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As mentioned almost everyone in the team speaks Spanish as their native language. There would be some kind of native influence at the work floor but professionally not the complete influence. At the personal level they are same culturally but it will be pretty different professionally. Even though they share the same native and may have same culture but the overall views on educational background, political beliefs and other things will significantly influenced by the area they grew up and the…

I was four years old when my family immigrated to the U.S. We lived in a predominantly white city. My first introduction to the American education system was a few months later when I entered kindergarten. As a recent immigrant, I had no knowledge of the English language. My memories remain of the difficulty this created for me and my inability to connect with my classmates resulted in isolation very early on. As a young immigrant, I struggled to come to terms with my identity. There was a very…

Most English speaking individuals learn quickly that the language is one that allows for different interpretations of words, different applications of words, and different definitions for the same word. If English isn’t one’s native language, some words can be quite confusing unless you’ve been immersed in the language for a while. In the novel, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, author Mary Pearson uses definitions of a few specific words to show the struggle the main character, Jenna Fox, has…

I, Christina Belizaire, is a 14-year-old Haitian-American who is currently a freshman in High School. I have four older siblings (one brother and three sisters) and an aunt to 3 girls. The language other than English that I know and speak is Haitian-Creole. I guess I am an egalitarian because I believe everyone is equal and deserves the same opportunities as others no matter what race you are, what religion you practice, gender, your sexual orientation, and etc. The word “standard” have…

Reflecting upon my learning experiences, I feel that I’ve gained a lot of knowledge about a whole new culture, that’s both very fascinating yet also very comparable to the Danish culture, of course there are similarities between both cultures, since some of the very prominent ones is the friendliness, even though Americans, thankfully, show it more than us. Danes. Since you’re very outgoing, asking questions like “how are you” but rhetorically, so you don’t waste any of their time. They do not…

Latin Music Music is an advanced way to express various emotions. The tempo, rhythm and dynamics can change the way a song makes its audience feel. Latin music, an usual upbeat type of music has an interesting history like any other type of music. From the 1940s to today every decade of latin music is equally important and remarkable. In the 1940s and 1950s the term “Latin Music” started in the United States. In the 1940s this music began rising in popularity, one author stated, “Latin America,…

As time has progressed and conflicts have arisen, we find it imperative to learn from our past in order to discourage similar mistakes in our futures. For years, many historians placed blame on Germany for the onset of World War 1. However, Germany is not the primary country chargeable for the war. Although Germany may have played a significant role within the war as part of the central powers, Austria Hungary is the country most responsible for the commencement of World War 1. All of the…

Prussia role in European politics in the seventeenth-and eighteenth-century were based upon the three Estates, King Williams tax plan, strong military structure, and their bureaucracy. The first image of Prussia making an impact on Europe is when Frederick Williams came to power. King Williams main goal was to have three unified providences, and try to boost them by diplomacy and war. The three provinces was called Brandenburg. Prussia and King Williams was able to scatter holdings along the…

You find yourself struggling to understand the English being used by your new classmate. Have you ever wondered why people speak English differently, and who has established what is correct or incorrect? In David F. Wallace’s “Authority and American Usage (2001)” published in Harper’s Magazine, he is able to explore the answers behind these issues and uncover the “Usage Wars”. Author David F. Wallace loosely reviews Bryan A. Garner’s A Dictionary of Modern American Usage, while addressing…

Dialects, the words we use and how we pronounce them, are a huge part of our daily lives. As we communicate and interact daily with others, dialects are imbedded in our everyday surroundings. Given that there is a large diversity of academic language, non-standard dialects, and Standard English that exists inside of schools, all languages should be accepted into the classroom by educators. One way to accept all languages is through the method of codeswitching: “the switching from the linguistic…