Most of us have either read or heard of the Divine Comedy, the 14th century epic poem by Dante Alighieri. Inferno (Italian for “Hell”) is the first part of this rather long poem, describing the journey through Hell, being led by Virgil (the famous Roman poet). In short, Hell is portrayed as consisting of 9 …
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Top 5 States With the Most Immigrants 0
According to a study done by LiveScience, the following states have the highest number of immigrants: California (9,859,027) New York (4,236,768) Texas (3,887,224) Florida (3,391,511) Illinois (1,782,423) Although, we have mostly heard of Arizona passing controversial laws against illegal immigrats, this state’s position is #8. So, what influences people to immigrate to those specific states, above …
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Language Barriers at The Olympics 0
The Olympics are one of the most anticipated sporting events, bringing the world together, and at the same time they bring unity within countries around the globe, as pride is felt when seeing fellow citizens compete and do impressing performances. If you speak a foreign language and you were to travel to London to see …
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Background Check Translation 0
This time of the year there is an increase in requests for translations of background checks. Usually, it is because a person is preparing to spend a semester studying abroad, so before Visas are issued, consulates and other institutions request a background check. CORI and FBI Background Check In Massachusetts, a CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) …
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LOL With These Translations 0
We have all talked about the use of sites such as Google Translate, to take care of our translation needs. Throught our blog, you will find posts on why we love those sites, but it is NEVER a good idea to trust them with professional materials. Here are some images to make our point, and …
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Studying abroad? What you need to Know about Transcript Translation 0
Whenever you are transferring schools, or spend some time completing classes in a different school, you are required to submit your official transcripts to transfer the classes. If you want the documents to be considered official, they must remain in a sealed envelope, and you should forward them directly to the correct institution. The same …
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Russian Language Law is Said to Divide Ukraine in Two 0
In a recent post, I talked about the status that Russian had as an official language in the UE, focusing in the country of Latvia. Today, as I read more on the topic, I find and overflow of stories surrounding this controversial “languages bill” in Ukraine. If this bill would to become a law in …
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What is a Certified Translation? 0
So, you have a document in your native language and were asked to provide a certified translation for it. You are not sure what that looks like, and that is how you ended up visiting this blog post. A certified translation is simply the translation of your document into a target language, which contains a …
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The Fight for Russian to Become an Official Working Language in the EU 0
The UE officially recognizes 23 languages, which are accepted as working languages. Of those languages English, French and German are the most used. On the other hand, Catalan, Galician and Russian are languages that have not been officially recognized, but are used almost as much as those mentioned before. There has been a constant fight …
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Google Joins Efforts to Preserve Half of the World’s Endangered Languages 0
Google’s latest initiative was released yesterday, June 21, which shows their efforts to preserve nearly half of the world’s languages. Out of the 7,000 or so languages spoken around the world, nearly 3,000 of them are considered endangered languages. According to Time Magazine, Jason Rissman’s team at Google noticed on YouTube that some scholars were storing records …
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