Narrative Essays (524 words) - Costa Rica, Republics, Americas

Account Account I was conceived in San Jose, Costa Rica, and moved to California when I was youthful. Before I moved to California my father went to and fro for 2 or 3 yrs from California and back to Costa Rica. He invested a large portion of his energy working in the Fresno region, in the urban communities of Tulare, and Visalia. He says he invested his energy working in any accessible employment including some ranch work occupations and returned to Costa Rica to invest time with us. After the second time he left Costa Rica to come and work he didn't return. Around then, acquittal was given to migrants in California, and he climbed north to the Bay territory to get a consistent line of work. That is the point at which he set aside enough cash for my mom, my two kin, and I to go along with him in California. My initial barely any years since I moved were audacious. I needed to get familiar with another condition, another dialect, and an entirely different assorted of individuals and societies. I was in ESL programs until I entered middle school. Learning the language, and attempting to stay aware of the class work was a test for me. Having companions who communicated in my language, and the English language too was a preferred position I had. Having that additional assistance and backing truly made my school experience testing, yet energizing also. Recollecting the help I got from those companions makes a need in me to do likewise for others. I dont just accept that the help that I can provide for transient understudies as a Mini-Corps understudy will help them in prevailing in school, however I accept that a gratefulness for school can be picked up also, and ideally bring knowledge for proceeding with their investigations past secondary school. As I improved in my English I additionally grew an enthusiasm for composing. I making the most of my English classes, alongside my math classes as well. My advantage developed and developed, and I joined summer young lady programs. In the wake of taking an interest multi year, I turned into a guide to those new companions coming into the program. I worked with educators in Science, and in Math classes. I likewise took an interest in the volleyball exercises, and gathering exercises. This is the point at which I understood I needed to work with youth my entire life. My enthusiasm for Eng lish, and my enthusiasm for being a good example to youth caused me to choose to turn into an English educator, particularly working with understudies whose first language isn't English. Presently, I am an understudy. I previously went to UC Santa Barbara, where I managed more difficulty than I anticipated. My evaluations were poor, and I chose to return home. I required help from my family, and I was happy when I got it. Gradually I have raised my evaluations up, in this year, and I am prepared to set out on an excursion by and by, and I might want to likewise be a positive effect on those understudies who are leaving on their excursion now. By turning into a Mini-Corps understudy I can do that. List of sources none Life stories

