Historical context pertains to logos, which appeal to the reader’s common sense and beliefs. This tool is important because it brings the reader to feel confident that English has been, and will continue to be, spread across the world. The author states specific examples in history that have promoted language growth and links them to the same factors pertaining to English. Crystal makes his point that "A language has traditionally become an international language for one chief reason: the power of its people- especially their political and military power." (355).
Gill's strongest points is that, “the politically correct 'race denial' perspective in society as a whole suppresses dialogue,” and similarily is, “allowing ignorance to replace knowledge and suspicion to replace familiarity.” my class example *the importance of bones- *race only being skin deep *needs a more open dialogue- (most people who publish have political/cultural beliefs that swade our opinions *race leads to racism- yet, but not after more education and more of an open dialogue. In a world based largely around media- and their portral- the education and open dialogue is stinted- and unfortunately the issue is compouned by political strife most of the time. Perception is skewed due to our current world climate. I agree with oponent's side of him that racial categories for human kind are “arbitrary and meaningless”
From New York, where African Americans’ expressive language has become the standard dialect of the ghetto, to Massachusetts, where the “r” is muted in speech, the English language is as diverse as the people who speak it. The point that the documentary, “Do You Speak American?” is trying to make is that there are a vast amount of ways people communicate, use language, use different accents and words to express their feelings. Some individuals are trying to rescue the English language by going to the dictionary, reading Shakespeare, or even by trying to speak like their ancestors. However, we do not consider the fact that the English language is a changing language just like any other language of the world. The documentary explores the development of English through many aspects of how it is spoken.
Censorship in the society of Fahrenheit 451, mainly in the form of books by banning them, has three major effects on the populations: defined thought, shallow happiness and homogenous society. What the removal of books from mankind does is increases the intellectual contentment of a person, no matter what they’re faced with. Reading books causes the mind to think more critically and most importantly, think for it. If the brain is not thinking for itself, then the job of the group or individual trying to manipulate and control you is already half done. Once it becomes easier to manipulate the person freely, the government in the case of Fahrenheit 451 is capable to engineering a whole society as they please.
The Power of Language Growing up Latino has its prices that we have had to pay for. Back in the1930’s not being able to speak Spanish was looked down upon, not only by our race but by the Anglo society. (Norton, 561) If you spoke Spanish or any other language except for English you were looked down like you were nothing. Being able to speak English appropriately made it easier for you to get a job and people would accept you better and it protected the kids from the evils of prejudice. When I read the article, Se Habla Espanol by Tanya Barrientos, it opened my eyes to something’s that have happened in my heritage.
At times the words have become so sophisticated that people don’t even know what they mean, and nonetheless the authenticity behind the words used. With the introduction of language inflammation, a politician would be made fun of if they dared to use little words. Language inflation has made it very difficult to get a point across or convince an audience without lacking knowledge or looking to advanced. Another example of language inflation is the effect it has on youth. In elementary school, the word “nice” was to be replaced with the word “kind,” introducing sophisticated language which led to the era of language
He has written many books and in this on in particular he criticizes the prevalence of Native American and African American studies programs. His complaints about these programs stem from the fact that “people who support these programs assume that by communicating the best aspects of a group they have somehow solved the major problems of that group in its relations with the rest of society.” His essay makes many comments about the evolution of stereotypes and how certain oppressed groups of people are viewed over time. A quote that would be applicable to a gender/popular culture essay can be found on page 733, “The problem of stereotyping is not so much a racial problem as it is a problem of limited knowledge and perspective.” (Applicable to gender stereotypes as
Past English Belonging Essay 2010 ‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging.’ Discuss this view with detailed reference to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing. When presented with the statement “an individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging” it is important to consider different texts that are from different contexts. The texts The Castle directed by Rob Sitch, involves an era with multicultural beliefs and the idea that everyone is equal and should be treated equally. This is a great related text for Romulus, My Father by Raimond Gaita as they deal with different contexts and therefore further prove that the above statement can be seen to be true as seen in these texts. This can be seen through the examples of
Though America is not in an economic growth, it is industrialized, and so it has citizens feeling relative deprivation, and plenty of intellectuals to fuel the dissent of the NSA revealings. Some citizens are frustrated that they do not have the privacy they believed they did, others point out that, for the most part concerning US citizens, their actions fall within current law. Some have quoted the US Declaration of Independence “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.” Within Crane Brinton's theory of the stages of a revolution, the US is showing the beginning signs of the first step: the old regime decays. There is no administration breakdown, but most are highly cynical of the government, officials admit that all processes are complicated, and intellectuals are bringing up more problems. The NSA break may bring about reforms for those that
But in a time where there is much more vocal opposition and cries of justice by the people of this country it is but ever so prudent to fathom that untimely the people fed up with this system will turn this country into one that directs itself under the direct democracy system. Now if I was more of a politically correct person this might actually work out. But a direct democracy system is more over like the one that operates as of right now in this economy. What can be more democratic than being able to elect your leaders through public note? That would be one side of the question.