High German languages

English is a Western Germanic language and was first spoken in England and now known as the global lingua franca. If there were one language that could have a chance of being considered as universal, it would be definitely English. This is because it has become the world’s language for technology, commerce, and also empowerment. The internet is also a proof of it because most parts of the internet were written in English. Internet is also used in communicating with people overseas and some countries

repudiation of the colonizer’s language, English. Li An was encouraged to speak the national language instead of the language of the bastards (Lim, 2001). ‘Bastards’ here refers to the British colonizers who had left Malaysia since independence, or western imperialists in general. Thinking there is not much use in learning English now that the colonizers are gone, thus Abdullah advises that the use of national language, which is Malay, would seem fitting. English Language should have left with the colonizers

the classroom to hopefully aid in finding a resolution to current crises or further my knowledge in international relations. Having firsthand experience in Germany, which is the strongest economy in Europe, will help me obtain a new perspective on German politics and European Politics.   What factors influenced your choice of field and professional plans, and what are your long-term goals in this field?  As a Venezuelan living the United States it has been difficult to watch civilians, especially

English is a very important language for everyone as we use it in our daily life. English language we see now is the new form which has gone through so many changes for many years. Many events are responsible for these changes. English has many loan words which came from different languages in different centuries as well. Gradually the spelling and the pronunciation changed as well. Without these loan words English is incomplete. There are compound words in the English language where both the words are

Oskar’s Struggle: The life of a German immigrant during World War II In the story “The German Refugee,” written by Bernard Malamud, Oskar, a Jewish immigrant from Germany struggles to learn English and cope with the depression of his past. Many German immigrants, especially those that were Jewish, had to struggle with similar problems like Oskar’s. Unfortunately, Oskar kills himself at the end of the paper, leaving his American dream unfulfilled and succumbing to the depression that followed him

since the dawn of mankind, some form of communication has been used amongst humans. Language and the ability to speak to one another to get things done is what I believe makes humankind the most sophisticated species on the planet. However, over the last few hundred years, one language in particular has become one of the most universally taught subjects: English. With several hundred, or maybe even thousands of languages being spoken by nearly seven billion people today, English has become the method

“A Song for A Barbarian Reed Pipe” was written by Maxine Hong Kingston. She talked about a story in her childhood, and how she had difficulty challenge by learning to speak English. Since Maxine grouped up in an immigrant family and her homeland language was Chinese, she did not feel comfortable to communicate with people who spoke English. Even though her mother cut her tongue when she was a baby, she still could not be able speak fluently. Therefore, she tried to keep silence when she needed to

learned are the language we speak today, which is English. We are taught how to speak, read, and write in English. However, where did the English language come from? Despite the fact that English has become our primary language, Latin was the language English derived from. What is a language exactly? A language falls into the category of communication and is defined as a method of human communication, either spoke or written. It is what we use to communicate with each other. Without language, we wouldn’t

Introduction Can our healthcare system be regarded results-based and rational? Dr. Otis Brawley does not think so. Neither do I. In his thought provoking book, How we Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks about Being Sick in America, Brawley paints a picture of a system that is riddled with both inequalities and inconsistencies. There are times I have wondered whether our health care is indeed the best in the world. I have had my doubts. After reading Brawley's book, I became convinced that there is an

Introduction Violence in the home is a subject of increasingly public concern. According to Davis in the Encyclopedia of Social Work, "The most affected victims, physically and psychologically, are women, including single and married women and women separated or divorced from their partners" (Davis, 1995, p.789). For years violence against women has been excluded from everyday conversations for many reasons. Women of all races and social levels are victims of violence in the home. There are