The Church of Please and Thank You “One of the big moments in the spread of English took place in India in 1835. [British politician] Thomas Babington Macaulay proposed that English be used to create a class of Indian middlemen who would be sympathetic to British interests, without the necessity of large numbers of British citizens coming out and running the show” (Traves 102). As you can see, English has impacted different cultures over the years. As English continues to grow over time, English has become a way to communicate with foreigners to gain business. However, it can be a way to have less cultural differences.…
Not every individual will share the same beliefs or opinions. We can also share facts without forcing them on another person. One last word of wisdom to help fight the urge to judge others, when you notice a weakness that a person displays, rather than judge them for their shortfall, stop and recall a weak moment in your own life. Would it have been easier if someone passed judgement on you, or offered you a helping…
The concept of believing someone’s words or having solid information towards a subject has people misinterpreting what is fact or fiction. In the article Things People Say, Niel Degrasses Tyson crafts an argument that heavily relies on analogies and explains them to get the point across. Tyson begins his essay by questioning why people believed Aristotle’s theories and the negligence of religion to facts. The rest of the author’s article compares various heavily misinterpreted concepts like “what goes up, must come down” and “the sun is yellow” for example and corrects the reader why others believe this as factual information. Tyson concludes his argument by stating, “”.…
The concept of believing someone’s words or having solid information towards a subject has people misinterpreting what is fact or fiction. In the article Things People Say, Niel Degrasses Tyson crafts an argument that heavily relies on analogies and providing examples to explain the thesis of the article. Tyson begins his essay by questioning why people believed Aristotle’s theories and the negligence of religion to facts. The rest of the author’s article compares various heavily misinterpreted concepts like “what goes up must come down” and “the sun is yellow” for example and corrects the reader why others believe this as factual information. Tyson concludes his argument by stating, “”.…
The concept of believing someone words or having solid information towards a subject has people misinterpreting what is fact or fiction. In the article Things People Say, Niel Degrasses Tyson crafts an argument that heavily relies on analogies and explains them to get the point across. Tyson begins his essay by questioning why people believed Aristotle’s theories and the negligence of religion to facts. The rest of the author’s article compares various heavily misinterpreted concepts like “what goes up, must come down” and “the sun is yellow” for example and corrects the reader why others believe this as factual information. Tyson concludes his argument by stating, “”.…
Of course, it is possible to disagree with the…
African American Vernacular English is also known as Ebonics is commonly defined as black English. While trying to define Ebonics on an American English grammatical level is tricky, there have been arguments on whether it should be considered a dialect or language. How one comprehends the meaning of Ebonics should do with their understanding of a play on words, while still allowing these similarities and difference to branch off English. There is more depth to Ebonics than people realize, from the structuring to linking the word to other meanings, but it still contains features that are quite different than standard English. To figure out whether Ebonics is a language or a dialect form of English depends on how someone defines the two on a…
We all have our beliefs and I respect yours.” After this conversation, I learned that you do not have to change your opinion for anyone. One has to truly believe and be…
In a country like America, it is necessary to allow the expression of different points of view in order to have a range of possibilities to choose the best option in any issue, I agree that all people, even the politicians, enjoy this right, but I cannot agree that some people use it to make false statements…
The senior grade at Tupelo Christian Preparatory School had managed to split up into two sections. The 4.0 National Honor society students travelled the high road and took a collegiate level English composition course, however, the athletes and educationally challenged were thrown into the melting pot of English 4. The course, led by Mrs. Elaine Bunn, turned out to be the favorite class of the majority of students. English 4 had sky-scraping highs, rock bottom lows, and a valuable strength branded into the young students.…
Language played a very prominent role in Anzaldúa's life, as the Latino culture contains many variations of Spanish, English, and indigenous languages. Anzaldúa expands on these, mentioning that there are eight different varieties of language spoken by Chicano/as: standard English, working class and slang Spanish, standard Spanish, standard Mexican Spanish, North Mexican Spanish dialect, Chicano Spanish (primarily used in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California), Tex-Mex, and Pachuco or caló (Anzaldúa 56). Anzaldúa, in fact, uses all of aforementioned languages in Borderlands/La Frontera in an effort to emphasize the diversity of the Latino/Chicano culture. Anzaldúa explains to us that ethnic identity and culture can be found in its use of…
In “To Build the Tower”, Glissant offers his own take of the myth of the tower of Babel. His goal is to argue that “It is possible to build the Tower-in every language,” (109), which he does so by arguing the importance of regarding other languages. The relationships between languages have BLAH. Glissant explores the history of the relationship of the world’s languages. The idea that you either “Live in seclusion or open up to the other,” (103) was what legitimized language domination in history.…
A context states the opponent’s position may be correct. Wilson implements the importance of religion in the world through his letter. The results of a poll prove that sixty percent of Americans “believe that the prophecies of the book of Revelation are accurate” (Wilson, 2008). This material helps solidify the credibility of the pastor’s position. Although the author is not a believer himself, he proves why the others are strong believers with believable reasons.…
Those native Ivoirians who never had the means to learn the French language are naturally at a disadvantage because of this. The influence of French language and culture has contributed to the deterioration of African language and culture in Cote D’Ivoire, seeing as “most Ivoirians speak two or more languages fluently, but no single African language is spoken by a majority of the population” (A Country Study…
Some of the consequences of English language being dominant were identified in an article by Mustapha (2014). They are the linguistic and communicative inequality. English Language has created a barrier or hierarchy amongst citizens of Nigeria. We have the elite group who speak “queen’s English”, some who speak “Nigerian English – pidgin” and others who cannot speak English at all. It now becomes difficult to interact with people who are not in your class thereby making English fail at its role of being a medium of communication.…