Language is life.

For most of my life, I lived by the standard that actions speak louder than words.

Today - that has changed.

I was never blind to the association of power and language. I've been using language to get what I've wanted for years. I was never ignorant about language and it's role in identity - again a tool that I have used in my behalf for ages. But I was never really interested enough to look outside my world and see the impact of language on a global scale.

I think I was, more or less, purposefully ignorant to the intricacy of language in life, politics, power, identity, racism, etc.. But again, that has all changed.

I now tend to listen to not only what is said but how it's said, mixed in with when and why it's said, and then compare it to the actions of the sayer.

With that said - I want to say thanks to all those that made this class possible...

Thanks to Tiffany for the good class material. I appreciate the diverse examples of language types, situations, groups and uses that this class looked at. It kept me engaged and open minded as well help reiterate the themes of the class.

Thanks to all the students: I think we did a pretty good job in discussing and handling the material. There was definitely some sensitive material and I feel we talked it out in a respectful manner.

See y'all later.