My name
is Aaron Leo Pereira. I am from India, but was born in the United Arab Emirates
on the 8th of September, 1998. Like most teenagers my age, I enjoy getting
myself involved in a plethora of both indoor, and outdoor activities. Out of these, my favorite activities would definitely be football, kayaking, tennis, biking, driving and going to
the gym. During the course of this year, I plan on being a dedicated, hardworking and respected member of this school, and also learning how to
professionally play a musical instrument. Being a teenager in the 21st
century, language plays a major role in defining who you are as a person. With
the invention of social media, language is getting more and more universal as
time goes on. Language, like many other crucial things in life, evolves over
time, inspired by the latest trends, creating slangs. Language to me is all
about communication. It plays a role in sharing information, (either publicly
or secretly) through various methods. Talking would probably be the most
common, as humans have never been more intellectually capable with words. This
allows us to express ourselves like never before. We can convey more feelings
and contribute new ideas with such precision using just, words. Language is a universal social binder, even though
it varies from culture to culture. I would say that culture would be best
defined as an ethical group, sharing the same ideas and beliefs amongst each
other. I am bilingual, as I speak both Tamil (the national language of Tamil
Nadu) and English fluently. This gives me an opportunity to see how language
and culture define one another, and how language is used on parts of the world.
I have sometimes felt excluded from certain ethnic groups. This is because I
had little to no understanding of that particular culture and the specific
language being spoken. Over time I quickly became used to it, allowing me to
fit in and share my ideas with ease. Cultures can vary around the world, but we
must always respect them to learn more about them.
Hey Aaron,
ReplyDeleteI found your first beginning sentences very interesting because I didn't know a lot of that about you. I like the way you explained what language is and how it is important to you, also how you can speak Tamil because I didn't know that either.It's great that you have learnt to respect other cultures. xxx
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