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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
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about meaning of 'english only ballots'
1 b 00 In the 01 02 00 , one of 01 font 00 the 02 font 00 01 font 00 most misunderstood issues 02 font 00 in the last decade of the twentieth century was the widespread move to establish English as an “official” language. Noting that the 01 02 00 had never declared English to be official, proponents of 01 font 00 “English only” ballots 02 font 00 across many states argued that an official English policy was needed to unify the country and end decades-long debates over bilingual education. 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 The campaigns to pass such ballots, heavily funded by well-heeled right-wing organizations, painted a picture of the unity and harmony of people communicating in a common tongue. What those campaigns did not reveal was the covert agenda of the ultimate devaluing of minority languages and cultures. In related legislative debates across the 01 02 00 , bilingual education was singled out by the same groups as a waste of time and money. In 1998, for example, in the state of 00 , a well-financed campaign to severely restrict bilingual education programs managed to seduce the public by promoting myths and misunderstandings about language acquisition and multilingualism. Once again those who end up suffering from such moves toward “English only” are the already disenfranchised minority cultures. 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 The campaigns to pass such ballots, heavily funded by well-heeled right-wing organizations, painted a picture of the unity and harmony of people communicating in a common tongue. What those campaigns did not reveal was the covert agenda of the ultimate devaluing of minority languages and cultures. In related legislative debates across the 01 02 00 , bilingual education was singled out by the same groups as a waste of time and money. In 1998, for example, in the state of 00 , a well-financed campaign to severely restrict bilingual education programs managed to seduce the public by promoting myths and misunderstandings about language acquisition and multilingualism. Once again those who end up suffering from such moves toward “English only” are the already disenfranchised minority cultures. 02 b 02 br
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0 -- The ballots are written only in English. 02 br
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00 -- Many people do/did not properly understand the issue 02 br
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00 -- The passage overall supports multilingualism in the US. 0-
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00 -- Many people do/did not properly understand the issue 02 br
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0 Hi Ahn 02 br
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00 1. 01 i 00 "English only" ballots 02 i 00 refers to a vote on the issue of whether or not to make English the one official language. 02 br
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00 2. I'd say that 'misunderstood' means that the public neither understands correctly what the results of making English the "official" language would be, nor is the public able t
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00 1. 01 i 00 "English only" ballots 02 i 00 refers to a vote on the issue of whether or not to make English the one official language. 02 br
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00 2. I'd say that 'misunderstood' means that the public neither understands correctly what the results of making English the "official" language would be, nor is the public able t
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0 Thank you so much for all your reply! 02 br
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00 It helps me a lot. 0-
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00 It helps me a lot. 0-
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0 By the way, replys on 'english only ballots' seem to differ from each other 05 0 010id 6
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0 Yes. Yankee's right--- again! 02 br
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00 PS: I guessed what I guessed because I just received my Los Angeles County ballots in about 5 different languages-- English, Thai, Korean, Arabic, and Spanish, at least. 0-
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00 PS: I guessed what I guessed because I just received my Los Angeles County ballots in about 5 different languages-- English, Thai, Korean, Arabic, and Spanish, at least. 0-
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0 One more question has occured reading this article. 02 br
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00 If 'english only ballots' refers to vote on whether or not to make english as an official language, do " proponents of English only ballots " mean supporters who approve a policy making english an official language? 02 br
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00 And does 'The campaigns to pass such ballots' part, presented in
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00 If 'english only ballots' refers to vote on whether or not to make english as an official language, do " proponents of English only ballots " mean supporters who approve a policy making english an official language? 02 br
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00 And does 'The campaigns to pass such ballots' part, presented in
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0 Hi Ahn 02 br
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00 I have to admit that I find the way the author has used the word 'ballots' to be a little bit unsual. I often hear and read things such as "a ballot issue" or "a ballot proposal" or "a ballot measure". When the author says "pass such ballots", he is referring to the public "accepting such proposals by voting on them" (proposals = the proposed legislation
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00 I have to admit that I find the way the author has used the word 'ballots' to be a little bit unsual. I often hear and read things such as "a ballot issue" or "a ballot proposal" or "a ballot measure". When the author says "pass such ballots", he is referring to the public "accepting such proposals by voting on them" (proposals = the proposed legislation
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