Abstract My Language and Literacy Narrative was one that I truly enjoyed writing because I focused on an experience that changed the way I viewed language. That experience was taking an Italian class in high school and more specifically a presentation I had to do. The audience for this essay is the general public because I want to reach out to everyone. My purpose is to inform people that no one should be afraid of being judged by the way they speak. Also, taking risks to learn a new language should be done if you are given the opportunity. Ciao, …

Abstract The focus of my Researched Exploratory Essay is Standard American English, but mostly “broken” English. This is a topic I feel passionately about since there is a hierarchy established by society with what is the right and wrong way of speaking English. This is something I don’t agree should exist because all forms of English are valid. The audience I target is the general public, but more specifically people who idolize SAE. My purpose is to persuade them that people should be more accepting towards variations of English. Acceptance of Diverse English White Standard American English is seen as …

Abstract Slang is the focal point for my Researched Critical Analysis Essay. Reading Emma Thompson’s statement on slang caught my attention and that is why I devoted this paper to it. My audience is Emma Thompson herself since I wanted to target her and her cruel words. My purpose is to inform this woman that slang is not a bad thing to utilize and to persuade her to change her views on this form of speaking. The Beauty of Slang Why is it that when a person hears the word “slang,” negative thoughts may run through their head and judgment …

Accomplished Goals Taking the course FIQWS: Language and Literacy taught me many valuable concepts that improved my skills as a reader, writer, and thinker. Language was a topic that I had not paid much attention to until I got to that class. It was an idea that stood at the back of my head and not much thought was put into. However, that completely changed and I am now more knowledgeable of various things having to do with language such as accents and language discrimination. Learning about these topics was very interesting and I got to explore diverse ways of …