This article was very interesting because it analyzed the way President Trump delivers his speeches. The linguist talks about how many perceive the way he talks as "uneducated", however, this is not the case. He speaks the way he does because he wants to talk like a normal person and therefore be relatable to everyday Americans.

In this article, it talks about the psychology behind storytelling. For many of us, when reading over an informational article, we happen to miss a lot of facts and we tend to "glaze over it" without retaining much of what was said. This is very common and psychologists have found that subtly putting information in to a story will increase the reader/listener's chances of learning the material. A prime example of this was done by the University of Washington when hinting at climate change in the form of a story.

This article talks about how difficult it really is to learn a second language. It further explains the different stages our brain goes through and how our brain's plasticity goes down as we age. The article also talks about psychologists who disagree on when the "critical period" of learning a second language takes place.

I wanted to do my research on why English is so hard to learn and why it is beneficial to learn a second language as a child, however, these are two completely different research questions. This website combined the two and has allowed me to research why children should learn English when they are young as opposed to a different language. It goes in depth as to why English is so challenging as well as how children who learn a second language will be better suited for the world.