Languages of the United States

diversity can be both beneficial and harmful to our society today. Language is one of the biggest effects of the United States becoming a multicultural country. I go to school with people that are bilingual and some of the time they speak in their native language and I can 't understand them. Depending on where you live and how you were raised, personal reactions may vary. Some people get angry when they can’t understand another language, while others are fine with it. When I was younger, my…

different language. Communication is so important in our life, and the only value to communicate is speaking. As I said that I am talkative and have the good sense to choose interesting topic. If you speak a second language you will lose your personality. I realized that my speaking as second language…

As Roosevelt gave his speech on January 6, 1941, there is slight doubt he was concerned about the threat facing his country. He believed the war being venture in Europe would eventually educe the United States in. Roosevelt knew the country needed to fit for conflict, and he needed the support of the American relations in these preparations. But many Americans were still resisting to joining the action. People across the land were debating whether the region should cover itself in a war that…

When I got to Colombia and walked into the Suba Foundation for the first time, I was instantly met with loving hugs from smiling and genuinely happy faces and children saying “¡Te quiero!” meaning “I love you!” In the United States, I could not have imagined such a welcoming and accepting reception from people that had so little. Many children at the foundation lived in devastating poverty, hurriedly driven away from their homes due to the civil war in Colombia; yet they were filled with so much…

literate in multiple languages, it is a rewarding privilege. The United States is the only country in the world in which people are shamed for their capabilities; no other language is accepted other than english as it is believed that it’s the official language. Ignorance can interfere with the fact that there are 311 languages spoken in my country yet only one is respected. Out of the 311 languages, I fluently speak 2. Spanish is the native tongue of my family, it was the first language I…

 Painter The painter of the chosen artwork, Mark Rothko, was an American painter with descent of Jews and Russia. He was born in Dvinsk in the Russian Empire. Later, he did his emigration from Russia to the United States due to his fear of the draft of the Imperial Russian Army of his sons. In the content of the discussion of abstract expressionism, although most of the scholars and professionals refer Mark Rothko as one of the representatives of artists in abstract expressionism, the painter…

I am a first generation immigrant to the United States from South Korea. While my ethnic identity is Korean, I consider my cultural identity a blend of both American and Korean as my cultural experiences have occurred in the United States while my roots lie within Korea. Considering my family’s origins as a whole, my family has resided in Korea. It was the decision of my immediate family to move to the United States for better opportunities. The Korean culture’s unique foods have been around my…

nation of Spain, its olden times, and culture; a native of Spain living in the United States is a Hispanic. Latino refers more entirely to people or communities that belong to the Latin American origin. While there is a substantial overlap between the sets, Brazilians are an example of Latinos and do not have Hispanic origins. The two terms were intended to refer to ethnicity and not race; however, in the United States, the two terms are often used indiscriminately to refer to race as well. The…

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park - one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. View from the South Rim. The longstanding scientific consensus has been that the canyon was created by the Colorado River…

in the United States there are more than 33.7 million people who fit that category, who are old enough to vote. That's quite a lot! Another great thing about these machines is that they come in hundreds of different languages. Whereas paper ballots only come 4-5 different languages regularly. But did you know that in the Queens area of New York alone, over 138 different languages are spoken? This is very important when it comes to the privacy we are promised as voters. If you spoke a language…