LAUNCH Response

     LAUNCH day was an interesting experience that I got to see. Seeing all the presentations of different types of situations in our world was a great learning experience. Some presentations I liked were: "Re-thinking your health from Drugs to Diagnosis," "Think Again: Considering our World's Stress, Values, and Norms," and "Embracing the World Around You: Where Do You Fit In?" In these presentations, I not only enjoyed them but learned new ideas about our society. One particularity presentation, I very much enjoyed was Sue Munro, "Creating an Interconnected World: The Importance of Languages."
     The reason why I liked this presentation was that of the main message Munro was expressing, which is the importance of learning new languages. The examples she gave in her presentation, helped described why learning languages are important. Learning a new language can help us in the future. An example of this that Munro used in her presentation was a person who was bilingual, and worked in a company where bilingual people were needed to help assist their customers. With learning a new language you could help those in need, and learn new cultures of the world. Learning new languages is an importance it could help us in the future, and open up our mind to different cultures.  

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