Marsida Barjamaj Prof: L, Niizawa PHL 209 Should Salem State University institute a policy to allow students to report their preferred pronouns for school registration, if they wish, including the options of he, she, they, xie or ze? I was looking at Google to find some more information about the non-binary gender or about the student who preferred to choose their preferred pronounces and be called by them and guess what? I didn’t get to much information and now I am more confused than before. I…
sea, call her la mar (female pronoun). The feminism of the water symbolizes the respect that men should have towards women, and the sea. "The old man (Santiago) always thought of her as feminine and as something that gave or withheld great favors, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help them. The moon affects her as it does a woman, he thought." On the other hand, the younger, inexperienced fishermen address it as el mar (masculine pronoun)."They spoke of her as a…
Numerous studies have investigated the perpetuation of sex bias reflected on the sexist language use, and how people perceive and judge gender-based language. Murdock and Forsyth (1985) conducted two studies to examine people’s responses to gender-biased language empirically. Participants in both studies were from evening classes at a large urban university, which not only included a large proportion of full-time students, but also included students with other occupations such as “secretaries,…
other scientific disciplines. To craft his argument, he uses analogies to show the likeness between the Earth’s ecosystems and human internal body functions, personifies small organisms to evoke compassion from the reader, and utilizes the personal pronoun “we” to create a sense of social cohesion. The study of microbes is often neglected due to the apparent minuscule effect it has on humans, but Ed Yong persistently drew comparisons between the small microbes and the grandness of Earth’s…
creating unity within South Africa, showing gratitude to the people who helped him become the new president, and celebration with great plans for the future, all using an incredibly humble tone, and use of diction throughout the piece. Many personal pronouns are used within this speech, allowing the audience to be able to feel included, and making the speech closer and more personal to the audience. An example of this is when he states, “Let us build the future together, and toast a better life…
In one of the many hard winter during the first years of the American revolution many soldiers had already begun to lose hope in any chance of victory. Then came Thomas Paine while he isn't the only reason why the soldiers recuperated he definitely played a big part. In the first article of the crisis Paine's use Ethos, logos, and Pathos to persuade and strengthen the soldiers to march on. First utilizing Pathos to capture the audience's attention and stirring their emotions. He then establishes…
product like Coca-Cola on an advertisement for war bonds?” The advertisement also attempts to appeal to the common citizen, talking about how life is changing in everyone’s daily lives because of the war and consistently using plural pronouns such as “we” and pronouns directed at the reader like “you.” It’s almost as…
Thanks,” there are multiple enjambments and great examples of the craft for the purpose of keeping the reader captivated with the storyline. Specifically, for this annotation, I will focus on the beginning lines (1-3), the in between lines ending with pronouns/articles (7,10, 11, 12), and the last three lines (25-27). Olds’ poem is in 27 lines, 6 sentences, and in one stanza. The poem begins with the setting, “years later” and the speaker’s relationship status, “long single” in the first…
cannot seem to focus on the correct punctuation or spelling at the same time. There is a section in LB Handbook on editing, formatting and proofreading (pages 33-40) that can assist me in proofreading. Also, I have the tendency to keep using the same pronoun repeatedly in my paper and use vague word choices. For example, in my reflection paper I used the word “things” often. A sample from my paper is, “At the end of the day, all we were told was that things went well.” What I should have said…
Almost everyone knows of the LGBT+ community in today 's society. However, people seem to forget the T of LGBT. At least, they forget what it truly means. Several people have misconceptions about what transgender means. The first thought their brain goes to is drag, which is not even an element of it. Transgender is when somebody is born into what they recognize as the wrong body. They feel as if they identify with another sex rather than their own birth sex. This essay will focus mainly on only…