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 wit...