Essays on Language Learning Page 40

A Move towards Better Communication Deborah Tannen graduated from The University of California, Berkely, M. A. in 1979 with her PHD in Linguistics. She is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. Tannen has written many books where she applies her theory of Linguistics to everyday situations. Some of her books are: That’s Not What…

Classical Hollywood Cinema and Italian Neorealism were the two different phases that brought out changes in the way we perceive cinema, having an influence on each other and with each having their unique features. Classical Hollywood Cinema dates to the era around 1910s and the 1960s. It was also known as the Golden age where…

“The German Refugee” by Bernard Malamud is a true-to-life story depicting the struggles of many victims, during and after the 2nd World War. This particular story takes place in the USA, Broadway some time during the Polish invasion, 1939. The main characters Oscar Gassner and Martin Goldberg show just how difficult those times must have…

The poem My Papas Waltz by Theodore Roethke is a two tone piece full of ambiguity. When readers approach this work they will arrive at one of two possible conclusionsthat this is an adults reflection of a memorable and joyous moment with his father or an unsettling description of child abuse, using waltzing as a…

1. What principle does Lutz use for creating his four kinds of doublespeak-that is,what mainly distinguishes the groups? 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”…

Napoleon, despite his ability to uphold the fundamental principles of the French Revolution, skillfully infused his own modifications to those ideals when he found them unsatisfactory. Notably, he revisited and revised the previously established constitution, in addition to altering the dynamics between the state and the Church, ultimately establishing France as a predominantly Catholic nation….

“There will come soft rains” is both the title for the short story by Ray Bradbury and the poem by Sara Teasdale and the poem is embedded in the short story. The poem and short story were written in 1920 and 1950 respectively, shortly after WWI and WWII. Thus it is not surprising that both…

I believe she titled it this way because she was going into specifics about how her mother spoke, and because no one speaks he same English as another person she specified and made it known she was referring to her mother’s usage of the language. Also, we learned throughout the essay her mom had difficulties…

Abstract. The paper analyzes the rhetorical appeal of two texts through the prism of three classical modes of persuasion: Ethos (appeal to authority), Pathos (appeal to emotion), and Logos (appeal to logic). The two texts are intended for the same target audience, but they advocate different perspectives on the issue of same-sex marriages using distinct…

Rhetorical Analysis: Thank You for Smoking Becoming more and more prevalent in the American media are anti-smoking and anti-tobacco advertisements. These advertisements attempt to warn the viewers of the harmful effects of smoking cigarettes. This is understandably inconvenient for big-time tobacco companies, who profit from cigarette smokers’ addictions. These companies often hire hot shot lobbyists…