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Text Box: Why Take Latin?
Click the "Why Latin?" button above for complete details, but here are a few reasons for starters:
History
Mythology
Expanded Vocabulary
50%-60% of English is derived from Latin
College admissions officers love Latin!
Analytical Skills
Latin students rock the SAT!
Law
Government
Biology and other sciences
Literature
The root of the 5 Romance Languages:
        French
        Rumanian
        Italian
        Portuguese
        Spanish
It's fun! (really!)
Common mottoes, expressions and abbreviations
The Romans conquered the known world with it!
TOGAS!
It worked out OK for Caesar (mostly)
Your IQ goes up by 40 points. OK, not really, but people think you're brilliant just because you take the class!

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