Aztec Calender

Many of the Latin American natives constructed many amazing structures such as sun temples that reflect light to make an image. Of all of these structures, the most intriguing is the Aztec Calender.
The recent movie 2012 depicts the end of the world predicted by the Aztec Calender. I wonder how the Aztecs were able to "predict" the end of the world. Even with today's technology we cannot predict such an event. For this reason, I don't believe the world will end in 2012 (it could), but you do have to wonder, "What would I do if I knew the world was about to end?"

Language Transformation

I know this is the second post related to English, but this blog is an assignment for an awesome English class.

In class we talked about the Anglo-Saxons and how their language sounded very different from ours, and how it morphed into the language we all speek and write today. I wonder what our language will be like 100 years from today. With all of the texting lingo and slang our English will most likely form into a type of "Newspeak" So when Walt Disney rizes from his cryogenic freeze to rule the world no one will know what he is saying. His movies will be the historical records that teach scientists about the life of Lions and royalty but linguists will be the only ones to understand their meaning. Sad New World

Sci-Fi Technology

I have always heard that a lot of new technologies come from futuristic movies and TV shows. The Starfleet Space Dock, for example, could be an inspiration for the International Space Station. Another example is C3PO for years engineers have worked to get a human like robot fully functional.
If this statement is true than I will want to be alive to enroll in Starfleet or something similar so that I can use a ray gun or Phazer and travel faster than the speed of light. I don't know about you but I wonder how awesome the future could be.

Why is English so hard to learn?

Have you ever wondered how English can be so confusing to foreigners trying to learn how to speak and write it? Here are a few reasons I have thought of:

• Our phonics does not make sense. Ex. we spell "was" w-a-s when it sounds like w-u-z why not change the spelling
• We have several homonyms such as "to, too, and two"
• There are so many rules for placing a coma. These rules can intimidate even the bravest linguist.
• And of course the all confusing phrases "Driveway" and "Parkway". You park in a driveway and drive in a parkway

I guess I kind of understand why so many immigrants have trouble speaking English.