Should English be declared the official language of the United States? IV. Rough Draft. In the 1700’s by recognizing the historical fact‚ the United States has been an overwhelmingly English speaking nation since it was created and that its constitution and foundational documents are in English. Americans value and respect diversity‚ they want to preserve English as their common language and therefore immigrants have the responsibility to learn English. Theodore Roosevelt once said “We have one
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Don’t call me Ishmael 1. James scobie might be described as the king of the comeback in his conversations with barry Bagsley. James shows the power of language in these retorts as a number of his comebacks have implied meaning rather than being explict and he is able to twist Barry’s meanings anf turn them into insults. Identify in the text at least 2 examples of scobie’s comebacks. How is scobie able to turn their meaning around to insult? What is the implied meang of each? Quote 1 – Page 91
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Back in September 2016 when Solange released A Seat at The Table the world was still recovering from the Lemonade her sister released months prior. Now with two unapologetically pro black albums on the market how does one not feel uplifted. Both albums speak on the things that black people go through but in different tones. They are both great in their own right but one song stood out to me the most‚ which is Solange’s Don’t Touch My Hair. In this essay in going to analyze the semiotics of the song
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The monkey‚ which is a completely intelligent creature‚ is not as understood as it should be‚ especially by humans‚ who are so close to the species‚ at least‚ scientifically speaking. Recently‚ PPcorn released an article describing just some of the many ways monkeys are unique and special. Today‚ we will continue our list. Number Eight: They Don’t Swing. We realize the implications of this sort of statement‚ but that is now what we are talking about at all. Monkeys‚ different from apes‚ do not swing
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In the essay “Don’t blame the eater”‚ David Zinczenko talks about fast food restaurant being the cost of obesity among youth and children. The food fast restaurant across the nation are‚ to many‚ the only way they can eat because of the price of their meals. The fast food restaurants are the only options for young people whose parents are often at work during the day. These young people do not know the dangers of consuming these foods on a regular basis. The problem is that most of these young
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family and even some humor (Olsen‚ 108). By doing this he kept the audience entertained and made them care about the material. Even though all of his data was not perfect and most of his predictions were inaccurate he began a conversation with his story. Gore told a story about how climate change effects everyone around the world. He broke out of the overly analytical word of scientific acidemia and made a movie that changed how the world views climate
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The way white citizens in the United States treated the black citizens in this country was vile in the 50’s. The whites’ futile behavior towards the black people caused a massive‚ belligerent rival between the white and black people. Nine black students‚ from Little Rock Arkansas‚ were selected to attend the integration of an all white school called Central High School. One of the black students‚ Melba Pattillo Beals‚ wrote her experience of her integration with her eight friends in the novel‚ Warriors
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When thinking of a horror movie‚ the thought of jump scares (something that is so sudden it makes the viewers jump like a loud noise) and hideous monsters come to mind. Hush is not about some monster to hide from or keeping quiet for fear of being heard. Hush is a horror movie centered around a deaf and mute author‚ Maddie‚ who lives alone with her cat. There are few that involve characters with disabilities. A more well-known movie that came out quite recently is Don’t Breathe. Though both movies
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India exerted a strong influence over Melba as did all the students in Central High. India was basically like her second mother‚ telling her to continue doing the right things and alway praying to God. The students however taught her a lesson‚ they made her strong as a warrior. She learnt to deal with the harassments that happen in school and to continue her life without a soldier right by her to guard her. 6 Melba is very well
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and languages. In the United States‚ English is not the only language which Americans use to communicate. Vietnamese‚ Chinese‚ or Spanish is very popular in the U.S. Therefore‚ according to the article “In Plain English: Let’s Make It Official‚” the author Krauthammer argues that English should be the official language of the United States. So what are Krauthammer’s arguments and also what are the advantages and disadvantages if English becomes the official language of the United States?Canada
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