Speak Up in English
Why does standardization have to be so difficult?
English--it's Official
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
MOOO
I can use my spanish teacehr as a primary, because she is of Spanish descent. i can also use scholarly websites for more specific statistc
Friday, October 26, 2007
This is what we do
I am more or less the reviewer of controversy, as this would affect the nation in its entirety, as well as being the advocate in a controversy.
MEEHHH!!!
I could really use more info on statistics, and the long-reaching effects of officializing English as a language in America.
It's hard to sift the good and bad information though, you know?
-Anthony-
It's hard to sift the good and bad information though, you know?
-Anthony-
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Just so you know, I'm Bi...lingual
For this, I would like to interview someone who has had to struggle with bilingualism, perhaps even a Spanish professor.
I also believe that using google scholar to look up immigration statistics as well as its affect on the nation's culture and language. I could use google scholar as well as wikipedia. I would also like to see more on what people think on a personal level, and how in depth the officialization of english would be.
I also believe that using google scholar to look up immigration statistics as well as its affect on the nation's culture and language. I could use google scholar as well as wikipedia. I would also like to see more on what people think on a personal level, and how in depth the officialization of english would be.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
This is Why I'm Hot
Part I: Exploration
1. Identify the issue or problem that you plan to focus on in your research project.
Should English be declared the official language of the United States?
2. What is your personal connection to and interest in this topic?
Obviously everyone in the country that speaks will find this topic important because their language is at stake
3. What opinions do you already hold about this topic?
We were founded by English rebels; the common language in the government in English….Yes, the U.S.’s official language should be English.
4. What knowledge do you already have about this topic. What are your main questions about this topic? What are you most curious about?
I know how prevalent English is in the U.S., but not to what extent. I also would like to know any negative effects if English is declared the official language.
6. Within what scholarly discipline (such as history, biology, psychology) do you expect to do most of your research? How does this discipline approach or study this topic?
I’ll take a stab at it and guess English and Sociology. This will show correlation of region and language.
7. How could you research this topic outside the library (for example, through interviews and/or observations)?
Talk to people who struggle with Engligh.
1. Identify the issue or problem that you plan to focus on in your research project.
Should English be declared the official language of the United States?
2. What is your personal connection to and interest in this topic?
Obviously everyone in the country that speaks will find this topic important because their language is at stake
3. What opinions do you already hold about this topic?
We were founded by English rebels; the common language in the government in English….Yes, the U.S.’s official language should be English.
4. What knowledge do you already have about this topic. What are your main questions about this topic? What are you most curious about?
I know how prevalent English is in the U.S., but not to what extent. I also would like to know any negative effects if English is declared the official language.
6. Within what scholarly discipline (such as history, biology, psychology) do you expect to do most of your research? How does this discipline approach or study this topic?
I’ll take a stab at it and guess English and Sociology. This will show correlation of region and language.
7. How could you research this topic outside the library (for example, through interviews and/or observations)?
Talk to people who struggle with Engligh.
Monday, October 15, 2007
My goodness, whatever shall be research?
What place should "creationism" have in the public education system? (It should be included as another concept to the beginnings of the Earth, along with evolution and many others...I've always felt shortchanged on this. There are so many possible ways to explain the beginning of time, and only a few have been properly explained) {this affects every student and teacher, kind of a big deal}
Are American Indians being treated fairly in the 1990s? (Lord no. If anyone deserves reperations for mistreatment in the past, it's the American Indians...wait, Native Americans. That's something that bugs me. They aren't Indians. That spawned from Columbus' time when he thought America was India, and called the natives Indians. Centuries later, we STILL call them Indians! How freakin' ignorant are we?) {The Native Americans might like this, eh?}
Should English be declared the official language of the United States? (Yes. Our ancestors were English speakers, our government is based on English, it is the most widely spoken language in the U.S. So yes, to say another language is a possible official language would be like me going to some foreign country and forcing them to speak English.) {I'll get a lot of non-English speakers really mad...if they can read the essay}
To what extent should bilingual education be offered in public schools? (I like the concept, but for God's sakes, if you're gonna teach it, teach it early on in a child's life! It's so hard to retain lingual information at this age, had I been taught Spanish starting at age 8 or 9, I might have been decent at the language.) {more teaching stuff. Students and teachers would be interested}
Should pornography be restricted by law? (No, no it shouldn't.) {I think this demographic goes without saying}
Are American Indians being treated fairly in the 1990s? (Lord no. If anyone deserves reperations for mistreatment in the past, it's the American Indians...wait, Native Americans. That's something that bugs me. They aren't Indians. That spawned from Columbus' time when he thought America was India, and called the natives Indians. Centuries later, we STILL call them Indians! How freakin' ignorant are we?) {The Native Americans might like this, eh?}
Should English be declared the official language of the United States? (Yes. Our ancestors were English speakers, our government is based on English, it is the most widely spoken language in the U.S. So yes, to say another language is a possible official language would be like me going to some foreign country and forcing them to speak English.) {I'll get a lot of non-English speakers really mad...if they can read the essay}
To what extent should bilingual education be offered in public schools? (I like the concept, but for God's sakes, if you're gonna teach it, teach it early on in a child's life! It's so hard to retain lingual information at this age, had I been taught Spanish starting at age 8 or 9, I might have been decent at the language.) {more teaching stuff. Students and teachers would be interested}
Should pornography be restricted by law? (No, no it shouldn't.) {I think this demographic goes without saying}
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
bibliography
Fausto-Sterling, Anne. Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality. Basic Books, 2000. 3 Oct. 2007 .
easybib.com
easybib.com
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Sexual Summary
In Anne Fausto-Sterling's "Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality," She points out views on homosexuality, heterosexuality, and what truly defines a gender. In the beggining, she makes note of Hermaphrodites and how they are looked at in society. She also points out that it isn't so much genetics that can determine the sexual orientation of a certain being, but more so their upbringing. It should also be noticed that she feels that the two-sex system that we have grown up on is a little too black-and-white, and believes it should be replaced by a 5-sex system, by differing levels of masculinity and feminity. We also should consider the differing mental status of women and men, that they differ greatly, due to their differing ancestry.
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