Discourse and The Dissertataion on the Origin and Foundation of the Inequality of Mankind

In Paul Gee's article Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction and What Is Literacy?, it talks about how "language" is a misleading term. most people would think about "grammer" when they heard that. But as Paul Gee said, "It's not just what you say, but how you say it." An example that Paul Gee used was, if he went to a bar and said to his tattooed drinking buddy, "May I have a match please?," his grammer is fine but the way he said it was wrong. It's also not how you say it but it's what you are and do when you say it. For example, if he went to a bar and said to his tattooed drinking buddy, "Gimme a match, wouldya?, while placing a napkin on the bar stool to avoid getting his new designer jeans dirty, he said the right thing but he didn't do the right thing.

There are different types of discourses. Discourse with a capital "D" is saying (writing)- doing- being- valuing- and believing. Discourse with a little "d", to Paul Gee means connected stretches of language that makes sense. Discourse is sort of a "identity kit" in some ways. Our primary discourse is the one we first use to make sense of the world. It's when we're at home or with our friends. Our secondary discourse is the ones that we use outside of our homes and peers. It's what we use when we're at a store, schools, churches, etc.

In A Dissertation On the Origin and Foundation of the Inequality of Mankind Rousseau imostly for white men. It talks about the inequality of how our society is back then. There was a rap by Tupac which is truthful. It talks about what real things go on.

Malcolm X said, "Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world." Which is true.
you have to have an education in order to have a good life. To be able to do things. Another quote by him is, "A man who stands for nothing will fall for everything." I think he means that you should stand for something that's important to you. There's a reason why you are here.