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Category Archives: Other
The Many Varieties of Arabic
If there is a gap between written and spoken English, then there is a chasm between written and spoken Arabic. Written Arabic has had centuries more time to develop than English; therefore the dialects of Arabic are far more different (and harder to comprehend for an Arabic speaker) than the different accents of English. Imagine if all French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish-speakers still wrote in modernized Latin. That’s basically the situation with Arabic today. Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Other
Tagged Arab revolutions, Arabic, classical Arabic, spoken Arabic
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Reflections on the Death of Osama Bin Laden
Like many Americans, I remember exactly when I heard about the World Trade Center attacks: in the car, with my father driving me to school. The radio turned on, and somebody started talking about attacks on a “World Trade Center.” … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Other, People
Tagged death, Osama Bin Laden, reflections, World Trade Center
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What Elections Would Look Like in a Mexico-United States Union
Elections would come to resemble those which happen in Mississippi today: everybody from Mexico would vote one way, everybody from the United States would vote another. Continue reading
Posted in Election Analysis, Other
Tagged blue, Democrats, elections, fun, Mexico, Politics, red, Republians, United States
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Part 2: What If Canada Was Part of the United States?
This is the second (more serious) part of two posts exploring the political consequences that would happen if Canada became part of the United States. Continue reading
Posted in Election Analysis, Other
Tagged blue, Canada, Democrats, elections, fun, Politics, red, Republians, United States
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Why It’s Strange That Everybody in the United States Speaks English
Imagine you’re a tourist planning on visiting India. Determined not to be seen as culturally ignorant, you’ve decided to learn Hindi, the official language. As the plane lands in Bangalore, you are confident that you can speak in the native … Continue reading
