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Opinion Foreign language experience becomes more important by Stephani Veff language, students also learn about the culture and back Have you ever thought about ground of the foreign country all the advantages there are in arid its people. This brings a bet taking a foreign language class? ter understanding of thé world Many of us only think about the and the people in it. Here in the difficulty and time involved in United States this is especially taking a foreign language, but the significant because almost every benefits are so great that these one (with the exception of native “cons” can easily be turned into American indians) immigrated “pros.” froin some other country. Most Many colleges and universities of us would like to know what are now requiring their students our ancestors were like and this is to take at least a year or two of a one of the best ways to do it. foreign language in order to ob Of course a foreign language is tain their degrees. Some students always helpful if you plan to wonder why they should take a travel to a foreign country, but foreign language because it travel is not the only place where doesn’t seem to go along with a foreign language has impor their curriculums. But the key tance. As more businesses be word here is “seem.” What these come international, the more students don’t realize is that a multi-lingual people will need to foreign language is very helpful in become. Many businesses will all fields of study. hire a person more quickly if he When learning a foreign lan has had some foreign language guage students are forced to learn experience; some businesses re their native language in a whole quire their employees to have new way. Not many people think foreign language experience. Opinions Editor “...a foreign language is very helpful in all fields of study.” about nouns, verbs, pronouns, etc. when they are speaking, or even writing, in .their native language. While taking a foreign language people are forced to recognize these parts of grammar so that the foreign language makes more sense, this, in turn, makes the native language more understandable. Along with learning the So despite the fact that learn ing a foreign language is time consuming and difficult, there is just as much evidence that it is well worth the effort. Next time you’re signing up for your classes why not consider taking a foreign language? You might be surprised to find out how much you’|j. like it. Bonne Chance! The day was as bad as I thought it would be. My daughter ■e crying because her Teddy tad fallen out of bed during ■ night and she couldn’t find it. fas frying eggs when I heard her desperate cries for help. With a quick flick of the wrist, I turned the burner off and went in to find Teddy. I found him pinned bet ween the bed and the wall. I could have sworn he winked at ■as I pulled him out. Tossing to my daughter, I hurried back to the kitchen, only to discover that I had turned the burner on high instead of off. My eggs were spitting hot butter everywhere. What a day this pro- Ssed to be! All morning I navigated bet ween the kitchen and my daughter’s bedroom. Her Barbie Campus Comments: dolls needed dressed. The cookies needed to be taken out of the oven. I couldn’t get a thing done, Finally I mixed together some cornstarch and water to make a form of playdough. Handing the finished product to my daughter, I disappeared into the bedroom ■ strip the beds. It took me longer than I had planned because I found my fingernail file I had lost two weeks ago. So plopping myself down on the bed, I began filing my fingernails. Naturally if you file your nails it only makes sense to polish them too. So I polish«! them to perfection. As I was sit- ting there admiring my han- dywork, I became aware that the house was entirely too quiet. I could hear nothing but the con- tinual dripping of the rain. I hurried to the kitchen to find my daughter. There she was sit- ting at the table, playing with her playdough. A funny grey-green color was smeared everywhere. “I’m making a rainbow, Mom my,” my daughter said grinning happily. “See, isn’t it pretty?” “Very pretty,” I said wryly. I jjjjlled her from her chair to go ccc Heather Marv Lisa Tia IV e Kneed more transferrable business classes. Having one teacher We need more human teaching a whole pro potential classes along gram just isn’t isn’t right. with academic classes. We need more instruc tors. wash her hands, in so doing, I ended up with food coloring all over myself. It took me half and hour to dean up the mess, make a peanut butter sandwich, and stick my daughter into bed for her nap. During nap I wracked my brain to come up with a plan for an easier afternoon. When my daughter awoke, I was ready. Loading her into the car I hurried to the store. There I found a darling little red and white uribrella with a Mickey Mouse on it, 1 bought it for $3. Next I picked up a four dollar pair of plastic rain boots. Then back to the house we went. Now I’m sitting here in peace and quiet. The house is clean«!. I’ve even managed to get some homework done. Periodically I check my daughter. She’s happy as a lark, splashing through the puddles in her new boots and gleefully trying to catch the rain that is dripping off her um brella. What a sweet child she is!1 feel a sense of accomplish ment. Contentedly 1 smile to myself. Mickey Mouse grins jck^tme^ b’ lmpm"ed Cindy I think we need to add to / think we need mòre our ■ merchandising students counseling business management pro students. grams. We need more In structors. Clackamas Community Collega Page 2 Inches