language is designed to make the ugly reality and make it sound fine. Arbitrary deprivation of…
Lutz’s principle of classification is the intention of doublespeakers.Those who use euphemisms are trying to “mislead or deceive” with inoffensive words. Those who use jargon seek to give their words “an air of profundity, authority, and prestige” .Those who use gobbledygook or bureaucratese are bent on “overwhelming the audience with words” . And those who use inflated language seek “to make the…
The essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldúa, and article “Minority Testing Bias Persists” by Ronnie Reese illustrate how constant microaggressive comments can create self esteem issues, and, how standardized testing demines students who cant understand the question. The article “Minority Testing Bias Persists” by Ronnie Reese, gives an example of a student coming from a low-income household and not being able to relate the word “saucer” to cup because he has never been exposed to the word saucer before. Reese explains for reasons like this the test is not a valid knowledge marker. Also in the article he gives an anecdote about a student who did not choose to finish his test because it is “nothing but a white racist test given by the white people graded by the white people” (Reese). Reese finishes his article with the idea that schools cannot assume these tests represent all students’ knowledge, as “circumstances are different for each student”(“Minority Testing Bias Persists). Standard English is forced upon students, as teachers, advisors, and business professionals believe having a common language that everyone understands and knows makes the best work environment. However, as teachers and advisors try to prepare students for further education or the work force, they forget that these other languages are not invalid they just have different rules. In “How to…
"Words [or labels], like little buckets, are assumed to pick up their loads of meaning in one person's mind, carry them across the intervening space, and dump them into the mind of another" (Osgood 1979:213)…
Amichai-Hamburger, Yair, and Gideon Vinitzky. "Social Network Use and Personality." Computers in Human Behavior 26.6 (2010): 1289-295. Web.…
A. A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy and behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning in early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five or more of the following:…
Throughout the span of the past few weeks I have traversed the globe, visiting several countries and regions, only to realize that although new methods develop, language as a way of expressing ones self has remained the most effective. Despite this fact, language still has its pitfalls. Neil Postman, in his essay “Defending Against the Indefensible,” outlines seven concepts that can be used to aid a student in better understanding the language as a means of communication. He describes how modern teaching methods leave a student vulnerable to the “prejudices of their elders”, further stating that a good teacher must always be skeptical. He urges teachers of all subjects to break free from traditional teachings as well as “linguistical tyranny”…
The human brain is a very complex organ and the mind is really difficult to understand. The terms are often interchanged, but the distinction between these two is that the brain is a physical part of the body and the mind controls it (Gordon, 2014). The mind tells the brain what to do, but what tells the mind what to think? Where does it come from? What are its origins? It is hard to say; the mind is a mysterious concept. Some people murder, rob, assault, rape, etc. Why would people do monstrosities such as depriving others of their lives? Society considers this behavior abnormal. They assume this type of conduct is caused by mental disorders, or mental illness. Sue, Sue, Sue, and Sue (2014) wrote in their book that professionals are shifting…
5. Ego psychology: problems with the classical theory; the tasks and the origin of the ego, primary and…
ESD, you are really a very pathetic soul. I have been analysing your writings over the last while. I have to admit, I actually feel sorry you. It appears from your reactions to comments that really should not impact on you personally, that you suffer from an inferiority disorder. You know that you will never measure up to your peers so it makes you happy to try to discredit others. It does not make you a better person to behave the way you do. You also display the characteristics of a narcissist. I presume that you are relatively young, so sadly you possibly have a long time to live with this nasty condition. As we all know there isn't a cure for this, however the good news is that there is treatment for this nasty condition.…
Psychological Egoism is the position that the ultimate motive of all actions is selfish. It is not the position that everyone should be motivated by selfish desires, but rather that they are motivated by selfish desires. This is supposed to be a psychological fact of human motivations. Joel Feinberg presents a multitude of arguments against psychological egoistic hedonism.…
Some connotative meanings of words are so widely recognized by a certain generation or group of people, that they consider these meanings as denotative meanings. But these meanings are unknown to other groups and are not included in the dictionary. The word, "net", for example, may mean "a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects" in your grandfather's dictionary but means "a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange" when you talk to your friends meet on the "net". From this aspect, language of different generations do differ in the conception of words.…
The descriptive claim made by Psychological Egoists is that humans, by nature, are motivated only by self-interest. Any act, no matter how altruistic it may seem on the outside is actually only a disguise for a selfish desire such as recognition, avoiding guilt, reward or sense of personal goodness' or morality. For example, Mother Teresa is just using the poor for her own long-term spiritual gain. Being a universal claim, it could falter with a single counterexample. And being that I believe this claim to be bunk I will tell you why!…
We all love ourselves. That seems to be such a true statement that we do not bother to look it as a possible disorder. A person who loves himself is one thing but one who loves his reflection is another. A healthy person will love himself and his accomplishments. That person is all around happy and satisfied with himself. On the other hand one who is in love with his reflection is cause for narcissism. One who depends on the existence of a reflection to produce the emotion of self-love. It also makes it impossible for the person to tell himself what is reality or what is fantasy. The narcissist does possess the desire to love and to be loved. If he cannot love himself, he has love his reflection. Narcissist are five (or more) of the following:…
used a whole language textbook in his class, and students in the two classes were…