Are the children and grandchildren of immigrants losing touch with their native languages and cultures due to the exposure that these children and grandchildren have with English at school and on the Internet?

Please choose ONE of the following topics and write a well-developed, persuasive essay:

1. Choose three English words that are used by you and members of your family. Explain what they mean to you and your family, why you use them, and how these words represent your family’s culture and ethnicity. Your thesis statement must include three reasons. Please write using the first-person point of view.

2. Are the children and grandchildren of immigrants losing touch with their native languages and cultures due to the exposure that these children and grandchildren have with English at school and on the Internet? Explain. Please write in the third person. You may use a personal example for one paragraph, but do not make the entire essay about your own personal experience.

For support, you must use quotes from at least one of the articles you read in this unit.
DO NOT use outside sources to support your paper.
An MLA works cited is required for this essay.
Paper format: typed, double-spaced, 12pt font, Times New Roman/Arial
Page number requirement: 2-1/2 to 3 pages (at least 6 paragraphs)
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Articles

Mother Tongue: https://www.oleanschools.org/cms/lib/NY19000263/Centricity/Domain/166/Mother%20Tongue.pdf
What Dialect Do You Speak? A Map of American English: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/12/02/what-dialect-to-do-you-speak-a-map-of-american-english/?utm_term=.858a91918362
What we lose when we let languages and cultures die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2xgZkvVS-A
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Can only use the articles for sources and must have atleast one quote cited.

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