Pronoun

Anthem by Ayn Rand tells the tale of a dystopian society in which people are to think only of others, and taught that people shouldn’t think of themselves, eliminating all personal pronouns. In this society people are not able to pick their own careers, and instead a group known as the Council of Vocations decides what a person’s career is going to be. In the novel Equality, the main protagonist is a fantastic student, who aims to learn as much as possible and wants to use his knowledge to…

For centuries, language is the communication method uniting human to a community yet separating them into different identification as it’s mutating into varieties forms. In the United States, although English is known to be the central language, it branches into contrasting dialects such as Standard American English (SAE) and Vernacular English. SAE is the general formal dialect used professionally amongst educated subject while vernacular is more of an informal dialect used in everyday…

TO BILLY: No. The piece requires further development before being taken into consideration. While the idea is interesting, and the light, humorous writing style is appealing, there are many philosophical questions and treatises that the narrator brings up that come across as disjointed and disconnected. Moreover, there are a multitude of grammatical and mechanical errors throughout the piece. First Reader’s Comments: Specific Comments: Pg1, P1, L2-5 - This sentence reads in a way that comes…

(PC) culture is the political and social trend towards replacing offensive or prejudice language with more inclusive terms and ideas as well as the push for media to more representative and respectful of other demographics. Body positivity, prefered pronouns, and criticism of cultural appropriation are all forms of PC culture and have all helped many people to feel more welcome. Exclusionary language and insensitive media are certainly not as significant as institutionalized prejudices. However,…

In this article they have kept their focus on what are ‘creole’ and ‘pidgin’ languages and what the public has generally understood by the two languages. Creolist do not agree with the precise definition of the two terms, nor do they specify that how many languages have been considered under the two categories. It is a language that represents speech-forms that do not have any native speakers and is generally used by the people, as a form of communication, who do not share a common language. The…

This poem is very unusual in a few ways; to begin with, it has a very long title. This title has a multiple purposes and aspects to it. Firstly, it is dedicated to a doctor (The words: “To the doctor who treated...”). This suggests that the speaker is someone who is thanking the doctor treating this baby. It also gives recognition to the doctor. Secondly, it describes this doctor’s personal hurt as well as empathy, by using the words “...who felt such despair”. Lastly, it sets the scene and…

transgender was harassed by a staff members. Paragraph three shows this that The 16 year old girl was being harassed, “ She said, staff and residents harassed her despite A judge 's order that she be addressed by her preferred female name and female pronouns.” (Wood, 2009, Para 1.) 16 year old Transgender was not getting treated fair and was being…

Ned”, “My Son John”, and “Old Mister Rabbit.” The lack of songs depicting a female is disheartening. In many cases, it would only have to be a change of pronoun and a female would fit perfectly into the tune. A thoughtful teacher may benefit from using that quick trick to enlighten the girls in the classroom who never hear their personal pronoun (Choate, R. A., Berg, R. C., Kjelson, L., & Troth, E. W., 1970, pg.…

Likewise his mentioning of violence as being harmful to both sides helps establish an unbiased character and demonstrates how violence is detrimental to anyone, regardless of his position on civil rights. Throughout the passage Chavez uses the plural pronoun “we”. He contrasts the “we” with “those who will see violence as the shortcut to change.” He portrays the “we” as a righteous sympathetic people, ones who struggle “cannot be more important than one human life” and “who are not blind to…

Osama Bin Laden is the leader of the terrorist group al Qaeda. Al Qaeda is responsible for the tragic events such as 9/11, shootings, and bombings against innocents. In President Barack Obama’s speech he is able to connect with his audience using pronouns such as “us” “we” “our”. Obama is establishing the connection that he has with the people and that not only were the citizens affected by the events of 9/11, but he was as well. The audience in his speech is primarily to the American citizens.…