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Exploring My Use of Language in Various Contexts in Real-Time
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Exploring My Use of Language in Various Contexts in Real-Time
The way people communicate with each other varies largely according to context. Additionally, language and communication that people use depend on the parties involved in the conversation. The way I speak to my supervisor at work is not the same way I speak on social media or even to my family members back at home. Some contexts demand a more respectful tone and vocabulary, while others get by fine with the use of informal language. At home, one tends to find themselves using a lot of slang and informal language as opposed to work, where they use formal language to address colleagues. Similarly, the language I use to chat with friends on social media applications such as Instagram are different from the language I use to address my boss at work. This assignment provides a comparison and contrasts report in the language varieties in the way I communicate to my boss at work, my online followers on Instagram, and my family members, including my parents and siblings.
Working as a sales associate at a start-up e-commerce company requires me to constantly be in communication with many people. My job sometimes gets overwhelming, forcing me to speak to more than one person at the same time. The way I interact and communicate with my boss and colleagues at work is unique. I like to address my supervisor using formal language rather than slang because it is a professional environment. I believe there should be boundaries when it comes to how colleagues interact as it helps keep people objective on their common goals as an organization. This is why I prefer respectful language, including titles such as Sir, Mister, and Miss, when speaking to my colleagues. When speaking to my boss, I always address him as Sir, both in person and by email and text messages. I prefer addressing him as sir as I believe it is a sign of respect. When speaking to my boss, I avoid as much as possible to use slang or sentence fragments. I only use complete statements when speaking to my supervisor in person and via email. I find using statements fragments or slang in a professional/work setting rude and unprofessional. Worth noting that when communicating with my supervisor, I rarely use emojis or reactions as we rarely talk about work-related business via text. Our communication is mostly in-person during our 9-5 shift and on email. I avoid employing emojis on email as I find it unprofessional. Worth noting, while addressing my supervisor on email, I use expressions such as “Dear Sir” and “yours sincerely or faithfully” at the end of my email. I have also formed a habit of saying hello to him whenever I see him and telling him good morning when I check in for work every day. The same applies to email and text messages conversation. Whenever I am texting my boss, I begin with a “good morning, afternoon, or evening” depending on the time I am texting him. I do this as it is respectful first to greet a person, find out if one is doing alright before proceeding to talk about what they are texting regarding.
When it comes to communicating on Social media, particularly Instagram, my interactions and language discourse is less reserved and informal. I use more slang when chatting with my online friends and also use shortened words more than when I am addressing my colleagues or supervisor at work. For instance, when commenting on a friend’s photo, I am more likely to use emojis that represent my emotions than when texting with my supervisor. I will use a laughing emoji, a heart eyes emoji or sad face emoji to express my feelings. I feel it is okay to use emojis and slang as such contexts are more informal and less serious than conversations with my boss where power differences apply. I feel that using emojis takes away from the seriousness of a situation. Also, when speaking to my online friends, I tend to use mixed languages such as Spanish and English as opposed to speaking with my colleagues, as I have to use fluent English in all my phone conversations. I use Spanish because it is my mother language, and I have many followers who speak the same language. Sometimes I find myself posting something and having to include a translated caption in English or Spanish to be as accommodating as possible to people of all demographics. Worth noting, that on Instagram and other social media platforms I never shy away from using emojis or GIF reactions on other people’s instaStories or in conversations. I feel Instagram is the perfect place to chat using emojis as it makes the online interaction as realistic as possible.
When it comes to family interactions, my approach is similar to the one I use for social media interactions. As a family, we enjoy open conversations with each other, and as such we find ourselves using a lot of slang and shortened words. We, at times use sentences that are grammatically incorrect as we speak to one another. I do not think there I anything wrong with it as we tend to enjoy it, and the bottom line is that we always understand each other. Additionally, when speaking with my siblings, it is common for me to use sentence fragments as opposed to when I am addressing my colleagues or boss within a work environment. Worth noting, as a family, we have a family group where all members of the family, including extended family members, chat and keep in touch with each other virtually. On the platform, we use emojis, memes and GIFs as reactions to each other’s conversations. It is a fun yet an engaging way of keeping in touch with each other.
In closing, conducting this exercise and taking note of my language varieties in various contexts was an eye-opener for how quickly a person changes their language discourse subconsciously to suit a specific environment. Taking note of how I change my language according to context has helped me realize that I am assertive and like to have fruitful engagements with the people I communicate with. The exercise has also taught me the need to be self-aware of my changing environments and adapt accordingly to best suit the needs of the people I am communicating with.
How Great Interior Architects Install Perfect Drywalls on Ceilings and Walls.
How Great Interior Architects Install Perfect Drywalls on Ceilings and Walls.
Mariel Gomez
ENGL393
Professor: Mark Fitzgerald
01/04/22
How Great Interior Architects Install Perfect Drywalls on Ceilings and Walls.
