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Now, answer this reflection question: Applying the work of Swales and Mirabelli, how do you think the discourse communities of law and science shaped the multi-literacies, thinking, and imaginations of audiences watching Birth of a Nation? When it comes to discourse communities and the law of science i believe that it played a major role inContinue reading “CL 3/26”

“Birth of a nation” this article is about a 1915 silent film the film is a landmark of film history it part fiction and part history the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by john Wilkes this article was about the relationship of two families in the civil war in the reconstruction years the film was controversialContinue reading “HW 3/12”

“The birth of a Nation” evil forces that are the sources of conflicts are black Americans, black Americans who are of mixed percentage.

          Reading the article “Strivings of the Negro People” written by W.E.B Du Bois who was an established educated African American at the time. He wrote important works of history and essays. And was also a political leader. In this article he spoke about the progress of colored people over the periods of time. ThroughoutContinue reading “HW 3/3”

Notes warrants – unspoken values or beliefs a writer thinks or shares with his reader . these warrants are steeped out of the discourse of their community specific discourse community, argument style (evidence,reason,format,genre) comes from the discourse community. knowledge is made through discourse and creates multi litericies for individual members to use Rhetorical Appeals GapContinue reading “CL 3/3”

The covenant is pretty self explanatory ad i dont feel that there is anything i would change about it.

claim – he believed that two bills should be passed in order to start change. these were the Blair and Force bills reasons – these bills would help the over all education fund federal education to the states to combat illiteracy.

“strivings of the negro people” W.E.B DuBois was a African American intellectual of the twentieth century. he wrote important works of history such as sociology, prose fiction and essays. he contributed to building and founding the NAACP. his teaching began at Wilberforce university. he wasn’t able to advance in his career as he should haveContinue reading “HW 2/25”

discourse communities influence warrants by creating systems that represent their discourse community and supports their beliefs. Its understanding that even if you dont necessarily agree but you feel like you belong based off where you feel you belong. the gap – claim – he felt that black and whites mixing in society would mess withContinue reading “CL 2/25”

“The race question in the united states” john tyler morgan (1824 – 9107) john wanted to defeat two bills (the blair and force bill) blair bill – committed federal education funds to the states to combat illiteracy force bill – responds to efforts to deny blacks the vote through intimidation and fraud by providing forContinue reading “HW 2/20”