Definition and Examples of Politeness Strategies

Definition and Examples of Politeness Strategies In sociolinguisticsâ andâ conversation investigation (CA), pleasantness methodologies areâ speech acts that express worry for other people and limit dangers to confidence (face) specifically social settings. Positive Politeness Strategies Positive good manners methodologies are expected to abstain from giving offense by featuring cordiality. These techniques incorporate comparing analysis with praises, building up shared belief, and utilizing jokes, monikers, honorifics, label questions, uncommon talk markers (kindly and in-bunch language and slang. Negative Politeness Strategies Negative political systems are planned to abstain from giving offense by demonstrating reverence. These procedures incorporate addressing, supporting, and introducing differences as assessments. The Face Saving Theory of Politeness The most popular and most broadly utilized way to deal with the investigation of obligingness is the structure presented by Penelope Brown and Stephen C. Levinson in Questions and Politeness (1978); reissued with amendments as Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1987). Earthy colored and Levinsons hypothesis of semantic respectfulness is some of the time alluded to as the face-sparing hypothesis of courteousness. Models and Observations Quiet down! is inconsiderate, significantly ruder than Keep calm! In the obliging form, Do you figure you would mind staying silent: this is, all things considered, a library, and others are attempting to think, everything in italics is extra. It is there to mollify the interest, giving a generic explanation behind the solicitation, and maintaining a strategic distance from the fiercely immediate by the taking of difficulty. Ordinary syntax assesses such techniques, despite the fact that we are for the most part bosses of both creation and understanding the signs that point to what is happening underneath the surface.(Margaret Visser, The Way We Are. HarperCollins, 1994)Professor, I was thinking about whether you could educate us concerning the Chamber of Secrets.(Hermione in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002)Would you mind moving to one side? I got a buy to make.(Eric Cartman in Cartmanland. South Park, 2001)Sir, the man of honor asked with a twang in his voice that wa s obviously Southern, would it trouble you terriblyâ if I joined you?(Harold Coyle, Look Away. Simon Schuster, 1995)  Laurence, said Caroline, I dont think Im going to be a lot of help to you at Ladylees. Ive had enough occasion making. Ill remain for two or three days yet I need to return to London and accomplish some work, really. Sorry to adjust my perspective butGo to heck, Laurence said. Generously go to hell.(Muriel Spark, The Comforters. Macmillan, 1957)â A Definition of Politeness What precisely is amiability? In one sense, all pleasantness can be seen as deviation from maximally proficient correspondence; as infringement (in some feeling) of Grice’s (1975) conversational adages [see agreeable principle]. To play out a demonstration other than in the most clear and effective way conceivable is to ensnare some level of respectfulness with respect to the speaker. To demand another to open a window by saying â€Å"It’s warm in here† is to play out the solicitation amiably in light of the fact that one didn't utilize the most proficient methods workable for playing out this demonstration (i.e., â€Å"Open the window†). . . .Amenability permits individuals to perform many between by and by touchy activities in a nonthreatening or less undermining manner.There are a vast number of manners by which individuals can be affable by playing out a demonstration in a not exactly ideal way, and Brown and Levinson’s typology of five superstr ategies is an endeavor to catch a portion of these basic differences.(Thomas Holtgraves, Language as Social Action: Social Psychology and Language Use. Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002) Arranging to Different Kinds of Politeness Individuals who experience childhood in networks that are progressively arranged to negative face needs and negative good manners may find that they are seen as detached or cold on the off chance that they move some place where positive courteousness is stressed more. They may likewise botch a portion of the conventionalised positive good manners schedules as being articulations of real kinship or closeness . . .. On the other hand, individuals familiar with focusing on positive face needs and utilizing positive good manners procedures may find that they seem to be unsophisticated or profane in the event that they end up in a network that is increasingly arranged to negative face wants.(Miriam Meyerhoff, Introducing Sociolinguistics. Routledge, 2006) Factors in Degrees of Politeness Earthy colored and Levinson list three sociological factors that speakers utilize in picking the level of consideration to utilize and in figuring the measure of danger to their own face: (I) the social separation of the speaker and listener (D);(ii) the overall intensity of the speaker over the listener (P);(iii) irrefutably the positioning of burdens in the specific culture (R). The more noteworthy the social separation between the conversationalists (e.g., in the event that they know each other next to no), the more consideration is commonly anticipated. The more prominent the (apparent) relative intensity of listener over speaker, the more neighborliness is suggested. The heavier the inconvenience made on the listener (the a greater amount of their time required, or the more noteworthy the kindness mentioned), the more amiability will by and large must be used.(Alan Partington, The Linguistics of Laughter: A Corpus-Assisted Study of Laughter-Talk. Routledge, 2006) Positive and Negative Politeness Earthy colored and Levinson (1978/1987) recognize positive and negative neighborliness. The two kinds of obligingness include maintainingor changing dangers topositive and negative face, where positive face is characterized as the addressees enduring want that his needs . . . ought to be thought of as alluring (p. 101), and negative face as the addressees need to have his opportunity of activity unhindered and his consideration unrestricted (p. 129).(Almut Koester, Investigating Workplace Discourse. Routledge, 2006) Shared view [C]ommon ground, data saw to be shared among communicators, is significant not just for checking what data is probably going to be as of now known versus new, yet in addition to convey a message of relational connections. Earthy colored and Levinson (1987) contended that guaranteeing shared view in correspondence is a significant system of positive good manners, which is a progression of conversational moves that perceive the accomplices needs and needs such that shows they speak to a shared characteristic, for example, a shared trait of information, mentalities, interests, objectives, and in-bunch membership.(Anthony Lyons et al., Cultural Dynamics of Stereotypes. Generalization Dynamics: Language-Based Approaches to the Formation, Maintenance, and Transformation of Stereotypes, ed. by Yoshihisa Kashima, Klaus Fiedler, and Peter Freytag. Brain science Press, 2007) The Lighter Side of Politeness Strategies Page Conners: [bursting into Jacks bar] I need my handbag, yank off!Jack Withrowe: Thats not cordial. Presently, I need you to return out, and this time, when you kick the entryway open, say something nice.(Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jason Lee in Heartbreakers, 2001)

