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Some of Webster’s reasons for proposing changes to the American language were reasonable, while others were completely blown out of proportion, or irrelevant. The first of his reasons for the changes he proposed were that it would be easier for the children to learn to spell. This is a reasonable assessment to make but i’m not sure that it would really affect the amount of time it would take a child to learn to spell. Webster’s second reason for changing the AMerican spelling is that…

When discussing and analyzing Latin America as a region, we must understand the environment in which the region started and the journey it has taken to get to where it is. There are many questions that need to be addressed while we look in-depth into the developing regions democratic problems, questions like; What is democracy? What effect did Caudillo rule have on Latin American democracy? What is the significance of the transition between neoliberalism and neostructuralism in the region? Once…

Many countries are represented by their official language, where there is a common language there is nationalism, pride and unity. The United States of America is a country full of diverse people; there many cultures, languages and traditions that all contribute to how we see and develop our American identity today. North America is the only country that does not have an official language to represent. For instance, Cuba’s official language is Spanish, Egypt’s is Arabic and Vietnam’s is…

America is considered a melting pot of both cultural and ethnic identities; accepting the diverse languages and religions of the world. In the essay about bilingualism “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” in the book Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing, Gloria Anzaldúa writes, “So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language. Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity - I am language. Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself” (172). Anzaldúa…

Informal Border Language People shouldn’t be ashamed about the way they speak both English and Spanish at the same time. Yes, it may sound improper in the way they are communicating to another person especially if that person to which they are communicating to does not know Spanish at all. It’s proper to talk in one language while speaking to a person. Whether it’s English, Spanish or any other language sticking to one language sounds more formal. In my opinion, to me the only time that they…

Being completely honest I never had an option on being bilingual. I never had the option of weather or not to absorbing the words of those late night novelas that spilled out of my dimmely brightened living room television, or early morning songs filling the kitchen with Chayanne or Los Tigres del Norte, and I didn’t have a choice on weather I went to Catholic Sunday school where I wrote and recited dozens of prayers by memory. It was never a choice because it was part of me and my culture that…

In some countries like United States, many people of different race speak more than one language, that is because people from other countries migrate to United States to seek for better opportunities. Being the so-called Land of Opportunity United States is, it is also known for being a diverse country in terms of ethnic population. Hence, migration is linked to globalization, as well as, the issue with language. For instance, one commercial advertisement of Coca-Cola promotes diversity…

In the beginning of the two texts “A Poison Tree” by William Blake and “The Interlopers” by Saki, the main characters chose to ignore their anger rather than deal with it in a healthy manner. In “The Interlopers” the two main characters Ulrich and Georg have an enemy like relationship because of a long family feud due to Georg’s family poaching on Ulrich’s land. These two have never had an actual conversation about the feud and how to resolve it “the feud might, perhaps, have died down or been…

Long ago in the kingdom of Camahort lived a king named Treasach and his beautiful queen named Aoife. They lived peacefully with all the lands of Ireland and they were the strongest kingdom on all the Irish highlands. All of Treasach’s subjects adored him they called him Treasach the Merciful and Treasach the Just. But do not be deceived if you your the mighty Treasach he will not take it lightly for his name means warrior. He is the son of the mighty god Lug himself. And Aoife the most…

I have never contemplated what my life would be like if my first language was not English. What if it were Spanish, German, Dutch , or even Swahili? Taking into consideration that I am African American, I reside in Alabama, and the school that I attend means that by now I would be bilingual. Something about African American people that are bilingual or speak a different language has always astonished me. Having English as my first and only language always seemed highly boring. Merely because…