The Sociological Imagination and Syria
About a year ago, I watched a video that changed my life. I know, I know. It sounds pretty dramatic. But this is not hyperbole when I say that one twenty-minute video affected who I am as a person. It offered an insight that I previously held, but never was able to put into words. The video was a TedTalk [...]
A Language Deficit
There is a “language deficit” in the United States. Statistics are showing that the United States is lagging behind other countries in their fluency in foreign languages. Less than 20% of Americans are bilingual, while in the countries of the European Union, that value more than doubles to 56%. (And 28% know three!) Despite the demand for learning foreign languages, it [...]