Forget #SpeakBeautiful, Speak Your Mind A Reading List

Forget #SpeakBeautiful, Speak Your Mind A Reading List Dove’s #SpeakBeautiful campaign was one of the first things I saw online Tuesday morning. I can see how this all sounds like a good idea. Encouraging women to speak positively of themselves and other women, discouraging body-shaming and the “Mean Girls” phenomenon, is a worthy endeavor. I imagine that is what the organizations and celebrities supporting the #SpeakBeautiful hashtag were thinking when they got on board. Positivity can be a powerful force, and the Internet is all too often a toxic place for speech about women’s bodies. But when I saw the promoted tweet detailing how many women were negative on Twitter in 2014, all I could see was red. Here is an organization that occasionally produces smart, feminist campaigns; #SpeakBeautiful is not one of them. The execution indicates either a deep unfamiliarity with the current state of women and Internet abuse, an unwillingness to consider the context of the campaign, or just a straight-up messaging fail. Dove is telling women to be positive and eschew negativity on a platform that produces abuse and violent threats, like those catalogued by Feminist Frequency, on an hourly basis. They’re telling women to #SpeakBeautiful on a platform whose CEO recently acknowledged that the company has left women to suffer trolling and abuse basically unchecked. Telling women to be nicer on Twitter will not make it a safer space for them. And if the intent is to encourage women to love our bodies and our selves more, then why do only some of their promo images mention it? The focus I saw was solidly on speech in general. At best, this is tone deaf; at worst, it’s the voice of the patriarchy telling women that if they don’t have anything nice to say, they shouldn’t say anything at all. So what to do with all this frustration and anger? Build a reading list, naturally. Here are some of the books that remind me that being an outspoken woman is not only good, but necessary. That we don’t have to speak nicely to speak our minds. That our words are both important and necessary. And that we can and should love ourselves, warts and all. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings  by  Maya Angelou The late, great poet and writer gave voice to more than just her own story when she wrote her autobiographies. This remains one of the most important books Ive read, in school or out of it, and is a reminder that difficult and dark truths can have their own beauty in expression. Unspeakable Things: Sex, Lies, and Revolution by  Laurie Penny In her dissection of modern feminism, Penny set out to speak the unspeakable. Unspeakable Things tackles some of the very issues that Dove seems to be oblivious of; if you need company for your rage, here it is. Bad Feminist  by  Roxane Gay In essay after essay, Gay reminds us that we are not only feminists but human beings with tastes, habits, and thoughts some of which may make us feel like we’re failing as political beings. If you’re both in love and in frustration with problematic pop-culture, Gay wants you to know that that’s not only normal but valuable, and worth talking about. The Empathy Exams by  Leslie Jamison As Azar Nafisi said in The Republic of Imagination, All violence is based on blindness, on a lack of reflection and empathy. In her excellent essay collection, Jamison sets out to chart the limits of empathy. If you want to explore the way we talk about pain, its performance and its realities, and our own limits as humane beings, there are few better places to start. Bitch Planet #3 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro Whether or not you’re a comics fan, or have read issues 1 and 2, get yourself a copy of Bitch Planet #3. Penny Rolle lives what Dove is trying to sell complete acceptance and love of ourselves, no matter how the outside world perceives us. And the bonus essay from Megan Carpentier calls on us to “love your weirdest, ugliest self more deeply than you’re supposedly allowed to, and demand that others either love her or fuck off.” Now that’s beautiful. ____________________ Get your Read Harder mug on.

