Introductory Reflective Essay

My future dreams and goals , opportunities and successes will begin with being able to communicate with people around the world passing portfolio class is that beginning . According to the CIA 's World Factbook , English is high on the list of the most extensively written and spoken languages in the world (https /www .cia .gov ) with the latest compilation of world statistics indicating that English is used by 380 million native speakers . Also according to the CIA World Factbook global economics is driven through the English language . For example ten percent (10 ) of

the world 's population are native speakers but this ten percent (10 ) claim more than 30 percent (30 ) of international economic control . This puts English far ahead of other countries in how much information is communicated and transmitted in the business arena Additionally , global communication and rapid technological advances indicate that English is also more widely studied as a second language than any other in the world . In a world where commerce , entertainment scientific , religious , economic , and business disciplines employ English more than any other language , it is important to understand it and be able to communicate using it

As I considered which papers to write for this course , I began with a classic fairy tale . Cinderella has been written in thousands of variations and the first version is attributed to Strabo , the famous Greek historian (Fleischman and Paschkis , 2007 . Because the story of the poorly treated stepchild is so well known , and so much discussion and different...