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 all unifies the diverse country together‚ and allows
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speak to others. Many know English‚ but some do not and it causes many problems and makes it more difficult to convey a simple point. The US citizens are the ones affected and who understand this problem. Some citizens may deal with these problems on a daily basis‚ such as those who live in New York City. Because of this‚ an English only legislation would be ideal for America. Even though‚ according to those who don’t speak English‚ learning to read‚ write‚ and speak English is very hard‚ but it would
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1940. He lived in Rangoon‚ Burma for a year then moved to Chung K’ing‚ China the following year. In 1946‚ Chang immigrated to Sydney‚ in Australia. Parents: Aubrey Chang‚ his father and May Lee‚ his mother were brought up in Australia. Victor Chang lived with his aunt and uncle in Campsie after his mother died of breast cancer in 1951. This is when he decided to become a doctor. Education: Chang attended a local primary school in Campsie; even though he was a brilliant student‚ he was a loner. He
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become unstable. Many have health problems or need assistance throughout his or her life because they are notcapable of doing things. It is stated many times throughout Yen-Chang Feng’s article‚ that children who receive physical abuse as a disciplinary action are more prone to have unstable mental health problems. This is not the only result in which studies have reported back and proved that children who receive physical punishment are more likely to have a mental disorder rather than those who do
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THE SPREAD OF ENGLISH IN A GLOBAL WORLD English‚ as a means of communication has become the world’s "global" language. English is all over the world. Everywhere you go nowadays people seem to be speaking certain level of English. It can be seen wherever you travel - on the airports and train stations‚ on the road signs and advertisement‚ in hotels and restaurant menus‚ and even in the small shops. It comes with the British or American music and films‚ it comes with the news‚ which in many countries
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English: English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in England and is now the most widely used language in the world.[4] It is spoken as a first language by a majority of the inhabitants of several nations‚ including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations. It is the third most common native language in the world‚ after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.[5] It is widely learned as a second language and is an official
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Task 2 English‚ the undisputed champion of the world Today English is used in every corner of the globe‚ and it is definitely the most spoken language on Earth. A lot of countries use English as their mother tongue and the inhabitants speak fluent English. Other countries give children English courses from a very young age. Most people have easy access to English via television and the Internet‚ and it is quite easy to learn because of its large amount of speakers. English is becoming a bigger
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1. PEJORATIVE: A word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle. 2. ILLITERATE: Having or demonstrating very little or no education. 3. SCORNED: Open or unqualified contempt; disdain. 4. EXTANT: In existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost. 5. MELANGE: A mixture; medley. 6. APATHY: Absence or suppression of passion‚ emotion‚ or excitement. 7. BUREAUCRATIC: Relating to‚ or having the characteristics of a bureaucracy. 8. ABSOLUTISM:
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development of English as a universal language is a fact that we cannot deny‚ as we cannot deny that the language is inextricably tied to the culture of the country that it represents and even though it is true that an international language can give small languages a better chance to survive‚ it is also true that in the case of English‚ the language is been used as a weapon‚ something to control other countries and to have advantage over them in scientific research‚ technology and world affairs. The
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The Role of English in the world today In the last years English plays more and bigger role as in the life word society as in the life of every person. Now the time when communication between people allows to find solution any problem from global to privet. First of all‚ the English is the main language of most international organization like the United nations‚ NATO‚‚ European Free trade Association. Diplomats and politicians from different countries use this language to communicate with each
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