Cajun

As people, we encounter many different types of individuals in our everyday lives. A person can encounter this interaction walking, driving, and shopping. This intersection of different people and cultures is called a borderland. For instance, Atlanta, Georgia happens to be one of the most diverse cities or borderlands there is. Atlanta is filled with many different languages, races, and foods. The diversity of cultures is extremely evident in the downtown area. For instance, walking in Midtown…

which causes Tay Sachs and still live normal lives. The Tay Sachs disease is common among the Eastern European (Ashkenazi) if Jewish descent. The disease is also common among the French Canadians (non- Jewish) near the St. Lawerence River and the Cajun community in Louisiana. In the general population, 1 out of 250 people are carriers. If two carriers of the Tay Sachs gene decide to have a child, there is a twenty-five percent probability that their child with have Tay Sachs. The probability…

Then they randomly find a small town called Iowa, Louisiana, and they meet this cajun guy called Steam Boat Billy. Steam Boat Billy asks “Why are you guys coming this way.” Johnny replies “We are going back to the jail in Jamesport ,Iowa so we can go get Leif’s ipad.” “Keep going straight and you will see a Macdonaldz up there and…

Because it works like our standard language, the differences are very up front due to the pronunciation and spelling of commonly used words it can be easily distinguished. It's a straightforward dialect, no different from Cajun Vernacular English in the south. People consider Ebonics to be poorly spoken English but it’s a way communicate faster in these areas. Those who consider Ebonics to be slang or lower in speaking standards hold this belief because it has been instilled…

which may seem rare because of their place in society, but they have adapted and taken on the roles men would typical hold. Therefore, Miss Emma and Tante Lou are two ambitious women who refuse to sit back and let injustice take over in their small Cajun…

added tennis courts and the nine-hole golf course still revealing its tee boxes and greens made perfect soccer and Frisbee fields even if overgrown. Through his time at camp, Lance picked up various nicknames, including Perry Mason and the Ragin Cajun. He always found the concept of prison names amusing. Nevertheless, for a small guy could out bench press anyone pound for pound. In reality, it was his personality that radiated over any physical or mental potencies and although educated in…

and cultures. In the past, settlers who traveled to and across the United States left their mark on various regions as they brought their accents, such as African languages molding dialects of the South and how French and English is intermingled by Cajuns in Louisiana. However, the documentary demonstrates and highlights how people tend to create stereotypes for people who do not speak the same way they do and how people may even change their accent to be accepted. Because the filmmakers used…

Louisiana to generate a sense of pride and dignity throughout her audience. Louisiana is a state of great integrity. Although it’s history begins with slavery, African American culture bloomed and expanded throughout the country. From jazz to the spicy Cajun food, the culture of Louisiana has thrived. Through tribulations throughout history caused by great oppression and violent nature disasters in the present day, Louisiana remains strong. Although there are clips of Louisiana’s cultured city,…

Published in 1960, To Kill A Mockingbird allowed Harper Lee to demonstrate the prejudice against negroes by using Atticus Finch, a white lawyer, who bravely defended Tom Roberson, a negro, and his false accusation for rape of a white woman. The daughter of Mr. Finch, Scout, narrates the story of this trial of Tom Roberson. “She is an innocent, good-hearted, five year old girl who has no experience with the evil of the world; however, as the novel progresses, she sees firsthand the evil in form…

Kate Chopin (1850-1904) is a regionalist writer that has several short stories that reflect the themes, subject, and format of the realism period. She is best known for her unconventional stories that focus on the roles of women. She was highly criticized because of her topics: infidelity, sexuality, and divorce. Mary Ann Wilson, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, said in her essay on gender roles that “Kate Chopin posed questions in her novel that challenged current norms and anticipated an…