Human activities have been one of the main reasons for the decreasing number of different species in the world. Human activities are often harmful and damaging to the animals’ natural environment and their way of life.

There are about two million species on the planet, 200 to 2,000 species of animals die off each year. Bees and elephants are two of the many endangered animals. Let us first talk about bees. Bees are important for humans and the environment most especially in food production. Almost 90 percent of all plants depend on bees for their production. If plants and crops fail to produce plants and seeds, food production would be at risk. This may lead to a food shortage. Now, let us talk about elephants. The number of elephants in Africa has declined from 10 million in the year 1930 to 5,000 today. While in Asia, it decreased from 200,000 to 40,000. Illegal hunting has been the number one cause of their population decrease.

Humans should take action before they miss the boat. Even ordinary people could help in saving endangered animals like bees and elephants. For instance, they can plant flowers in their garden like daisies and marigolds which bloom independently. This way, it would be easier for the bees to collect their food. If people save bees from dying, food production would not be at risk. Meanwhile, people should speak up against illegal hunting to save elephants. This could put pressure on the government to establish laws that would strictly prohibit any kinds of animal hunting. Another way to help elephants is by not supporting any establishments that abuse animals such as circuses.

Almost 125,000 Native Americans lived in the southeastern United States in 1830 but were forced to move west in 1838. During that time, many of them died while walking to Oklahoma. However, some Native Americans under the leader named Tsali refused to leave. After the fight, many soldiers were killed. Tsali was told that if he surrendered, others could live freely. So, he gave his life for others to be free. However, Cherokee which is their native language has become endangered because many children were not learning it.

Cherokee is just one of the many endangered languages in the world. Experts say that 50 percent of the world’s languages will be lost by the end of this century. One of the reasons for the loss of languages is when one country takes over another. The defeated country usually adopts the invader’s language. Also, some immigrants decide not to teach their native language to their children because they think fewer opportunities will be given to them.

Languages make each culture unique so they should be protected and shared to the future generations.

Seya started to have an interest in helping people when she saw a photo of a dying mother and her child in a refugee camp in Rwanda. Because of that, she started to read books about conflicts in the world.

In 1997, she visited Rwanda to help the survivors of the genocide. However, the people did not trust her. She realized that she lacked knowledge and experience to help them.

Seya went to the U.K. and spent most of her time in the library. She read information about conflict resolutions. She was given an opportunity by a Japanese NGO to work in Rwanda. Her mission was to provide job training for women who had lost their husbands in conflicts.

After accomplishing her mission, she became a U.N. volunteer. Her task focused on providing training to the ex-soldiers. In 2009, she started a project in Sudan that supports youth, including child soldiers.

Her experiences taught her that knowledge and skills are not enough to help people, one must listen and understand their situations.

Each country has one language which most of its people speak. However, since people can still learn other languages, it is considered that all countries are multilingual. People think that England is monolingual, but even Britain is multilingual nowadays. Britain might have started speaking other languages before as a result of trade. Today, multilingualism in Britain has rocketed because of immigrants. Most students do not use English as their main language. Because of this, it is needed to teach English as a second language in schools.

Many immigrants keep their language because it is a part of their identity. The welcoming country also promotes multilingualism by providing translations in their public services. In some countries, people protest just to preserve their language. So, to make people aware of multilingualism, the International Mother Language Day is celebrated on February 21.

Nowadays, multilingualism is still a big issue. However, it is important to encourage people to support multilingualism. After all, people can now preserve their heritage by speaking their mother tongue without being repressed.

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