November 4th‚2011 Should English be made the Official language of the U.S? People in the last two decades have been divided on the issue of whether the official language of the United States should be English. Although making English an official language would alleviate some problems ‚ its disadvantages clearly outweigh its advantages. The linguistic diversity‚ tradition and culture immigrants bring to this country enrich the United States. This is why English should not be the official language
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Importance of the English Language in Present Day world Language is the source of communication. Its the way through which we share our ideas and thoughts with others. There are uncountable languages in this world. Because every country has their own national language‚ then they have different local languages spoken and understood by their people in different regions. Let’s talk about English. It is the language of England and has International Standard. Many people think English as American Language
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Mr. Schulze 1 11-08-05 English 1010 Synthesis Essay This is a synthesis essay on the English only debate. In the debate we have a number of authors who have an opinion if English should be the official language? Here are a couple of opinions shared by Robert D. King ‚ "Should English be the Law?" ‚ S.I. Hayakawa‚ "Bilingualism in America: English Should be the Official Language"‚ and Greg Lewis " An Open
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Having a variety of culture‚ nations and people around the world cope up to this country in hope of having bigger opportunities. When you consider having one language you restrict on a lot of things‚ people would think it would be illegal to have their own culture
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THE IMPACTS OF ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE Since the world’s origin‚ language has evolved to meet specific social and cultural needs. Human beings have developed manifold languages to be able to communicate and identify as a community. Louis Calvet states that language emerged therefore polygenetically‚ and that humankind is multilingual (23). At present‚ however‚ English is considered to be a global language‚ a lingua franca and a window onto the world‚ leaving aside other languages of major
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advantages and disadvantages of English as a global language English become more and more common in our daily life‚ English movies‚ novels and science papers are a part of our life. At the same time‚ English play an important role in national society. 95 of 126 U.N. member countries use English to communication‚ about a quarter of countries and regions use English as official language or lingua franca. English is becoming to a global language. Everything has two sides‚ and English as a global language is
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Do people rely on technology too much these days? In many ways technology contributes to a high level of comfort in our lives‚ improving our working and living conditions. People today use technological devices many times a day from microwaving a meal to watching football. Technological progress increases dramatically every year with new technology coming out every few months. Technology has brought us television and mobile phones‚ microwaves and cameras. Human beings have already been to the
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2012 The English Language English is a Germanic language that was introduced in England and is now one of the most globally tool of communication around the world. However the question is; is English the dominant language? Today‚ English is the most common foreign language taught‚ revealing that it’s widely spreading among the majority of countries. The Linguist Braj Kachru created the design of three concentric circles of English which defined the acknowledgement and significance of the language
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Can we rely on corporations to be ethical and responsible? “Can a building have moral opinions? Can a building have social responsibility? If a building can’t have social responsibility‚ what does it mean to say that a corporation can? A corporation is simply an artificial legal structure. But the people who are engaged in it‚ whether the stockholders‚ whether the executives in it‚ whether the employees‚ they all have moral responsibilities.” – Milton Friedman Introduction In this essay
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Should English Be the Law? Arguing in support of a tolerant linguistic America‚ Robert D. King’s liberal article Should English Be the Law? explores the political polarities (and numerous grievances) consequential to governmental interception of national language. Concluding with a don’t fix what isn’t broken recommendation‚ King fails to validate social conflict as greater than communication barriers. Commencing his article by stating language as a “political force” then later noting it as a “convenient
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