Entry 7 - On my group presentation in class

My group presented on the Australian Aboriginal culture, In finding out information about the Australian Aboriginal culture i was strange to me that its the oldest continuous living culture on the planet earth, and learn that their belief system is oral tradition and spiritual values are based upon reverence for the land and a belief in dream-time, dreaming is considered to be both the ancient time of creation.
They were with very few simple tools, used with incredible skill, they lived in harsh and inhospitable Australian outback. when at rest they live in open camps, caves or simple structures mad depleted beyond repair.
In learning of the Australian Aboriginal culture is does not have any influence the way i communicate now and in the future, because i'm living in the 21st century.

Entry 9

On a scale between 1- 10, I rate my self a 7 on hoe effective verbal communicator because first of all i like meeting new people (GIRLS) and secondly some people are so different to deal with.
now the question was asked is there clarity in my speech? and my answer is sometimes because sometimes doing public speaking and because of fiat my words kinda eat up, but when is come to expressing my self among my peers and group work and leadership, there a great deal of clarity in my speech.
I only demonstrate linguistic to my fellow country men/women through creole, because we understand each other better and our own means of private conversation within the public.

Do you use slang in your everday conversations? why? do you think you use slang appropriately? state the resons for you answer

As we often know, statistics have proven that more than half of young adults as well as children within the ages of eight to twelve, often use slangs in their everyday conversation. You may ask yourself what is a slang? or how do i know im using a slang? A slang is can be described as informal, nonstandard words or phrase which tends to originate in subculters within society.Slang often suggests that the person utilizing the words or phrase is familiar with hearer's group--it can be considered a distingushing factor of in-group identity.

Slang expressions are created in basically the same way as standard speech. As stated in the Microsoft Encarta, "expressions may take form as metophors, similes, and other figures of speech."

I know i'm using a slang when it is often use in more than one context by many people. SLan words are an important part of our culture. We seem to need them to express ourselces in our relationships to the society we live in and our slang choices really do show where we live and work and who we are listening to. Our position in the class hierarchy is revealed everytime we open our mouths to say something "slangy".

Because most people are individuals who desire uniqueness, it stands to reason that slang has been in existence for as long as language has been in existence. Even so, the question of why slang develops within a language has been hotly debated. Most agree that the question is still unanswered, or perharps it has many answers. regardless, there is no doubt that we can better explain slang's existence by analyzing how and why it exsits.

The columbia encyclopeids notes that the slang is often "well developed in the speaking vocabularies of cultuerd, sophisticated rich languages." Whereas slang was once considered as the lowest form of communication, many now consider slang to be intelligent ans insightful variation to the blandness of the standard language. Others, however, condem the use of slang, believing that it undermines the standard language and reflects poorly on its users. The Oxford English Dictionary's 1989 edition defines slang as "the special vocabulary used by any set of persons of a low character; language of a low and vulgar type."

Therefore, in my perspective in believe that slang can't be used appropriately due to the fact that; not only times have changed, but modern day society and the way the new generation speaks.

Entry 8 - An article from local newspaper and comment about it, and my perception about it

Guardian Newspaper

Arima men shot while helping robbed neighbour

Published: Sun, 2011-10-16 22:15


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During this time of SOE it is assumed that crime would be on the decrease but in fact acts like these just shows that criminals are not at all phased by the curfew. It simple just allows them to commit their acts at an earlier time. From this short article a wide range of questions as well as opinions can be formed.  Based on the information given in the report the question of who is the real criminal is brought to the forefront, what 21 year old young male walks around with a gold chain valued at almost $20,000.  He is walking around with the cost of an entire semester charges for an international student hanging from his neck.  Could this have been more than just an attempted robbery, could there have been more to the story than the authorities were told.  The assailants made no attempt to cover up their faces, either they wanted the victim to know their identity of they were too foolish/ desperate to even make the effort to hide.   

In the end of all of this the criminals were able to make an escape and the neighbours those considered to be the good Samaritans are the ones nursing gunshot wounds.  Their good act has been rewarded with metal lodged in their bodies. As the saying goes ‘crime does not pay’ but its apparent that being helpful doesn’t pay either.