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If there was only one common language

The advantages: All of the people in this world would be able to communicate effectively since we all can use the same words and are able to also understand these words.  There won't be any confusion nor misinterpretation as we can always clarify our questions, and justify our answers by using the same language. International voyagers, or foreigners visiting a country (tourists) can effectively communicate with each other, with no difficulty at all. It'll unite people from around the world. Equal opportunities are given for people, boosting their confidence in speaking out more often and being more open minded.  The disadvantages: Some terms or phrases may not be seen in this language, that are existent in any other language. Therefore, it'll be difficult to communicate certain ideas. There wouldn't be any diversity or uniqueness to an individual if there's only one language. That is, a country's specific attribute (its language) will be lost and t...
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Blog 1- Maps!

Claim Implication of the claim Boston schools introduced the Galls-Peter projection map. The Mercator map, commonly used distorted the reality and did not offer accurate representation of the continents. A world renowned cartographer named, Gerardus Mercator, produced a map in 1569. He created it in a way that helped sea travelers navigate across oceans by drawing straight lines as guidance. This exaggerated certain countries, making it look bigger than its original size while on the other hand, made larger countries smaller in visual size. He had also misplaced countries. Mercator’s map affected continents as well as countries.  South America was roughly about the same size as Europe when in reality it is approximately twice as larger. Furthermore, Greenland looks around the same size as Africa when Africa is 14 times larger. As a result, the Mercator map exaggerates all sorts of imperialist po...
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