Spoken word

Spoken word poetry is a form of poetry that the author gives life to through voice inflections and word play. In Shane Koyczan’s spoken word piece “To This Day”, Shane uses vivid mental imagery and particular emphasis to bring attention to bullying and mental illnesses. Through the telling of people's struggles he teaches he readers that it is possible to survive mental illnesses no matter the stigma put on you because of them, and that we all need to work together to spread the word and help…

The Bible is the Word of God. He breathed out His spoken words through the authors and we were given an account of Biblical history, and a process for redemption though Jesus Chirst. Ward shows in this writings just how clearly the Bible states that God often does His actions by speaking words. He says let there be light and there is light. Psalms 29: 8 says, “The voice of the Lord shakes the desert; the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.” God does this throughout the Bible, it is not exclusive…

“Coal” by Audrey Lorde expounds on the power held by the spoken word and the labels put upon people. The narrator begins by referring to herself as the “total black”, the label that has been put upon herself, and elaborates on how those words and the others used to describe her leave a lasting effect. The narrator goes on to explain that while these words are used to put her down, the words only add to her power. Using vivid imagery and powerful metaphor the narrator states how her blackness is…

Telephone Essay “Mr. Watson come here I want to see you.” These were the first words ever spoken through the telephone. Spoken by Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone to his assistant, Thomas Watson. After several long months of working to build a device to help people who were deaf, finally on March 10, 1876 it was complete. He could have never imagined all the uses for his communicating device. Today, we use our telephones for games, music, communication, business, emergency,…

Imagine a world without words, no opinions, no wishes, no promises or laughter– imagine a life without language. Language is the method of expression, sharing, communication, collaboration and culture. We use language to express inner thoughts and emotions, understand abstract and intricate thought and fulfill our desires. Humans are not unique in this capability, with various species, including animals and even some plants, communicating with each other. However, language is unique in humans…

learners to be attentive of the precise sound. A great correlation between my action research and what Lennox (2014) explains is that the use of vocabulary, discourse skills and background knowledge set the stage for learning to read and knowing how words go together to form phrases and sentences – is also learned through exposure to interesting language and interaction with…

There are many bilingual students, people, and adults in the United States now and they are growing rapidly but why is it that people are trying to stop this. There are many reasons, from everyone should all assimilate to fit in, to English is the national language of this country. Another reason why this should be is because immigrant children or children from immigrant families that do not speak English. Some say that there are already schools and things of that nature helping but is it enough…

some people have not heard before. Many words are no longer used in today as much as in the past except for some old ancient folks live in rural areas. However, there are some words and phrases that do blend in today’s society to create the dialects that are more flexible, humor, and wisdom of the people speaking it. Syntactically, the word’s orders and idioms are sounded more humor and longer comparing to other dialects. Speaking of phonology, some words are written in SAE, but the phonics is…

This study will examine hosts’ speaking at a Indonesian talk show. By doing an investigation on the hosts’ language, the paper is expected to be referenced about how the level of formality in spoken context and Indonesia language. 1.6 Research Methods 1.6.1 Research Design This study will use a descriptive qualitative approach. The term descriptive research refers to the type of research question, design, and data analysis that will be applied…

Linguistic Evidentiality in Arawan, Luchuan, and Livonian An often overlooked yet fascinating aspect of the plethora of languages spoken throughout the planet, is the information they require their speakers to provide whenever describing something. For example, in the English language, there are many nouns to describe humans that do not differentiate between male and female, like friend. However, in Spanish, if one wants to refer to someone they consider a friend, it is necessary to use either…