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The immigration debate often centers on who should be welcomed into our country. Some even argue that multiculturalism dilutes our national character - that the very the essence of the country is somehow vanishing. But far from undermining the American experiment, immigrants enhance our culture by introducing new ideas, cuisines and art. They also enrich the English language. As newcomers master a new language, they lend words from their native lexicon to the rest of us. While American English can be perceived as a threat to the survival of other cultures around the world, within our country it is a force that helps to bind us together, even as ideological polarization pulls the other way. Immigrants help us reinvigorate our multitudinous language.

Scientific American Mind, 18(4), 13-13. Infographic that talks about how non-verbal language reveals your roots and heritage, such as body language.

This article talks about the benefits of meditation and how your body reacts. I find it interesting how much of an effect on the body meditation can do. Taking breaks throughout the day to reflect in peace allows the body (sympathetic nervous system) to calm down in order to achieve homeostasis. After trying some meditation techniques I find myself living a more relaxed life.

This article discusses how languages in Native American communities are near being on the verge of being endangered. This article specifically mentions the Cherokee language. The cause of language disappearance is due to the government and their policies throughout history. For example, children would be beaten if they spoke their native language. The United States have went out of their way to destroy culture as a way to get rid of Native Americans. The Biden administration may have put out a draft of a 10 year plan to restore Native languages.

This is a Hopkins Medicine page that shares information on ADHD specifically in children. It gives the basic definition of ADHD as well as some of the basic information on the learning disorder. It gives common causes, types of ADHD, who is affected, symptoms, diagnosis, etc.

This is a CDC document that shares information on ADHD in the classroom, what can be done to aid students with ADHD, etc. Overall this site gives information on ways to teach students with ADHD, methods, and more.

This article shares the perspective of a woman who was raised in Ni'ihau. She conveys her passion and the importance of perpetuating the unique Ni'ihau dialect.

Have you ever caught yourself talking a little bit differently after listening to someone with a distinctive way of speaking? Perhaps you'll pepper in a couple of y'all's after spending the weekend with your Texan mother-in-law. Or you might drop a few R's after binge-watching a British period drama on Netflix. Linguists call this phenomenon "linguistic convergence," and it's something you've likely done at some point, even if the shifts were so subtle you didn't notice. People tend to converge toward the language they observe around them, whether it's copying word choices, mirroring sentence structures or mimicking pronunciations.

A phenomenon called "linguistic convergence" causes people to subtly change their speech when talking to someone with a different accent. Code-switchers are an example of convergence, but people can also diverge, or go away, from a certain aspect of their speech.

Very interesting article on how English will change in the future. It includes clips of what Old English, Modern English, and Future English sound like compared to each other. It's interesting to see how English could start to sound like foreign languages as it picks up characteristics given by non-native speakers.

In this vibrant borough of Queens, NY, a street called Roosevelt Avenue cuts a cross-section through some of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods on Earth. Spanish, Bengali, Punjabi, Mixtec, Seke, and Kuranko are among the hundreds of languages spoken here.

Duke professionals discuss linguistic racism, inclusive language, how they can avoid linguistic racism, use inclusive language, and more.

This article examines different ways that casual racism is seen in our daily lives. Due to certain stereotypes engrained in our society, racism is often unintentional, and people don't understand the weight of their words.

This article explains Bill Nyeʻs perspective on how word use is extremely important when talking about climate change, as it can change how urgent people consider this issue. This shows the power of changing even just one word in a phrase or sentence, and how it can affect how language is perceived. One example they used was "phasing down coal" instead of "phasing out coal"; in reality, we want to eliminate the use of coal, but by using the word "down" instead of "out" it creates a different tone.

Do animal whisperers really understand what animals are saying? This article explains that it takes more than just watching an animals behavior to understand them. It explains what animal whisperers do and even teaches the reader how to communicate with their animal.

Emojis have now become the norm when it comes to online communication, however, it is now making its mark in health care. There is now interest in using emojis to help facilitate health literacy and engage patients with their own health data.

Almost all of us use social media in some shape or form, this article goes into how it stimulates our brain, why we feel the need to post and what we post. Are we addicted?

In this article, the author explains that on top of body language, some language cues can also detect a liar. It mentioned things like liars trying not using first person pronouns and increased use of negative statements that could be subconsciously mirroring the negative emotions a liar may feel such as fear or guilt.

Steven Pinker, a famous Canadian-American cognitive physiologist, linguist, and author, talks about the five functions of swearing.