2006, stated, only 25% of American students speak a second language. Of this, only 43% claimed to speak the second language ' 'very well ' '. Furthermore, of these bilingual students, 89% learned it at home, with only 7% acquiring it at school. In contrast, to the 25% of American…

a sentiment that characterizes Western intervention in Islamic foreign policy as the main factor of Muslim oppression. The two leaders react to U.S. imperialism similarly though policy and rhetoric, despite influencing Muslims decades apart. In response to conflicts with the…

classes with Cuban students, a rare opportunity that will enrich each lecture. Additionally, I will achieve hands-on experience through visits, workshops, and direct engagement with projects run by Cuban NGOS and CBOs. I will have internships with foreign NGOS working in Cuba. To be accepted as an undergraduate in an advanced research study is a true honor and privilege, and to pass up an chance to capitalize off this venture would be a loss for me and the United States, as the research I would…

form of regulation or law. Policies are generally a set of objectives set by the government relating to the health and welfare of the public. Foreign policy specifically, is directly related to war-waging, treaties, and diplomatic relations. The secretary of the state and secretary of defense assist the president into making foreign policy decisions. Foreign leaders who make threats to the United States often drive policy makers into allowing fear to motivate their decision making. The Cold War…

In today’s internationally connected world, monolingualism is becoming more and more of an anomaly. Business is conducted across countries, cultures, and people while media is often successful in a multitude of languages. Benefits aren’t always so tangible - a study by Kathleen Marcos (1998) showed children who have a higher level of fluency in two or more languages are more flexible thinkers, better communicators, and have more doors to other cultures as well as a greater job pool in their…

with the strongest military in the world? Because of weakening foreign relations, decreases in the protection of America, and the negative effects on the families of those who serve in the military, budget cuts in the military should be stopped. Although many believe that the military already has enough money, more funding should be given to necessary programs. Our country has been fighting over foreign policies for a long time. Foreign…

cold, but after a few awkward moments she let me in the door. Over the past several weeks I have gotten know Margarita, and though we have extremely different lifestyles, and I have come to admire her adventurous spirit. She has a passion to visit foreign places, she has a thirst for knowledge that few possess and she doesn’t let anything stand in her way. Margarita turned is seventeen and has seen more of the world than most people do in their entire lives. She is the only child of her parents…

“Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sympathy and cultural outlook of children” (Michael Grove). For children just beginning their journey in school their enthusiasm to learn is profound. They are excited to learn anything and everything. For most schools this includes the basics such as math and reading, but for Morningside Elementary School this is not the case. The children at this…