Kurdish language Essays

The portrayal of the Kurdish people is evident in both films Blackboards by Samira Makhmalbaf and Journey to the Sun by Yeşim Ustaoğlu. Both films show the struggles and sufferings that the Kurds go through for example not having a belonging and brutality from government authorities (police, border patrol, etc.). The films also contrast in the sense of relationships between the Kurdish and Turkish, the community of Kurds differs, as well as the difference between Turkey, Iraq, and Iran in regards

Deniz was attracted to the idea of a revolution and began to attend political meetings and demonstrations. However, it wasn't until he witnessed the police brutality and oppression of the Kurdish population that he became fully radicalized and joined the Marxist-Leninist armed group, at the age of 19. Deniz believed that violence was necessary to bring about social change and was willing to sacrifice his life for the cause. Deniz's involvement

Even though it may be just a stereotype, the Scottish people are not generally known for their joyful nature and friendliness. No wonder, considering the geographical location of the country, the weather and the scarce population in the wild landscape. Kilts, mysterious countryside full of lochs and ruined castles, back pipes, whiskey and Brave Heart is what usually comes to people’s minds when Scotland is mentioned, but legends and nature are not exactly what the contemporary Scottish films usually

The Kurdish Movement has been shaped by a great number of extraneous circumstances and for the Kurds it has truly become a movement of necessity in light of recent events. Furthermore, conflict has brought about significant change in regard to the rights of women in the region. The YPJ or women’s protection units have seen a remarkable rise in the face of rebellion and the sprawl of the Islamic states caliphate. Many reports have even gone as far as saying that ISIS fighters fear the YPJ the most

Sarah and Ysra Essay Sarah and Ysra overcame a huge challenge their country is in civil war and a terrorist group called Isis is invading. They were the best swimmers from their country and they used that to their advantage in leaving the country. It says in the text “Two months ago the sisters were swimming for their lives, after jumping off an inflatable boat that was carrying Syrian refugees to Greece. The boat had begun taking on water. Now they are swimming the length of a pool that has

Apart working on computer and learn programming languages, my favorite hoppy is reading and getting socialized. Erbil city, where I am from, majority of the people are Kurdish. Besides that, a big group of Assyrian, Chaldean, Turkman, and Arab live. Muslims, Christians, Yezidis, and other religious minority live together. This diversity has given me an opportunity to learn more about ethnic groups and their religious backgrounds. I was lucky to have friends from all those communities. I have always

Capstone Essay Language is crucial for communication and interaction. We all rely on language to interact with each other. When a language is lost it can lead to the decline of a communities culture and tradition. These communities may start to feel a sense of isolation. Language is how some communities feel connected to each other. When the language starts to die, then the connection these communities had could possibly fade off as well. However, the loss of language on the rest of the world could

might say. Ekaterina is enjoying the benefits of speaking two languages. By the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, bilingualism is simply “the ability to speak two languages”. But when dealing with bilingualism in children, defining the phenomenon may become more difficult. How well should one speak a second language to be considered bilingual? How often must a child use the second language? How early should a child acquire a second language to be considered bilingual? The many ways in which

was revised with the Kurdish population finding themselves divided by four countries – Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and, Syria. Finding the massive Kurdish population as a threat to the existence of the Turkish government, the Turk rulers have for years curtailed the basic rights of the Kurdish people, made the Kurdish language illegal, forbade Kurdish schools, organizations and publications, confiscated Kurdish land and property and still today invade Kurdish districts, blow up Kurdish homes, jail Kurds for

and establish a pidgin language when two or more speakers who do not speak a common language form an intermediate, third language. On the other hand, speakers practice code-switching when they are each fluent in both languages. Code mixing is a thematically related term, but the usage of the terms code-switching and code-mixing varies. Some scholars use either term to denote the same practice, while others apply code-mixing to denote the formal linguistic properties of language-contact phenomena, and

and the speech. At the same time, I will also analyze how the speaker’s purpose was translated into the speech, how the audience adapted with the speaker’s intention, and how the arguments were delivered to the audience with certain arrangement and language style. Delivered during an award show where the speaker won recognition as “Best Actor” of 2016, the speech was expected to be a ceremonial speech. As the occasion, one can easily identify the award as an exigence that required a speech of gratitude

‘arbitrary’ in the question illustrates a different meaning than its general definition. Arbitrary, under the context of language, simply means that word does not create meaning and there is no direct relationship between a word and an object. In addition, when the question states that language has rules, it refers to the semantic, syntax, and pragmatics rules that exist in language. Hence, to answer the question above, yes, it is a contradiction in terms; however, it is not a contradiction in

Why do so many humans share the same needs at the most basic level possible? As some part of the natural human mind or soul, all people share the same most basic needs and drives, as is shown frequently throughout hidden themes in most stories and novels. In I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, the basic human need for control is shown frequently and in many different ways. Without the human need for control, Malala would have never been shot. The book I Am Malala is about a young girl who is at odds

Diversity, what does this unique word actually mean? Generally, this rare word means differences or variations or unlikeness. Today, research shows that diversity can be categorized into many context such as human context, ecological context, radio and telecommunications, business context and politics. However, Oxford English Dictionary offers different perspective diversity has another meaning for us to give a great focus on. They are pluralism, culture, gender, race, ethnicity, ethnic minority

Language is a social fact which also controls the individual. An individual is born in a society where a certain language is spoken this is how language is external to him. He is made to learn that language in order to communicate with others. Language exerts a constrain on the individual and communication because of vocabulary. According to the Swiss linguist and semiotician Saussure all languages are social facts. Saussure studied language according to Durkheim’s view that languages are social

The mandate to teach civic and moral character in the classroom and how it should be taught is disputed, especially including classic literature in the curriculum. Classic literature is defined as having some sort of outstanding quality that endures through time, agreed upon literary experts. Some educators and schools consider some content in classic literature too mature for school learning or being too complicated for classroom usage. They contend that it is archaic and unrelatable to the students

1. What type of document is it? What is the title of the document? The type of document is a letter, titled Banneker 's Letter to Jefferson. 2. What date was the document written? This letter was written on August 19, 1791. 3. Who was the author of the document? Provide a short biography of the author (be sure to provide a citation for the source used). The author of this document is Benjamin Banneker. As per the learning module, “Benjamin Banneker was born free near Baltimore, Maryland in 1731

Language is said to be a representation of culture. Through Language - whether they are visual, verbal, or even objects - we are able to express ourselves in different ways and stand for certain concepts, ideas and feelings. We use language to maintain and convey our beliefs. Therefore representation through language is referred as the processes of cultural meanings. Okinawa Prefecture is located in the most southern part of Japan, consisting a number of small islands. In these islands people speak

Tool III: infant with cleft lips and or palate oral feeding readiness assessment scale: Infant oral feeding readiness assessment scale (POFRAS) is comprised of five main categories with items that consist of: 1) Oral posture (lips and tongue posture); 2) Oral reflexes (rooting, sucking, biting and gag reflexes) 3) Non-nutritive sucking (tongue movement, tongue cupping, jaw movement, sucking strain, sucking and pause, maintenance of sucking/pause, maintenance of alert state and stress signs).

[6] on a reconfigurable chip, has been presented. The chip was a Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA).The main aim of this framework was noise suppression in the speech signal to enhance speech quality. Computational problems occur in speech and language processing also. The best way to solve them is by using algorithms that optimise the values under consideration [7]. Features of speech have been matched between the source speaker and the target speaker using deep recurrent neural network [8]. This