Chinese New Year
For the last few years, I have been teaching students in China to speak English. As a result, I have learned more about their culture. One of the most important celebrations is the New Year. We often call it the Chinese New Year, but the Lunar New Year is more accurate as it is celebrated […]
Quien Fue Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Para que comprenda por qué Martin Luther King, Jr. era importante, debemos analizar cómo funcionaban las cosas en los Estados Unidos en ese momento. Si bien Abraham Lincoln había prohibido la esclavitud al final de la guerra civil, el pueblo afroamericano en los Estados Unidos todavía no estaba siendo tratado muy bien en el siglo […]
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
In order for you to understand why Martin Luther King, Jr. was important, we need to look at how things worked in the United States at the time. While Abraham Lincoln had forbidden slavery at the end of the civil war, the African American people in the United States were still not being treated very […]
Que es Impeachment?
Que es impeachment? El proceso de destitucion es un proceso que se nos da en la Constitución de los Estados Unidos para destituir a un funcionario electo. El funcionario electo puede ser el presidente, un congresista, un juez de la Corte Suprema u otro juez federal. La acusación es el proceso por el que esta […]
What is impeachment?
Qhat is impeachment? Impeachment is a process given to us in the Constitution of the United States in order to remove an elected official. The elected official could be the President, a Congressman, a Supreme Court Justice, or another Federal judge. Impeachment is the process that this person could be removed. To begin the process […]
Que es el dia de los reyes magos?
Parte de aprender un idioma es aprender de la cultura. Entonces hoy vamos a leer sobre la tradición hispana de los reyes magos. El día de los Reyes Magos se celebra el 6 de enero. En inglés se llama Three Kings Day. Esta fiesta se celebra cuando los tres reyes magos vinieron y trajeron […]
What is the Dia de los Reyes Magos?
Part of learning a language is learning about the culture. Today let’s read about the holiday on January 6th. In English, we call it Three Kings Day or Epiphany. In Spanish, it’s el Dia de los Reyes Magos. Kings Day celebrates when the three kings, magi, or sometimes we call them the wise men came […]