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... racial heritage . In her essay , cited earlier , Gloria Naylor raised the issue of " reclaiming " lan- guage — that is , black Americans using the word " nigger " in an affectionate con- text thus rendering impotent the racial insult ...
... racial heritage . In her essay , cited earlier , Gloria Naylor raised the issue of " reclaiming " lan- guage — that is , black Americans using the word " nigger " in an affectionate con- text thus rendering impotent the racial insult ...
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... racial and ethnic epithets ? Would the author agree with Bosmajian's claim ( see " Defining the ' American Indian , ” ” page 332 ) that white people hold on to their epi- thets and clichés because they want linguistic power over others ...
... racial and ethnic epithets ? Would the author agree with Bosmajian's claim ( see " Defining the ' American Indian , ” ” page 332 ) that white people hold on to their epi- thets and clichés because they want linguistic power over others ...
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... racial harassment have been characterized in the press as " thought police , ' but such policies generally do nothing more than impose sanctions against in- tentional face - to - face insults . When racist speech takes the form of face ...
... racial harassment have been characterized in the press as " thought police , ' but such policies generally do nothing more than impose sanctions against in- tentional face - to - face insults . When racist speech takes the form of face ...
Contents
Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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