Languages of the United States

Henry Ford, one of the most notorious successful Americans that invented the assembly line, once said “ Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success”. The United States of America was founded on immigration which in turn today there is an extensive diversity. America is able to succeed despite being an “improbable idea” by how the country is able to unite and recover quickly after times of hardship and how the citizens are able to tolerate and coexist…

McGray inspires his audience to take action, stating, “The United States can no longer afford an isolationist education, any more than the world can afford an isolationist American Public” (McGray 359). Through this quote, McGray alerts American legislators that a curriculum that lacks multiculturalism will make the country fall behind other nations and subsequently compromise the future of the United States of America. McGray triggers American legislators’ emotions, pushing them to…

Consider his language and his choices regarding individuals and events to reveal his purpose. Cite specific textual evidence to support your analysis. In “Thomas Jefferson’s America 1801” . This is all taking place in the United States. Thomas Jefferson journey starts off in the east coast. Thomas Jefferson was all over he was up north in Philadelphia, and down south in Mississippi. Thomas Jefferson was the United States President at this time, he was the third president of The United…

203 of the Voting Rights Act is a piece of legislation that most immigrants, perhaps even most Americans, are unfamiliar with. It states that if over five percent (or 200,000 persons) in a political subdivision are a minority language group, then election materials in their native language, as well as oral assistance, must legally be provided to them (“Minority Language Citizens”). If voting eligible immigrants were aware of this fact, then voting rates among them could potentially skyrocket. In…

When Fedrick Douglas said " If there is no struggle,there is no progress.", he meant if you do not work hard you would not achieve you goals. I have been struggling since i came to the United states. In order to have what you want, you have to work for it. I nver had what i wanted because money issues. Also, that made me a hard wroker and a better person. First, not having my dad to support a family of four was the biggest struggle to overcome. My family was in a difficult sistuation, but…

insight towards the topic of language and how it may separate individuals from one another mainly from their race. Thompson describes the point with “Calling someone “illegal” or an “alien” has whole host of negative connotations, framing that person as a criminal outsider, even a potential enemy of the state(Thompson, pg.491)”, as illegal immigration are considered a disapproval compared to the White American culture. Robert B. Moore article with “Racism in the English Language” gave a similar…

There were a lot of events and people that influenced the foundations our education and schools. In the first five chapters of the book A Global Context: From the Puritans to the Obama Administration it talks about thinking critically about history, globalization and religion in colonial education, nationalism multiculturalism and moral reform in the new republic, the ideology and politics of the common school and the common school and the threat of cultural pluralism. Some important people and…

between staying close to home or going to the United States, which many things would change, had me thinking for a long time. My first language has always being Spanish. Yes, I know English but I don’t perfectly speak it nor write it. I finally made my decision. I knew that I had a future in front of me and going to the United States was going to be an unforgettable experience and a big advantage when enter the real world. I was very worried about my poor language ability and experiencing a very…

Another issue the united state faces are trafficking victims go to a doctor's office to get tested for sexual diseases and they come out with no help. Traffickers take their victims to get tested and to take care of any injury they are facing (Identification of Human Trafficking). The article Identification of Human Trafficking Victims in Health Care Setting have victims that tell their story when they went to a doctor's office and get no help. Victims do not get the help because some officers…

During the Cold War era, the United States played a large part in European affairs by attempting to dominate European countries’ domestic politics. By exaggerating America’s influence in Europe, the role of European countries is underestimated. While many textbooks will support this argument, Mark Gilbert opposes this idea and demonstrates the true extent of American, as well as internal, involvement in Europe. While Gilbert’s thesis is satisfactory within this context, it could also be applied…