Summary on “The ‘F-Word’” It is not uncommon to sometimes hear or see what here in America is considered to be a strange or different name and decide to make fun of it or the holder of that name. This is a major obstacle that an Iranian immigrant named Firoozeh Dumas‚ author of “The ‘F-Word’” had to face. She illustrates a picture using words about the hardships that her name has brought upon her during her entire life. Throughout the story‚ she uses humor to describe what would have been a rather
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Attempt to Say Nothing in 750 Words An English class has rarely been a subject that majority of students be apt to love. There are always quite a few assignments to write and as the years of education increases‚ the assignments are needed to be in more standardized and complicated requirements. Essays are no longer written in single sentences‚ paragraphs‚ or short summaries about yourself‚ or something interesting‚ in my point of view. It will always be about an article or something to be researched
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In the article titled‚ “One Word‚ Two Words‚ Pink Words‚ Blue Words” by Debuk‚ the concept of gendered language is addressed. The article discusses the gender-marked patterns in language used everyday‚ the consequences that result from these patterns‚ and proposes a solution for these consequences. While the ideas proclaimed in the article are sound‚ there are some issues one could bring up in regards to whether or not the suggested solution would merely reinforce the problem‚ a fact that the author
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generally helps that student. This is no different for a student having trouble at home. They should be given help as well. The student with trouble at home should be given extra attention and time in class if needed. In the story “In Praise of the F Word” Mary Sherry gives evidence that being hard on a student makes them succeed due to the fear of failure. Mary Sherry gave the evidence of adult students she had taught and of her son. The adult students felt that they had been cheated in the educational
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The Unspoken Truth Hamlet‚ The Prince of Denmark‚ son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet‚ and the nephew of the present King‚ Claudius. He is a young man‚ often hesitant and indecisive with his actions. His character displays a miserable‚ hostile‚ contemptuous attitude as well as a powerful inner turmoil after learning of his uncle’s betrayal. It is expected that someone of his stature would act in a more distinct manner. However‚ through juxtaposition and figurative language‚ author
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Summary: “In Praise of the ‘F’ Word” In this article‚ “In praise of the ‘F’ word”‚ Marry Sherry makes the point that in order to help kids do their school work and get their education; they must be threatened with failing. Before she started teaching her class‚ she would blame the poor academic skills our kids have today on drugs‚ divorce and other impediments to concentration necessary for doing well in school. She had an experience with her sons grade 12 English teacher. The teacher told Marry
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In chapter 4 Out of Left Field‚ G. Abdel-Shehid and N. Kalman-Lamb discussed C.L.R James perception of sport. C.I.R. James wrote a book called “Beyond a Boundary” where he argued that magnificent athletic achievements have cultural value equal to the finest performance of the ballet or opera‚ although the concept of sport unfortunately never receive greater attention as art. As well‚ James explained that sport is not ideology used for the benefits of those in power‚ nor is it a distraction; however
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words!words!words! "words and hearts should be handled with care for words when spoken and hearts when broken are the hardest to repair".Words are powerful but I don’t believe its the words so much as the person saying them that holds the power to tear you apart. "you’re useless’’‚you’re so shrewd"‚she doesnt appreciate anything we do for her‚"she was neglected as a baby"’"your parent wanted a boy in your place"‚ you’re lazy"’"your parents dont love you as much as they do your parents".THESE
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“Unspoken Hostility” by Marites Carino is a subtle poem. It is about a lonely person of colour who is on the bus. “Another lonely bus ride home.” He lives in a place where there is not many people of colour “and stare out at winter” (signifying to the whiteness of people around). Little things such as “then at the floor/and see our black jube jubes/ Squished‚ / by and irritated stamp” hints to the racism in the society. Jube jubes are gummy candies and black (liquorice) is the least popular flavour
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“In Praise of the F Word” by Mary Sherry In the article‚ “In Praise of the F Word” by Mary Sherry‚ Sherry talks about the educational system and how the handing of high school diplomas is meaningless. The problem concerned is that these high school graduates are founded to be semiliterate when entered into the real world. Sherry teaches basic grammar and writing for adult literacy programs‚ hearing the different and unpleasant experiences of graduates being passed along high school. Sherry argues
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