...Adriana Hyde ADA 3MR Tuesday, September, 30th.2014 Change “If you want to change things, you can’t keep doing the same thing.” Jose Mujica What is change, I questioned myself. According to the oxford dictionary change is, “The act or instance of making or becoming different.” To each change means something else entirely. To others change is small, miniscule. Whether it is the change in your hair color, puberty or change of location in where you work. Some people are so afraid and unwelcoming to change, thinking that change is a negative process. When I first heard Jose Mujica’s quote read in class I strongly agreed with his message. As humans we are creatures of the same habits, the same patterns in our daily routines. I believe he made this statement to encourage people to change their routines, to change in a positive way, but to also try new things. One cannot keep doing the same things and expect different results. A good analogy is someone having difficulty calculating the answer to a math equation yet that person continues to use the same method or formula. Sometimes you need to change the formula you’re using to receive a different answer, the right answer. It’s the same concept with life. I believe that in order to travel down the right path in life you have to change directions head North instead of South and see where that takes you. I also believe everything happens for a reason. Change in the seasons, weather, behaviour, appearances. Change that impacts...
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...Ashraf Shaikh English 711 Essay Assignment #3 Elizabeth Spencer 22nd April 2015 Bilingual Education or Not? The debate on whether United States should adopt the bilingual academic program whereby children speaking other languages are taught in two languages, in English and in a second, native language (Hayakawa, 1991). There have been studies and researches indicating the benefits of the bilingual academic program, particularly to the students – such as high academic scores, mental flexibility, improved personal identity etc. At the same time, there is evidence showing a number of downsides to the programs – such as double expense to the government, politicized aspects etc. The aim of this paper is to examine different aspects of the argument on the subject of bilingual programs in schools, and whether United States should make English as its official language. It also demonstrates the argumentative ability regarding the controversial issue of bilingual academic program in the United States. Honestly, I feel that the need to make English the official language of the country is preposterous. Only, because it practically is the main language of the country just unofficially. From a general point of view, the definition of bilingualism is whereby a person possesses the ability of easily and naturally speaking in two languages, without experiencing any problem whatsoever. However, from the context of United States of America, bilingualism has a controversial definition (Fallows...
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...language of the U.S. On the other hand, in their essays “English Should Be the Only Language” and “Why the U.S. Needs an Official Language”, S. I. Hayakawa and Mauro E. Mujica argue that English should be made the official language. They contend that multilingualism puts a large financial burden on the country. One specific service in which the cost outweighs the benefits is bilingual education. It is teaching non-English speaking students all school subjects in their native language. However, it lowers the standards for public schools and tends to create a segregated environment for the students. They also point out that the U.S. is a leading nation and English is the most used language in the world. Not forcing immigrants to learn English will actually impede upon their assimilation into America. Without correcting this problem, America will suffer from disunity and divergence. Multilingual government is very expensive. More than 120 multiple languages are spoken throughout the states. To support multilingual government, America would have to invest billions of taxpayer’s dollars to local programs such as court services, government documents, and multilingual voting ballots. Even in good economic times, those funds will be taken from education, healthcare, police and fire services, and public transportation. Mujica explains, “The health-care industry, already reeling from a shortage...
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...Press 1 for English…. Press 2 for Spanish… Why English Should Be Declared the Official Language of the Unites States of America Declaring English as the official language of the United States is a very controversial issue. We have one flag, one government, however no official language. Making English the official language would unite all Americans, no matter the race, creed, culture, heritage or ancestry. In 1907, US President Theodore Roosevelt wrote, “We have room for but one language in this country, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationally and not dwellers in a polyglot boarding house” (English-only movement/Wikipedia). There were as many as twenty different languages that could be heard around the time of our founding fathers. Today, there are presently three hundred twenty nine languages in the United States (US Census 2010). Immigrants of many nationalities have built our nation. Just look our nations motto, E pluribus Unum, (Latin meaning – out of many, one) which was adapted by the committee of Congress on July 4, 1776 to design “a seal for the United States of America”, which is carried by the American eagle. The nation has but one flag which we “pledge our allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” (MacAuthur). However, 236 years later the...
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