BARACK OBAMA'S SOUTH CAROLINA SPEECH Introduction In this paper, I shall analyze US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama's South Carolina victory speech from a particular pragmatic perspective. In particular, I shall explore the idea that this speech is constituted by many voices (in other words, it displays polyphony, to use an idea due to Bakhtin 1981, 1986) and that the audience is part of this speech event, adding and contributing to its text in a collaborative way (in particular, in constructing
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those in high risk areas. If the areas is disproportionatly represented by young black males they are more likey to be stopped and searched- because of where they are rather than their ethnicity. How might the reasons below explain high criminality in Afro-Caribbeans? Reason- Lack of education success. Explanation- Frustration, achieving success through
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think this is some every person should remember when struggling with certain issues in their life. The women in the play use poetry to share their thoughts and fears and share their experiences. They find power in their struggles. In the Intro to Afro-American Studies it states that, “Over 52% of all Black people in the United States are women. Women play a special role in bearing children and in the family, and increasingly are becoming sole heads of households. However, Black women face greater
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that can be painful and dangerous in cases causing chemical burns. It’s also a process that must be repeated whenever there is new growth this can be every 2-3 months. So, if this isn’t safe why is it done to the hair? Many times, natural hair with afro-like textures are seen as unkempt and unattractive even unprofessional. Therefore, making them undesirable to have. Numerous African American women feel forced “tame” their hair. This ideology wasn’t introduced recently however this has been in the
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Social policies are the actions of governments, such as legal laws. They have a direct impact on citizens, for e.g. may provide them with services or income. Social policies are created after Sociology research identifies social problems of society, for e.g. policies put in place to help vulnerable children (adopted/abused), as they are highly likely to end up in gangs, as drug addicts or prostitutes. These policies tackle social problems e.g. increasing payment for foster/ adoptive careers to reduce
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official Cuban music emerged a variety of sounds and dance moves. A style known as the Cuban son gained a lot of popularity and played a central part of Afro-Cuban music. Radio Broadcasting came to Cuba in 1922 along with Americans seeking to escape prohibition laws. This exposed a large population of westerners to Cuban son and for the first time, Afro-Caribbean music became popular in America. Renamed the Rumba, the music and dancing begin to appear in American salons in the 1930s and is still a popular
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Sociological research has challenged the view that ethnic differences in achievement reflect innate differences of intelligence and ability; this has become a view that very few sociologists now put forward. Ethnicity refers to the shared cultural traditions and history, which are distinct from other groups in society. The level of achievement of different ethnic groups varies. This may be due to factors such as home background, class, language and in-school factors. Recent studies highlight the
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The Whipping Boy By Richard Gibney During the American Civil War, big parts of the Afro-American population in the States were held as slaves. It was a dark time in American history, as the white people suppressed the black part of the population. The hatred from the Afro-American was massive in the middle of the 18th century, and we can even draw lines op to the present, where that hatred is still seen in the streets all over America. In the short story The Whipping Boy by Richard Gibney, we
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instinctive, refined music that came out after the World War II as Cuban techniques were singled out by Puerto Ricans who blended with jazz musicians, and the Bronx turned into a night life Mecca. The revolutionary big band headed by Machito was labeled the Afro-Cubans,
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to make the Afro-American woman your domestics. Another reason there man would treated them like animals. One demonstration: All the Tyler Perry videos, with the exclusion of the following: The Family That Prays, Madea's Big Happy Family, and Madea Witness Protection. All the others would display how an expert Afro-American woman would be in a problem connection to a dark hue friend. Then the lightweight skin hue friend would come into the location and would save the professional Afro-American woman
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