In this world of 140 characters, instant messages, and emails possessing good business writing skills are still important. When email or other written communication is sent, it is out there for people to judge. Your correspondences not only reflect on you, but on your organization as well, so it’s essential to get it right. For my development goal, I decided to improve my written communication skills by completing several courses through our Judicial Online University (JOU). The eleven…
passed a resolution declaring African American English (AAE) a language in its own right. The board (1996) issued a statement which delineated the resolution and how to move forward stating that “Be it further resolved that the Superintendent in conjunction with her staff shall immediately devise and implement the best possible academic program for imparting instruction to African American students in their primary language for the combined purposes of maintaining the legitimacy and richness of…
In addition to an Expressive/ Receptive Language Disorder, Amanda is also presenting with a Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), now commonly referred to Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). Her symptoms include hyperarousal to visual and auditory stimuli. A Diagnosis of SID entails problems associated with the interpretation of any form of sensory input. A Difficulty processing normal sensory stimuli can affect the normal development of children and with certain degrees of severity relate to…
(Written by James R; not part of the actual report) The website assigned to our group was a ‘government department’ website, so we have chosen to the the Ministry of Justice website. This document is a summary of what our group has currently and collectively thought about the Ministry of Justice website. The writing in this summary report is not considered final, and is under discussion and refinement by the group. Topics covered in the report include the target audience and website appeal to…
The short extract from ‘Smoke, lilies and Jade’ by Richard Bruce Nugent is from a Bildungsroman play foretelling the plight of Alex - a 19-year-old, black, male facing internal conflicts and confusion in regards to his sexuality. Therefore, taking this context into consideration, the extract naturally issues an underlying, thematic patterning of fragmentation, uncertainty, and tension. From a close reading, these themes spill out through the content, the form, as well as the diction. In more…
struggle a lot with understanding when to use, and when not to use commas. I found that I had many errors regarding them, but the most frequent one was comma splices. I tried to link independent clauses together with a comma and without a coordinating conjunction. The grammar lesson in class helped me recognize that I was having this issue. I quickly learned how to correct it. I changed sentences from “I am a very driven worker, I also don’t back down from completion.” To “I am a very hard…
Grice’s Maxims and Literature Language contains many rules to construct its structure , this occurs naturally and spontaneously which existed in the real world , language has rules we cannot overpass them . conversational text generally should be completed in the Language range scale . Whether semantically , grammatically , phonologically etc……… any conversationalist predisposed to cooperate for giving exact information then being relevant and clear , But sometimes many wide…
related fields, since those lead to well paying work opportunities, but we should not forget the value of critical thinking. There is no better way to enforce our STEAM educational goals than with introducing SF as an elective for students to take in conjunction with their studies. SF has the unique opportunity of entertaining through fiction, but also lends scientific insights which will reinforce the learning of students. In order to make my case I will depict three stories that are popular in…
(Bialystok and miller1999) research that focuses on behavioral evidence by measuring language proficiency through rating of oral speech and grammatical judgment, (Lenneberg ,1967, Penfield & Roberts,1959) argued that children are superior to adults in learning the second language because their brain are more flexible, they can learn language easily because their cortex is more plastic than that…
Redefining masculinity, particularly the self-control element, through status updates, my focal-follow admits to his social vulnerability which he attempts to combat using inspirational quotes. Power along with control intricacies form the basis for my focal-follow’s warrior digitally mediated identity that helps him overcome emotional implications resulting from harsh societal circumstances. Focusing on the stressors that trigger depressive and suicidal thoughts, my focal follow integrates talk…