“Why can’t you speak your language?” A question that sounds so simple but the answer is usually quite loaded. You’ll be familiar with this question if you’re part of a diaspora. My mum speaks five languages (yes five - English, French, Swahili, Lingala and Tshibula). Her first language and the one she uses to speak to her family is Swahili. Her second language is French, which is the language she uses to speak to my sister and I. Growing up I’d say we spoke Franglish in the house, meaning my mum would speak to me in French and we’d respond in English or minimal French. This means that my understanding of French is quite extensive, but my reading and speaking...
Gregory Elder is a professor emeritus of history and humanities at Moreno Valley College and a Roman Catholic priest. (Courtesy Photo) I am sitting in a pew, wearing enough clerical robes to live in medieval times, listening to a Mass being said by a priest whom I know. This I have done innumerable times in my capacity as an Anglican and later a Catholic priest. But this one is different, because it is being done in the Latin language and according to the older ceremonial of the church. It is very literally a trip back in time. The Mass begins with what is called the introit, or a series of prayers said by the priest at the foot of the...
The Short:If you could use some simple, quick reading comprehension questions that gets updated daily, go here!http://dailyeoc.blogspot.com/The Long:When I switched schools about 15 years ago, I was hired specifically to work with kids who were destined to not pass the English I EOC. For those of you not in North Carolina, an EOC is just our state exams. Students need a 3 out of 4 to pass it and my students were predicted to make a 1 (based on previous state tests from elementary and middle school). I did have a few 2s. My principal flat out told me when he hired me that my job was to get these kids to pass the test.Back then, if you failed the...
Think about it for a moment and let us know.#1Bugs Goth clothing Dinosaurs Homophobes Racists Poor quality teabags#2Love: Dogs Cooking Nature Hate: Sexism Xenophobia/racism Rude people#3Love: Chocolate The smell of rain Watch a good serie Hate: Racism Homophobia Liars#4I love helping people. I love feeding people. I love treating the homeless with the respect they deserve. I hate racism. I hate those that ignore the needs of others. I hate those filthy, stinking, neo-natzi trumpsuckers.#5People Working Boozing People Working Boozing#6Loves! 1) Cuddling up under a blanket with my S.O and watching a show or MCYT together. 2) When you're trying to fall asleep and it starts raining outside, but like nice rain. Where it's just soft and peaceful and lulls...
There are several topics many have by now learned not to broach—ever—especially with particular people who get overly passionate (and unreasonable) about them. Politics is one of them. Now, doing this on a personal level alone often leads to bad things happening to good people, but it’s nothing but mind-blowing when someone one-ups this by proactively bringing it into their businesses. One politically oriented job ad that’s been spotted, posted, and reposted on the internet has been drawing people’s attention to a great extent. More Info: Reddit People have been slamming this “we do not hire liberals” sign that recently resurfaced on the internet Image credits: EggsAndMilquetoast So, back in mid-2016, a picture of a job advertisement annex, if you...
