Ebonics: Just Creating Another Problem It is clear there are many issues in our school system that must be addressed. However the use of Ebonics‚ African American Vernacular English‚ in the English curriculum is not one of the solutions. Using Ebonics as part of our kids’ curriculum is not only unfair to the forty percent of kids who are not African American‚ but it also does injustice to all the students by not focusing on teaching them Standard English‚ which is used in higher education and by
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Ebonics Controversy Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss two articles which explore the current controversy regarding the confusion of approaching Ebonics in the Oakland school district. It will discuss the four key terms‚ pidgin‚ creole‚ dialect‚ and language‚ which were misunderstood and misused by the Oakland School Board. The paper will also suggest what the school board could have done differently which would have reduced the negative publicity that surrounded the
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Cited: Rickford‚ John Russell‚ and Russell John Rickford. Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English. New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc.‚ 2000. Print Sidnell‚ Jack. African American Vernacular English (Ebonics). University of New England Australia. 1 April 2012. Web. Smitherman‚ Geneva. "`Students ’ Right To Their Own Language ’: A Retrospective." English Journal 84.1 (1995): 21. Professional Development Collection. Web. 1 Apr. 2012. TESOL. “Position Statement
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Pro-Life or Pro-Choice I am aware that this may be an uncomfortable topic for most people‚ you could even say a down right hostel conversation to have if you don’t share the same views. I have met people who are either pro-choice or pro-life and while neither group are bad people‚ I’ve found that neither group is fully informed of the others views and facts. I feel that pro-life is the best decision to make although I do understand the pro-choice position. My feelings and thoughts come from a
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Ebonics Is (or Is Not) a Language Before getting into any great detail concerning the complexity of what language is and its relationship with the term Ebonics‚ Ebonics must first be defined. It is considered to be best described as "black speech" and therefore can be referred to as an "undefined language." Many consider language to be a spoken tongue belonging to a nationality of people‚ so in general‚ and for the sake of clarity in this work‚ language is a general communication concept by which
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Cameron White Writing 1 Section 30 11/8/10 Mellissa Fabros Ebonics and its Handicap on Society In today’s African American community‚ many speak and use a different form of “standard” English. Ebonics is a form of English that was established by the early US slaves in search of a reliable means of communication. During slavery‚ there were laws which mandated that any person caught teaching a slave to read or write could be fined and/or put in jail. This left them to fend for themselves and
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Abortion: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life In America‚ one of the most troublesome issues is the controversy surrounding abortion. The two opposing viewpoints surrounding abortion are like two sides of a coin. On one side‚ there is the pro-choice activist and on the other is the pro-life activist. The argument is a balanced one; for every point supporting abortion there is a counter-point condemning abortion. As of right now‚ abortion is legal in America‚ and many people believe that it should
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Cosby on Ebonics In 1996‚ the Oakland School District proposed the inclusion of what is known as "Ebonics" into its curriculum. Ebonics‚ or Black language‚ has been referred to in various ways over the years: "African American Vernacular English‚" "Pan-African Communication Behaviors‚" "African Language Systems‚" or "West and Niger-Congo African Language Systems." By any name‚ Ebonics‚ when studied over the years‚ has been proven to be a real language with its own phonology‚ syntax‚ morphology‚
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allowable? Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy. In 1973 the case of Roe v. Wade legalized abortion throughout the country. There have come to be two sides known as Pro-Life and Pro-Choice. Pro-Life people are against abortion and believe life begins at conception‚ while those who are Pro-Choice believe it is the woman’s body and they have the right to make the decision of what they want to do (Head). Although many believe abortion should be legal in the case of incest and
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Pro Life or Pro Choice ? The terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice" generally boil down to the question of whether the individual wants to see abortion banned‚ but there’s more to the debate than that. Let’s explore‚ briefly‚ what the central arguments are about. The Pro-Life Issue Spectrum To say that someone is "pro-life" is to say that the person believes that the government has an obligation to preserve all human life‚ regardless of intent‚ viability‚ or quality-of-life concerns. A comprehensive
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