SESSION TEN LANGUAGE AND POWER (2): POWER BEHIND DISCOURSE Main points in this session: 1. Power behind discourse: Standard language 2. Power behind discourse: discourse types as ‘effects of power’ 3. Power and access to discourse The idea of ‘power behind discourse’ is that the whole social order of discourse is put together and held together as a hidden effect of power. Fairclough (1989) = three aspects of ‘power behind discourse’‚ i.e. of hidden effects of power: 1. Standard language
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Reaction Paper: Presidential Power and the Power to Persuade To be a strong‚ powerful leader‚ or not to be‚ that is the question for the President of the United States. With global issues‚ domestic chaos‚ and foreign affairs‚ Presidents are expected to do much more than their authority enables them to do. Because of the limit of their authority and the harsh criticism from citizens‚ Presidents lead with their bargaining skills and persuasiveness. If a President is too harsh or strong‚ people categorize
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Motivation: What about this opportunity interests you? Being a humanitarian worker at heart‚ I uphold the values of the UN Charter‚ and my motivation is to create an environment for individuals where international human rights are applied across the board. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is done for solely non-medical purposes and is in clear violation of human rights. I see this an opportunity to work with grass root communities to bring practical and achieve tangible results to save girls from this practice
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de Montesquieu was born in 18 January 1689 generally referred to as simply Montesquieu‚ was a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers‚ which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He did more than any other author to secure the place of the word despotism in the political lexicon‚ and may have been partly responsible for the popularization of the terms feudalism and Byzantine
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disabilities. Her cousins believe Juniper is odd because she lives in a small town with her grandmother‚ sheltered away from most of the world. In this scene‚ she is talking to her cousin‚ Megan‚ about her first and only kiss. This original comedic female monologue may be used by students‚ actors‚ directors for educational or professional purposes. JUNIPER: I kissed a boy once. At least I tried. I don’t know if it counts if they don’t kiss back. But I tried to kiss a boy and it almost worked
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Being a DJ is very key to music‚ because they usually determine what are hits and what are not based on their sets and what music is played on radios‚ clubs‚ and different events. A female DJ is hard to come across by especially one who knows how to use her advantages of being a good-looking woman and knowing how to be a successful DJ in a society full of judgemental people. A DJ is a tough job because not everybody can handle the pressure you have on yourself when dealing with people and different
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There are many contrasts to male and female friendships. Both sexes share their feelings‚ thoughts‚ or even a casual conversation‚ differently from each other. Some say it’s because of a man’s ego‚ or a woman’s intuition that their friendships seem to work. Here are some contrasts of both genders friendships. Woman friendships usually seem to be more conversed‚ as for men it’s the opposite. Woman can talk about anything they want and share the same feelings or thoughts on the topic‚ but for men
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Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Throughout the novel we see the pain and suffering that the slaves go through. Slavery not only affected the slaves‚ it affected the moral health of the slaveholders as well. We can clearly see how the power of slavery corrupted Thomas Auld‚ Sophia Auld‚ and Edward Covey in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Sophia Auld is one of the characters‚ besides Douglass himself‚ who changes throughout the narrative. She started out as
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The Power of Attraction and Intimate Relationships Defined Jaime Hernandez National University The Power of Attraction and Intimate Relationships Defined Webster’s dictionary describes attraction as “a force acting mutually between to particles of matter‚ tending to draw them together‚ and resisting their separation” (Merriam Webser ‚ 2013). Some scientists and psychologists have attempted to understand attraction and predict it as if there was a clear science to attraction. Truth be
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“How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently”-Deborah Tannen “Believing is Seeing: Biology as Ideology”-Judith Lorber Equality by definition means: The state of being equal‚ especially in status‚ rights‚ and opportunities. (Oxford Dictionary) Both Deborah Tannen author of “How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently” and Judith Lorber‚ author of “Believing is Seeing: Biology as Ideology” discuss equality issues between male and female gender in their pieces‚ and both agree
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