...Cachau Bant: Mind Your Language Back in the days when the British Empire ruled, the English language spread all across the world forcing a lot of people to take upon English if they wanted better in life. Because of English being one of the most dominant languages in the world, a lot of native languages were lost a long the way - one of those languages being Welsh. Why and how this happened to particular Welsh is what Tom Law discusses in his article Cachau Bant: Mind Your Language from 2013. In this article Tom Law accuses the British Empire for being the cause of the people living in Wales and speaking Welsh dropping drastically during the last couple of 100 years. The cause of this being that England took over the Welsh school system and made teaching English a first priority and Welsh was being taught like German or French is taught in schools nowadays. "[Welsh] was treated the same as any other foreign language – like French or German. It gave you tourist Welsh – enough to ask directions to the nearest zoo in Colwyn Bay – and not much else.” Frustrated with how people today react when hearing about the Welsh losing their native language, Law makes up a fictional scenario where everybody speaks German instead of English. The people who still speak English are considered as being dumb or poor, and with no job prospects if you cannot speak German. Law does admit that this is a rather drastic example, “Now this all sounds absolutely nuts (…) But this is what has happened to...
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...”Cachau Bant: Mind your own language” is an article written by Tom Law, that appeared on the website Sabotage times, an online magazine that’s meant to create public debate. The article discusses how a country with so much culture and history like Wales can be stripped of their native language, without any furthermore questions. The author aims to prove that the language of a country is what helps to develop and maintain the countries culture, without the language the culture will not remain the same. In addition to that Law manages to discus the reasons behind the eradication of the Welsh language. This essay aims to analyse the reasons behind the use of history in the article through an understanding of the way in which Law draws in his audience through the tone and style used in the article. The topic that Tom Law covers in this article is of most interest to Welsh people, who still haven’t given in to the storm of the English implementation in Wales. He explains how English has become such a dominant language, to be exact the third most common language in the world, and how English speakers do not have to worry about losing their language “It’s hard to give a toss about language when you’re an English speaker. Because losing your language is not something you’ll ever have to worry about; thanks to the British Empire.” Compared to welsh that has slowly been drifting away for 150 years. When considering the fact that the reason behind the eradication of Welsh from the...
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...MIND YOUR MIND Dr. Madhav Raje MBBS,MD, DFM, DPM, DPC, BA,MA. PSYCHIATRIST Ayodhya Nagar, Nagpur Mind this ! An Engineering student wants to be an ‘actor’, A doctor of 15 years experience want to join Amway. Preparations Evaluate Likings / Disliking, SWOT Analysis. Have a HERO / IDEAL. 4th Now you know MIND is the Platform of success. Mind this one! 3 MAIN DOMAINS of mind Language Scientific Creative Poem – Language Domain Your Poem is an indication of your Domain of Language. Scientific Domain - an experiment Scientific thinking = No Faith = Analytical mind! Language – Artist = Faith Be Creative nogre lab dada ! be ham DEVELOP your STYLE of thinking LIKE Change? Change your It will change your “ Life” ! BREAK please nogre lab Dada ! Be ham DAY Evolve with “FAITH” § RISE WITH “ FAITH” GROW WITH “ ANALYTICAL MIND” ADD ON/ TOP UP WITH “CREATIVITY” STAY WITH “FAITH”. § § § EMPOWER your mind with faith! Have faith in ‘faith’ to grow “faithful” ! YOUR QUALITIES ? 1 .Impatient OR Very patient ! 2. Short- tempered 3. Not – very confident ( inferiority complex, or Superiority complex) 4. fault – finding or Egoist & many more Indication of “ NEGATIVE MIND”. YOUR QUALITIES ? Accepts Criticism ! Gets benefited from it. Loves himself/herself. Takes good care of self. Rarest Angry / emotional outburst on anyone. Helps others...
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...Can language be said to hinder thought? What is language? It is a mean of communication. It must involve someone to communicate, and someone to receive the communication. What is thought? It is an idea, result or cause of the process of thinking. (Try to structure your writing as a proper essay, not as a question and answer session.) I think that spoken language is the important focus point, because other type of language are either with the same construction and structure than spoken language, either fully linked to the culture in which their being used. The effects of culture upon thought are obviously present and important no one would discuss it.( I’m not really clear about what you mean here… are you arguing against the Sapir-Whorf position, that what determines our worldview is not so much the language itself but rather the cultural associations that go with it? ) I think that the relationship between thinking (thought) and language is to be seen as a cycle rather than one coming before the other. (Interesting. But you need to demonstrate this, not just take it for granted.) Therefore, any concern in language should have an effect on though. We are used to express our self with language. But can language describe what we mean with perfection? We are limited to our vocabulary and grammatical construction since we do need language to think, in depth at least: whatever you think, there is a word; whatever you conceive there is reason. You must speak it...
