Hey Senpai,
Hey Haylee, I wish you were here... I’ve had to deal with a lot of things without you... school has gotten worse since you moved away, the bullies have been targeting me. They throw rocks at me, they say I should never have been born... but I am getting used to it. I can’t wait till I get to go to your house, is it cool? Is the neighborhood cool? I have a ton of questions, but we both know if it sucked, you’d move back here lol well, I love you... hope you feel great and are being appreciated
Yours truly, The polite Senpai
(This is a real letter I’ve sent to my friend)
Answer:
talking about how sweet the world can be
Explanation:
he says for like whenever something is good is like eating something sweet
Assuming the text is "Learning How to Code-Switch: Humbling, but Necessary" (2013) and you had to choose between the following claims:
<em>A. Code-switching keeps people from expressing themselves by promoting one correct style of communication.</em>
<em>B. It is important to recognize that code-switching can help a person succeed and celebrate all aspects of their identity.</em>
<em>C. The United States consists of great cultural variety and no one should be discriminated against for speaking a certain way.</em>
<em>D. Many successful people have used code-switching, but it is unfair to expect minorities to have multiple communication styles.</em>
Deggans' thesis is that it is important to recognize that code-switching can help a person succeed and celebrate all aspects of their identity (B).
<u>Code-switching</u> means alternating between languages or communication styles according to the context (cultural, professional, casual, etc.).
Deggans' testimony shows that being able to code-switch is what has helped him to integrate social groups which were different from the poor black neighborhood he came from, while maintaining his identity.
This answer is supported by such such quotes as:
- "expertly navigating another culture wasn’t a rejection of where I’d come from or a signal that I was any less authentically black;"
- "it’s a reminder to be fully who you are at all times, while making sure you’re understood well enough to be valued, respected and considered."
A good reference for this is "The Five I's of Romanticism"
Imagination
Intuition
Individuality
Idealism
&
Inspiration
