| At the risk of making a politically
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| | actually learn to talk at all. How in the
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| insensitive statement, I offer my deepest
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| | world did early human beings, who were
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| apologies for the following article if I
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| | arguably much dumber than we current
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| offend anyone in anyway.
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| | human beings, even develop ways of
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| Our country has long been a melting pot
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| | communicating effectively with one
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| of ethnic diversity and amazing tolerance
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| | another?
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| for cultural differences. Lately,
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| | And the English language with all it's
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| however, our national ethnic stew has
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| | multiple word meanings and rules, has to
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| taken on the un-mistaken flavor of our
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| | be strong evidence that alien beings must
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| neighbors to the south and I've developed
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| | have visited with us in the past and
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| a terrible case of indigestion. Mexican
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| | played some cosmic practical joke on us
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| food just doesn't sit well with me.
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| | Americans! I feel sorry for those who are
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| As a mother, I've noticed this influence
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| | attempting to learn English as their
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| of Spanish culture into my own home life,
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| | second language because it really makes
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| most noticeably in the programming my 4
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| | absolutely no sense at all! Back to the
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| year old watches. Dora the Explorer,
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| | point though.
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| Diego and Handy Manny are just a few of
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| | I feel that eventually to function in our
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| the shows peppered with Spanish
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| | ever changing society, everyone will need
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| seasoning, and I must say, I'm not sure
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| | to know both English and Spanish. I will
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| if I'm for this or against it.
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| | always firmly believe however, that
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| I've always been proud of my national
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| | English should remain the national
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| heritage, the place where I was born, but
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| | language if for no other reason than to
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| lately, my patriotism has suffered a bit.
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| | protect the last shred of our cultural
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| Political correctness and tolerance have
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| | identity we have left.
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| gone completely overboard and we are
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| | I don't believe that to be a politically
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| rapidly losing any sense of U.S. culture
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| | insensitive statement, but I could be
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| that may have actually once existed.
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| | wrong. I certainly never thought I would
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| Regardless of what side of the fence you
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| | see the destruction of the religion this
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| may be on this issue, pardon the pun, we
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| | country was founded upon, so who knows, I
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| all must admit that this trend seems to
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| | guess I better not take the chance. The
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| be here to stay.
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| | Spanish population will eventually be the
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| With that in mind, I decided to learn
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| | majority and I have no doubt that they
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| Spanish. My kids are already doing it,
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| | will stick together and protect their
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| and I don't want to fall to far behind
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| | national heritage unlike we have, so we
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| them like I did with the pesky computer
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| | better get used to it now if we want to
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| and all that went along with that
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| | survive.
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| societal shock wave.
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| | Our children will absolutely have to know
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| So I went online, of course, and did some
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| | Spanish, so I guess it's okay to
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| research. There are really some great
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| | encourage them to do so. I'm not sure how
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| programs out there that can get the old
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| | we Americans are still getting away with
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| synapses firing in the right direction to
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| | English class being a required course in
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| begin learning again. It's amazing how
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| | our public schools while Spanish, German,
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| early on in life we stop adding to our
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| | Italian and so forth are still considered
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| vocabulary and how that portion of the
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| | electives. It's just a matter of time
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| brain kind of just seems to shrivel up
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| | before we get around to it I suppose, our
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| and die.
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| | law makers are still busy with killing
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| I put a link in my author's bio for the
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| | Christmas you know.
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| program I actually ended up using. As
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| | I do understand the idea of people coming
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| this article is not intended to sell you
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| | to our country and still wishing to hold
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| on any particular course, I won't focus
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| | onto their own culture. What I don't
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| on that aspect of my bilingual journey.
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| | understand is why I must give up mine to
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| What I will focus on is the absolute
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| | accommodate them.
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| amazement I have that any of us can
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| | When in Rome, I suppose...
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