Summary of James Baldwin’s article If Black English isn’t a Language‚ Then Tell Me‚ What Is? In his article "If Black English isn’t a Language‚ Then Tell Me‚ What Is?"‚ published in the New York Times on July 29‚ 1979‚ James Baldwin challenges the contemporary assumption among speakers of standard American English that the way black people speak is uneducated and therefore black children should be forced to speak "proper English". He argues that rather than labelling Black English as a low register
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The Great Depression struck the United States in 1929‚ caused by overproduction and weak banks. Overproduction was caused by people manufacturing more than people could buy‚ this forced wages to drop‚ closed businesses and allowed debts to rise. Banks became weak because they gave loans to unsteady sources and gave loans to people who invested in the stock market‚ yet when the stock market crashed‚ the investors could not pay back their loan and took on debt. This forced banks to close and fire workers
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think of how it is in “today’s’ America”. Is America still a melting pot? Yes. On the contrary‚ Immigration is a hot topic in the media today. President Donald J. Trump took office earlier this year and has been in the process of trying to “Make America Great Again”. The executive orders that have recently made headlines are controversial and everywhere you go someone has something to say about it. At the end of the day‚ immigration has positive and negative concerns‚ but it is what we have built
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was trying to push one nagging thought to the back of her mind. That by letting the country take the day off‚ good old Liz had set us back £1.2 billion. I’m sure a recession is when a country has no money to spend‚ which explains the job losses and major cuts being made. So where is this money coming from? As it turns out‚ the taxpayers have already paid for staging the Jubilee concert‚ the crowd control and the enormous television screens so everyone could watch the event unfold from the Mall
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We feel money and power can bring happiness and solve problems but they are not definite causes of those desired states .If that were so‚it would follow that those who have wealth would always be happy and those who do not would always suffer. Money and power facilitate‚but it is clear that they are not the primary causes of happiness and solving our problems.It is justified for us to make material and financial development for building our nation but inner development is also important.What will
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There is much discussion over the explosion in popularity of social media in recent years and whether or not it has positive effect on society. So‚ what is social media? According to Wikipedia it is “the social interaction among people in which they create‚ share or exchange information‚ ideas and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks”1 Do they have any benefits? On a personal note‚ I find social networking sites have huge benefits with respect to staying in touch with my friends and
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Money is‚ no doubt‚ a miracle. It endows us with happiness‚ wipes our tears‚ soothes our wounds‚ makes our life mirthful and rosy‚ gives us laughter and joy and changes our dreams to reality. Though not for all of our problems‚ it is a panacea for most of them. In the eyes of the world a rich man is wise man. He gathers most friends. His prosperity makes him smart enough to collect as much friends as he likes. Wealth‚ even in the most improbable cases‚ manages to convey the aspect of intelligence
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(You will need to change the ending and make a conclusion. I got an A/A- for this essay because it was not finished.) Is this a phrase that you often hear? I am sure it is‚ but why are these three words such a significant part of our daily speech? Is it because we are living in a barbaric‚ unjust society? Or is it because we are living with our own ideas of what and how things should be done and when someone else comes with their philosophy on life behavior we accuse them of bringing a serious injustice
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Structuring a Discursive Essay Your task is to help structure a discursive essay about the advantages and disadvantages of car use. You will be given the various arguments both in favour of and against car use. Your first task will be to organise these arguments. Task 1 Read the following notes. Identify all the points in favour of car use and mark them with a tick. Identify all the points against car use and mark them with a cross. …………………………………………………………………………. Not restricted by
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Oh yes‚ money can surely make you happier. With money you can buy and enjoy your heart desires including beautiful sweet women/men. And these desires essentially make people happy‚ therefore money brings happiness. An adage goes‚ "Money can’t buy happiness‚" but people usually mean‚ "Material goods can’t buy happiness." Spending time with the wife and kids on a camping getaway costs money‚ but it’s the kind of spending that is worthwhile and fulfilling. At least‚ that’s the conventional wisdom
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