help with topic!

shoppingqueen · 05-25-2008, 01:10 AM

Hey guys i need to write an article for my school paper and i am stuck on the brainstorming. The topic is how language and culture intersect. I need to think of a common word or a popular phrase and explain how it change the way people think and act.

any ideas of what words or phrases? Really need the help.thanks

CarolineClap · 05-25-2008, 10:49 AM

Did your teacher provide any examples? I'm not sure what you mean exactly. Like how people interpret the same word differently based on cultural bias?

juicybrat · 05-25-2008, 02:06 PM

hm..not sure if im intrepreting yur question right. because it seems like a very broad question that could be intrepreted in many ways..

what about the word "HIV"? cuz there's a long history about it...in a simplistic nutshell.

culture: how it was first seen as a gay men's disease...cuz it occured in them first....
language: but politics got in the way and refused to admit to the science and they just relate it to poverty/gay ppl.

is that what u mean?

*pinkpeachz · 05-25-2008, 02:36 PM

hm...i'd like to help you but i'm not sure i'm understanding your question properly. n e examples?

eeeva · 05-25-2008, 02:44 PM

mmm you can use the word "gay." some people think the word's evolved and it's okay to use it as an insult, while others believe people who use it are ignorant about the roots of the word. or you can use the n-word. a lot of people still think it shouldn't be used at all, but some rappers use it and some clothing lines have promoted it (featured on the tyra show) with a new positive meaning. is that kind of the direction of your article?

shoppingqueen · 05-26-2008, 12:34 AM

thanks, i am not quite sure too, the teacher just said use find words that we use today that have different meanings that may affect the way we think and talk. But thanks for you guy's ideas.

*pinkpeachz · 05-26-2008, 04:54 PM

gay would work like eeeva said

juicybrat · 05-26-2008, 06:16 PM

wut did u end up writing about shoppingqueen?

bombshell · 05-26-2008, 11:20 PM

how about religious stuff? some people preach it; some live by it; some kill/die because of it?

there are also many different gods that symbolize/mean different things...

shoppingqueen · 05-27-2008, 01:53 AM

i end up writing about how youth today or the slang word use of "ballin" HAHAHAHA
since this word affects the language of todays youth...
what you guys think?

CTfunk · 05-27-2008, 02:39 AM

That’s certainly a very interesting take! I think it should work just fine because the topic is quite abstract to begin with. Good luck.

05-25-2008, 01:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
shoppingqueen Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: vancouver POSTS: 520 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 45 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	help with topic! Hey guys i need to write an article for my school paper and i am stuck on the brainstorming. The topic is how language and culture intersect. I need to think of a common word or a popular phrase and explain how it change the way people think and act. any ideas of what words or phrases? Really need the help.thanks

05-25-2008, 10:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
CarolineClap Full Member Hangman Champion! Tetris Champion! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Vancouver/Victoria POSTS: 748 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts	Re: help with topic! Did your teacher provide any examples? I'm not sure what you mean exactly. Like how people interpret the same word differently based on cultural bias? __________________

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juicybrat Mallvibes Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 2,855 Buy/Sell Rating: 12 Thanks: 29 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts	Re: help with topic! hm..not sure if im intrepreting yur question right. because it seems like a very broad question that could be intrepreted in many ways.. what about the word "HIV"? cuz there's a long history about it...in a simplistic nutshell. culture: how it was first seen as a gay men's disease...cuz it occured in them first.... language: but politics got in the way and refused to admit to the science and they just relate it to poverty/gay ppl. is that what u mean?

05-25-2008, 02:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
pinkpeachz Moderator* Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Burnaby POSTS: 2,286 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 59 Thanked 46 Times in 39 Posts	Re: help with topic! hm...i'd like to help you but i'm not sure i'm understanding your question properly. n e examples? __________________ laughter is the best medicine

05-25-2008, 02:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
eeeva Full Member Join Date: Apr 2006 POSTS: 403 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 17 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Re: help with topic! mmm you can use the word "gay." some people think the word's evolved and it's okay to use it as an insult, while others believe people who use it are ignorant about the roots of the word. or you can use the n-word. a lot of people still think it shouldn't be used at all, but some rappers use it and some clothing lines have promoted it (featured on the tyra show) with a new positive meaning. is that kind of the direction of your article?

05-26-2008, 12:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
shoppingqueen Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: vancouver POSTS: 520 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 45 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Re: help with topic! thanks, i am not quite sure too, the teacher just said use find words that we use today that have different meanings that may affect the way we think and talk. But thanks for you guy's ideas. __________________ shop like a queen

05-26-2008, 04:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
pinkpeachz Moderator* Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Burnaby POSTS: 2,286 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 59 Thanked 46 Times in 39 Posts	Re: help with topic! gay would work like eeeva said __________________ laughter is the best medicine

05-26-2008, 06:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
juicybrat Mallvibes Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 2,855 Buy/Sell Rating: 12 Thanks: 29 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts	Re: help with topic! wut did u end up writing about shoppingqueen?

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bombshell Mallvibes Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: vancouver POSTS: 3,185 Buy/Sell Rating: 2 Thanks: 7 Thanked 51 Times in 47 Posts	Re: help with topic! how about religious stuff? some people preach it; some live by it; some kill/die because of it? there are also many different gods that symbolize/mean different things... __________________ checkout:

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shoppingqueen Full Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: vancouver POSTS: 520 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 45 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Re: help with topic! i end up writing about how youth today or the slang word use of "ballin" HAHAHAHA since this word affects the language of todays youth... what you guys think? __________________ shop like a queen

05-27-2008, 02:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
CTfunk Mallvibes Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 POSTS: 24 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: help with topic! That’s certainly a very interesting take! I think it should work just fine because the topic is quite abstract to begin with. Good luck.

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