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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…

The theme in Saki’s, “The Interlopers” is better than Dahl’s, “The Lamb to Slaughter” because the theme is easier to understand. In the story “ The Interlopers” both characters start off the story with a very deep hatred for each other and this is very obvious. Saki says, “ The neighbor feud had grown into a personal one since Ulrich had come to be the head of the family; if there was a man whom he detested or wished ill to it was Georg Znaeym ( Saki 1)”. These two men have had a big family…

This decision to begin reconstruction of East Germany was made during the “two plus four” negotiations. The “two” were the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. The “four” were the Allied forces that were victorious in World War II and they were France, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States. Each country had its own interests in the signing of the agreement as worries complicated…

In the article “Confessions of a code-switcher: ‘Talking White’ as an Accent” The author Joshua Adams, identifies and debunks some social misunderstandings, Americans have about the many variations within the English language. Not only does Adams use his personal story to show that language discrimination still pledges today's America, but he also gives detailed examples of how frustrating and problematic subjective generalizations undermines the simple fact that the English language is heavily…

“The Interlopers” is a story about two men, Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym, whose feelings for each other change during the story. At the beginning of the story Ulrich and Georg hate each other, but during the story they learn that sometimes it’s good to let go of the past. This shows that the men were letting the past influence their opinions of each other, and the fact that they change so dramatically during the story is surprising. This story is a also a good example of irony. The theme…

Based on your understanding of the history and development of English, assess its current global spread, status and influence. INTRODUCTION English is one of the most common and used language in all over the world. This language is not only used in our daily routine, but also used in professional fields nowadays. Numerous of the multinational firms, the corporate and financial banks, and other business owners also used this language as their common corporate language. For instance, there is one…