After reading "I have a Dream: by MLK

In the speech "I have a dream" spoken by Martin Luther King(MLK below) delivers the positive and delightful emotion for freedom of block slavery occurred for decades in America using multiple rhetorical devices. MLK aims citizens of America as the intended audience of the speech, as he used the phrase "Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today" in his speech, mentioning the people listening to speech and even Martin himself is great American.

Martin Luther King used various rhetorical devices throughout his speech in order to deliver his satisfying mood to citizens about the freedom of black slavery in America. MLK commonly used metaphor and Anaphora throughout his speech, he used metaphor multiple times such as "as a joyous daybreak", "Bank of justice" or "Table of brotherhood" to convince the audience to have further imagination about the topic and concentrate in more depth, and also MLK used anaphora to give multiple attention of important phrases.

Letter to the Editor

After reading "Thx for the IView" written by Sarah E. Needleman, I could see the situation going around the world that issue young people using text messages and casual tone to their interviewer, and why is it becoming public issue nowadays.
This text covers that the perspective of the interviewer on the casual tone of textspeak on thank-you email with abbreviations or smiley-face emojis. Some of the interviewers having the adverse reaction on it, as thank-you email should be formal and not sent as a form of text, which is too casual. In the same time, people are telling that the young candidates are using abbreviations and emojis to their interviewers without noticing those actions could be disrespectful, as that communicating style is natural for them to use.
Some people are saying that as technology develops and changes, language also does in the same time, therefore people need to accept the new type of communication, however, there are still people who stick to original structures of language and communication, which can cause various concerns.

EXO-MAMA, which talks about netiquette issue on social media

First debut song MAMA by K-pop band called EXO shows concern about netiquette issues around the world by having a phrase that is asking his mama(mother) why this world have changed so far. This could deliver magnificent and horrific mood as the style of the song carries growling(one skill commonly used for rock musics, using inner part of throat to make scratchy sound) and opera-liked singing skills. 

EXO commonly use metaphors such as “smart prison”, which is metaphor that illustrating people who use their most of time like a prisoner who cannot do other activities instead, and using mobile phones(also known as ‘smart’ phone) all the time. Also he uses phrase “anonymous mask” for people who hides themselves with nicknames on social media, curse other people behind their nickname as people cannot recognise who is who. Author repeats some of the lyrics to emphasise what he opinion he wills to deliver to audience, such as repeating the first and the last stanza of the song. The author’s hope for people to communicate face by face not through internet or social media, and saying issues accruing because of social media is “careless, heartless and mindless”, and keep saying in a metaphor that communications and relationships are not game or war.

As this song is the first song sang by new K-pop group, which was unique and interesting to the listeners, because normal singers usually like to sing about their love stories or happy mood lyrics, but EXO talks about an issue going around the world instead of that, which could have been huge damage for them as this song did not went as familiar as other K-pop songs, but it was such a great opportunity for them to talk about social issues. 

Korean Lyrics - EXO MAMA

Careless careless 

Shoot anonymous anonymous

Heartless mindless 

No one who care about me

잃어버린 채 외면하는 것 같아

참을 수밖에 없어

눈을 감지만

마마 이젠 내게 대답해줘

왜 사람들이 달라졌는지

아름다운 시절이라는게

존재하긴 했는지

이제 더는 사랑하는 법도 잊었고

배려하는 맘도 잃었고

등을 돌린 채로 살아가기 바쁜걸

익명의 가면에 감췄던 살의 가득한 질시

끝을 봐도 배고픈 듯한

이젠 만족해?

