how a word can be given different meanigs

The authors have come to the realization that teenagers use the word "drama" as a protective mechanism to avoid talking about their problems. When the word "drama" is being used within the teenage population it is empowering to them. This is simply because it allows them to dismiss the immature behavior that is directed to them. It can in most cases prevent a fight from happening because just dismissing something as "drama" means you ignore it. Therefore there is no physical conflict involved. A lot of times in the music business;specifically dealing with hip-hop the word "crazy" is used to describe how good a song is. While we originally see the word "crazy" as meaning a person that is not typically right in the head the definition of the word changes. The fact that a rapper could put many words together , make them rhyme and express it in different meanings is almost genius. So much that your first reaction might be "wow that's crazy" or "that's insane".

how body language can be misinterpreted by the law and used against us.

In many cases language can be used to dehumanize an individual. This tends to happen most commonly within the African-American society. Language is not only verbal but is physical as well and can be used against some one very easily. For a police officer will see a group of young adults walking somewhere and notice that they walk with a certain bop. Or perhaps you notice their language is very vulgar when they talk. A cop would more than likely stop them because their body language and the way they speak they "appear" to give off the the impression that they are in a gang. To take it a step further in the Amadou Diallo case Mr.Diallo was shot nineteen times by the police because he reached for his wallet and they assumed he was armed. Another form of body language that was misinterpreted by the law.

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In the memoirs of (when I was a slave) edited by Norman Yetman there are many accounts of former slaves being interviewed explaining their experiences while being held captive. Mary Anderson who is now age 86 recalls her time spent living as a slave on a plantation and records her most inner feelings.  Mary quotes “Several of the young men and women who once belonged to him came back. Some were so glad to get back they cried”. (Yetman page 9) In this quote Mary is basically saying that many of the slaves that were freed wanted to return to their master. The reason being is because when they were freed they were left to wander. Money as well as food was hard to come by as well. This is crucial to remember when talking about the emotion pain and fear because it is exactly what led them back to captivity. Even though they had to work very hard they still possessed the luxury of eating and a roof over their head. The complexity between

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The first syllable of"Arsenio" has the onset of a voiced alveolar liquid dipthong with the rhyme of a low ,back vowel "AR". The second syllables has the onset of a voiceless alveolar fricative with the rhyme of a low , front vowel " SE". Next is the third syllable which has the onset of a voiced alveolar nasal with the rhyme of a high,front vowel "NI". The last syllable carries the onset of a voiceless glottal fricative with the rhyme of a mid ,back vowel.
IPA TRANSCRIPTION: aʊsɛnio

open your mouth and form your lips as a pirate would pronounce the phrase "argh" leaving out the gh part. Then take the tip of your tongue and slightly raise it to your velar almost forming a smile while pronouncing the initial part of the word "said"not paying attention to the d. Then raise your tongue all the way up to your velar while saying " neeee oh" (ar sai nee oh) arsenio

Blog Assignment one for english 101

In Benjamin Banneker's letter to Thomas Jefferson , Banneker questions the former U.S. president on what his true feelings are towards human rights. He then asks why his people of the African heritage continue to be treated and looked upon  as animals.  Banneker even goes as far as challenging Jefferson and implying that he is a hypocrite for not truly practicing what he preached  in the well written Declaration of independence saying "We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal". If this is in fact true then why was it acceptable for white men to own slaves. In"Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equaino" he recalls him and his sister being kidnapped from home and traded into slavery. He even writes about being separated from her and later being taken to a slave ship.  There were other people of his skin complection aboard the ship being beaten cut, forced fed and worked to death. How can there be a hierarchy system in a world where " All men are created equal".
the answer lies within the word "human" and what the true definition of that word meant around the time of slavery. If you can recall  the " Three-Fifth's Compromise" of 1787 where slaves were put in the category of " all other persons" and counted for only three fifths in the means of representation and taxing. Slaves were considered as property not human so when brought up into consideration they didn't hold very much value. If your skin color happened to be black or you were a female you were nothing but a possession to somebody. It would be very much appropriate to call the " Declaration of Independence" a written contradiction which is basically in a very well structured manner and use of language what Benjamin Banneker said in his letter to Thomas Jefferson. It is in deed a sad truth that still exists today in the shadows of mankind.

The most important emotional knowledge communicated by slaves

 ... i decided to take another shot at this and go about writing it a different way.

Arsenio Jordan

                                           The most important emotional knowledge communicated by slaves is pain and fear. During the horrific moments of slavery pain and fear served as a peculiar form of motivation that developed within the slaves and caused them to make attempts to get out of their horrendous situation.  In The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano we are introduced to many accounts of not only physical pain but emotional as well as trepidation felt deeply within young Equaino that caused him to make certain decisions based upon the means of survival.

                                            During the intensity of unfortunate events we as humans tend to make courageous efforts under pressure to save ourselves. Even though these acts for the most part are arbitrary and not fully thought out the need to survive is always present. on page 21 of “The Interesting life” equaino makes an attempt to escape his slave owner but fails after his inner emotions take over as he quotes “I was seized with a violent panic, and abandoned myself to despair”. These were the emotions that flourished within him as he hid in a bush for hours battling hunger pains that would eventually lead him back into the very danger he initially ran from. The truth is in the event of Equaino suffering from hunger pains and the fear of being caught it forced him to abort his mission of escaping and immediately returned to his masters kitchen to find some sort of ease. How unusual yet courageous to see a person sneak back into the premises of captivity to locate a safe haven.

