Code switching is the practice of adjusting a language in varying circumstances and atmospheres. The ability to embrace code switching, success and acceptance at a job site, with your family, friends and strangers is achievable. The ability to successfully code switch also helps form a bond between a speaker and listener. My corporate experience, education and family/friends have influenced the way I speak and write. Gene Demby, the writer of “How Code-Switching Explains The World” addresses how codes switching can be utilized in different situations. The excerpt from Malcolm X’s autobiography explains how his ability to develop a new persona which he could use to code switch, contributed to his mental freedom. The success and acceptance of …show more content…
Being a teenager and working with executives requires a lot of training and experiences. During my first year of interning I had no experience talking to business people and I had very poor professional emailing skills. My supervisor Daniel Biglin was aware of my weaknesses and devote two years to helping me become professional in the corporate world. One scenario, I vividly remember while working at AT&T in Bedminster, NJ was when I went on a business trip to New York City with my supervisor to preview the launch of the new blackberry. Being that my supervisor and I had to take public transportation and walk through tie square, my aggressive New York persona started to show. I began to realize that I didn't adequately code switch and my supervisor began to notice my actions. When we arrived to our destination my supervisor and I began to talk on the elevator and he began to laugh about the way I acted but then said he understands why I did. Even though my supervisor was able to comfortably address the situation I still believe the way I acted negatively effected our connection. While working at these corporate jobs my ability to code switch grew immensely throughout the four years. The difference between
“There is more pleasure to building castles in the air than on the ground.” This quote by Edward Gibbon illustrates the intensity of writing and what gratification it can hold. When one writes, they are not confined to one certain formula. A person is able to express their thoughts and feelings in any way they choose. Language is a border for many people in that some cannot comprehend a certain language, understand how to use it, or recognize what is being said to them. On the other side of the border, they are not viewed as equals or as important compared to those who are not competing with this barrier. In his essay “Coming into Language,” Jimmy Santiago Baca uses his personal experiences to demonstrate how much
I love coding in my free time and I do truly believe that I flourish when I find myself coding. The limits of what you can do with coding are next to non-existent, and the idea of a platform with infinite possibilities engrosses me and leads to me to work as efficiently as possible towards the end goal of creating a product in which I see infinite possibilities. On top of that, another possible contributing reason for why I think coding may allow me to flourish is that with the infinite possibilities (as I stated before) comes curiosity, a curiosity that has no conclusion. The feeling of curiosity I feel as I code has a cause and effect relationship with me in that it turns me onto new methods of coding or new languages of coding which then
The Code Talkers had a role during World War II. First, the main role of the Code Talkers was to use their native language as their primary weapon in the war. In paragraph one, the text states, “The Code Talkers were warriors who used their native language as their primary weapon during World War II (WWII).” This shows that the Code Talkers were warriors who used their native language as their primary weapon. Also, they used their language to send thousands of secret messages that regarded the Japanese troops and that also regarded different battlefield tactics. This proved critical to the war’s overall outcome. Paragraph eight states, “They sent thousands of secret messages regarding the movements of Japanese troops, battlefield tactics, and other details that would prove critical to the war's ultimate outcome.” This shows that they Code Talkers would send secret messages to each other so they knew what the Japanese were doing and better battle tactics to use against them.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley is the story about a man who greatly impacted American history. Malcolm Little, or Malcolm X as he is more widely known, taught what he believed in regards to segregation, racism, and discrimination. Growing up in a large family with a father Earl Little, a Baptist minister, and his mother Louis Little, who was a homemaker, Malcolm’s life at the time seemed very promising. His father’s involvement in support of the Black National gained him many death threats at the hands of white supremacists. In 1929, they lost their house to fire, and two years later the body of Malcolm’s father was found mutilated. This lead to the emotional breakdown of Malcolm’s mother and in turn she was institutionalized. Malcolm and his siblings were separated and placed in foster homes, and from then, his life began a path of drugs, sex, and crime. It was not until he was imprisoned in 1946, that he decided to make some changes for the better. This essay will assess and discuss those changes whether negative or positive, on a micro, mezzo, and macro level. It will also cover some of the effects of racial prejudice on human behavior, and how society today keeps the ideology of Malcolm X alive.
Malcolm X’s autobiography is a detailed story written as a parable to inspire and educate others. The intent of the book is clear, to change minds and to improve minds. In this autobiography, Malcolm X speaks to, and for all people of all races and backgrounds. Anyone who comes in contact with even a portion of this book is bound to have a new insight on the world we live in, racism worldwide, or even their own life.
