Unexpected Governor Takes an Unwavering Course

Unexpected Governor Takes an Unwavering Course
PHOENIX — One night last week, Grant Woods, the former state attorney general, spent more than an hour on the telephone with Gov. Jan Brewer, a fellow Republican who was considering whether to sign into law the nation’s toughest immigration enforcement bill.

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“Picture To Burn” in ASL


“Picture To Burn” by Taylor Swift, expressed in American Sign Language. [I do not own anything. All content belongs to Big Machine Records & Taylor Swift. No copyright infringement intended] Lyrics: State the obvious, I didn’t get my perfect fantasy I realized you love yourself More that you could ever love me So go and tell your friends That I’m obsessive and crazy, That’s fine I’ll tell mine You’re gay, And by the way, I hate that stupid old pickup truck, You never let me drive You’re a redneck, heartbreak Who’s really been a lie So watch me strike a match On all my wasted time As far as I’m concerned, You’re just another picture to burn. There’s no time for tears I’m just sitting here planning my revenge There’s nothing stopping me From going out with all of your best friends And if you come around saying’ sorry to me My daddy’s going to show you how sorry you’ll be ‘Cause I hate that stupid old pickup truck, You never let me drive You’re a redneck, heartbreak Who’s really been a lie, yeah So watch me strike a match On all my wasted time As far as I’m concerned, You’re just another picture to burn. And if you’re missing me You better keep it to yourself ‘Cause coming back around here Would be bad for your health ‘Cause I hate that stupid old pickup truck, You never let me drive You’re a redneck, heartbreak Who’s really been a lie, yeah So watch me strike a match On all my wasted time In case you haven’t heard, I really, really hate that stupid old pickup truck, You ….

How hard would it be to learn Sign language or ASL.?

I wounder if it would be hard to learn American Sign Language? I speak english and also over the past couple years I also learned spanish and by now I can pretty much have a spanish conversation with someone who is from Mexico and can speak it fluently. I´m thinking if I knew sign language, that could be useful for comunicating either with deaf people more effectively or for comunicating with people who either can´t speak or can´t understand me well in niether english nor spanish but who may use sign language. I imagine the easy part about sign language is that you don´t have to worry about pronunciation, accent, or sounding just right for the other person to understand you clearly.
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What is a good curriculum for teaching American Sign Language at the Junior High level?

The school where I work has asked if I might be interested in teaching a Sing Language course next year. I am looking for suggestions for text books/ videos etc. that would be suitable for students at the 7th-9th grade levels.
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Is sign language harder or easier than a spoken language to learn?

I’m *thinking* about learning sign language.

However, before I start, I want to make sure I’m not starting some kind of “never-ending journey” in which it takes me years to even become intermediate.

I studied Korean for several years (including three years as an adult in Korea), and it took me nearly four years and about 1,400 hours of study before reaching the advanced level, and there are still many things that escape me. I’m not fluent.

Is sign language harder or easier to learn than Korean?

How does it compare to easier languages like Spanish and French?
Actually, to clarify, I’m interested in learning Japanese sign language (and very similar sign languages are used in Taiwan and Korea — I read that 70% of the signs are the same). I have lived in Korea, Taiwan, and I plan to move to Japan next year, so I think it would be a better choice for me than ASL. Is there a difference in complexity?
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