English for American Official Language When I was eleven years old‚ I was adopted from Russia. I came into American knowing no English at all. The struggle I went through to learn the language was almost unbearable‚ but with the help of others and my hard work‚ I was able to become fluent. I learned this language because there are no schools that teach in Russian in America‚ and I wanted to become part of American culture. English is spoken by more people than any other language in the world
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"RESOLVED: THAT THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES ENACT LEGISLATION MAKING AMERICAN ENGLISH THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." This sentiment was established by the English Only movement‚ which began in 1981 when Senator Hayakawa sponsored a constitutional amendment to make English the official language of the United States. Variations on his proposal have been before Congress ever since; the Language of Government Act has been pending before the House and Senate since
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1919:’We have room for but one language here‚ and that is the English language‚ for we intend to see that the crucible turns out people as Americans and now as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house’ (Daniels‚8). The question that has been around for hundreds of years: “Should English be declared the official language of the United States?” is still the controversy – refighting the same old sociolinguistic issue of the 1970s. Yes‚ English should be the sole language of the US‚ because of increased
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PAPERWORK ENGLISH SMART CAMP 2012 ABSTRACT : English in Camp is the gathering of targeted students who are confined to a designated place to participate in the activities planned. While doing so‚ students are instructed‚ encouraged and motivated to use the English language in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. The objectives of the program include inculcating the love of the English language in the participants. Furthermore the program is engineered to stimulate the students’ interest in the
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the Philippine-American War. Following the colonization of the islands by the United States of America‚ thousands of Americans have settled‚ either temporarily or permanently. Most were either members of the U.S. military‚ or missionaries sent by North American mission groups] After independence in 1946‚ many Americans chose to remain in the Philippines while maintaining relations with relatives in the United States. During the post-independence period‚ most Americans who settled in the Philippines
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Language is a system for communicating. Written languages use symbols (that is‚ characters) to build words. The entire set of words is the language’s vocabulary. The ways in which the words can be meaningfully combined is defined by the language’s syntax and grammar. The actual meaning of words and combinations of words is defined by the language’s semantics English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the most widely used language in the world
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(Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics) WARNING 1. PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE‚ IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE. SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM OTHER(S) AS ONE’S OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN “AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY”. 2. Course: Language Variation & Stylistics (5665) Level: MA TEFL Semester: Spring‚ 2012 Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 40 ASSIGNMENT No. 1 (Units
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The English language English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be regarded as the single most important language. Though other languages are important too‚ they are not the same as the English language is. English is important because it is probably the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values and culture.Considering
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the United States has two sides; one side advocates for multilingualism in order to embrace different cultures and ideas‚ while the other side supports an English-only policy to unify the country. Although we are a nation of diversity and some think an English-only policy limits immigrants from being as equally successful as English-speakers and prevents diversity from being present in our country‚ I disagree. I advocate for an English-only policy in the U.S. because having a common language among
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Pratik Patel Dr. Rogers English 1101 3/31/15 Should prostitution be legalized in the United States? Prostitution has dealt crippling blows to many economies. Prostitution is unmoral and filthy‚ but it provides a resort to make money in a tough economy. Prostitution increases human trafficking and strips the prostitute of their liberties‚ self worth and leaves them to be an object for sale. If prostitution was legalized it would reduce the transmission rate of sexually transmitted diseases while
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