Latent semantic indexing

The word “dirty” is an interesting word coming from a poverty and race context. We often think of people who aren’t “white” as “dirty.” I’ve heard it time and time again, “Dirt Mexican,” and it’s such a cruel way to describe a person who is just out here trying to work their way out of poverty. “Dirty” is a name we can’t get rid of; it is a word associated with race, financial status, and locations. There is a clear connection between poverty, slums, and race in creative texts; when applying…

“Run it down mid.” It probably sounds like complete nonsense to an outsider, but it makes complete sense to the true League of Legends player. The discourse community of League of Legends is defined to be an exhilarating experience with a structure of rules implemented to make entertainment polite yet fresh. The recent interview of Runescape 2007 along with observations of the discourse community prove to follow Swales’ six characteristics. Whether the League of Legends is toxic or alluring, it…

The many discourses that people utilize are amazing, discourses reflect who a person is and define their characteristics. People can have so many discourses that people can even keep track of and it's amazing how they can vary from person to person. Now i’m going to start describing my discourses that I mainly use, and describe how they define me as a person. To begin, the first and main discourse is the Friend Discourse. The way that I speak with my friends is interesting because I use a…

Carla Mendoza Business 1050 10/9/15 Assignment 13 “Mike LeFevre” by Studs Terkel Vocabulary 1. Chewed- yelled at 2. Bonderized- A machine that will coat steel with a corrosive preventing substance 3. Effete- decadent 4. Foreman- a man in charge of other workers 5. Muses- to think of something in a deep serious or dreamy way 6. Poke- some money 7. Posterity- generations that come after someone 8. Pseudo- not real, pretending to be real 9. Shrinker- psychologist (shrink) 10. Smashed- to get drunk…

Perspective A discourse community is a social group or can be something that inquires shared values, practices, or can even share the same language. A speech community, however; is not the same thing as a discourse community; a speech community is a community that shares the knowledge of rules for the conduct and interpretation of speech. (WaWpg.219) Defining a discourse community can be hard due to the range of different types of discourse communities. Examples of a discourse community would be…

Perspective A discourse community is a social group or can be anything that inquires shared values, practices, or can even share the same language. A speech community, however; is not the same thing as a discourse community. A speech community is a community that shares the knowledge of rules for the conduct and interpretation of speech. (WaWpg.219) Defining a discourse community can be hard due to the range of different types of discourse communities. Examples of a discourse community would be…

My discourse community is Christianity. My discourse community involves people who believe in God and follow the guidelines of the Bible. The people from this community are trying to enhance themselves by learning the Bible. An impeccable member attends church, strive for better lives, and aim to help others spread and disseminate words of wisdom. There are several reasons why Christianity is a discourse community. My discourse community has all of the six characteristics defined by John Swales.…

Allusion is an element that both authors use to show their perspective of technology but in a different way. The reason I use allusion to compare and contrast is because allusion can show w In the story, “The Veldt” uses allusion as a reference to the movie Aladdin where George, the father commands the nursery room to change into the theme of Aladdin. The quote that shows allusion is, “"Come on, room! I demand Aladin!" he said. Nothing happened. The lions mumbled in their baked pelts. "Aladin!"…

How do mythological allusions in Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves establish the novel’s setting of the house on Ash Tree Lane? Introduction Literature has, since its conception, maintained a close relationship with religion and mythology – not only through religious texts and mythical canon. Much prose and poetry embrace the use of allusions: textual references to other works or bodies, and these references serve to better elaborate a part of the text and/or connect the reader to the text…

Discourse Community Paper Communication is the basic element in any society. We communicate in different aspects of our lives through different forms of communication such as letters, spoken, visual, and more suitable for the different discourse communities we belong to. Each discourse community has its own rules; they have their language, topics of interest, and characteristics that make them unique. In this essay I will describe the four major discourse communities I belong to: my family,…