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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Welcome to the Dumbest Generation Looking back on how technology has advanced over time there is no doubt that it has benefited recent years in many ways. But while technology has advanced knowledge has shrunk. Older generations complain how younger people are lacking in intelligence- and they are right. Technology has had a huge effect on people’s ability to learn‚ which has made this generation one of the dumbest. Without a doubt‚ technology has made kids less concentrated in school or
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FOUNDATION 1101 CARIBBEAN CIVILISATION THINK PIECE STUDENT NAME: SHIVANA RAMBHARAT I.D. NUMBER: 814002557 FACULTY: LAW DEGREE PROGRAMME: UNDERGRADUATE DATE: 25TH SEPTEMBER‚ 2014 ESSAY For contemporary social commentary on the Caribbean ‘Tantie Merle at the Oval’ is a comedic tale that highlights certain issues that are facing the Caribbean even now in present times. For instance‚ a major theme that arose from this piece is the Caribbean identity which is explored through flambouyant Caribbean
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dialect‚ slang and jargon are added. Dialect is when words are pronounced in a certain way by people from certain place‚ for example Londoners will have a different dialect compared to those from the North of England. Social groups use slang; this is the use of informal words that are understood by a particular community and aren’t usually found in the dictionary. Verbal communication can be is probably the most common way we communicate‚ however we all have a different dialects and slang we use which
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Standard English try emulating someone who does. Even try attending an Oral Communications course. It is very important you learn how to expunge slang out of your vocabulary when the time is appropriate. Oral Communication will teach you how to code-switch. Code-Switching is being able to know when to speak proper English and when to transfer back overt to slang. I realized that when someone speaks proper English others are found to grimace and make fun. This results of that is chronic misuse of the English
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