Sunday, August 31, 2008
Explicit and Implicit arguments
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Memory
I yelled to my mom that I was leaving to go to a friend’s house. This wasn’t a normal visit to a friends house it was the first time I was about to drive somewhere alone. I tried to contain my excitement and insecurity about driving on the road without any assistance. I didn’t want to look too eager, but inside I was beaming. My mom came up to the door and I could tell she was getting emotional. So, to spare the awkward moment I acted nonchalant and said I would be back in a couple hours. I felt my mom’s eyes burning into my back as I slowly walked to my car and opened the door. There were millions of different feelings twirling inside of me, and I wasn’t sure which one to follow. I didn’t feel like I was old enough to be driving; yet another part of me couldn’t wait to turn on the engine and press my foot to the gas. As a released the break I felt like I was releasing my childhood. I was a driver on the road, and it made me feel old. Along with this emotion I couldn’t help contradicting this feeling with the fact that I am only 16, and that isn’t that old in my mind. I still confided in my parents and let them take care of me. I wasn’t any older at all; it was just a feeling of maturity that came with the responsibility of driving. To stop my overflow of emotions I turned up the music and was quickly lost in an upbeat song. I laughed and smiled as I sang along with the music, and I realized that all this release of emotion was the feeling of freedom.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Reflection on Class
Monday, August 25, 2008
Response to "How to Tame a Wild Tongue"
Over time, as cultures evolve so do their languages. The changes in a society directly influence how we say things, utilize certain words, and change words meanings to fit with our cultures standards. There are many different effects that slowly change language as time goes by. Living in the United States, there are many different cultures living among us. Because of this, our different languages tend to mesh together until there are english words in a foreign language or foreign words in english. We also tend to follow trendy words that are popular among the media. People follow these newly invented words simple because it is the "cool" thing to do, and eventually these words are added to our dictionary. Our language is always going to to developing due to the fast pace lives we live.