French Foreign Legion

They play a major role in this deadly mix. Parents have the duty to warn their kids how bad alcohol can be for them. They have the responsibility to punish their teens when the teen is caught with alcohol. Unfortunately too many parents don't do either of those. Sometimes it is because the parent are alcoholics so the teen is raised in it and gets use to the alcohol so they follow in their parents footsteps. This creates a deadly bloodline that ruins generations and kills many in its wake. Then…

Many college students may think that their mandatory foreign language classes are just requirements to check off their list, they may also wonder: “Is learning a second language in the United States worth it? What are the benefits of learning a second language?” These are common questions that not only college students, but many workers across the United States have faced and tried to answer during their education years. In an increasingly competitive international economy, while high GPA,…

Learning a second or a foreign language can help us communicate with the 6 billion people that are unable to speak english across the world. Learning a foreign language provides us with opportunities that we could not otherwise have by only speaking English. It also provides many individual benefits, and is proven to make you smarter and more employable. When you know a foreign language, the advantages are endless - even if you only know the basics. By just knowing French alone, you can travel…

A common question answered by literature throughout history has been of the basic goodness or immorality of humanity. John Steinbeck demonstrates the cruelness of humankind in his novella, Of Mice and Men, through the story of two migrant farmers, George and Lennie, who travel with one another looking for work in an apathetic world. Throughout their travels, they come across many people who all share the common feeling of loneliness that was prevalent in 1930s America. Their experiences on a…

required. This is calculated from the applicant’s educational level, age, language skills, work experience, adaptability and job offer. The language category will question the applicant if they are able to speak, listen, read and write both English and French. In order to acquire maximum points for the education category, the applicant must have a Canadian diploma or certificate or an equal credential approved by the CIC. As the applicant is younger, the higher the points can be received. In…

regarding his foreign policy proposals (or lack thereof, depending on who you ask). Some people have argued that Trump does not have any specific stance, and some people have argued that Trump would start a chain of events leading to the demise of humanity. However, many of his foreign policy statements might contain some merit, or some of the statements may at least contain connections to some theories and hypotheses. This paper will examine a few of President-elect Trump’s most prolific…

My views of gender, in general, have been reshaped. The book, videos, and class discussions have contested many aspects of my everyday life and the video Tough Guize truly resonated with me. I am raising two young boys and am glad to be learning the concepts of patriarchy and the social differences between men and women. The topic of gender in this class has left me with many questions and concerns as they grow up to be older boys, teenagers, and adult. There is an element of despair that I have…

Suzanne Romaine has declared that, “Bilingualism and multilingualism are a normal and unremarkable necessity of everyday life for the majority of the world’s population,”(Source C) yet why are most Americans monolingual? Americans are at a disadvantage because they are not using their resources to their full potential. In the United States we are fortunate enough to have such amazing technological advances, nonetheless we are dependent on these advances instead of building off of them. The main…

world. This shift towards the creation of numerous links between different societies has constructed a language barrier, which lessens the ability of individuals to efficiently communicate with one another. Therefore, a mandatory edict of foreign language…

Kaufman believes that globalization makes foreign policy a crucial piece in American politics because the government often forgets the impact it has by choosing whether or not to intervene in other countries’ affairs. He explains how the US government has a loose foreign policy and fragile concept of national interest; for example, the government chose to invade Iraq to pursue the War on Terror, however the US did not intervene in the Syrian Civil War, or the Rwandan Genocide. (Kaufman pg.14)…