우린 더 이상 눈을 마주 하지 않을까

소통하지 않을까

사랑하지 않을까

아픈 현실에

다시 눈물이 흘러

바꿀 수 있다고 바꾸면 된다고

말해요 마마 마마

언젠가부터 우린

스마트한 감옥에 자발적으로 갇혀

0과 1로 만든 디지털에

내 인격을 맡겨

거긴 생명도 감정도 따듯함도 없고

언어 쓰레기만

나뒹구는 삭막한 벌판

날이 갈수록 외로움만 더해져

우리가 인간일 수밖에 없는 건

상처 받는 것

만나고 손을 잡고

느끼며 함께 울고 웃고

닮아가고 서로 연결돼

돌이키고 싶다면

우린 더 이상 눈을 마주 하지 않을까

소통하지 않을까

사랑하지 않을까

아픈 현실에

다시 눈물이 흘러

바꿀 수 있다고 바꾸면 된다고

말해요 마마 마마

Turnback!

죽고 죽이고 싸우고 외치고

이건 전쟁이 아니야

도와줘요 마마마마 마마마마

Turn back

깨닫게 마마마마 마마마마

Rolling back

박고 치고 편을 나누고 싸우고

이건 게임도 아니야

도와줘요 마마마마 마마마마

Turn back

Yeah-

Careless careless (마마)

Shoot anonymous anonymous(마마)

Heartless mindless(마마)

No one who care about me(마마)

삶에 허락된 축복받은

날들에 감사하고

매일 새로운 인연들을 만들고

깨져버린 마음에

보다 기쁜 사랑을 모두 함께

웃을 수 있다면

우린 더 이상 눈을 마주 하지 않을까

소통하지 않을까 사랑하지 않을까

아픈 현실에 다시 눈물이 흘러

바꿀 수 있다고 바꾸면 된다고

말해요 마마 마마

Careless careless Shoot anonymous anonymous

Heartless mindless No one who care about me

English translated lyrics

Careless, careless. 

Shoot anonymous, anonymous.

Heartless, mindless. 

No one. who care about me?

I guess I have no choice but to tolerate who was lost outside

Even though I close my eyes

MAMA! Answer me, why did the people change

Did they notice the existence of that time

I have forgotten how to just hear, love and care, no longer but lost

Turning their backs while working while living

Full of envy behing that anonymous mask

Even after seeing the end, you’re still full with hunger

Are you satisfied now?

Wouldn’t we face our eyes anymore?

Wouldn’t we communicate? Wouldn’t we love?

Tearing up to the reality that hurts

Say MAMA if you can change it, say MAMA

From a day we were behind the bars of a smart prison voluntarily

0 & 1 were used digitally to make my personality

There is no life, feelings and warmth over there, there is only trashy language

There’s a wilderness of a self-desolated one

Lonliness increases as days go by

As human beings we can only be hurt. Yeah-

Laugh, cry all together, holding hands meeting that feeling

Each resemble and connect to each other

If you ever want to recover.

Wouldn’t we face our eyes anymore?

Wouldn’t we communicate? Wouldn’t we love?

Tearing up to the reality that hurts

Say MAMA if you can change it, say MAMA

Turnback!

Die, kill, shout the fight. This is not a war

MAMA MAMA MAMA MAMA Help me to Turn back

MAMA MAMA MAMA MAMA Aware of Rolling back

Getting hit and back, sharing sides, this is not even a game

MAMA MAMA MAMA MAMA Help me to Turn back

Yeah-

Careless, careless. (MAMA) Shoot anonymous, anonymous. (MAMA)

Heartless, mindless. (MAMA) No one. Who care about me? (MAMA)

I’m grateful to be allowed to live in this blessed days

Every day creating new ties

Sharing good love with everyone rather than shattered hearts

If you can still smile

Wouldn’t we face our eyes anymore?

Wouldn’t we communicate? Wouldn’t we love?

Tearing up to the reality that hurts

Say MAMA if you can change it, say MAMA

Careless, careless. Shoot anonymous, anonymous.

Heartless, mindless. No one. Who care about me?

