Today in class we had a discussion about the essay "Mother Tongue". It was a good discussion as most of the class joined in the discussion. It was a calm group discussion so there was not any arguments or people not agreeing with anyone. When I first read the essay by Amy Tan "Mother Tongue", I thought it meant the language you grew up speaking with, but it turns out in the essay Tan mean literately her mothers tongue as she was talking about the way her mother speaks English and about her struggles and difficulties her mother has gone through not being able to speak formal English. She also talks about the way she had to cope with people not treating her mother right because of her difficulties. She explains in her essay that she had to speak on the phone instead of her mother but acting like she was her mother because she knew that the people on the phone wouldn't really understand what she was saying. She also talks about her perspective on the phrase "broken English" or "fractured English". I believe that there is no such thing as different English just different accents and dialects. Everyone has a different way of speaking English and nobody agrees with anybody. For example , English people think they speak the right English, but so do Scottish people , Americans, Canadians and so on. It also depends on the place you grew up in and depends on your first language. English is a world wide language and there cannot be a correct way of speaking English.

Mohamed Abousen.    

Interview between

Interview between

ABOUSEN DEAD CELEB INTERVIEW 

Interview with rapper Biggie Smalls

Reporter: Here we have with us the Notorious B.I.G better known as biggie smalls, so biggie you dropped out of high school am i write ?

Biggie: Yeah i did , i wanted to find a wanted find a way to make some dough you know what I'm saying? staying at school didn't help me make enough money , I wanted more , I had to be on the streets you know what I'm saying. 

Reporter: Is it true that you dissed one of your teachers at high school ? If it is what did you say ?

Biggie: Yeah I did. I was ditching school back then and when I was in school , i would mess around in class and he told me i was going to be a garbage collector so i said "Biggie: Do you know how much a garbage collector makes, sir ? Teacher:No Biggie: A teacher has a starting salary of $22,500 , a garbage collector starts at $29,000. Teacher: Whats your point Mr.Wallace? Biggie: You said I was going to be a garbage collector, but I'm going to make more money than you so thats cool."The i got kicked out of class. 

Reporter (laughing): So you were a mart kid ? 

Biggie: Yeah i could have graduated and made it in a good college 

Reporter: How old were you when you started selling drugs? 

Biggie: 12 

Reporter: A bit young don't you think ?? 

Biggie: Where I'm from, its never to young 

Reporter: Did you always know you were going to be a rapper? 

Biggie: To tell you the truth, no i didn't , the only time i would rap was in the streets for fun i would just freestyle with some homies. 

Reporter: How did you get noticed then ? 

Biggie: After my five years probation in 1992 , i released my demo with no serious intention whatsoever, word got to Puff Daddy and we all know what happened after that.

Reporter : Well you have left a legacy behind to keep things real. 

Biggie: Well all i wanted to do was change rap forever you know what I'm saying , or at least change east cost rap, i mean the west had everybody , Tupac , Ice cube , Snoop Dogg, Dr.Dre. Its not till i started bringing up the east cost rap style till Jay-z came out and Nas and all the rest of the ni***s started poppin'

Reporter : Well thats deep man. I wanted to let you know after you died , you were the biggest and the best there could be. You were announced best rap artist the year you died. You gave hope to all the people who couldn't make money. You were an inspiration to all those living in the projects of Brooklyn and living in property. Your story is just inspiring. Anyways, it was wonderful to talk to you biggie. Thanks for the opportunity. 

Language and Literature Blog 1.

Hello. My name is Mohamed Abousen, and I'm from Egypt but was born in Yardly, Pennsylvania in the U.S. I moved to New York for a bit then came to the U.A.E. I'm into sports and I like to play football. I'm doing the diploma courses, and i am aiming high this year. My goals is to go through this year swiftly without any ups and downs, and get through DP to go to UNI. I believe that no matter where a person comes from, or what color they are, they should never be prejudiced or preconceived. My main languages are English and Arabic, yet i mostly speak English at home. I use Arabic mainly to speak to my family living in Egypt but i use English to speak with my friends and my family living in the U.S. I kind of live two cultures for my mothers side of the family lived in the states and most of have no idea how to speak Arabic , yet alone been to Egypt at all.