Blog 3: Coca Cola Super Bowl Commercial

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nataly-kelly/cocacola-superbowl-ad_b_4714935.html There is a lot of anger over one of this year's Super Bowl Commercials. Coca-Cola presented the song "America the Beautiful" in 7 different languages. Many are saying that English is the American Language and doing what it did is Anti American. Although there are arguments supporting that it's not Anti American such as we have no official language, other languages are spoken here, and we all have a foreign background. I picked this article because I found all the controversy interesting. I also remembered that we've been recently discussing "English" in class. I remember how we discussed that we take words from other languages and incorporate them into our language. I find it interesting that a lot of people such as me forgot that English isn't the only language in America. I think a lot of people also forgot the American is melting pot full of people around the world. The article said that there are 381 languages spoken here. It's possible those who speak more than one language and perhaps immigrated here to the U.S. possibly liked the commercial. I agree with all that the article says although I admit I didn't feel the same way last night. After thinking about it it makes sense. I have a few relatives from Mexico who worked hard to live here and gain citizenship as well as learn English. They are just as American as every other American. This article definitely affects the world. Many countries see us as an opportunity. There are those who want to be here. This commercials shows that they are welcomed here regardless of who they are and what language they speak. What's important to remember is that the people who found this country came from somewhere else. I think Coco Cola realized that and felt the need to express that as it seems many people have easily forgotten.