English as a Global language

Boca Grande, Florida (33921) has a population of 1,230. Boca Grande is a small town located on the west coast of Florida. The second you get off the plane you can smell the salty waters and fruity smoothies. The dry air and glaring sun on your skin brings me the feeling of warmth and happiness. The bright green palm tree leaves rustling in the wind providing slight shade from the bright golden sun. The sand if full of shells, that with one wrong step will slice your foot. Making your journey down to the water not comfortable. The water is so still in the morning it looks like a painting. Even when it's seventy-five degrees outside the water is still as clear as glass. It’s cold at first, but after you dive under like a dolphin once or twice

The Walt Disney Company is a diversified international entertainment company (Disney, 2010) with ownership of many media outlets including radio, cinema, television and literature as well as consumer products such as stationary and toys. The Disney brand has huge recognition globally especially in the category of children’s entertainment with over 80 years of productions in this sector. With an obvious predominance and market leadership in children’s entertainment and consumerism, The Disney Company has an unparalleled capability to reach

This tale, like many others begins with a human being(or at least that’s what i'm assuming). The human being question was of youngish age, whose name isn’t really important. The human being which from now on i’ll be referring to as Hue did something amazing. So amazing in fact that Hue almost didn't believe it himself/herself. This incredible deed was so unbelievably exceptional that no one in remembered history would ever match up or compare to what had just transpired. Now you might be asking to yourself, what he could have possibly done to have such an exorbitant prologue. Well you're about to find out.

Regardless of how one chooses to live their lives, there always seems to be a desire for something more. Despite the difficulty to understand certain meanings in life, it seems that numerous authors grapple with this desire for knowledge. In the GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, Christ and his disciples struggle with understanding truth. Christ serves as a teacher for the disciples in this area as he explains how “…the angels will appear and separate the wicked from the upright,/to throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth” (Matthew 13:49-50). This passage explains to the disciples how as long as they live free from sin, they will be able to better understand hell and live a fulfilling life. Meanwhile, in OEDIPUS REX, Oedipus spends all of his time searching for the perpetrator in King Laius’s murder. On the other hand, in ANTIGONE, the characters each seem to go different routes in discovering truth. Although Antigone believes she owes “…a longer allegiance to the dead than to the living…,” indicating she seeks truth in the rules of the gods, Creon, the King and Antigone’s uncle, pursues the truth by strictly abiding to the rules of man. Ismene, Antigone’s sister, takes a middle stance by seeking a balance between the rules of man and the rules of the gods in hopes to find truth. Unlike Antigone, Ismene is more concerned in finding peace in her life, whereas Antigone and Creon seem more adamant about doing the right thing. In THE

John McWhorter’s “The Cosmopolitan Tongue: The Universality of English” argues against a widespread belief that the death of a language signifies the death of a culture (2009). Recently, many linguists and anthropologists have begun to worry that cultures are quickly disappearing because of the death of languages. In fact, it is estimated that of the 6,000 languages currently in use, only 600 will still be in use by the year 2109 (McWhorter, 2009, p. 247). McWhorter questions whether this is an issue that will negatively impact society. McWhorter makes a somewhat convincing argument that the death of a culture does not follow by the death of a language. While many examples are compelling, he relies heavily on reasoning and personal examples and fails to analyze why English as the world language would pose problems for those who do not speak it.

Is it really necessary to have English as the official language? U.S has been trying to find the answer for this question for a long time. And they still didn’t come up with an answer. Presently, there are 23 states that actually wanted to have English as the official language. And it’s still not enough. I agree that there are some benefits for having an official language but we should also consider the disadvantages that are more than advantages.

Disney is one of the five top grossing corporations in the world of media entertainment and product consumerism (England, Descartes, & Collier-Meek, 2011). According to Bazzini, Curtin, Joslin, Regan, and Martz (2010), Disney’s

Globalization. Walt Disney Products and Services are found all over the world in different forms and areas. Disney has focused on growth internationally in the last few years. As a global brand, Walt Disney International provides oversight of the company’s

Jacob Portman is a 16 year old boy living in Florida with his parents. When his grandfather gets murdered he is left with clues that lead him to a island in Wales, to find out the truth of his grandfather's passing by what Jacob thought was a make-believe creature. When he arrives, he finds Mrs. Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children. The home where his grandfather and the other peculiar children stayed. That is when he meets Emma, a pretty girl who can control fire. She takes him to meet Miss Peregrine in a time loop set back in 1940. However, the mystery and danger deepens when Jacob gets to know the children and learns about all of their special powers. Soon he

Language is one of the most important tools people use in the United States of America, where language is the key that opens the door to all opportunities in this country –that can either unite or break our nation apart. The first time Congress proposed to designate English as the official language of the United States was in 1981, where Senator S.I Hayakawa, from California believed that English unified the American people. Hayakawa believed that bilingual education in the public school system was a threat to the nation itself, where language acted as a barrier that divide us a result of the friction between the public and minority language. Many states soon after, began to institute English-only law that restricted the use if other languages

Disney is a world-renowned brand. They have built their brand through popular characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald, Pluto, and Goofy and timeless movies such as Toy Story, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast (About The Walt Disney, n.d.). Today, Disney’s greatest advantage for their firm is not just their reputation, but also their size. They have market control in both the amusement parks and media outlets divisions. However, the company can still continue to grow. They can expand by venturing into the European and Asian

It is not difficult to determine why English began its rise as the predominant language in the world. Britain, the progenitor of the language, once bragged that the "Sun never set on the British Empire." This is true in that the empire stretched to all areas of the globe, and the nation of England had influence beyond just its possessions. Because the conquerors spoke English, many of the citizens learned to at least use a few simple phrases that would allow them to take the better jobs offered by the English.

The next section is about linguistic death. He asks here if a global language does grow and grow could it be possible that it wipes out minority or smaller languages. Already in some regions in the world local languages are being forgotten. Like in Brazil, parts of Africa, Asia and North America. People have predicted that in the next 50 years around 50% of the 6,000 languages may disappear. Losing a language is a tragedy. Especially when they have never been written down. The young people learn the global language and sometimes don’t even know anything in their native language. A cultures identity can be lost because of this. Maybe old folklore tales that were told in the native language but never translated and now maybe forgotten. In recent times though the emergence of English has seemed to have the opposite effect.

Language is important because it's one of the main ways to communicate and interact with other people around us. It keeps us in contact with other people. English language is an example for the importance of a language because it is the international language and has become the most important language to people in many parts of the world. It is most widely used in communicating around the world, Also it is spoken as the first language in many countries. English is playing a major role in many sections like education, medicine, engineering and business. There are many reasons that makes English is the most important language in the world.

English is largely considered to be the first language for the majority of the population in several countries and the second language for others. It is a lingua franks that people resort to wherever they travel abroad and cease using their national languages. Hence, English is becoming the language of communication globally. Communication allows language users to interact with each other and in turn understand what others are trying to convey. In other words, language could be understood differently depending on the situation and context in which the discourse occurs. Discourse, then, is any spoken or written language which includes verbal and nonverbal elements that are meaningful.