Elisa, a forty-year-old woman, has been teaching literature in a school for the past 10 years. She has a passion for reading and writing books. She has recently joined a book club as she gets to read a wide variety of books as well as discuss some of her books with the members of the group. The purpose of the group is to help people who love literature get together and share their views. They also try to procure government funds to build libraries that are accessible to the underprivileged. Since Elisa feels a sense of belonging with the group, a most likely motivated Elisa to join the book club.

Study the following facts: 1915—state education committee banned the french language in public schools (corporal punishment was allowable to deter the act of speaking french). 1916—compulsory attendance: all louisiana children must attend school until the age of 16 years. 1918—louisiana legislative act 114 stated that german could not be spoken on streets, taught in schools, or printed in newspapers (reaction to german aggression in world war i). 1921—repeal of act 114 . 1921—constitutional amendment stated languages other than english were prohibited in public schools. from the information above, answer the following questions to yourself. how did the above legislative laws affect the ethnic cultures generations later? describe the opportunity cost in economic and cultural terms of these legislative decisions. should efforts be made to preserve or revive the cultural traits of unique ethnic cultures in louisiana? assignment research current efforts and organizations that are actively engaged in cultural preservation. create a poster or powerpoint® describing the methods and strategies being employed in the preservation efforts (e. g., french immersion, german fest, codofil, cafa).