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Matthew Anderson: What is Language to Me?

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Matthew Anderson: What is Language to Me?

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Language to me is learning to see and understand things from a different perspective.  It forces you to think, speak, and write in ways different than what you are used to if you wish to communicate effectively.  It is also a gateway too infinite possibilities.  Being able to go to another country and communicate with people completely different from you a joyful experience that not everyone will have.

I have always been interested in Japan since I was a child, and learning Japanese and studying abroad in Japan allowed me to make friends and do and see things I never would have experienced here in the US. Growing up it was always a dream, but the sense of accomplishment from having to do it is an amazing feeling.  It allows us to go past cultural differences and connect with one another, which to me is an important step to making the world a better place.

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Language is the door to opportunity, the path to cultural acknowledgement. It is the curiosity that rages in our heart and the cure for our thirst for knowledge. Language is the joy of understanding others and the frustration of not. It is how we understand ourselves and how we have been taught. Language is the path to leadership, breaking down barriers and building up relationships. However, it is not what language is to me but that language IS me. My language defines who I am and how I will be. The question is then: without language, what would we be?

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To me, language means the opportunity to travel the world. It opens up a world of culture and beautiful experiences. I have traveled all over the United States and different parts of Europe. The ability to go and experience a life style that is so different from yours is purely euphoric. I may not understand each and every language of each place I visit, but that doesn't change how amazing the trip is. It pushes me to learn more about the language and helps me understand the people better.
I also view language as a way of personal expression. I love to write about my experiences and special moments in my life. It helps me reflect and stay grounded. After losing my mom to Brain Cancer in May I have a new found appreciation for all of my personal writings. They are now all my memories of her and I written down forever. Language may seem like just a word, but in reality it is much more beautiful and complex.

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Quinton Graber - What Language is for me?

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Quinton Graber - What Language is for me?

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I believe that for me, Language is a means of communication and an ability to share and explore new ideas.

This Saturn 5 rocket is a culminative effort by hundreds of people using language to further our species as a whole. These people started out with no ability to communicate, to do math, or science. Yet over years of using language to speak and trade ideas, these men and women were able to create a vehicle to leave this planet.

Language allows you to travel and meet new people, to share ideas and learn of different customs. Without it, we would have never left the caves we came out from

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1. Read the quotes and/or proverbs
2. Choose FIVE of them
3.Add to this LANGUAGE Padlet by clicking anywhere on the board or look for the pink circle with white sign on it and don't forget to put your name and last name on each slide
4. Explain the meaning of LANGUAGE for you
5. Make sure your Padlet has multimedia sources  such as video, clips, audio, articles, images etc. (check out Evaluation rubric in Gradebook/Padlet 1)
6.  Add creativity by supporting your voice
7. After you added your content to Padlet, review your classmates Padlet post and then go to your class Discussion board and vote BEST Padlet post by explaining the reason of your vote (check out Evaluation rubric in Gradebook/Padlet 1)
DUE: Sunday September 9, 2018 11:59 pm E.T.

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Languages for life