Caitlin Moody Mrs. Lopez English 12 March 29‚ 2012 UCLA Said Yes Already discouraged‚ Karina De La Cruz walked aimlessly down Bruin Walk where there were sororities recruiting new girls. She combed through her hair trying to look acceptable into her new environment. As she walked by a blond sorority sister‚ she was judged instantly‚ and got handed a dirty look instead of a flier to join. Karina found it amusing and ironic how well she was accepted to a Latina sorority only moments later. Karina
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Edward W .Said Prof. S. Jayaraman. Edward W. Said was born in Palestine. He was educated in Palestine and Egypt. He later migrated to America. For the first time‚ it was Edward Said who challenged the established theory of the western orientalists. He brought together overwhelming material evidence to expose the dominant European imperialistic point of view‚ in his path - breaking book ‘Orientalism’. In that book‚ Said exposes the hidden agenda of imperialism to
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Deborah Tannen once said‚ “Conversation between women and men is cross-cultural communication.” By this‚ she is trying to explain that both men and women speak in different manners. The same exact thing applies to age‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ race‚ geography‚ subculture‚ language‚ and occupation. The way one perceives their words is distinguished by their past along with various other reasoning’s. It’s also part of our human nature to adapt to certain communication styles based on the ways we were brought
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In this article‚ Deborah Tannen predominantly focuses on the difference in the use of language by male and female students and how it impacts the classroom participation‚ equal opportunities and diversity amongst the students. Tannen believes that every class is distinct in nature and form: with people from both genders‚ separate backgrounds‚ cultures‚ ethnicities - as a result of which students have unique personalities and attitudes so there should be diverse methods to cater to different students
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Who Said It Better? Two of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues appear in Julius Caesar. After Julius Caesar was killed by the conspirators and his close friend‚ Marcus Brutus‚ he‚ along with Mark Antony‚ deliver a speech at Caesar’s funeral a few days after his death. Brutus delivered his speech first‚ soon to follow Antony’s after he departs the crowd. Although Brutus’ speech was convincing to the crowd‚ it was not as strong as Mark Antony’s speech. “As Caesar lov’d me‚ I weep for him; as
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1. “ Bapu Gandhi said “All religions are true” I just want to love God” Theme: understanding religion The quote is stating that all religions have a similar structure of having a supreme being which followers worships. 2. ‘The reason a lion will tear you to pieces is not because it is hungry… but because you invaded its territory.” Theme: truth The quote is stating that once you have enter a predators territory it will begin to feel threatened an natural reaction is to defend its self by attacking
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Professor: Raj Chandarlapaty Name: Farhad Mahmody ID# 8670 Class: Expository essay writing How Edward said Identify him self Edward Wadie Said was one of the most noticeable and influent scholars. This influential Palestinian man was born in1935; he was an Arab American‚ which was well known for advocating the role of intellectuals in society as a role exemplary illustrated by him. He insisted that the true intellectual’s role must be that of the amateur‚ as an amateur is not stimulated by academic
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Teachers‚ and Edward Said: Taking Stock of Orientalism Since the publication of Orientalism in 1978‚ Edward Said’s critique has become the hegemonic discourse of Middle Eastern studies in the academy. While Middle Eastern studies can improve‚ and some part of Said’s criticism is valid‚ it is apparent that the Orientalism critique has done more harm than good. Although Said accuses the West and Western researchers of "essentializing" Islam‚ he himself commits a similar sin when he writes that Western
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States Edward: Said “States‚” by Edward Said is an essay written by a Palestinian man with first-hand accounts of daily life in that region of the Middle-East. Said was renowned in the literary community as one of the most “distinguished literary critics and scholars...” Born in Jerusalem in 1935‚ Said‚ at the age of twelve‚ fled with his family to Cairo during the establishment of Israel as a Jewish state. In his essay‚ Said begins to discuss the state of the Palestinian people. The content
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Jessica Warren Professor Holly Foster English 111-09H June 13‚ 2014 Arguing: An Always Present Force Dr. Tannen is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. Her study of language and how it is utilized has led her to have many books on the “Best-Selling” List. In her book‚ “The Argument Culture”‚ Deborah Tannen takes a closer look at how we as a society have come to view arguing/debating as a normal form of communication. Our inability to look at more than two views at a time‚
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