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Pidgin, Patois, and Prestige
In a previous article, I talked about why Americans have different accents, and how it can affect your life. Essentially, there are innate biases some regions of America have against other regions that, despite accomplishments and other indicators of ability or intelligence, tend to give a poor impression of that person. This bias is why broadcast journalists will work to neutralize their accent before trying to work outside regional stations. If you pronounce "pin" and "pen" the same way, or otherwise have a heavy drawl, that may be fine if you're working in Tulsa, but if you want to make it to Chicago, Los Angeles, or New York, your accent has to change. This is depicted well in the film "Sweet Home Alabama," in which a young woman from rural Alabama finds success as a fashion designer in New York, but only after abandoning her roots and her accent.
By Gene Lass3 years ago in Education
Qui, Quai,Quo, Qum - Dead Languages
Introduction The words in the title are completely made up, a Latin reworking of “Fee Fi Fo Fum” from Jack and the Beanstalk. Obviously Quiis French for Who and Quo is Latin for Where or Wherein. For some reason, I was thinking about how important so-called “dead languages” are still very important to us.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Education
The Doobie Brothers: Merging Two Distinct Eras Into One
Any band that has been together for a significant amount of time, will inevitably undergo its fair share of changes. After all, one cannot expect a group to remain exactly the same from beginning to end, especially when said group has been in existence for decades. Members may come and go while preferences change as time goes on.
By Isa Nan3 years ago in Education
American Pie As Explained By Don McLean
Released in 1971, Don McLean’s American Pie has been hailed as a musical masterpiece. At over eight minutes long, it is one of the longest songs to ever top the Billboard Hot 100. Aside from its catchy sound and instantly recognisable chorus, American Pie is also very well-known for its distinct lyrics.
By Isa Nan3 years ago in Education
Abstract art reborning
I LOVE HOW T.J CLARK writes about Greenberg and how he approaches abstraction and kitsch in his writing. He also reminds me of the same school as Kirk Varnedoe of cause their languages differ in how Kirk deeply put his words when he describes each artwork as if he became One from where his words are becoming new world for the Art itself. I often linked one experience of Kirk lecture to Tj. Clark way of describing things maybe intuitively I was turning to him after discovering the language of Kirk but maybe there is a very little on a such conscious level or a state that feels really good about in researching for abstract art in general. It is how they both make the space of their worlds when you just enter their territory a real paradise for an abstract painter especially. If we talk about the abstract art and Pollock and the whole inifite language of translation that comes from his work up to the times of the now, we can no longer forget about the Painting Factory, Abstraction after abstraction by Jeffrey Deitch. We talk now from the time when abstraction became more external rather internal as Jeffrey writes but what about now ? Is it became more external rather than internal the four years of being in a completely new reality that changes that shifts so fast so strongly that even the youngest have problem to recover, to digest to born the new, the fresh out of them creating it on a daily basis for some known and unknown. I think now the abstraction became more internal at least for the majority of real abstract painters and creators who are doing the deep emotional work on a daily basis to digest the world, information and the life experiences. About what this abstraction talks about ? and how many of the work that really get us into a new different state of mind that excites our life that gives a new realm of living a new dimension to uncover we can find now ? Is it no longer a new sense of being and living ? It is maybe trapped in the phases of our life and trying to get out for the light but seems like the never ending walls and forces are changing its way giving us more and more harder experiences to digest. Where we can look for a balance in such existence and the way the language of art shifts and moan to be brought back to its senses ? I think the new is about to come yet I think the fresh new is about to arrive yet and even if it will carry the experience of the past it is still on the cleaning phase for the now internally.
By Lightness3 years ago in Education
A Political Ploy
Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, “Peter Paul Rubens, Arrival (or Disembarkation) of Marie de Medici at Marseilles,” in Smarthistory, November 20, 2015, accessed October 19, 2022, https://smarthistory.org/peter-paul-rubens-arrival-or-disembarkation-of-marie-de-medici-at-marseilles/
By Art by Pree3 years ago in Education
BUDGETARY MADE EASY.
I NTRODUCTION I wrote this book to help general readers who don't plan to become experts in economics. Instead, it is a book created for laypeople who want to learn some of the fundamental ideas in economics so that they may follow conversations as they occur in mainstream social media like facebook twitter and the rest. The book may be particularly useful to engineers, accountants, managers, IT specialists, bankers, businessmen, civil employees, journalists, political and union workers, and other professionals who are interested in learning about economics but do not wish to specialize in the subject. The book may be helpful to a new student who wants to specialize in economics because it is so straightforward and may aid in his understanding of the fundamental ideas in economics. An advanced economics student who is passionate about reading and studying all that has been written on the subject can also love the book.
By Maiakwai4u3 years ago in Education
Continued education can help you advance in life and improve your status.
Continued education can help you advance in life and improve your status. If you aren't happy with where your career is at and it's causing you to be unhappy in other aspects of your life, you should make time to improve your skills and education so that you can qualify for a different job, position, or even better pay. If you aren't happy with where your career is at and it's causing you to be unhappy in other aspects of your life, you should make time to improve your skills and education. If you aren't content with where your professional life is at the moment, you need to make time to advance it.
By Estalontech3 years ago in Education
Cheap Destinations to Travel
But it's not like that. Although the Colombian peso has lost strength and every day seems to lose ground against the dollar, there are many destinations that are not expensive and to which you can travel.
By Malik Kashif3 years ago in Education
Halloween Spider Cookies
It is undeniable that Halloween came to Spain years ago to stay and we have fallen for the most terrifying party of the year.
By Malik Kashif3 years ago in Education
International Sloth Day 2022
Are sloths dangerous? Despite its impressive claws, the sloth is not dangerous to humans. This animal can be aggressive only if it feels threatened. At that time it could bite or scratch. But in general it is peaceful and lonely. One of his oddities is that thanks to having an additional vertebra in his neck he can turn his head 270°. This allows it to be alert to the attack of its natural predators: ocelot, jaguar, eagle and other birds of prey.
By Malik Kashif3 years ago in Education
Cult Minded: Tracing The Link Between Conspiracies & Emotional Health
Cult Minded: Tracing The Link Between Conspiracies & Emotional Health From the Heaven’s Gate tragedy to a sect that allegedly encouraged sex between kids and adults, a look into some utopian communities gone wrong.
By Tahyira Savanna Inc. | Tee Slaves3 years ago in Education