Language is a weapon !

language I believe is a very important tool when it comes to huiman rights. With language we are able to communicate and get our ideas, thoughs and feelins on the issue of uhman rights. For some people they may feel that in some ways violence is the answer, in my opinion its not. My reason for bringing up the topic on why people feel that violence is the answer is because nothing will be accomplished through this, on the other had with language there could be. As I said before we are able to express ourselves with language and through this we can rais arguments that defend the reasons why we feel the way we feel about this issue, even persuade people to understand and feel what we feel. Language is also a great tool for raising awareness and getting the word out. Knowing how to use language can make all the difference on how people view what it is that you are trying to explain.

Blog Assignment #1

In Benjimin Banneker's letter to former U.S president Thomas Jefferson he states that all humans are created equal. He argues that all humans are equal because a "father" afforded us all the same sensations and endowed us all with the same faculties. He explains how no matter where we may stand is society or religion, and no matter our difference in color that our "universal father" created us equal and that we "stand in the same relation to him." In this letter Banneker gives great detail on his beliefs and how he feels about slavery that was taking place at the time.

       In the reading from The Interesting Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, tells the journey of a man that was taken from his homeland and made a prisoner on a slave ship. He is separated from his sister and sent of to live life as a slave. During his experience we are able to see and feel what Equiano went through, as he is sold to different masters and sent to a slave ship. As a slave Equiano discovers new land an "acquired two or three different tongues." Equiano expresses himself with such clarity that we are able to see the different feelings such as hope, fear, sorrow and many more feelings which he encounters as a slave.

       I feel that both readings are a great example of the inhuman and unjust laws that people of color had to encounter during this time in history. What makes the readings more interesting is to see the two different point of views on this issue. One is of a free man that speaks about his beliefs, thoughts and feelings, the other is of a man this is sent off to be a slave. We get both sides of the story and although both speak in a different way we can see the similarities of the issue that is taking place.

What it is to me !

    I believe that ones relationship to language should be one of importance. I say this because in some ways language is everything, you may not think it is but nevertheless it is important. For me language is important because it is being able to communicate with other people and one way of how we are able to express ourselves. Language is history, the future and so much more. To know how language was first spoken and to see how much it as evolved. To see what it has become today is one of the many lessons that there is to know about language. 
    My native language is English but growing up my mother always made sure to speak to me in Spanish so that as I got older I would be able to also speak it. Being Puerto Rican and just being able to know Spanish was not my mothers only reason for teaching me but because she wanted me to be able to communicate with my family whenever I went to visit. This is why I feel that language is important to everyone in some way. For some of us it's not just being able to say hi or bye but our roots and culture from which we came from.
    For me the language that I speak in school differs to the language that I speak with my friends and even at home. The language that I sometimes speak with my friends is one that people would call slang, growing up in the neighborhood that I did affected the way that me and my friends spoke to each other when we was out in the streets.

    I learned English in school and Spanish from my family growing up as a child. I do believe that knowing how to use language makes a difference to how you get along in the world. I say this because one example is knowing how to use language can make a difference to how you speak to people out in the streets, school, and job interviews ext. I would hope that someone will not go into a job interview speaking slang. Being able to know how to use language will make all the difference of weather you get the job or not. I'm pretty sure that the person who is giving the interview are looking for people who know how to speak well and is able to communicate well with workers and or costumers .

I have no idea...But I hope !

    I really did not know what to expect when I first started class. I just hoped that the classes that I would be taking would in the long run help me figure out what it is that I might be intersted in and also help me have a better understanding to what the language of human rights means. The classes so far I would have to say have been great. I get the feeling that I will be learning more then what I had expectied. I would have to say though that one of my main goals is to become a better writer. Having read some of the blogs that are already up I can see the many types of writing and the different ways that everyone uses to express themself. I hope to get better in this so that in future classes I can express my thoughts more clearly and people can have a better understanding to my writing. I consider myself to be ok in the skill of writing, something that I hope to change in time. I find it impressive is to see how a person writes and is able to put their thoughs on paper so clearly that the readr can feel what the writer is tryin to say.

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