First of all, they could not speak English and needed to attend ESL (English Second Language) classes. ... "So the year I started attending school, I kept reminding myself how important it is to study hard, know English, and earn money so my parents would not suffer much", said Elsa. ... Elsa claims that in Indonesia, "not everyone could receive education, and education was not free when I was young. ... Elsa is till very grateful of how her life has transformed from a poor country into a country free of choices and freedom. ... Somehow I feel like I am inspired by her energy, which is fil...

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• Grade Level: High School

It is important to note that English is not in danger of being relegated to second-class status in this country. ... A quote was once said my a famous person in our history " the man who becomes Americanized ... and who talks United States instead of the dialect of the country which he has of his own free will abandoned, is not only doing his plain duty by his adopted land, but is also rendering himself s service of immeasurable value... ... By the time they apply for college, students with four or more years of foreign language study score higher on the SAT verbal section, according to the...

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• Grade Level: High School

History According Hannah Purnell, staff writer for College View wrote extensively on the topic of undergraduate studies and the college search (Hannah, College View). ... African-Americans, especially those recently freed from slavery. ... Interestingly, in the catalog of 1871, requirements for admission to the College of Medicine were: The applicant must furnish evidence of good moral character and (2) He must possess a thorough English education, knowledge of the elementary treatises of Mathematics, and sufficient acquaintance with the Latin language to understand prescriptions and the med...

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"A more confident speaker of English I didn't trouble to listen to how strangers sounded anymore at last, seven years old I came to believe what was technically true since I was born I was a US Citizen". ... The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them choose. ... That is because they know they are free to hold to their religion, their beliefs, their history, as each of them choose.... These studies expose the impracticability of US citizenship as the baseline for true Americanism. Another common viewpoint on the National Identity Crisis is tha...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When Jefferson was five his family moved to Richmond and Jefferson was enrolled at an English school called Tuckahoe. ... His teacher then arranged for him to study law. ... The bill for general education-- allowing everyone, without regard to birth or wealth, to have as much free education as each person was fitted for. ...

• Word Count: 1012
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• Grade Level: High School