In AD 43 they came and invaded Britain. They came looking for land, slave and mostly iron, copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold. They took over most of the Celts land and built their own towns, villages and homes. They built strong forts liked to good road systems. Places like ports and harbours were very important, so that the Romans could bring in food, drink (wine and alcohol) and oils from abroad.
To conform to the rest of the world: Eighty-five percent of the UN’s member nations have the official languages. Fifty-three (53) of those have adopted English as their official language. 9. To avoid the costs, burdens, and conflicts that arise in nations like Canada or international organizations like the European Union that attempted to conduct
She states that there are millions of dollars spent each year to provide translators and translations to non-English speakers that can be saved if they were required to learn English. She claims that one of the most important aspects of assimilating to American culture is the speaking of English and it helps them in reaching the “American dream.” She states that even their board members are fluent in many other languages in an attempt to show how they willingly made a choice to learn instead of just relying on someone else. She claims that if it is not fixed numbers will continue to climb and taxpayer dollars will continue being used for something that should be known by an American citizen. She lastly states that there is nothing wrong with being multi-lingual but it is wrong to think you can move to this country and not learn English and at the tax payer expense survive by keeping your home
HUMA215-1104A-03 Topics in Cultural Studies Historical Foundations Dr. Michael Reed Michele Monti October 16, 2011 American InterContinental University Abstract History of vernacular language and its spread during the Medieval Times. The impact on populations after the increase of vernacular languages. The translation of popular poetry into local vernaculars. The unification of regions using vernacular language. During medieval times, speaking Latin was the acceptable language due to the prominence of the Roman Empire.
Should the United States of America have an official language? Nicole Womack English Composition II Instructor Jane McAdams August 06, 2012 Should the United States of America have an official language? Official English Laws are laws that seek to establish English as the official language of the United States. Compared to large majority of all countries the United States of America does not have an official language. There are now more than 322 languages spoken in the United States (U.S. Census, 2000).
Official Language Of The U.S. Roberto Dominguez English Comp II Professor Sipple October 17, 2011 Abstract The reason for my topic is to let people know that the United States should have their own official language, which should be English. My focus is to show how much the Unites States would benefit by making English the official language. I mention some sources on how it will benefit us and also how it has cost us to be a multilingual country by spending millions on services that comes in many languages. In countries all over the world have their own official language that most people talk in that certain country? If you go to France everyone talks French, if you go to Spain people speak Spanish, if you go to Germany everyone there speaks German.
Throughout Rome many cultural and political traditions were still used during 100 ce- 600 ce. Although there were some continuities there were also changes in the cultural and political traditions in Rome during 100 ce-600 ce. One cultural change that occurred in Rome is that Christianity was more widespread and common in Rome due to the popularity from many people. One political change that occurred in Rome is that Rome split into two separate empires due to the difficulties in governing Rome. One cultural continuities in Rome is the use of Greek and Latin as common languages.
(355). The author backs his point by providing examples such as the spread of Greek in the Middle East over 2,000 years ago, and the spread of English from imperial Britain in the 19th century. With such examples, the historical context effectively appeals directly to the reader’s common logic. This historical context illustrates that through America as a world power, English will soon thrive throughout the world. The writer also adds that a language will thrive out of a successful country despite how hard it may be to learn.
Name Date 1-15 SlJFFIXES Through()ut··the.··histocy.of the English language new words have been formed by adding suffixes to existing 'Wordsin order to form new parts of speech. For example, we add ly to the adjective rapid to form the adverb rapidly. To each word below, add the letters that will form the part of speech indicated. The circled letters, when written in order, will give you the answer to this riddle: A woman gave a beggar a dollar. The woman was the beggar's sister, but the beggar was not her brother.
While country-wise speaking, Mexico is the one contributed the largest number of immigrants – 94,783 (13.7%). The study on multicultural issues in counseling has been on for decades, and as the ever-increasing number of immigrants and foreign aliens, the awareness of importance of multicultural respects in counseling has increased, too. Normally, multicultural study does not provide a clear distinction between American minority groups who have lived in the major society for a significantly long period (ex. minority born and raised in the USA) and those who newly immigrated. Although the latter group can be facing a much more extreme challenge of cultural difference, they are rarely studied as a distinctive subgroup (Brilliant, 2000).