Official language

I, along with many others, believe that English should be our national language. Some think that it is racist to believe that, but I am one of the most non-racist people out there. I don 't see how a country trying to get one language has anything against not liking people of other nationalities. I mean they moved into our country to learn knew things and experience the American way. Right? “Our new immigrants must be part of our one America. After all, they 're revitalizing our cities, they 're…

Language, Race and patriotism It is a fact that many languages vanished in North Africa after the Arab conquest of the Maghreb region, just like native American languages were eliminated because of British colonize, and many languages are still disappearing in Eastern Europe because of Russian imperialism. Some countries, like France, Germany, Japan and China, have already legislated to protect their language and invested money to develop their own language (Talhouk, S, Ted Talk). Language is…

1) The high-profile person I selected for the ‘Google Gotcha!’ activity is Tiger Woods. 2) When googling Tiger Woods, I was met with a mix of positive and negative stories. The positive stories where ones that focused on his return to professional golf. Tiger is currently in recovery after multiple surgeries to heal his injured back, knee, elbow, and neck. The positive links are ones either detailing his recovery or anticipating his return to the PGA scene. The more negative and image-hurting…

Tiger Woods , was an incredible golfer and has possibly the best record in golfing history which could arguably make if one of the best golfers in history. He was a huge influence to golfing in general , which has had an impact on gold even to this day. His childhood , his teenage years and his adulthood all had an impact on his life which got him to where he is now. Tiger Woods was born with the name Eldrick Woods on December 30, 1975 , In Cypress , California. Tiger Woods was the only child…

A Brief History of Golf Golf has been a great sport ever since the reign of Julius Caesar’s time. And until now this sport has been an important one that is known around the globe. The sport golf was not the same as what it is now but most likely similar with how it was played. The players are striking a ball that is feather-stuffed with the club-shaped branches of tree. But then the golf game was then traced back as well to Song Dynasty during 960 to the year 1279. It was not exactly the same…

“Yes Sir!” the announcer proclaimed as “Jack Nicklaus [threatened] to make the 46th year of his life the most memorable to date - a year when this once young, strong, heroic golfer [made] middle age a time of even bigger heroics.” (The New York Times, May 24, 1986) Jack Nicklaus had just sunk a putt in the 1986 masters for eagle on the fifteenth hole, positioning only two back of the lead. It would be one of the greatest wins in golf’s history if he could pull it out, but there were only three…

Immigrants who do not speak English as their first language should be required to learn English. Not knowing English creates natural barriers in which information that is not properly interpret can potential cause death of a person. Asking our law enforcement personnel and medical personnel that are on the streets to learn every language that is spoken in this nation is unrealistic. People who come to this country should be given a timeline to learn this language. The system to help…

With every language that dies we lose the appreciation for history and diversity which vital to individual and society; the understanding of human’s identity, the expression of communities’ humor, love and life; and most importantly, an enormous cultural heritage that men are responsible for. Saving a language from dying out is saving the knowledge of history and language appreciation and essential to individuals and society. Through understanding the values and benefits of language, people is…

Both Iceland and Japan’s language policies are resistant to change – both countries are seen as homogenous both internally and externally, which especially in Japan has resulted in language planning and policy being slow to respond to changes (Gottlieb 2008; Hilmarsson-Dunn 2006). In Iceland, long traditions in lexical purism have affected the official language policies, but in recent years, the focus has shifted more towards ensuring Icelandic’s status at the national language in the country…

In the discussion of languages in educational settings, one controversial issue has been the students’ ability to speak any language or dialect they feel the most comfortable speaking in school. One hand argues that students should have the freedom of speaking in any method that they desire to in an educational setting. On the other hand, bilingual protesters contends that students should speak the official language of that certain country in schools and universities. Other even maintain, there…