Forget #SpeakBeautiful, Speak Your Mind A Reading List

Forget #SpeakBeautiful, Speak Your Mind A Reading List Dove’s #SpeakBeautiful campaign was one of the first things I saw online Tuesday morning. I can see how this all sounds like a good idea. Encouraging women to speak positively of themselves and other women, discouraging body-shaming and the “Mean Girls” phenomenon, is a worthy endeavor. I imagine that is what the organizations and celebrities supporting the #SpeakBeautiful hashtag were thinking when they got on board. Positivity can be a powerful force, and the Internet is all too often a toxic place for speech about women’s bodies. But when I saw the promoted tweet detailing how many women were negative on Twitter in 2014, all I could see was red. Here is an organization that occasionally produces smart, feminist campaigns; #SpeakBeautiful is not one of them. The execution indicates either a deep unfamiliarity with the current state of women and Internet abuse, an unwillingness to consider the context of the campaign, or just a straight-up messaging fail. Dove is telling women to be positive and eschew negativity on a platform that produces abuse and violent threats, like those catalogued by Feminist Frequency, on an hourly basis. They’re telling women to #SpeakBeautiful on a platform whose CEO recently acknowledged that the company has left women to suffer trolling and abuse basically unchecked. Telling women to be nicer on Twitter will not make it a safer space for them. And if the intent is to encourage women to love our bodies and our selves more, then why do only some of their promo images mention it? The focus I saw was solidly on speech in general. At best, this is tone deaf; at worst, it’s the voice of the patriarchy telling women that if they don’t have anything nice to say, they shouldn’t say anything at all. So what to do with all this frustration and anger? Build a reading list, naturally. Here are some of the books that remind me that being an outspoken woman is not only good, but necessary. That we don’t have to speak nicely to speak our minds. That our words are both important and necessary. And that we can and should love ourselves, warts and all. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings  by  Maya Angelou The late, great poet and writer gave voice to more than just her own story when she wrote her autobiographies. This remains one of the most important books Ive read, in school or out of it, and is a reminder that difficult and dark truths can have their own beauty in expression. Unspeakable Things: Sex, Lies, and Revolution by  Laurie Penny In her dissection of modern feminism, Penny set out to speak the unspeakable. Unspeakable Things tackles some of the very issues that Dove seems to be oblivious of; if you need company for your rage, here it is. Bad Feminist  by  Roxane Gay In essay after essay, Gay reminds us that we are not only feminists but human beings with tastes, habits, and thoughts some of which may make us feel like we’re failing as political beings. If you’re both in love and in frustration with problematic pop-culture, Gay wants you to know that that’s not only normal but valuable, and worth talking about. The Empathy Exams by  Leslie Jamison As Azar Nafisi said in The Republic of Imagination, All violence is based on blindness, on a lack of reflection and empathy. In her excellent essay collection, Jamison sets out to chart the limits of empathy. If you want to explore the way we talk about pain, its performance and its realities, and our own limits as humane beings, there are few better places to start. Bitch Planet #3 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro Whether or not you’re a comics fan, or have read issues 1 and 2, get yourself a copy of Bitch Planet #3. Penny Rolle lives what Dove is trying to sell complete acceptance and love of ourselves, no matter how the outside world perceives us. And the bonus essay from Megan Carpentier calls on us to “love your weirdest, ugliest self more deeply than you’re supposedly allowed to, and demand that others either love her or fuck off.” Now that’s beautiful. ____________________ Get your Read Harder mug on.