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...On February 28, 1953, Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of the DNA molecule, bolted into the Eagle Pub in Cambridge, England, and proclaimed that he and his colleague, James Watson, had solved one of the greatest mysteries of human existence. “We have found the secret of life!” those in the pub remember him saying. And with that proclamation, the human species began a new era in understanding ourselves and our relationship to our world. The rest, as they say aloud, is history. And while the discovery of the DNA molecule itself is, without a doubt, a pivotal event in the quest to know ourselves, it also opened the door to an even greater possibility with even greater implications—the possibility of an intelligent design that forms the core of our existence. When Watson, Crick, and others in the scientific community first recognized the pattern of the DNA molecule, they were immediately struck by its beauty, its elegance, and its simplicity. And as scientists they could not deny its unmistakable order. For such a molecule to exist, sustain itself, correct/heal the errors that it finds within itself, and perpetuate itself for millions of years, suggests that some kind of cosmic blueprint is involved. And for some people, these undeniable facts imply that DNA is intentional— that something, or someone, created the code of life. While there are many theories and much speculation, the fact is that we simply don’t know for certain how DNA originated, or why it showed up on Earth. And...
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...In George Orwell’s 1984 language has become a tool of mind control of the oppressive government and consequently a tool of rebellion against the Party. Winston Smith and Julia fight for the freedom of knowledge that has been manipulated by the Party’s control of everyday and historical language. The Party has created a language called, “Newspeak” which uses the destruction of words to make it impossible for future generations to think for themselves. The role of language in 1984 defines themes of control and the decision to rebel or surrender in a dystopian society where mind control has finally been enforced through language. The Party’s influence on language becomes crucial for its existence when those in power realized that control of language is the control of thoughts. By hindering...
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...Do languages help mould the way we think? If we all spoke the same language, would we think in the same way? Discuss the issue using examples, details, and your personal experie-nces of English and your native language. Answer: A Language is a special “tool” which helps humans communicate with each other and also, being unique in comparison with the other animals and species. Due to its specific properties, a language is the way humans can share their thoughts to each other. In other words, language is the door which leads to human’s soul and mind. Through thousands of years of existence, language has spread to every corner of the world with different sounds and forms even the phomenes, people in different areas use languages to describe and express their ideas differently. Due to this reason,a large number of psycologists agreed that “languages mould the way we think” and “if all mankind spoke the same language, we would think the same way”. I do not think that this is an entirely correct opinion. Language is the way humans communicate with each other and express their idea. It is controversial about how people think-by figures (image) or by concepts (words). It is clear that people brainstorm through imagination and ideas in their mind. Then they put them in a logical order and describe them via languages. Because humans express their thought via language so it is claimed that the way people think is related to languages. But the opinion that “languages help mould the way...
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...million. Oscar Wilde once said “There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor.” Today, we will be discussing the one thought that possesses every man, the one thing that every man and woman covet, and that is money. It was once said by Henry Wadsworth, an American poet that “Music is the universal language of mankind”. Today however, music has ceased to be the universal language of mankind, and money arose to become the prominent language that connects all people across the globe. Rupees, Pound, Yen, Lira, Dinar, Euro, and Dollars; languages that every single one among you speaks, languages that all men speak. And to master that language; to become a fluent speaker capable of communicating and influencing others, one ought to become a millionaire. Thus, as a student studying business, and as a young entrepreneur fascinated by the world of money, I would like to demonstrate to you in my speech how to become a millionaire in 5 years. The first step in the journey of becoming a millionaire is what I like to call the mind-set. This step is an internal step constituted of your mentality and it encompasses several aspects. One of the various aspects it encompasses is the...
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...encountered years ago. The first step in learning a new language is learning vocabulary which is a connection of four basic skill of language :Speaking,Listening,Reading and writing. According to Ghadasari (2004) students learning a foreign language mostly tends to forget or misuse new words that is usually because of : .Words are not properly stored in student's minds .They are not practiced enough. They are not related to students own experiences and interests. Decarrico (2001) states that words should not be learnt separately or by memorization...
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...Barriers to Great Communication There are seven types of Barriers to Communication. Many people think that communicating is easy. It is after all something we do all our lives. There is some truth in this view. Communicating is straightforward. What makes it complex, difficult, and frustrating are the barriers we put in the way. Physical barriers Physical barriers in the workplace include: marked out territories, empires and fiefdoms into which strangers are not allowed closed office doors, barrier screens, and separate areas for people of different status large working areas or working in one unit that is physically separate from others. Research shows that one of the most important factors in building cohesive teams is proximity. As long as people still have a personal space that they can call their own, nearness to others aids communication because it helps us get to know one another. Perceptual barriers The problem with communicating with others is that we all see the world differently. If we didn’t, we would have no need to communicate: something like extrasensory perception would take its place. The following anecdote is a reminder of how our thoughts, assumptions and perceptions shape our own realities Emotional barriers One of the chief barriers to open and free communications is the emotional barrier. It is comprised mainly of fear, mistrust and suspicion. The roots of our emotional mistrust of others lie in our childhood and infancy when we were taught to be...
