Language Essays

Metaphorical language is used in poetry to highlight and allow the reader to examine the many themes and ideas it contains. In the the Romantic poems “Tintern Abbey” and “I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud” by William Wordsworth, the idea that memory acts as a source of escapism to the …

Knowing common language is essential for communicating effectively with others. A group of people living in one place or community often speak in one language to ensure that these individuals are able to understand each other. Some countries have become distinct from other countries due to the unique language that …

It is common that several lesser-known languages are struggling on the edge of extinction. This issue has aroused the public attention; on the other hand, some people disregard it. From my prospective, every language is important to the human society. It might be true that some languages are not used …

Introduction All languages undergo evolution with time and get different variations from the native as their use diversifies globally. Although this phenomenon and its resulting nature are quite unpredictable, they are bound to occur as the world seeks to embrace multiculturalism. In the contemporary world, Internet use influences this aspect …

Patti Smith’s song “25th Floor” is a song about the rigid structure of society. In the beginning of the song, the ladies’ room has lost electricity, so they explore the men’s room, at which she says “we don’t give a shit,” which means that they don’t care what others think …

For a reader, Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s 1922 short story In a Grove gives more questions than answers as the last sentence ends.  Within the story Akutagawa presents seven accounts surrounding the murder of a samurai named Kanazawa no Takehiro in a bamboo grove.  Three of the seven accounts clearly contradict each …

English is a widely spoken langusge which tracks its origins from the Isles of England and is considered the primary language of most countries such as the United States, Australia, Canada, Nuew Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom, Asia, Africa (Schitz). English is also credited as the official second language of several …

In the dark and grim world of Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell has depicted a negative Utopia or dystopia, life under a totalitarian government in the future. In his vision of this dark future, people’s lives, actions, thoughts, media, language, in short everything is under the absolute control of the government …

The first generation of Japanese Immigrants (Issei) first arrived in Hawaii. Between the years of 2861 and 1940, 275,000 Japanese people immigrated into Hawaii and the US mainland. Most of these Japanese were hired to work as laborers in sugar fields in Hawaii or the farms in California. In Hawaii, …

I am a young hardworking and focused boy born in Israel.  My native language back at home is Hebrew but I am presently living in the US with my parents, one brother and two sisters.  I have since come to America, adapted to their culture and I am kindly making …