Lesson 1 DOC Study Guide Essay - 4359 Words

Lesson 1 Study Guide 1.1 Dancing: Chapter 1: The Power of Dance: This chapter takes a broad look at the relationship between human movement, framed as dance, and important identities such as religion, ethnicity, gender, and social status. While not specifically focused on issues of identity in America, this chapter will provide an important foundation in understanding the broader scope of how dance can be seen as a representation of cultural values, which will underlie the remainder of our coursework. 1.1.1 Before starting this chapter it might be useful for you to write out your definition of dance. Let’s pretend for a moment that aliens landed on earth looking for intelligent life. Obviously they ended up at your apartment and asked†¦show more content†¦appeared in the late 1880s. Wovoka prophesized the coming of a great earthquake. Those who believe will rejoin their resurrected ancestors on a new-made earth of peach and plenty. It was a new religious movement among Native Americans. Wovoka believed that proper practice of the dance would bring unity and peace. It emerged as a public issue since it was first introduced in Eastern part of the U.S. The government insisted on various occasions that the Native American be pacified.  Is your definition of dance beginning to change? Which example has contrasted most with your definition of dance? 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Battle of Valmy in the French Revolutionary Wars

The Battle of Valmy was fought September 20, 1792, during the War of the First Coalition (1792-1797). Armies and Commanders French General Charles Franà §ois DumouriezGeneral Franà §ois Christophe Kellermann47,000 men Allies Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick35,000 men Background As revolutionary fervor wracked Paris in 1792, the Assembly moved towards conflict with Austria. Declaring war on April 20, French revolutionary forces advanced into the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium). Through May and June these efforts were easily repulsed by the Austrians, with the French troops panicking and fleeing in the face of even minor opposition. While the French floundered, an anti-revolutionary alliance came together consisting of forces from Prussia and Austria, as well as French à ©migrà ©s. Gathering at Coblenz, this force was led by Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. Considered one of the best generals of the day, Brunswick was accompanied by the King of Prussia, Frederick William II. Advancing slowly, Brunswick was supported to the north by an Austrian force led by the Count von Clerfayt and to the south by Prussian troops under Fà ¼rst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg. Crossing the frontier, he captured Longwy on August 23 before advancing to take Verdun on September 2. With these victories, the road to Paris was effectively open. Due to revolutionary upheaval, the organization and command of the French forces in the area were in flux for most of the month. This period of transition finally ended with the appointment of General Charles Dumouriez to lead the Armà ©e du Nord on August 18 and the selection of General Franà §ois Kellermann to command the Armà ©e du Centre on August 27. With the high command settled, Paris directed Dumouriez to halt Brunswicks advance. Though Brunswick had broken through the fortifications of the French frontier, he was still faced with passing through the broken hills and forests of the Argonne. Assessing the situation, Dumouriez elected to use this favorable terrain to block the enemy. Defending the Argonne Understanding that the enemy was moving slowly, Dumouriez raced south to block the five passes through the Argonne. General Arthur Dillon was ordered to secure the two southern passes at Lachalade and les Islettes. Meanwhile, Dumouriez and his main force marched to occupy Grandprà © and Croix-aux-Bois. A smaller French force moved in from the west to hold the northern pass at le Chesne. Pushing west from Verdun, Brunswick was surprised to find fortified French troops at les Islettes on September 5. Unwilling to conduct a frontal assault, he directed Hohenlohe to pressure the pass while he took the army to Grandprà ©. Meanwhile, Clerfayt, who had advanced from Stenay, found only light French resistance at Croix-aux Bois. Driving off the enemy, the Austrians secured the area and defeated a French counterattack on September 14. The loss of the pass forced Dumouriez to abandon Grandprà ©. Rather than retreat west, he elected to hold the southern two passes and assumed a new position to the south. By doing so, he kept the enemys forces divided and remained a threat should Brunswick attempt a dash on Paris. As Brunswick was forced to pause for supplies, Dumouriez had time to establish a new position near Sainte-Menehould. The Battle of Valmy With Brunswick advancing through Grandprà © and descending on this new position from the north and west, Dumouriez rallied all of his available forces to Sainte-Menehould. On September 19, he was reinforced by additional troops from his army as well as by the arrival of Kellermann with men from the Army du Centre. That night, Kellermann decided to shift his position east the next morning. The terrain in the area was open and possessed three areas of raised ground. The first was located near the road intersection at la Lune while the next was to the northwest. Topped by a windmill, this ridge was situated near the village of Valmy and flanked by another set of heights to the north known as Mont Yvron. As Kellermanns men began their movement early on September 20, Prussian columns were sighted to the west. Quickly setting up a battery at la Lune, French troops attempted to hold the heights but were driven back. This action did buy Kellermann sufficient time to deploy his main body on the ridge near the windmill. Here they were aided by Brigadier General Henri Stengels men from Dumouriezs army who shifted north to hold Mont Yvron. Despite the presence of his army, Dumouriez could offer little direct support to Kellermann as his compatriot had deployed across his front rather than on his flank. The situation was further complicated by the presence of a marsh between the two forces. Unable to play a direct role in the fighting, Dumouriez detached units to support Kellermanns flanks as well as to raid into the Allied rear. The morning fog plagued operations but, by midday, it had cleared allowing the two sides to see the opposing lines with the Prussians on the la Lune ridge and the French around the windmill and Mont Yvron. Believing that the French would flee as they had in other recent actions, the Allies began an artillery bombardment in preparation for an assault. This was met by return fire from the French guns. The elite arm of the French army, the artillery, had retained a higher percentage of its pre-Revolution officer corps. Peaking around 1 PM, the artillery duel inflicted little damage due to the long distance (approx. 2,600 yards) between the lines. Despite this, it had a strong impact on Brunswick who saw that the French were not going to break easily and that any advance across the open field between the ridges would suffer heavy losses. Though not in a position to absorb heavy losses, Brunswick still ordered three assault columns formed to test the French resolve. Directing his men forward, he halted the assault when it had moved around 200 paces after seeing that the French were not going to retreat. Rallied by Kellermann they were chanting Vive la nation! Around 2 PM, another effort was made after artillery fire detonated three caissons in the French lines. As before, this advance was halted before it reached Kellermanns men. The battle remained a stalemate until around 4 PM when Brunswick called a council of war and declared, We do not fight here. Aftermath of Valmy Due to the nature of the fighting at Valmy, the casualties were relatively light with the Allied suffering 164 killed and wounded and the French around 300. Though criticized for not pressing the attack, Brunswick was not in a position to win a bloody victory and still be able to continue the campaign. Following the battle, Kellermann fell back to a more favorable position and the two sides began negotiations regarding political issues. These proved fruitless and the French forces began extending their lines around the Allies. Finally, on September 30, Brunswick had little choice but to begin retreating towards the border. Though the casualties were light, Valmy rates as one of the most important battles in history due to the context in which it was fought. The French victory effectively preserved the Revolution and prevented outside powers from either crushing it or forcing it to even greater extremes. The next day, the French monarchy was abolished and on September 22 the First French Republic declared. Sources: History of War: Battle of ValmyBattle of Valmy

