Since the 20th century, one of the big debates regarding immigration is that of language in the school system of the United States. According to The Urban Institute’s Immigration Studies Program, during 2015 immigrant children will make up 30 percent of the population in the nation’s educational system. The rising amounts of immigration are compelling […]
Archives for January 2015
Brief history of Venezuela and the importance of social class. Part #1
I would like to begin my passion blog about the Venezuelan protest movement by explaining a bit of history in a VERY simplified manner. I’m not exactly a huge fan of history myself, so I apologize if my first couple of posts do not seem very interesting to some of you; but I believe that […]
My Blogs
For my passion blog I have decided to choose the topic of the #SOSVenezuela movement that occurred in Venezuela last year in February through April, and about the student protests that are still happening. For my civic issues blog I have decided to talk about language and multiculturalism in the United States.
“I Believe” Podcast- Rough Draft
I Believe in the Beauty of a Bond. I look around me at the remains of an Island named Kessennuma, a region known for its fishing industry on the province of Miyagi, Japan. The beach is colored with specks of objects in all shapes, textures and sizes. Faded blue tiles of what used to be […]
Ideas for future posts and the “This I Believe” project.
Possible “This I Believe” topics:1. I believe that music has no language barriers 2. I believe that dogs really are a person’s best friend Possible passion blog topics: 1. Famous Idioms- meaning of interesting idioms that we use often on the English language and where they originate from. 2. Venezuela- A blog about the social […]