“A new study from the Center for Immigration Studies found that one in five U.S. residents — or 61.8 million people — speak a language other than English at home.” Many people assume that English is the official language of the U.S‚ because the majority of the country speaks the language. The United States has not declared an official language‚ at least not yet. Having an official language provides a common bond of unity‚ but it also has a downside. Since America is very diverse‚ having a national
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Shorty has a different talking style than X; he spoke using a lot more slang. Shorty says things such as “stud”‚ “cat”‚ “cool” and “hip.” X describes how these terms were so new to him that even children were throwing them around in everyday sentences.. The style and structure of this style of communication is really choppy and uses a lot of slang. The culture of Boston starts to influence Malcolm X to start speaking slang and dressing
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meaning‚ according to Stace‚ by‚ "Common usage is the criterion for deciding whether a definition is correct or not." This means that words should be used‚ as everyone knows them. The exception to this is slang. So to a point it is philosophers changing the words of freewill and creating their own slang definition and like Stace says‚ "the mistake which the deniers of freewill have made is rather subtle and difficult to detect." Stace feels that the wrong definition of freewill is the ability to do
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the deals you get at a particular store‚ popular television shows like American Idol-(which was their favorite)‚ popular music albums‚ books and fashion. When they were talking their common phrases and verbiage were less formal. They used slang‚ cursing and inappropriate words. It seemed that this made them come closer to one another. There was total lack of respect but no
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community that has a very unique language is prison. Prison inmates use a language called argot‚ which does not make sense to the average person‚ but is very necessary to inmates and guards. Argot is the more scientific term for criminal jargon or prison slang but it is used mainly to communicate between criminals and to create a barrier to keep others from understanding the criminal cultures (Bondeson 1988). Other languages are used in prisons‚ for instance prisoners from other countries have their own
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write well‚ and he began to take advantage of the prison library. Before he went to jail‚ Malcolm describes himself as hustler‚ as one who could speak very well: he was an excellent speaker‚ a master of orality. (Anthony) He found his street-wise slang inadequate to express new ideas and a new worldview. Malcolm X found himself in a situation that demanded literacy; he needed to racionate–to think logically and deeply in order to communicate. Malcolm X in a sense bought into the idea that literacy
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Audience Analysis: The Ugly Truth There are many different ways of speaking with different people. These different ways may be through a different language‚ slang‚ or simply with a different personality or demeanor. You wouldn’t want to go to the White house dressed as a hippie‚ and you wouldn’t want to go to a gang dressed up in a tuxedo. It is also possible to analyze writing and who audience is that the author is trying to target. In the story "The Ugly Truth about Beauty"‚ Dave Barry’s target
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coming from the poem C) Great style to make the reading fun II) Diction D) The word choice of the poet E) “We Real Cool” makes the reader think the poem is something else than what it really is. F) Mrs. Brooks uses “Slang” vocabulary to make us understand the teenagers are uneducated. III) Rhyme G) She uses in every stanza H) Specific examples from the poem I) “We Real Cool- We Die Soon” Conclusion: Mrs. Brooks finds a great way in this poem
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the opposing team which in some cases include violent threats and attacks. The Australian culture also promotes violence by celebrating and commemorating ‘Anzac Day’ which is a day in memory of one of the most brutal wars in history. The vulgar slang used in this play also contributes to the Australian values and attitudes of the time. The scene we will be rehearsing today is hands-down the most violent scene in the play‚ it includes the bashing of ‘Kenny’ who is just an everyday working class
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sources‚ how to write without plagiarizing‚ how to convince and how to inform along with writing a correct thesis statement. Also I learned how to write a claim and an academic essay without any slang words or contractions. My strengths as a writer can be summarized as follow‚ I’m always aware from using slang words‚ I know how to properly cite sources according to MLA‚ I’m good in searching for books and researches online‚ and finally I’m good in writing essays that reflect clear analytical and critical
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