Essay on Personal Credo - 1623 Words

Goals Traits There are many things that I would like to achieve before I reach retirement. The five goals that are the most important to me are: 1. I would like to buy a house. I currently am renting which I feel is a waste of money. 2. I would like to complete my Bachelor’s Degree shortly after I complete my Associate’s Degree. 3. I would like to have had a job that I loved doing. 4. I would like to have visited Hawaii. 5. I would like to have paid off all of my debts and be debt-free. Three traits that should be helpful in reaching these goals are being determined, hard-working, and positive. Having these traits will be a good way to make these goals successful. Three traits that could hinder my ability to reach my goals are†¦show more content†¦My family has always been there to support me and motivate me to be a better person. Faith is important to me because it helps me to believe that I can do anything I put my mind to and that when something bad happens to me it will get better. Honesty is important to me because I do not think it is right to lie and be misleading. People do not like to be lied to and do not like to be associated with dishonest people. Ambition is an important value to me because it is something that I was raised to have. I am known as an over-achiever and I always try to do my best at everything I do. I try hard to be the best that I can possibly be. Thankfulness is important to me because so many people take things and people for granted. Sometimes I may think that times are hard, but the reality is that it could be so much worse and a lot of people have life a lot harder than I do. Courtesy is a value I have because it is important to be nice to people. I think that being polite to people can turn their bad day into a good day. Accuracy is also important to me because I like to do things the right way. I would rather work hard to do my very best rather than take a short cut to not give my all. 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