Tag: language

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+ audre lorde, mla, the cancer journals

Audre Lorde and Speaking Into the Silence

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On December 28, 1977, Audre Lorde delivered “The Transformation of Silence Into Language” at the Lesbian and Literature panel at the annual Modern Language Association conference. Later, the speech appeared in The Cancer Journals, a book where Lorde details her experience with breast cancer and her mastectomy. It’s a book where Lorde reflects upon her own experiences and where she also provides a distinctly intersectional … Read More Audre Lorde and Speaking Into the Silence

+ critical literacy, critical thinking, language, nazi, world war ii

The Importance of Critically Engaging with Language

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Growing up, I’d be riding with someone and as we drove through a parking lot, the person may look at a Cadillac or a car that was not parked correctly and say, “Gotta be a Democrat.” Or, while waiting in line somewhere, a person might say, “Look at that Canadian acting like that.” In each of these cases, the speaker attempted to code their … Read More The Importance of Critically Engaging with Language

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+ christopher columbus, daniel webster, donald trump, early american literature, pilgrims, puritan, william apess

How Did Our Ancestors “Tame” a Continent?

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Last week, Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at the Naval Academy. There, he stated that “our ancestors tamed a continent,” and he followed this statement up by adding, “we are not going to apologize for America.” What does this mean? What does it mean to “tame” a continent? What does it mean to be so sure of your achievements that you do not … Read More How Did Our Ancestors “Tame” a Continent?

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