Sury's Lang and Lit Class

MLK's intended audience through his speech " I have a dream" are the African- American community but more specifically those that are living through oppression, suffering from segregation and discrimination, and whom are living in poverty. MLK tries to persuade the African American Community to continue to fight even if the nation goes into turmoil and to only stop fighting once the black society has gained racial equality and justice. In addition, MLK tries to  spread hope to his fellow African - Americans by intensifying their frustration and anger to provide a sense of empowerment, in the hopes of advocating and creating change in the American Society. MLK often uses metaphors and anaphoras to enrich his persuasion. His expressive choice of phrases such as " chains of discrimination" and "let freedom ring" are examples of rhetorical devices which were used throughout this speech. His style directly correlates to the racial tensions which occurred

Suryha Maniraj ‘ 16 Abu Dhabi Sarah E Needleman: For those that did not read the original article this post addresses my opinions on text speaking and arguments for and against hiring managers judgements on turning away potential interns and employees using text speaking. “Textspeak” is bound to happen especially in our ever increasing use of technology and its technological advancements. Through the use of technology and social media “textspeak” has become a dialect in its own right however it  is putting off hiring managers as it shows a sign of unprofessionalism and even childishness and to some extent I do agree with the judgements that managers make when hiring employees. Text Speaking in a formal context such as a “thank you email” to a hiring manager is not appropriate since managers are most likely looking for a level of sophistication and formality. Managers would and should be worried when this type of communication is brought into the workplace and used with cl

May 30th 1978 On December 3 rd , 1976, Bob Marley was shot two days prior the “Smile Jamaica” concert, allegedly motivated by political views. Despite this mishap, Bob still performed at the concert and told the crowd “ The people who are trying to make this world worse aren’t taking a day off”. “How can I”? Last month, Bob performed at the “One Love Peace Concert” where he managed to unify the two leaders of both factions to embrace on stage.   Bob’s music tends to stem from political tensions, social injustice and black roots however he tries to advocate change in a more subtle and relaxed way rather than forcing change through anger and frustration. Suryha Maniraj (SM): Why did you still perform at the “Smile Jamaica” concert despite rumors of the assassination attempt supposedly being politically motivated? Bob Marley (BM): I wanted to calm the tension between powers and like I said to the crowd at Smile Jamaica, people who are trying to make this world worse aren’t t

“My block” is a song produced by Tupac Shakur in which he expresses the various factors that are present in the lives of African – Americans living in the “block”. He discusses his past experiences and the alarming struggles of living in an African-American community most predominantly crime, racism and substance abuse. The line “the only time they notice a n*gga is when he’s clutching on a four-five” exhibits the prejudice against African Americans since they are not recognized by the public unless they commit an act of violence or crime.  Substance abuse is another reoccurring factor which Tupac communicates and this can be demonstrated through the line “fearing jail but crack sales got me living…. staying trapped forever in this drug life” and “hanging out picking a game, sipping cheap liquor”. It is evident that through this song Tupac is bringing awareness to the hardships that African-Americans have to bear and why it is challenging for African -Americans to leave their “block”

Rewinding back to when I first migrated to Australia in 2009, I was fresh from Singapore. I was born in Malaysia to Malaysian born parents and lived there for five years, and then lived in Singapore for another three years, so you can expect my accent to be very different to an Australian accent. I had the typical Malaysian – Singaporean accent with slang words just randomly chucked into sentences like “lah”, the mispronunciation of words such as “want” for “one” and “or not” for “anot” and the shortening of words like “gostand” instead of “go stand”. My family and I moved to Australia with the excitement of living in a western country and in hopes of leading a better lifestyle. At the airport upon our arrival, I exchanged looks with my brother who was also in awe in the way that people were speaking and in the way they sounded.   Starting school was a rush of excitement and fear. I went to a small local private school called St. Bernadette’s. There were people with different

Amy Tan’s article “Mother Tongue” discusses various issues that is present even in our current society and one of them being the stereotypes made against non-native English speakers. Native English speakers are better English speakers and all in all smarter than non-native English speakers. This tends to be a common misconception in our world today and let me just say that this is absolutely bogus! The fact that this delusion continues to be present in our society is a psychotic way of misleading non-native English speakers to fulfill their full potential and passion. The prejudice and stereotypes branded on nonnative English speakers is relatable for many people across the world and from personal experience, I can say that it ain’t a good feeling. Schools oddly enough can be a prime example of this fallacy. This isn’t just about students discriminating against non-English speakers but teachers’ making assumptions on the capabilities of non-English speakers and how some schoo

The language that Kool A.D. uses throughout this article is quite current among the way young adults and teens speak, which can seem quite informal and immature because he is giving advice on how to pay and manage a baby however when considering the article’s intended audience, the language used by Kool A.D is very purposeful and persuasive. His usage of colloquialisms and informal diction can be easily associated with most people but especially with low income or low levels of educated people. The use of “yaper” for money or the use of swear words such as “f***” or “a**hole” would not be appropriate or associated with an article about aiding people, however this sarcastic and casual language opens a new approach to helping since it talks about the many struggles taking care of a baby brings but also some tips to succeed instead of the usual step by step guidance. I would also like to add that even with Kool A.D.’s style of language he still talks about some intelligent topics especi

My interests include playing many different sports but my favourite sport is soccer. I love listening to different styles of music especially rap, hip-hop and punk rock.  My hobbies include collecting badges and patches. Language plays an important role in my life because my mother tongue is Tamil and often my parents talk to me in Tamil and since this is my mother tongue I feel that it is important to be able to speak it since it ties me more to my cultural heritage. Its also the easiest way for me to express myself and feelings. I think that it is important to study language because I belief that you should have a better understanding of the language you are speaking and because language is the most common and widespread form of communication and yet I personally don't know much about how important and powerful language can be. I haven't felt excluded due to language barriers because even in Malaysia I was still speaking English with my parents and went to an English me