Since Source 1 is a letter to Henry from Wolsey, there is no chance that Wolsey would lie to his master and it also shows Wolsey’s confidence as he managed to convince Stalifeo to agree with the annulment and to write a scholarly book. This does suggest that he was whole-hearted about this annulment as he was fairly confident that he could get it for Henry. Source 2 was written in 1529, 2 years after Wolsey had sent the letter to Henry and this could mean that Wolsey had tried his hardest to have the annulment granted during those two years but the Duke of Suffolk did not notice his hard work because he didn’t like Wolsey. Also, Francis I, the King of France, may not have been aware of Wolsey’s efforts as Francis was not allied with Rome and therefore does not get details of what is happening at the
Summary Response Amadeo Constanzo is the author of “Do You Really Think You Are a Good Writer?” and he believes that if you are in a remedial class English then “instead of wasting time and energy on negative thoughts, use the energy and time to improve your writing” or other skills. Constanzo supports remedial classes because even the best athletes train to be better just like a writer practices to become a better writer. I very much agree with Constanzo because the majors I currently have would eventually deal a lot with presentation documents. I am also in remedial English and I know that it would help me becoming a better writer. Benjamin Franklin once said “If a man empties his purse into his head no one can take it away from him.
In the essay “A Nation Divided by One Language” by James Crawford and “Viva Bilingualism” by James Fallows, they both claim that it is not necessary to declare English the official language of America. On the other hand, in the essays “English Should Be the Only Language” by S.I. Hayakawa and “Why the U.S. Needs an Official Language” by Mauro E. Mujica, both of them argue that English should be made the official language in America. I am in support of making English the official language of America.
Recently Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi created headlines by saying, “achieving world-class excellence demands that all Japanese acquire a working knowledge of English.” (Masci, N.p) He not only went on to say that English should be the nation’s official second language but also suggested the alternative was to be left behind in the global race to prosperity. (Masci,N.p) So while other countries are clearly embracing English as a necessary language of the future, the United States continues to embrace multiple languages and, in fact, encourages it. In a recent article by Joe Castaldo, he states that German and Japanese based companies choose English as a primary language of their business and employees. (Castaldo, N.p) In fact, deviating from the “English Only” policy has severe consequences. (Castaldo, N.p) The article concludes that companies with global aspirations have no choice but to use English as the language of business.
Citizens should be encouraged to embrace their citizenship, and not merely as a duty, but as a meaningful opportunity to participate in their own government for the sake of common good and in building the culture of life. In addition, it is an exercise of significant individual power. Now, most Americans will tell you that our politicians have all the power, but I disagree. Although it is true that our politicians do make the laws, here in the United States of America, the people have the authority. If an individual does not vote, then that individual cannot argue or comment on the outcome of what our politicians do.
Reading Response to “ S.I. Hayakawa is a former senator and an immigrant originally from Vancouver. He believes it should be a law that everyone must speak English in America as the official language. As a linguistic professor whose parents were Japanese immigrants, this is a strong statement. For an immigrant to believe English should be the official language is surprising and a powerful statement, because it is not even their natural language and yet they still believe it should be the official language of the United States.
Do you believe that discrimination in communication is ethical? Why or why not? It has been proven that the more education one receives the better there language becomes. This is true even if they have an accent. In America, English is the national language in a sea of multi-languages.
The usual argument made by U.S. English, an organization that advocates for English as the official language of the U.S., is that making English the official U.S. language would unite Americans around one common tongue so that they could communicate much better with each other. As President Theodore Roosevelt once said, "We have one language here, and that is the English language, and we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans." It is estimated that 322 languages are actively spoken in the United States. The idea is that, if everyone speaks different language, people develop their own cultural enclaves instead of assimilating. (Krauthammer) And as a result, racial and ethnic conflicts arise.
This is becoming a problem across America, it is showing immigrants and foreigners that it is alright to speak their own language and not worrying about learning English. When entering a foreign country, it is often hard to understand one word said due to the fact that they most likely speak another language, and often there are not signs in English. Therefore it makes sense to learn that country’s language to get by and survive there, depending on how long the stay is. With making English our national language, it would make all foreigners realize that they should not be lazy, and actually try to learn some or a lot of the English language. Foreigners who enter America’s borders do not know much or any English at all.
In other words, you could go to these countries and learn their languages, but they can’t really teach you the English language like natives speakers. Also, it is much easier to learn any language for the native speakers. The daily communication with a native speaker will help you automatically to be fluent and master the language easier. For this reason the place plays a very important rule in learning a new language. Moreover, besides the importance of the place, mastering any language learn on the people.