The Official English Question page: 88-90 James Crawford‚ in his article “The Official English Question‚” evaluates whether it is proper to declare English as America’s official language. Historically‚ there has not been much success in trying to declare English as the official language. In 1923‚ there was a bill designating the national language to be “American‚” designed to offend the British Empire but the bill was never passed. In 1780‚ John Adams faced opposition when he tried to set
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Should the Death Penalty be allowed in the United States? What are some pros and cons of the death penalty? Some believe that the death penalty is a clever idea‚ however; I feel the death penalty is a very harsh punishment. The paragraphs below will explain in detail why I am against the death penalty. The cost of having criminals on death row versus life in prison‚ the mentally ill criminals‚ and the unfairness to the criminals. For instance‚ it is unfair to the criminals in which the evidence
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The United States should empower the Afghan Government to actively pursue peace negotiations with the Taliban because total victory is neither plausible nor affordable. U.S. and NATO have battled the Taliban for sixteen years. Some defense analysts estimate the Afghan war cost the U.S. between $4 to $6 trillion dollars. Furthermore‚ thousands of Americans sacrificed their lives and limbs in pursuit of victory against the Taliban. Yet‚ the Taliban insurgency remains resilient today. The U.S.
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www.ccsenet.org/elt English Language Teaching Vol. 3‚ No. 3; September 2010 Sociolinguistic Competence and Malaysian Students’ English Language Proficiency Mohan K. Muniandy Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Kuala Pilah Campus‚ 72000 Kuala Pilah‚ Negeri Sembilan‚ Malaysia Tel: 60-6-483-2130/ 60-12-611-8478 E-mail: mohan691@.ns.uitm.edu.my Gopala Krishnan Sekharan Nair Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Dungun Campus‚ 23000
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that interracial marriage was accepted in The U.S. However‚ those definitions of marriage changed as people’s attitude changed and people became more open minded about human rights. It was only 40 years ago that the United States Supreme Court upheld interracial marriage in 16 States. Women did not have the constitutional right to vote until the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920. Black men did not have the constitutional right to vote until the 15th amendment was ratified in 1870 (Christopher)
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decreasing the levels of many hazardous air pollutants including ground-level ozone and particulate matter (epa.gov‚ 2015). Furthermore‚ these improvements have made it possible for states to meet the national standards of air quality (epa.gov‚ 2015). Although emissions of carbon dioxide have decreased and the United States is making strides in becoming more electric and eco-friendly‚ air pollution is still a concern in many urban areas (epa.gov‚ 2015). This is because the government can pass as many
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Regarding the improvement of the United States voter‚ turn-out‚ we must start with the most important thing‚ registering more people to vote. Personally‚ I am not registered to vote. I recently moved from North Carolina and would find it very convenient if I could register online. We live in technology age‚ where we download an app simply to order pizza‚ we can order furniture from a website‚ and even apply for jobs online. Why can I not submit a voter registration application online? I understand
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"English as a Second Language" What is an ESL Learner?English as a Second Language* students are those whose primary language(s) of the home is/are other than English‚ and who therefore require additional services in order to develop their individual potential within British Columbia’s school system. Some students speak variations of English that differ significantly from the English used in broader Canadian Society and in school.* In some literature‚ this is referred to as English
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Federal Communications Commission. The government was wrong in removing the policies involved in net neutrality. It is unfair in a free market and democratic country for a consumer to suffer‚ because of something they have no hand in. Internet servers should provide a service that moves information quickly and efficiently from one point to the next without any manipulation or analysis being
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land. Did the United States have a good reason for going to war with Mexico? The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico for the following reasons: the Americans knew about their law for no slavery and still defied the law‚ the Americans claimed Texas and also influenced the war‚ and the Americans even dared to insult the entire country of Mexico. The Americans knew about the anti-slavery law and still defied that law. Texas opens up its border to the United States‚ the Americans
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