St. Patrick's Day in the United States

     In the Los Angeles Times newspaper, there is an article about United States obsession over St. Patrick's Day titled, "St. Patrick's Day: Green rivers, green fountains, green beer" written by Dalina Castellanos. The Irish population and other St. Patrick's Day lovers of Chicago, Illinois gathered the Chicago River to turn it lime green. Along with changing the color of the river, thousands of people masked the city with green decorations, as well as painting their skin green. St. Patrick's Day, 2012, was the warmest St. Patrick's Day Chicago has received in 141 years. This was one major reason of celebration on Saturday, March 17.
     Many parties and parades were hosted on Saturday in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Irish or not, the United States definitely was out partying all night. It is nice that the people of the United States have a day where they can just forget about all the work they have, to relax and enjoy this wonderful celebration. Along with the rest of the country, the famous White House water fountain found on the front lawn of the White House even sprayed green water. Maybe next year, more than one river will be a shade of green.

SOAPST

     The Great Gatsby takes place in New York City during the 1920s. During this time period, there was a great amount of illegal alcohol being sold and consumed, which is one factor the story lays on. The speaker of the novel is Nick. Nick tells the audience, the reader, about his life in New York City and how he wanted a fresh start on life. He explains extravagant parties and affairs between married couples. The Great Gatsby is a very interesting and mysterious novel. I cannot wait to finish the book and see what every detail symbolizes.
     Because of the illegal alcohol consumption, and the large sum of money the speaker mentions, the reader can foreshadow a very mysterious and interesting story coming up. Not only does this book keep the suspense high, but it also keeps me reading to answer unknown questions. Who really is Gatsby and where did he get his money from. What is Nick going to do about his love life. All these questions can be answered by simply reading the book to understand all the unknown parts of the intense novel.

Importance of Language

     Without language, the world today would be different. Language is an important factor not only in communication, but a key to social acceptance. When one communicates with different people, they use different words to describe something. This different choice of words is known as diction. Diction may contribute in helping to judge a person from a first impression, for example. Many people chose different words around different people, according to a level of respect, and closeness. This is totally fine and accepted across the world.
     Along side diction, is dialect. Many different languages, such as Spanish or Armenian, have different dialects that people from different origins use to speak. A dialect may not seem very important, but it is. This can tell you what area a person is from. Different mentalities think differently. Many people do not accept others if they are not one of their own, meaning one who speaks the same dialect as them. On the other hand, there are those who are open to acceptance, no matter where they are from, or who they are. Language gives away ones true identity, which is very important, especially for a first impression.