Against English as Official Language About 10% of the students at my High School are not Caucasian and probably speak a different language at home or might not speak English very well. English should not be the Official Language because of its unfairness to immigrants or anyone who doesn’t know the English language well. English should not be the official language because it would be unfair to immigrants or anyone who doesn’t have proficient English. Students who do not have very good English
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How far was German militarism the most important cause of war in 1914? Explain your answer. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the 28th June 1914 is seen as the spark which triggered the First World War. However‚ the fuse was clearly laid prior to this event and there are many complex causes that lie behind the outbreak of war. German militarism is just one of these‚ but is it the most important? Some people argue that German militarism was an important factor behind the
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school from his teacher Joseph Spitz. When he was thirteen Dvořák was sent to Zlonice‚ also in the Czech Republic‚ to live with his uncle Antonín Zdenĕk in order to learn the German language. Dvořák took organ‚ piano‚ violin and music theory lessons‚ along with learning of the famous composers of the time‚ from his German language teacher Anton Liehmann. Dvořák left for Prague in September 1857 in order to join the cities only organ school. Dvořák graduated from the Organ School in 1859 and failed on
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as the main global language‚ translation into English is the most demanded task in media and communication nowadays and a fundamental responsibility to connect the world with the help of one universal language. However‚ the growing importance of translation also increases the difficulties within this field. Translation is not only a simple word-by-word adaptation process‚ more than that it involves transferring ideas and mentalities. This originates from the fact that language is the reflection of
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Value of a Language Words and language are a major aspect in a person’s life. Language is how information is communicated and transferred‚ and it has a major impact on how things are perceived. A common issue with language is that it is easily misused. Propaganda‚ errors and tricks are seen everyday‚ but they go unnoticed. Language is sometimes falsified in order to entice society. Often times the subject at hand is not what it seems. The abuse of the English language is most often seen in politics
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Regional accents show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language. This reading provided an overview of the many identifiable variations in pronunciation‚ deriving from the phoneme inventory of the local dialect‚ of the local variety of Standard English between various populations of native English speakers. Local accents are part of local dialects. Dialects of English have unique features in pronunciation‚ vocabulary‚ and grammar. I have learned that the term "accent"
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a global language English is spoken in most parts of the world‚ for instance in Great Britain‚ the USA‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ New Zealand and in many more countries. Moreover in African states English serves as main form of communication. English is‚ after the Chinese one‚ the language most people speak and it is the most popular second language and foreign language pupils learn in school. The English language is often named as a “killer language” that wipes out smaller languages and their
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My feelings about the English language‚ including both grammar and literature‚ have changed several times throughout my life. These changes took place as I was influenced by my family and by the different teachers that I have had throughout my academic career. As a young boy‚ I knew very little about the English language‚ but the instruction which I have received throughout my academic career has worked to shape my feelings about the English language. My parents began reading to me when I was
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in my choice of Germany would be to learn their culture. I would start by going to a German pup and getting click wasted until I can dance as the Germans do. Next I would take a trip up to mountains and visit the yodelers‚ buy an outfit and yodel. The last thing I would do before I left would be to drive a car on the opposite side of the road‚ with no speed limit on the autobahn. The diets of the Germans consist of many strange things such as meat pies‚ bratwursts‚ pretzels‚ and sauerkraut
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Abstract All European languages can be rooted back to the Latin vernacular. Latin was not a language that was easily written because there were so many dialects. The condition of Latin made Italian immerse. Writers of Italy played a key role in spreading the Italian language out into Europe. It became the first language to be written in a literary work. Dante Alighieri played a major role in the Italian language with his famous works. The thing that made Italian so popular was the use of printing
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