French-based creole languages

Maya Angelou, a renowned American poet once said ‘We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated’. Being a poet of African descent, she was able to manifest this in her poems by making a connection to Africa and its history. Similarly, David Diop, a contemporary of Angelou was of African descent but he was born and raised in France. Even so, he spent a significant amount of time in West Africa which helped him connect with his mother nation. His works were mainly on political oppression and resistance. Although, both of the poems mention the struggles faced by the children of Africa, they end with a positive message: The people of Africa stayed strong and hopeful till the end. The tone of the speakers in both the poems are fairly similar. In the poem ‘Africa’, the speaker expresses how proud they are of their country and its beautiful features. ‘Thus she had lain sugarcane sweet ... two Niles her tears’ (1-6). Initially, the speaker is full of pride and triumph but as we proceed into the poem, there is a shift in the tone. They are now distressed and perturbed about their people being enslaved and converted into Christianity. They mention the tragic truth of their people being treated brutally with no respect at all. Although the poem But in the end, the speaker hints a sense of hope. They proudly state that even though the country and its people have been repressed and degraded, they are rising back up with hope and integrity. Similarly, in the poem ‘The…

dialects, creoles, and accents. However, not all of these students are aware of the differences between their way of speaking and Standard American English or SAE. Although one’s English dialect or creole is valuable and functional in their home and community, increasing one’s proficiency in SAE for use in the educational setting will add to their “toolkit” of skills but may also require support. Explanation of Standard Language, Dialects, and Creoles Standard Language A standard form of a…

Language is a Form of Communication, Nothing More, Nothing Less. “It is necessary to consider the positive social value of all types of language. Speakers of Creole languages should never be perceived as mere casualties of insularity, ignorance, and social isolation. The history of Hawaii Creole English has inspiring accounts of resourcefulness, intellect, and competence that both reflect and sustain local Hawaii culture” (Kanae 58). Movement of the tongue, the flowing of air in and out of…

Caribbean. Because of this, it can be inferred that she is a spy from the U.S. even though she may not know it. Her observations are about what life is like for the Creoles, and non-Creoles, the positions of women in society, and what life was like in the urban areas and in the rural areas. The Creole’s life in St. Domingue before the revolution was good for some of the Creoles. Hassel comments on “One of them, whose annual income before the revolution was fifty thousand dollars … now lives…

Stereotypes are generalizations or assumptions that people make about a group of people, based on an image about what people in that group are really like. “The media plays a prominent role in shaping public perception of foreign countries, and such stereotypes of Haiti can often be found across the spectrum of the U.S. media, according to UConn professor of public policy Thomas Craemer. This is a problem, he says, not only because those epithets can paint a misleading picture, but because they…

since trough the whole novel Adele is struggling while trying to pronounce the word parsley in Spanish ( perejil) and pass a Dominican in front of Trujillo 's forces". Also, this novel explains in details how many of Haitians are killed by the " parley forces trying to cross the Massacre River because they know that cannot pronounce the word parsley without a Haitian accent. I think that René Philoctète through this novel tries to convey the difficulties of " Haitian-creole roots as a…

fundamentally different ideas of the other in French society. They are used, in many situations, as representatives of their race as a whole, and the French ruling class is often depicted as categorizing these character’s acceptability in their country by previous notions of Bihn and Man Ya’s…

The next thing I know I see a tall, skinny, dark man coming from out of the church in the back of the property – “WASH HARRIS!” I yelled. I turn to run away, but I find myself frozen in my tracks. I look to my left and then to my right, and Drew is nowhere to be found. The only thing I can hear at this point is my beating heart racing as fast as it can. The worst of all, the dark figure begins to speak. He tells me I am forever haunted for coming here and there will be a spell put on my…

not belong. This is especially true for people that originate from a country or culture that differs from their parents’. The movie Somewhere Between by Linda Goldstein Knowlton focuses on the story of four teenage girls: Ann Boccuti, Jenna Cook, Haley Butler, and Fang "Jenni" Lee. What do these girls have in common? They were all adopted from China and brought overseas to live with their new American family. Throughout the movie, you learn a lot about the girls and and their upbringing, the…

ahead of French culinary specialists. These chefs had started making a variety of dishes. For example, manicotti, and lasagna. In addition, they had tested the use of ingredients like garlic, truffles, and mushrooms. The French Revolution additionally achieved a defining moment in the food industry, since it initiated the fall of guilds. With guilds no longer functional, any French cook could create as well as offer any kind of food product they wished. This led to a type of enlightenment inside…