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Transfixed, I stared at the headlines on my monitor. Within hours of the 2016 Brussels bombings, media outlets and pundits declared Belgium a jihadist haven. Geographically distant, Belgium was—and is—easy for many Americans to view through the lens of terrorism. But as I delved deeper into Belgium’s history, my fascination with the country and the tension between its politically and linguistically distinct regions of French Wallonia and Dutch Flanders only grew. With a Fulbright English…

Language is one of the oldest and first uses of communication. Whether it is body language or sign language. Language is the one thing that everyone in the world has in common. “There are about 5000 languages spoken in the world today (a third of them in Africa), but scholars group them together into relatively few families - probably less than twenty. Languages are linked to each other by shared words or sounds or grammatical constructions. The theory is that the members of each linguistic…

1. American History is very interesting. It is extremely important to know and understand how we got to where we are today. Throughout the slides there is some of the major events in our history. The World War I also know as the Great War, was caused by militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism and much more. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand started everything (Greenspan, 2014). He was the Archduke of Austria. The United States entered the war in 1917. President Wilson went…

Following McIntosh's work, unpack your knapsack. The privileges that I take for granted daily is being a woman and being Hispanic. Here in the US, there are so many Spanish people, that a lot of job sites are now looking for a Spanish speaking individual. I would say that Spanish is the 2nd important language to know besides the 1st, which is English. I take being Hispanic has a privilege because a lot of people take classes to learn how to speak it, but I was given that advantage and was born…

Today, America is known worldwide for its plentiful opportunities that are offered for people from all backgrounds and ethnic groups. The universal term of America being referred to as a “melting pot” has been bestowed upon the country, giving many people a new opportunity to assimilate towards the mainstream American society and in return, will receive equal treatment. In regards to the diversity of America, we appreciate when someone can “speak in tongues” (Smith 252). Zadie Smith, author of…

offer than drinking beer in Munich. As my mother is a native, I had the privilege of extensively traveling throughout this wonderful country, from the numerous castles to the quaint coastal towns along the North Sea, in addition to experiencing the self-sufficient life-style of a rural German.…

Ladies and Gentlemen of Prussia, I thank you all in attendance for being here and I thank those watching at home listening to this important update concerning the current state of Prussia and our future as united people under one flag. Now, to begin, I would like to shed light on the current race relations within the State of Prussia. Recently, there have been incidents involving racism and racist actions/hate crimes directed towards refugees and people of colored skin. Perhaps the reasons for…

what is present day Southern Germany. The Germanic agricultural system was vital to the economy. Many of the Germans were herders, but some of them were farmers. They grew wheat, barley, oats, and rye. Northern Germany was known as Germania Inferior, and Southern Germany was known as Germania Superior. There were many different tribes living in Germany. Ancient Egypt is a country in North Africa, located near the Mediterranean Sea. The first settlements began in the rich, fertile soil near the…

In the United States, there are over 231 million people who primarily speak English in their household. That is about 70% of the whole population. Even though that number is so high, only about 26% of adults in the U.S. can hold a conversation in another language. Most of those people who are bilingual are not in the 70% who speak English as a primary language. Because of this, schools have made foreign language classes mandatory, but the main concern is should all the different languages be…

The interlopers teaches the lesson, holding a grudges will be the end of you. In the narrative the interlopers there are two families that are in a great generational feud over a small piece of land that has little to no value. During the night they both were out, searching for blood. Then, the two rivals found one another. At that same moment they found each other, they found themselves pinned to the ground. Long story short, they get eaten by wolves. Their demise could have been easily…