The concept that Abraham is demonstrating is Code switching. Code switching involves adjusting one's style of speech, appearance, behavior, or expression in ways that will optimize the comfort of others in exchange for fair treatment, quality service, and employment opportunities.
Simply put, code switching when someone changes their language based on who they are with, typically to fit in better with a different group.
The first line of the poem 'To the doctor who treated the
raped baby and felt such despair' by Finuala Dowling is “<span>I just wanted to say on behalf of us all. The plural
pronoun used is ‘us’ which represents a lot of them wanted to say something to
the doctor but instead only a single person spoke.</span>
Depression According to The National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 3.2 million adolescents in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in 2017. That means about 13% of teenagers may experience depression before reaching adulthood.