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...Spoken language is a powerful way in which a man or lady can make a change the minds of other human beings, it allows them to express feelings and emotion and also can deter a certain human beings mind whether it for the good or bad, it allows our body and brain to make a choice through spoken language. Spoken language comes from a certain person idiolect, sociolect and also dialect, knowledge and the use of language does not come naturally it builds up by where you have been born? Where you have grown up, weather its staying in a certain place for 15 years or maybe just 2 weeks, people adapt the way in they speak naturally through their idiolect and also sociolect. Spoken language can also inspire others, changing their minds in which naturally...
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... LaFave, D. July 14, 2014 My Dearest Jonathan and Callie, Congratulations to both of you on the birth of your beautiful daughter Abigail and on your engagement, Peter and I are more than thrilled to hear all the good news. You both are about to embark on many new journeys not only with parenthood but with the journey of building a life for all three of you. I’m not sure if you knew this or not, but I have been taking a course in interpersonal communication and the things I have learned in this course have not only benefitted myself but they have benefitted my relationship with Peter. Before the course, Peter and myself struggled with communication for many different reasons, but going through this course and looking back on our problems I realized that the things we have been struggling with could have been prevented if we knew how to properly communicate with each other. My goal of this letter is to share with you my personal trials and tribulations regarding our relationship and how important interpersonal communication is in any relationship. I hope you can learn from my mistakes and use this letter as a tool and keep it in your toolbox for when you are having troubles and are not sure how to go about solving them. My wish for the three of you is to have a healthy long lasting relationship. There are a lot of things I have learned so I hope you don’t mind that this might be a lengthy letter I’m going to start off by talking to you both guys about communication. You...
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...Defining Cognitive Psychology: Merriam Webmaster dictionary defines Cognitive Psychology as “a branch of psychology concerned with mental processes (as perception, thinking, learning, and memory) especially with respect to the internal events occurring between sensory stimulation and the overt expression of behaviour.” Simply put, cognitive psychology is the scientific study of the mind and it revolves around the notion that if we want to know what makes people tick then we need to understand the internal processes of their mind. The need to study cognitive psychology: Cognitive psychology assumes that behaviour is the result of information processing. By describing thinking as information processing, cognitive psychologists are making a comparison between minds and computers (i.e. they are adopting a computer metaphor for the mind). This is useful because minds and computers have some attractive similarities: both have inputs, outputs, memory stores and a limited capacity for how much information they can process at any one time. Just as a computer’s behaviour is determined by what information it is given and how it has been programmed, so a person’s behaviour is determined by (1) the information available in their environment; (2) the ways they have learned to manipulate (process) information; and (3) the capacities for information processing inherent in the types of brain people have. In short, it is important to study cognitive psychology to gain an...
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...Do languages help mould the way we think? If we all spoke the same language, would we think in the same way? Discuss the issue using examples, details, and your personal experie-nces of English and your native language. Answer: A Language is a special “tool” which helps humans communicate with each other and also, being unique in comparison with the other animals and species. Due to its specific properties, a language is the way humans can share their thoughts to each other. In other words, language is the door which leads to human’s soul and mind. Through thousands of years of existence, language has spread to every corner of the world with different sounds and forms even the phomenes, people in different areas use languages to describe and express their ideas differently. Due to this reason,a large number of psycologists agreed that “languages mould the way we think” and “if all mankind spoke the same language, we would think the same way”. I do not think that this is an entirely correct opinion. Language is the way humans communicate with each other and express their idea. It is controversial about how people think-by figures (image) or by concepts (words). It is clear that people brainstorm through imagination and ideas in their mind. Then they put them in a logical order and describe them via languages. Because humans express their thought via language so it is claimed that the way people think is related to languages. But the opinion that “languages help mould the way...
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...“LANGUAGES HELP MOULD THE WAY WE THINK.” (Sapir-Whorf’s Hypothesis) The assumption of Sapir-Whorf’s hypothesis that the structure of language is inherent the structure of mind, in our way of thinking is not only logical mendacious and inconsistent. First, if languages mould thinking, then people can think only what they can express in language by saying it. It means there was first language, and then thinking evolved. If this assumption was true, there must have been something before the existence of the language. There would be something before it, which could be used as incentive for expression. Humans always have some ideas or inner feelings that they want to communicate with their kin. Further, language is only one mode of expression among many others, like gestures, body postures, or emotions. These modes are only instrumental to an inner process in their mind, namely, thinking or feeling. Second, language is a limitation of human rational and discursive thought. Rational thinking is not limited to language, but it is limited by language. Indeed, thinking is a lot of things and thinking in words is just one. To different people and ages, language can limit their thought to a certain extent. For example, if your father told you that you were a thoughtful daughter. You might think that you are thoughtful or that you are not. However, do these techniques apply to all people equally? If this was said to you, you will probably understand the true meaning to the...
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