Text Response

This excerpt from the autobiography, “The Wonderful Adventures of Mary Seacole” follows the conventions of a memoir. Although not all autobiographies are memoirs, this text is a memoir because it is a reflection of her life. It offers her voice, it includes dialogue, it reflects on her past and so there are instances of which she offers hindsight wisdom, and it is a retelling of several larger anecdotes. As a result of this being memoir, it does...

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Written Task 1

Written task one – Interview with Julia Alvarez Rationale Bilingualism has become largely common as a result of pursue of education and work or people who are multi-cultured. This is often expressed in literature and it is a popular theme among bilingual writers. Julia Alvarez, originally from the Dominican Republic, has gained fame from her work in bilingual literature. This interview aims to explore the impact of bilingualism on literature...

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Texting and Language

Texting has become a large part of our lives and something that we heavily rely on in terms of both communication and entertainment. As a result of this major influence, it can be argued that this has made a difference on our linguistic abilities. Some may say that as a result of the nature of "text speech" which includes abbreviations and casual grammar, people's spelling ability decreases. David Crystal and John McWhorter, despite their different...

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Cultural Appropriation : Letter to the editor

6th October, 2014 Dear Chimene Suleyman, I am writing this letter to praise the fantastic piece on cultural appropriation, The Fashionable Face of Racism. I throughly agree on your take on this rather controversial topic and your expression of the reasons for your opinion. One of the points that interested me the most in your writing is your mentioning of the devaluing of these cultural aspects. Your reference to Sanaa Hamid's artwork is fantastic...

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