Spoken Language: A Voice By Pat Mora
Imagine you're sitting in your room, stressing about how you are supposed to spell “concussion” (conclusion). The essay you’re writing is due tomorrow! It would be a lot easier to just record your voice, or take a picture and submit it. Right? That is a good idea. Spoken word is the best form of self expression.
Spoken word is the best because it can be passed down through generations of a family, or it can be told to others and spread around the world. The quotes, “Family stories sing of what lives in the blood.” And “your breath moves through the family like the wind moves through the trees.” From lines 29 and 38-40, in the story “A voice” by Pat Mora. These lines talk about how through talking to others you can keep stories alive forever. For example, a recipe book would be burnt in a house fire, but someone memorized it, then even if the book was unsaveable then someone could write down the recipe. And the recipe will be saved. Also, things like stories of war from veterans of the family. For example, my Jaja has told me stories of when he was in the army, and I will most likely tell my kids or grandkids those stories. …show more content…
The quote “I don’t know his name, says the priest. But his face rings a bell.” from “what’s so funny mr sheiska?” by Jon Sheiska.In this quote it was part of a bigger paragraph of a joke,he made his classmates laugh by telling them a joke verbally. It might not have been as funny if he had written it because you could see the punch line at any time.It also wouldn’t have been as funny if it was a picture because you might not be able to
Spoken word is the best because it can be passed down through generations of a family, or it can be told to others and spread around the world. The quotes, “Family stories sing of what lives in the blood.” And “your breath moves through the family like the wind moves through the trees.” From lines 29 and 38-40, in the story “A voice” by Pat Mora. These lines talk about how through talking to others you can keep stories alive forever. For example, a recipe book would be burnt in a house fire, but someone memorized it, then even if the book was unsaveable then someone could write down the recipe. And the recipe will be saved. Also, things like stories of war from veterans of the family. For example, my Jaja has told me stories of when he was in the army, and I will most likely tell my kids or grandkids those stories. …show more content…
The quote “I don’t know his name, says the priest. But his face rings a bell.” from “what’s so funny mr sheiska?” by Jon Sheiska.In this quote it was part of a bigger paragraph of a joke,he made his classmates laugh by telling them a joke verbally. It might not have been as funny if he had written it because you could see the punch line at any time.It also wouldn’t have been as funny if it was a picture because you might not be able to