Source of lyrics : http://www.kpoplyrics.net/exo-k-mama-lyrics-english-romanized.html#ixzz4v4zQUz2x

After reading "Mother tongue" by Amy Tan

Last week I read one essay called "Mother tongue" written by Amy Tan. At the first time before I started reading through, I felt some of the similarities with the author as her name is Amy, same with mine, and also she speaks multi languages. She started the article with introducing herself and her mother who is Chinese, who also has asian cultural similarities with mine.

Amy shows her experience between her mom and other people about her mother's "broken" or "fractured" English, and I could easily feel the same way she felt. When I was new to Abu Dhabi, I wasn't a fluent English speaker, I could only understand some of easy words and it took me long time to communicate even with simple issues, such as asking what subject do I have for next period. I felt myself that I was the one who's using "broken" and "fractured" English. But as time goes, I started to getting more time to speak in English instead of Korean, as I spent more time in school and I only used my mother tongue at home, I gradually started to feel confidence about communicating in English. Until now, I feel like I don't speak perfect language in English, but I feel satisfied with it.

But now I'm having some issues between my mom and me. It's been 4 years that my family stayed in Abu Dhabi, but for my mom, the only time she gets to speak in English is only when she gets to to grocery shopping. Once I was young and didn't understand why she confuses with some of the phrases in English which has similar pronunciation. Once what happened with my mom and my friends, they were coming over my house to hang out after school, and my mom drived us there. After we arrived, my mom wanted to say that get your "baggages" from the car trunk, but instead of baggages, she used the word "garbages". I was young, and was still being such childish, I felt such embarrassment because of my mom. She knew that I was, and she started to learn English even at home when she has spare time. Now I feel sorry what I've done to my mom, and I understand her. Even though she doesn't speak a perfect English, she is intelligent the way she is, but she just cannot rephrase it in English. I am very proud of my mom that she is trying her best to learn English.

Nowadays I am helping my mom just like what Amy Tan did, I call people on the phone(my mom doesn't make me yell at them though), go to shop with her, and I just love my job becoming her personal translator.  I really enjoyed this article that has similarities with me and my mom.

“How to Pay for a Baby”

In “How to Pay for a Baby” written by Kool A.D., the author uses slangs and abbreviation to explain the difficulty that young parents who has new born baby might have in humorous but serious way. 

Kool A.D. uses languages such as slangs or swear words which might be harsh but humorous which will attract readers have curiosity and be suspicious about what the author wants to say. As he uses unique language which is normally not used in formal essays, to give readers curiosity of what he is trying to say. 

In my personal opinion as using English as second language, it also helped me to understand the article way more easier as he used harsh words after important word that he mainly wants to say.

Who am I? What am I going to do for this year?

        This is my first blog entry and I am a little nervous about it. I was born and raised in Seoul Korea until I was 13, and I moved to Abu Dhabi. I was in 7th grade, with speaking very tiny bit of English, and had no idea what to do in this foreign country. For now, beginning of my 5th year in Abu Dhabi, now I have a dream of becoming a professional graphic design artist especially in animation, and illustrations. Now I am trying to draw any kind of drawing, even the small ones, per day. I have my croquis book everywhere and you might see me drawing, sitting on the bench in front of cafeteria during lunch time. There is a image of my illustration that I have created recently. 

Definition of language for me is the way to communicate with others, and for me, communication is mostly important in my life. Every living things needs to communicate. Language is one way to communicate with others, telling their life, what they feel, their emotions, their opinion, etc. But what I felt, especially in the beginning of learning arts in my life, I felt like art is the only one language that communicates with everybody in the world with no barriers or obstacles. That’s why I started love art, and still, I have a dream of becoming a graphic designer. 

Something new that I am going to try for this year is planning routine in my life for detail. In my recent years, I only started doing something without plan or poor plans, which made me finish with bad results. I already bought a small sketchbook and I promised myself that I am going to draw any kind of sketches, croquis, comics, etc once a day. It doesn’t matter with it’s size or quality.  And end of this year, I will check my development throughout the year.