                               Aboard slavery ships you can find slaves being whooped and forced to work under the most dangerous and unsanitary conditions. On page 15 paragraphs two of “The Interesting Narrative Equaino writes about these conditions and witnessing it first hand quoting “lest we should leap into the water. I have seen some of the poor African prisoners most severely cut for attempting to do so and hourly whipped for not eating”. They were treated as If they were machines and they had no feelings or emotions. Yet they did indeed have emotions mostly of pain and fear. On many occasions these emotions mixed with poor treatment would drive  a slave to jump over board the ship some knowing death may be certain. To me this would indicate another courageous act to escape. Yes, death is a rather unfortunate choice to make but imagine being put to work for endless hours and being force fed to restore your energy just enough to work even harder and longer. Somewhere in between sobbing and the fearful thought that you won’t survive causes you to make a run for it even if it you may die trying.

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                       The most important emotional knowledge communicated by slaves is the use of provoking the emotion of feeling depressed within one another. This is important because when we as humans feel depressed we naturally share our feelings with our peers as a way to comfort us during rough circumstances. This very form of comfort was the reason why some slaves survived the scarce experience. When we describe our feelings we are able to give others a vivid picture in their minds and provoke the same emotion that we feel inside them. We have the ability to look at a person and observe t heir facial expressions but we would not know in detail how they really feel unless they explained it to us verbally and in depth. In the interesting life equiano goes through many different emotions but the one that comes up most often is the feeling of despair and deppresion.

                        In “The Interesting Life of”  page 11 paragraph Equaino describes his feelings after attempting to escape his slave owner quoting “I was seized with a violent panic, and abandoned myself to despair”. Here he gives us a brief yet full descriptive image of the anxiety and fear that flourished with inside of him that almost instantly transformed into lost for all hope.

                            

My experience in my classes

I really enjoy all of my classes and i am having a great time. I like all of my instructors and i feel like they are down to earth as opposed to other professors that i have been with in the past. Law and human rights is very interesting and is a topic that i can relate to. I feel that it is important for all of us to know the rights that we were born with and to understand when and how they are being violated.  I appreciate the fact all of my courses are within a cluster. I enjoy the fact that i get to see all of the class mates that i saw the first day  every day of class a long with the instructors. It feels that we all are going to be one big family.

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growing up with language

Arenio Jordan                                                                  9/10/2011

                          

                          GROWING UP WITH LANGUAGE

                                 

                      My relationship with language began when I was very young.

Before I was able to form words as a baby I would mimic the sounds I heard. I can recall going to the zoo on many occasions and standing by the water listening and watching the dolphins communicate with each other. It was fascinating to me to see one speak and the other respond with the exact same sound. Of course most of my childhood memories of language would be within the walls of my own residence. I can still remember waking up early in the morning to the sound of my mother singing over her records of rhythm and blues. I would nod my head singing with her only reciting the words I memorized from the last time I heard it.

                                Dialogue also played a big role in my relationship to language especially growing up in the city of New York.  Within my home you could hear many different forms of the English language from the proper use of annunciation to the slang I picked up from outside of home. Of course the use of street Ebonics was not allowed inside but me being an adolescent you could always catch me and my cousins along with my peers speaking the “lingo” amongst ourselves many of times. Lots of people would argue that because of my African-American heritage the street slang that I spoke with my peers was already embedded in me when I was born. A very foolish observation of my black community and very false if I may add.

                                Growing up in the city even within the ghettos of Jamaica queens you would always find diversity. In my neighborhood I did not just have black friends but Spanish and Guyanese as well. By just hanging out with them I learned many terms as they did with me as well. Words like “Whack” which meant not cool could be spoken from our lips as well as words such ass “Pendejo” which is Spanish slang for idiot or dummy. I could humor you and say we were all multilingual in a sense but in all reality the only language we spoke fluently was English. Although in school I dropped the slang and spoke as proper as anybody else would. It was not a problem to me because at home my mother kept a library of books ranging from wordy Thesauruses and Encyclopedias to genres of adventure and horror. I would sit and read for hours during my down times.

           With the knowledge I had already acquired and the early teachings from my mother I knew how to talk according to the different people I met and the area that surrounded me.

                                         The same rules and principles would apply to me when going on job interviews. I had already seen many people make the mistake of speaking to an employer as they would do to a friend and you can bet that they received the dreadful words “we’ll call you” meaning you did not get the job. I already knew to speak clear and proper during anything educational or business wise. I have always felt that the key to being successful in life is the ability to wear many hats and still manage to be you in the end. I pride myself in those very words and apply it to my daily life.

                                          Because of my relationship with language it helped me to express myself creatively. Around the age of 14 I was writing my own short stories and eventually I found myself caught up in the likes of poetry.  I found myself reading poems from Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou and eventually writing my own.  As of now I have 4 black and white notebooks filled from front to back of all of my poetry and spoken word. While taking English in high school it helped me to not only write proper but to speak with finesse and confidence. I also apply this to my everyday life as well.

                                        My relationship with language is a never ending one and because of it I yearn more knowledge of other cultures and how they speak. Communication is everything especially in a world where networking is so popular. It is interesting and amusing to see the different places and people your native tongue can actually take you. By just speaking a new world could be opened up to you where you can expand on your journey of language.