Essays on Learning Page 95

Last week, James Lull’s “Hegemony” and Stuart Hall’s “Deconstructing the Popular”. Discussed how dominance is asserted over other cultures, both actively and passively. As I mentioned in my response last week. Lull tends to favor a more passive model of hegemony, while Hall describes the process as “active marginalization.” This combination of active and passive…

Some educators would argue that students should be placed in grade levels based on their age. Others believe age is not as important a factor as a student’s academic ability. Placing students in grade levels based on their academic ability can be both beneficial and harmful to a child’s educational development. When students with similar…

Although the theme is the same, the poems display it in different ways, and express it through different writing styles, language devices and poetic structures. “Look Up” is a spoken-word piece that talks about society’s current obsession with the Internet and social media, and how they prevent people from having “real” interactions with each other….

Propositions are proposals, statements or concepts that either shows affirmation or negation. A proposition also seeks the truth or falsity of the claim. Categorical proposition differs from hypothetical propositions. In the categorical propositions there are three elements that can be distinguished and these are the subject term, predicate term and the copula. The subject term…

Sincere gratitude is hereby extended to the following who never ceased in helping until this paper is structured: First of all, to our parents who gave us time, financial support and permission to this project, without them this paper would not be done. To our beloved professor, Ma’am Anarina Nautan for guiding us and giving…

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 discussion in the Meno revolves around the analogy of two traveling men, one who possesses knowledge of the correct path to Larissa and the other who simply holds a true belief about it (Meno 97a-c). Socrates argues that if both men reach the same outcome, then true belief is just as advantageous as knowledge…

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”…