The Form of Expression
Expressing oneself is the most complex idea ever simply because sometimes there are no words or the rules of grammar do not fit the style. Art, the …show more content…
Other than the art of those who build it, comes the intimate language of culture and tradition. It is slang and the playfulness of words to speak to a certain someone. Language can be transformed into a form of art which can influence many and create a valuable connection for years to come. Music is a form of art: playing with the syntax, the grammar, and the use of words. A widely recognized rapper, Tupac, who perfectly structured his music to give a message created the song “Me Against the World.” In this song, the lyrics deliver the message of motivation through first describing the situations many need to overcome where, “everyday there’s mo’ death, and plus I’m dough - less” “The message I stress: to make it stop study your lessons don’t settle for less-even a genius asks - es questions.” Clearly, the language in this song discusses a message in which the young generations are influenced by their surroundings. The relationship of the lyrics to the beat matching each other is the same as the identity that many young people have …show more content…
Their perspectives are influenced by various concepts in the world, so the idea comes where the language at home is much more proof of who one is than the language at a school or job. There has been a controversial issue about the language being taught in school. The discussion about whether there is a “perfect” English or about how to enhance the language of students that come from a different culture; however, what they least expect is that the language they speak is a personal form of art. In Student’s Right to Their Own Language, the author describes the situation of, “whether our rejection of students who do not adopt the dialect most familiar to us is based on any real merit,” the author then continues on speaking how those trying to make changes are “rejecting the students themselves, rejecting them because their, racial, social, and cultural origins.” Being able to find oneself occurs during the years in which teenagers are in school trying to identify and trying to fit in. The concepts of identity are all based on the expressions students have, where the language they pick is form of art where the tones and diction is meticulously chosen to go with their form of speaking. Furthermore, the environment and culture they are surrounded by influences their diction, their tone, and their view on themselves. To clarify, teenagers are the ones vulnerable to express themselves through these dialects and become