Grammar is a set of rules that a writer must follow, ensures clarity, can be incorrect or correct, involves punctuation and word order…
Roller chair - To make it easier to roll round, move round a desk. It also can be adjusted for my comfort.Unit 221 Use office equipment…
In the article “I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Heres why.” by Kyle Wiens states that Wiens has employes take a grammar test before being able to work at either of his companies because Wiens believes it is essential to working any job. Wiens uses many different ways to build an argument. In the article titled “I won't hire people who have poor grammar here's why” bt Kyle wiens states that “using grammar in the workplace is necessary for a workers skills”.…
The different tones of the two excerpts emphasize both authors’ reasons to address grammar snobs. In accordance to Emma, I also enjoyed the second article's mocking tone and its utilization of humor, overall making it a more informal article. Casagrande’s point that everyone is susceptible to grammar misusage (“all grammar bullies get their comeuppance”) shows her disdain towards the e-mails from sanctimonious readers who sought pleasure from discrediting her own grammar. Casagrande mocks the pretentious people who use grammar as a way to feel superior, including Truss for being a, “punctuation vigilante” (34). Overall, her argument seems to go against Truss’ call for action. While Truss wants sticklers to not tolerate the seeming deterioration…
Cited: Graff, Gerald, Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst. "They Say, I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing : With Readings. New York: Norton, 2012. Print.…
Pronouns. “They Say/ I Say.” Ed. Gerald Graff, et al. New York: Norton, 2015. 721-724.…
A. She married a man named William Hutchinson, and stayed in her hometown in England and raised 15 children with him. Anne held private religious preaching ceremonies in her house because of her busy schedule as a married, stay at home, working mother. (Anne Hutchinson, para #5)…
• Why was Anne Hutchinson such a threat to Puritan society that leaders decided to banish her? Remember that other dissenters in Puritan society were treated differently. Be sure to consider social, political, and religious reasons. This situation was more complex than a bunch of fanatical or sexist leaders using their power to oppress, so make sure you approach the complexity of the history appropriately.…
Women in Atienct Greek litetrue are describe in "Putting Her in Her Place: Women, Dirt, and Desire" by Anne Carson, as being wet, polluted, leaky and cold. This is used to describe the fact that many Greek writers such as Aristotle and Hesiod believed women to be more irrational than man, and unbounded to anything as men are, meaning women were more prone to sexual desires, jealousy, and emotions. Carson ties interesting points of his argument to certain Greeks myths, and the cultural norms these myths creates. The first being the myth of Pandora, the first women created by the gods for revenge, being the down fall of man. He ties this back to the use of the word polluted, pollution or other variations of the word used when describing women. Polluted is used to describe a women’s touch upon man will pollute him.The other was the myth of Zeus putting a veil on chaos…
Webb, C. (1992) The use of the first person in academic writing: objective language and gate keeping, Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol 17, pp 741-752.…
What makes a world “real”? This question was the subject of English Professor Anne Curzan’s presentation during a TED conference. The question is an appropriate one given the large influx of slang that is becoming commonly used. Curzan hypothesis that when people state a word isn’t real, “what they mean is, that word does not appear in a standard dictionary.” The question that must naturally follow suit is, who writes dictionaries? Throughout history there was a list of editorial teams and lexicographers who are responsible for the creation of various dictionaries. However, it is ultimately people who are responsible for the changes in language that are eventually added to a dictionary. Words are borrowed, lost, and redefined time and time again by everyday people. As Curzan mentions, dictionary editors struggle to keep up with people as they change the language. If language is constantly altered by those who speak it, then it is only natural that a dictionary should reflect that flowing nature of language. Urban Dictionary accomplishes just that. Urban Dictionary is created by the people who use the slang and language that compose it, and its design allows for the dictionary to be updated constantly to reflect the ever-changing evolution of…
-Grammar= knowledge of other rules beyond those governing relations between words like between elements inside words.…
Anne Frank was a very fun poem/play to read and I think all of us enjoyed it. Filled with suspicion and comedy, romance and seriousness it was sure to keep everyone interested. Most people thoroughly enjoyed the story whether they were just narrators or characters. It kept everyone on the edge of their seat with the apprehension, waiting to find out what happened next.…
Change is inevitable. For example, take a newborn baby. A baby can wiggle, cry, eat, and excrete. Over time, the baby will grow to develop the powers to think, feel, do, and be. From the moment of birth, the child’s ability to live, act, and experience the world will rapidly increase. The parents of this child will watch him or her grow and evolve through every step. Raising a child is scary due to all the opportunities for mistakes, but one must let go of fear and accept the prospect of creating a unique life. What is correct and what is not correct is ultimately only a matter of what is accepted by society, for language is a matter of conventions within society. The key to change is to let go of all fear, because just like life, nothing in language is set in stone. In the world of grammarians there are two competing camps: descriptivists (naturalists) and prescriptivists (traditionalists). The difference between the two is well explained in a quote from Edward Finegan of the University of Southern California. Finegan says, “Descriptive grammarians ask the question, ‘What is English (or another language) like- what are its forms and how to they function in various situations?’ By contrast, prescriptive grammarians ask, ‘What should English be like- what forms should people use and what functions should they serve?’” (pbs.org) THESIS/ FOCUS…
Anne Boleyn, the second wife to King Henry VIII is described as “a key figure in political and religious upheaval”. Anne’s actions within the English court, her determination as queen, her marriage to Henry VIII and her infamous downfall ultimately demonstrate the characteristics of a tragic hero.…