Colloquialism

Marge, Holly interjects into their conversation saying, “You have to pass the test” to get the job (Ehrenreich 113). By then Ehrenreich is exhausted, fed up, and at her breaking point, so she is set off by her comment. She curses at her, a form of colloquialism and invective language, instantly losing any professionalism that she has…

Proponents of federal funding being used for forms of social welfare—and other solely finically aiding programs—to help improvised communities often juxtapose poignant language when describing the people benefiting from SNAP and similar programs, with abrasive language when describing any opposition to social welfare to create a sense of pathos that calls upon readers to endorse a future with these programs out of empathy to the people they help. To first bolster the idea that a future without…

This passage is significant because it is describing the current living situation of Jurgis and his family at this point in the book. A midwife, Madame Haupt, is the one speaking and she is complaining about the environment that she had to work in. The family is so poor they were only able to pay her $1.25 upfront, although Jurgis offered to slowly pay her the full $25 they owed her throughout the month. She is also complaining that she has not received any food or alcohol since she has arrived,…

Challenges that shaped me to who I am today I have had significant challenges in my life. I came to the United States from the Philippines when I turned twelve and was subsequently adopted by my current mother and her husband in North Carolina. The hardest thing that I faced was understanding how to navigate the complexities of being my education in the United Sates while learning a new language. Shortly after arriving in North Carolina, I was places in Doris Henderson Newcomers School, to…

presentations or lingo. It provides a sense of connection and genuinity, which can persuade more people to follow the propaganda. For example, a politician speaking to a certain geographic location can incorporate slang relevant to that area and other colloquialisms to create a perception of belonging. 4- Testimonials are a communicative strategy to build credibility for propaganda. They are quotations, take in or out of context, to support or reject a given policy, action, program, or person.…

himself with his audience and readers by dropping some of the usual trappings of formal and academic writing including but not limited to higher level terminology, complex sentence structure, and formal citation rules. Further, we see the use of colloquialisms, anecdotal evidence, and candid commentary unfit for academia. All of this lends the piece a vibe not unlike a conversation among friends. His intention with this piece…

her. Lee uses language that is easy to understand in order to convey complex themes, but this act does not diminish the novel’s literary quality. Lee spells some words phonetically in order to highlight different dialects, such as Calpurnia’s colloquialisms. However, there are very few of those instances and it is not difficult to understand…

ww.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/let-america-be-america-again Poets often use their poetry 1as platforms to present multiple sides, views, and opinions on various points of issue. In his poem Let America be Great Again, Langston Hughes utilizes a nostalgic tone, first person narration, and literary devices such as metaphors and anaphoras to discuss a system of institutionalized oppression in America. This poem underscores a theme of the unfulfilled promises and broken dreams that accompany the cycle…

Jasper Jones is an award winning novel written by Craig Silvey, first published in 2009. After reading the first one hundred pages, the novel has left a positive influence on me. I have enjoyed reading the text so far. Within the novel, Craig Silvey uses real life experiences which he encountered growing up on an orchard in Western Australia in order to craft the context and Australian setting within Jasper Jones. Jasper Jones is set in Corrigan in 1965, and it follows the protagonist Charlie…

In King’s rhetorical novel, “The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon,” he tells us that a nine-year-old girl is reported missing at ten o’clock on a morning in early June, and all that could be heard was the heaving of her breath as he illustrated, “She felt panic trying to grab her again- it was speeding her heartbeat, drying off her mouth, making her eyes throb in their sockets” (62). The beguiled horror and mood not only captivates the audience’s attention but brings the reader a complete and utter…