tonight, brent and i were sitting at dinner when our waiter (a very sweet guy, by the way) came up and asked us what the difference between "i will" and "i would" was. we helped him, and then our minds wandered to other things.. thus being that as a society, i believe that we should be bilingual as many european countries are (i.e.: the european union requires of schools to teach not only the native tongue, but also two other of the official languages of the union). in an ever-expanding society, i really do think it is necessary to not only know at least the basics of minority languages (spanish, especially) but be fluent in another language (of their choice). just as musical instruments are said to help children focus as they learn to play, i honestly think that if children are exposed to different languages, they will be able to broaden their horizons at a younger age, thus encouraging tolerance as well as, possibly, a better success rate. just a thought...
i plan to be bilingual eventually, if not multilingual. preferably in spanish and either dutch or german. but we will see how that works out... brent also brought up the possibility of taking a class in latin and (atleast) knowing the basics because latin is the foundation for the romantic languages. i’ve always fallen in love with languages and how english ties in to different cultures, and i really do think it’s an important thing to think about... and i honestly think only ignorance fosters inhibition to learning foreign languages (and notice how i said "ignorance" not "stupidity": by ignorance, i mean not being informed on such).
in other news, i’ve decided that my persuasive speech for class will be over growth hormones and pesticides in food, and that my tribute speech will be a dedication to janis joplin. i was going to do a piece about women in the media and how it affects a female child’s self image, but brent said that i’d sound like a hairy-armpit, dread-headed, crazy-ass hippy feminist.. and i decided that the subject itself wold be too much passion for merely 12 minutes (really - i could dedicate hours upon hours about how women should not be seen as their tits or their sexual worth. i have a mind too, y’know). he also called janis joplin a gay tribute speech... yea, whatever. i love janis and everything she embodies.. a wonderful feminine spirit with a kick-ass attitude.
don't compromise yourself. you are all you've got.
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