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to move to America such as Irish, German, French, and Chinese. Mass immigration did not start until 1830’s. Immigration caused many mixed feelings for Americans, some saw immigration positively while others saw it negatively. This caused ideas such Nationalism and Nativism to be born. This essay will discuss the views of different Americans and how immigration impacted America from 1830-1850’s. Most of the immigrants who came to America were either Irish or German. Immigration brought many Irish…

. Many authors have discussed the impact language has on both unifying and isolating two worlds. Jhumpa Lahiri, author of " Trading Stories", discusses her use of books to connect her Indian and American life. Similarly, Nate Marshall, writer of "A Code Switch Memoir", observes the connection between art and the English language. Lastly, Gloria Anzaldua, writer of "How to Tame a Wild Tongue", includes her Chicano life into her teaching lessons. Jhumpa Lahiri 's passion for reading and…

Many people think that English is the official language of the United States but think again. The United States does not have an official language. Immigrants came to the United States from different countries, speaking their native tongue and over time, English became the dominant language of the United States. Making English the official language of the United States will help bring people together, and it will motivate immigrants to assimilate to their adopted country and learn the new…

The more I grow, the more I understand just how important language is in the world. English is the only language that I speak and I learned this language from my parents. English is the only language that my parents know how to speak. Although, interestingly enough, when my mother was a child, her mother and father would speak Italian throughout the house. They soon stopped speaking Italian when my mother began to catch onto their private conversations. My mother lost her ability to understand…

decided to go to the University of Regensburg for the academic year. In September, I will move to student housing in Regensburg and take a six week intensive German language course before classes start in October. I will enroll directly into classes in the university. I plan to take both German history, literature and culture classes taught in German as well as English literature courses. While in Germany, I’m also hoping to gain some experience teaching or tutoring in a foreign language. I have…

The issue of dialect and education and, in particular, what dialect is correct to use in the classroom has generated a debate in schools. “Linguistic research defines a dialect, or language variety, as a variety of a language that is associated with a particular regional or social group.” Contrary to popular belief, dialect is not a lesser or ungrammatical way of speaking. All dialects are logical even though they may vary in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary (Godley, Sweetland, Wheeler,…

in mystery and ideas can be equally as scary to the viewer. Considering horror films is rooted heavily in the German Expressionist movement, and specifically The…

The poem “Bilingual/Bilingue”, by Rhina. P. Espaillat describes how a young girl is struggling with her combined cultures and two separate languages. The girl was born in a Mexican family who speak Spanish, but she is bilingual(bilingue) and speaks both Spanish and English. The girl must must struggle with the fact father fears that, because she is bilingual, that she will lose the part that connects them together, that being their shared language. The poem utilizes language, imagery, as well…

from the German Nation today. But because of his Church, his Bible and his political use, Martin Luther seems synonymous with German nationalism and specifically that of early 19th century Germany. During the Protestant reformation Martin Luther stood against the Catholic Church and began a new branch of the Christian faith. During his life he wrote many sermons, papers, and hymns, he also translated the Bible from Latin to High German that helped unify the various dialects of the German tongue.…

An international language refers to a language in widespread use as a foreign language or second language (Richards et al.,1992, p.234). Over the years, the English language has reached a status of the international language, and has played an important role around the world for economic, education, scientific and entertainment exchange between nations and particularly between people, and commonly is characterized as a lingua franca. According to Crystal (1997), today, more people use English…