Semantic Web

The most convincing ideas in the world, conceived and expressed in the most arresting sentences will have no effect if not connected properly to one another. Unless the reader can easily understand and move from one thought to the next, they will have limits to understanding anything they are reading. Providing techniques such as pronoun reference, transitions and parallel structure help Vincenzo Ravina, the author of the article The Teenage Brain achieve coherence. Coherence is obtained when ideas

What does your study of power reveal about the way Sue, Josh and Franki interact in Texts A, B and C? Texts A, B and C are different conversations between Sue, Josh and Franki. Sue is a childminder and therefore has a familiar relationship with the children, Josh and Franki, who are siblings. In Text A and C, Sue holds a continual power throughout the conversations unlike in text B, where Josh holds the power. This continues a vein of the elder participant in the conversation holding power over the

As language is intuitive, I have not given much thought on the science of language in a way that linguistics does. Once I began to reevaluate what thought I knew compared to what I actually knew, only then did I become so fascinated by the intricacies of human communication. Each of the readings deepened and challenged my understanding of human language. There were two aspects of language that particularly stood out to me in the readings – creativity and complexity and how the two applied in a social

Literary allusions are used everywhere in literature. From fiction to non-fiction, from sci-fi to biographies, they are used. A literary allusion is a word or a phrase that refers to a person, place, or thing in history. Literary allusions are good for creating more of an atmosphere, deepening readers understanding, and helping the audience think more about the reading. There are multiple benefits to using allusions, and one of them is that they help to create more of an atmosphere for the reader

Diction is defined as word choice. There are different types of diction and people use them for many different things. A type of diction is informational diction. Information diction is made to be dry and boring. Only giving you the facts. You could use informational diction for a presidential speech or an essay for school. “Brown fall foliage colors come from tannin, a bitter waste product.” This is from an essay called Autumn Leaves: How Plants Prepare for Winter. The whole article is dry and

One of the broadest disciplines in academia is Sociology since there are numerous branches that can be studied. The wide range of topics in this field are mainly organized through written work which allows those in this discourse community to stay connected. In the book titled Discourse Communities: The Rhetoric of Disciplines, Gary D. Schmidt and William J. Vande Kopple, explain that discourse communities are a group of people who share ways in how they present claims, organize, analyze and communicate

1. In at least 100 words, explain the ambiguity at work in “Is There Nowhere Else Where We Can Meet?” 28) Ambiguity is uncertainty or inexactness of the meaning in language. This can be seen in the text because it is only shown through the woman’s frightened perspective. In the story you read that a rugged man is following the lady. The lady is filled with fear and she starts to panic. At the end she is picking the blackjacks from her stockings. It is unclear if he attacks her or if he was just

My process of semiosis is one of peaceful tranquility.  In Dustin Kaufman’s creative, semiotic process, there is no cacophonous storm that immediately follows the relaxing calm nature in which I strive to work.  There is just that: calm.  Ironically, my work is almost entirely made up of calamitous actions.  Guns, death, and blood.  Bullets tear through flesh in an orgy of stylish gore; a rape of the senses.  The kind of stuff that sends shivers speeding up the spines of the decent and politically

Lost in Translation: In her article “Lost in Translation,” Lera Boroditsky discusses the many aspects of language and how it may influence the way we perceive, think, and even act towards certain situations in our everyday life. Throughout the article, Boroditsky is addressing those who are either highly educated or those who work in a more “professional” business scene that may deal with linguistics on an everyday basis. She attempts to show that language is more than just words and to be more

What is a discourse community? A discourse community is an interactive group that shares common discourses. Meaning that they share a common set of values that similar towards others. Most of society belongs to a discourse community that share values or even similar personalities. The discourse communities I joined needed to reflect my personality. For example, I like culture and I like to involve myself in some culture-based activities such as Art or even Culinary Arts. Ideally experiencing diverse