The origin of code switching can be traced back to multiple scenarios. Around the 1860s slaves were declared free in America. W.E.B Du Bois and Anna Julia Cooper were firm believers that who embraced assimilation and saw higher education as the cure-all to racialized problems. Du Bois, in particular, is famous for his assertion that it would be the “Talented Tenth” of the race who would lead blacks to a better life.
Malcolm X’s narrative story about his interesting experience with learning to read and write while in prison was spectacular. Having the drive and want to completely copy an entire dictionary and practice reading it back to yourself is something different in itself. Not many people even like reading, but yet Malcolm wanted to apply himself and learn how to read and write. Not only that, but he never gave up either. After a few days of writing dictionary pages, and reading them he didn’t stop. This all began when an inmate at Charlestown Prison made Malcolm feel envious of his knowledge. Bimbi the inmate, caused all of this. It’s crazy to think that one person could impact another’s life so much.
Richard Wright and Malcolm X are two African Americans that struggled so much in the pursuit of knowledge in other to gain power and figure. Richard wright is from Natchez, Mississippi; he was in the south around the year 1925 and worked for the white men helping them get books from the library. During the process of obtaining books for the white men, he wants to read and know of the black history. Malcolm X is from Omaha, Nebraska, he was in prison for burglary, during his time in prison then came the passion for knowledge and he wants to build his vocabulary on how to speak, and write letters appropriately to Mr. Elijah Muhammad. Richard wright becomes motivated when he comes across an article that made mention of H. L. Mencken being a fool and wants to know the reason for such a saying, Richard wrights’ difficulties was how to get a library card without cut reading the novel of H. L. Mencken. Richard Wright becomes transformed greatly not only has his vocabulary improved but had known a great deal of black history. Malcolm X is motivated to read so he can write good letters to Mr. Elijah Muhammad. His difficulties was learning how to read, write and himself not having enough time to read because the lights had to go off and they were watched by a moving guard, he becomes transformed by studying the dictionary to improve his knowledge of vocabulary in reading, speaking and writing good letters to Mr. Elijah Muhammad.
Throughout history, different people are treated with isolation and discrimination. This is shown in our culture through songs, movies, television shows, and other forms of art in every corner of the world. For example, the movie and song “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” parallels the oppression of minorities, specifically with the ‘Code Talkers,’ in the novel, Code Talkers, by Chester Nez, during World War II.
The southern united states also known as the American south, Dixie, or simply the south a place know for its culture, history and developing its own customs, musical styles and food. Home to two amazing writers, scholars, feminist, activist bell hooks and Gloria Anzaldua. Everyone has something that defines who he or she is by the exclusive things they do. Fashion, culture, life experiences, as well as language all contribute in creating one’s identity. Without the freedom to express your self there is no soul. The inability to speak freely is a form of suppression and without that freedom there cannot be a true reflection of a persons identity and self-concept. “How To Tame a Wild Tongue,” and “keeping close to home: class and education,” give us a glimpse of what its like to not conform and stay true to ones belief’s.
How well one communicates determines how well one get their needs met (Communication skills, 2000). The journey to my own practice demands that I first work under the authority of a clinician with an advanced degree, as I work towards my own advanced degree. To guarantee that I attain my goal of my own practice, I must practice effective communication skills while mentoring under supervision. Perhaps several qualified individuals will intern under the same supervisor with me. The difference between advancing my degree to allow me to have my own practice, and that opportunity being given to someone else, could very well be the display, or lack thereof, effective communication with both my supervisor and the clients I
According to MacNeil, language classifies our ranks in the society we live in reinforcing “feelings of social superiority or inferiority” (2012, p. 242). By this the author suggests how changes in language test the patience of individuals of which “some are good humored and tolerant of change, others intolerant and snobbish” (2012, p. 242).
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is the story of Malcolm X, an African American male growing up in the United States in the mid-1900's. At this time in America prejudice and segregation were widespread and much a part of everyday life. Malcolm takes the reader through his experiences with American society, which rejects him. This rejection, along with the inferiority cast upon all Black Americans, forces these males to search for acceptance. They are forced to search for purpose in causes greater than single individuals. As the book shows, this is evident in Malcolm throughout his life and in the life of other African American males. The Autobiography shows how during this time in American history
According to Saldana (2016), coding in qualitative analysis frequently refers to a word or a passage of text that symbolically attributes essence- capturing, salient, summative, and / or evocative attribute for a passage of text or visual information (p. 4).
Although I have my own idiolect, the way I speak constantly changes. This is because I try to adapt my spoken language to suit the situation I am in. There are many reasons for why I try to adapt my spoken language some of the main reasons being that I am fearful of the judgements and perceptions that others may make because of the way I speak also being afraid of exclusion or not being able to fit in and sometimes I feel pressurised into speaking in a certain way.