English people

navigate between three different cultures: the one they were raised in, in Léon; the American culture; and the one they created as undocumented workers. The Lions are from Léon, Guanajuato, Mexico so Spanish is their first language. Many pick up English as their second language, especially if they plan to stay in the United States long term. Speaking Spanish connects the Lions and other undocumented workers from Central and South American countries that speak Spanish with their home country,…

Language is defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as a “system of words or signs that people use to express thoughts and feelings to each other” (Merriam-Webster). But language is more than that, language is a vessel that carries culture, spirituality, knowledge and wisdom, it connects humanity to the past therefore bringing an overall community essence to all those who speak it. As a result of this deep connection to language that humanity shares, when language is taken through assimilation it…

I believe that censorship is violating the freedom of speech. Censorship, the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are "offensive," happens whenever some people succeed in imposing their personal political or moral values on others. In many cases censorship has restricted newspapers, television, radio, etc. by not allowing them the right to free speech. In essence, this means that governmental censorship…

Is Race More Than A Social Construction? In the article Is Race Political?, Debra Thompson seeks to prove that there is definitely a lack of emphasis on the impact of race in English Canadian political science compared to other social sciences. Thompson does this by providing many reasons to why she believes there is a concerning silence. She concludes by suggesting that race is more political than we realize. Thompson starts off by purposing that although it is common to believe that…

aspect is in regard to our community language. From a young age, children are still being taught our community language as they also learn the other commonly taught languages which are English and Kiswahili. This helps them converse well with members of the community who did not get an opportunity to learn English or Swahili. Our culture’s origin story is well explained to children by our grandparents using our mother tongue. Parents…

Mufwene, S. (2003). The shared ancestry of African-American and American -White Southern Englishes: some speculations dictated by history. In S. J. Nagle & S. L. Sanders, English in the Southern United States (pp. 64-81). Cambridge, U.K: Cambridge University Press. Mufwene explores the koine based on the racial make-up of the early United States. The two main racial identifies were white Europeans and desendence of Africa. The article discusses the lack of distinguishable accent and language…

Summer 2017 Reading Assignment for English III Honors: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain The way Hank Morgan used his knowledge to gain power during the Medieval Period was assisted by superstition; which allowed Hank to climb in ranking, plus he saved himself from being burned alive when he claimed the eclipse was the work of his enchantments. Merlin who was the original magician became somewhat jealous and/or furious due to Hank’s sudden leap in ranking but didn’t…

parents, they could be arrested or fined, and Trevor would be sent off to live with a colored family. He would be called white by some of his family members and people in his neighborhood would use him as a landmark when giving directions because he stood out. It confused him because color wise, he calls himself light brown, he just assumed people didn't have their colors properly learned. When he was born, doctors at the hospital were perplexed to see such a light-skinned baby. After being…

undermine and critique the practice of slavery. Mary Robinson herself was deeply angered by the brutal attitudes that the white population enforced upon the African people of Britain and was appalled by the idea that the white race is superior toward…

was a neutral term for someone inferior socially and economically, whites turned it into negative meaning during the slave era. When used around slaves learning English for the first time, slaves adapted it and gave it a different meaning to refer to themselves in a community. Whites used…