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Subject: The language of the dominant power      
Author: Xiaopeng HE
Creation date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010 11:59:35 PM EST
Date last modified: Tuesday, November 9, 2010 11:59:35 PM EST
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There are more than thousands of languages in the world; however nowadays it is the English exposed its dominant power around the global.  As a result of the trend of globalization English culture has the significant impact to the world, that which never happened before. Firstly, English is widely used by many important and powerful countries: United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, some Caribbean countries, and South Africa as a native language. Also English is the second language or foreign language for most countries in the world. Secondly, the English speaking culture leading the world in most aspects, Hollywood exportation American culture to all over the world. Harvard, Cambridge, and Oxford leading the academic domain telling people what should do and what to do. In fact, English is the lingua franca of science, technology and economic that most high quality information and papers are all write in English, therefore English is essential for who want to acquire better achievement in most domains. Thirdly, English is the language of international cooperation, international trade and transport, people using English to communication in the global context. Due to the reasons above, English is the reasonable and rational global language.