Discourse marker

The diagram shows that there is a clear relationship between the productive skills (speaking and writing) and the receptive skills (listening and reading).so, speaking is inter-related in a way or another with the other skills. Valdman (1996.p.62) said: The ability to speak a foreign language is without doubt the most highly prized language skill, and rightly. So, because he can speak the language well, he can also understand it and he can learn to read it with relative case and also the ability…

Although food can be considered one of the cultural markers that reflects one’s ethnic or cultural orientation, its connection with Chinese American literature has not received the critical attention it deserves. However, with the introduction of Jade Snow Wong's representation of food in her search for identity in Fifth Chinese Daughter, it is hoped that new insights will be found like how food binds her family ties, and how it stimulates her quest for identity. This chapter explores the…

Emirati Hijab, Camel Humps & Apocalyptic Islamists: Gendered Conflict in Emirati Animated Sitcoms Emirati animated sitcoms emblemize the cultural traits of the society, thus a window to its worldview. These sitcoms conceptualize how the United Arab Emirates’ residents are represented in a sarcastic fashion to entertain Emirati viewers as their primary targets. Shaabiat Al Cartoon (SAC) (2006), is one of the early and most successful Emirati sitcoms in portraying the tapestry of the UAE’s…

“There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.” Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock is known for being the “master of suspense”. Born on Aug. 13, 1899 in Leytonstone, England, Hitchcock was one of three children. It is said that he had a lonely childhood due to obesity, which left him isolate and sheltered away from others. His parents had unusual methods of discipline; and often times sent him to the local jail for the police to lock him up for misbehaving, and afterwards would…

Media Representation of Men and Women in the Professional Kitchen Introduction Women are, arguably by nature, associated with nurturing and cooking. This seems to be historically true across cultures. However, in many societies, chef occupation is a largely gendered occupation as women are likely to be excluded from the professional kitchen. This relates to the fact men and women chefs are involved different jobs and specialties. For instance, men chefs are expected to take control over the…

dismissal, he establishes that his revenge against Thyestes, tricking him to eat his children, was not rooted in justice; it is instead rooted in “the rage that burns my heart” from a sense of bruised and diminished masculinity (404). Before the discourse of the play, Thyestes betrayed Atreus by robbing him, taking command of the throne,…

Notions of excellence and meritocracy can be regarded as defining features of Western culture. The idea that individuals have the power and ability to work for what they want in life and in turn if they work hard they can accomplish the highest forms of excellence. Excellence is the normative idea grounded in Eurocentric ways of knowing, which seeks to keep racial hierarchies in play as excellence is propagated upon White bodies. These idealizations mask racist tenancies, and portray post-racial…

To understand the process of ageing as a mass phenomenon and the attempt to break away from the existing structures of the normative and stereotypes, one needs to understand the constant tension between the personal narrative and the cultural narrative, what Hannah Zeiling calls as the meta -narrative. A life course in today’s typical gen industrial world is preeminently structured. It includes the age based transitions recorded and legitimized by the state which further authenticate certain…

Introduction According to the LLD 100A course reader, rhetoric is a study of how effective “communication achieves its goals.” All writers use rhetorical strategies in their writing no matter whether they are writing an article, lab report, financial statement, newsletters, or simply a letter. Rhetorical strategies are referring to pattern of organization such as analysis of cause and effect, division and classification, exemplification, definitions, comparison and contrast, process analysis…

‘different’ from shooting other white bodies (Kramer, 2006, Pg. 192). It was constructed as if the U.S army was fighting ‘savages’ not other soldiers (Kramer, 2006, Pg. 192), thus implementing and implicating new racial formations that were situated in a discourse of difference and ‘othering.’ Therefore, through a colonial hierarchy U.S powers were able to dictate who or what is considered ‘human,’ civilized or barbaric through the simple basis of…