Allow myself to introduce myself last time I think

The use of language defines who we are what we're about and what we mean to those around us. The various communities we interact with are as much a part of us as we are a part of them. I am a Corrections Officer but even within that very small communities there are certain smaller discourses. I am a black man, I am a part of what I would consider the Hip-hop generation, I'm a poet, a football coach, a student and a teacher in training. There are perameters and jargon specific to all of these communities that I navigate between on a daily basis. My speech is the only thing that is effected in my transition between one and the next. I fell I'm always the same person, I don't even notice when I switch codes but after examining my many discourses I know that I do.

Allow myself to introduce myself, again

Language is a very powerful thing, I can remember in the seond grade my ability to communicate with others earned me what I would consider a position of power. I was selected as a representative to the school council at my elementary school and elevated to vice president and eventually president because I was able to communicate the needs of the students to the administration and communicate the concerns of the administration to the students. My use of language in this capacity put me in certain situations that have shaped who I am as a man. Being charged with the leadership of a campus and being looked to as the voice of a student body, placed me in situations where my use of language was directly responsible for the direction of a school. My principal seemed more impressed at my ability to lead those significantly older than myself than anything else. Language and communication can be scary many people have a great fear of public speaking, being placed in position where I had to it at a young age allowed me to overcome it early and capitilize on it later in life. Having a positive experience with language has allowed me to develop a healthy relationship with language in all forms.