Several years ago, constructors used plaster to make building interiors before drywall became dominant. However, modern houses are using drywalls in place of plaster. The specific audience that will benefit from reading this document is constructors, especially those specializing in installing interiors. These persons are commonly referred to as interior architects. I am an experienced interior architect, and I have successfully installed drywalls in multiple houses such as Cape Cod houses, ranch houses, and queen Ann houses. Interior architects are very important in the construction industry because they make the final touches on a building appropriate for the objected use. One characteristic of many interior architects is that they have a great taste in fashion, visualization, and artistic ability and are creative and detail-oriented. By following the steps outlined in this document, the interior architects will be able to appropriately install drywalls on ceilings and walls and avoid errors that would lower the quality of their work.
Warning: The sheets used for drywalls are heavy and relatively unwieldy, especially when wrapping the ceiling. Therefore, always wear protective gear when interacting with the sheets. Also, maintain a clean environment and avoid dust for the safety of your eyes.
Technical Background: For professional drywall installation, the interior architect must have the basic math skills required to take measurements and perform calculations. In addition, good eyesight, balance, and dexterity are required. Considering that some sheets may be heavy, it is required that the drywall installer be physically fit and strong.
Materials: Measuring tape, drywall lift, drywall panels, construction adhesive, joint compound, drywall screws, screw gun, screw setter, sharp utility knife, T-square, and adhesive gun.
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Measure the Ceiling.
To know where the first drywall panel’s end will lie, make sure that you take the measurement from one corner, moving perpendicularly to the joists or strapping.
If one panel is not enough for the entire ceiling, the panel’s end must land at the center of the joist, and if it does not, measure the center of the far support piece to ensure that the next panel overlap with the previous.
Cut the drywall.
The cutting must be guided by the measurements that you obtained when measuring the ceiling. For example, if the first panel’s end does not land on the strapping piece, you can cut the excess part for use on other parts.
Use a T-squire when cutting the panel by hooking it and placing it alongside the marks. These marks are made using the utility knife, indicating points that need to be cut or screwed.
To locate the specific areas to place the screws, mark all the panel locations where the strapping intersect with the wall.
When using the electric screwdriver, ensure that; you test whether it is the right type for the screws, select the correct torque setting and speed and test the driver before you can start drilling the hole on the surface.
Lift the drywall panel to the ceiling.
The lifting is done using the drywall lift.
You may lift it using hands when the lift is not available and the piece is not very large.
Cover the ceiling.
Hoist the first drywall panel into the first corner of the ceiling as measured. Its end must lie perpendicularly to the joist, and one of its ends must be tight to the ceiling wall.
Drive five evenly spaced screws in a line across the width of the panel and into the strapping closet.
Use the placed marks to guide how you align the screws, maintaining a spacing of approximately half an inch.
Ensure that at least five screws attach the panel to every joist.
Insert the screws throughout the panel’s ends to ensure that it is firmly attached to the strappings.
Cut out parts that will land on other ceiling components.
The ceiling may have an electric box that the drywalls need not cover.
Use a rotary cut-out tool to cut the parts that could cover the components. However, do the cutting after establishing the specific parts that need to be cut out.
To establish the panel parts that need to be cut out, measure from the electric box’s center to the end of the panel installed last. On the panel that will be placed next, measure the found distance and draw the actual shape with the actual measurements of the electrical box.
Max the center of the electrical box’s shape X and plunge the rotary cut-out tool’s bid at the X’s center. Cut out the shape.
Cover the wall
Mark every stud location on the ceiling panel that will adjoin with the wall panel.
Using a tape measure, measure to ensure that the end of the first panel perfectly lands at the stud’s center and if it will not, cut it to make it land at the center.
Place the panel in a way that one of its end’s fists against the specific abutting wall while the other butts against the installed ceiling.
Using the stud’s marks, drive-in five screws in line, across the panels, and into the stud.
Hang the panels all along the top part of the wall, including over door opening and windows. The excess parts of the panel laying on the openings will be trimmed later.
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Trim around windows and doors.
Install the second row of panels, driving in screws as step 6.
Hang the panel row over the bottom part of the window openings, ensuring that the seams do not align with the corners.
Avoid driving in screws across the panel to the opening’s framings until later.
Cut out outlet boxes and switches as done in step 5.
Using a drywall saw or cut-out tool, trim any edge and ends that project into doorway or window openings. Ensure that the rimming is flush with the innermost stud’s face.
Now screw the wall panels to the framing.
Construct outside and inside corners.
At the corners inside the room, butt one panel’s end against the face of a panel installed on the adjoining walls.
At outside corners, install the panel in a way that its end is perfectly flush with the adjoining wall’s studs. Overlap the exposed ends with the panels installed on the adjoining wall to ensure that the corner is wholly encased in the drywall.
Keeping Studs in line
Even where frames are installed straight and flat, they can move, bow and twist before the drywalls are installed.
A saw and shingle can be used to correct a wayward stud.
Power-place the edge of an exterior wall that has bowed into the room.
Finish.
Check the presence of any protruding screw head and drive it in.
Also, check if there are screws that were driven very deep and have ripped into the panel face. Where such a screw is found, add another screw next to it, especially if it has broken the panel.
Sweep dust and trash from the floor.
The final product should look like the diagram below.
Definition of terms
Joist: this a part of of a building’s structure that supports timber or steel and it is typically arranged in a parrarel series so as to support the ceiling or the floor.
Strapping: it is the procedure of wood or advanced material installation in a perpendicular way to the joists. The process serves as the surface for nailing during the drywall installation procedure.
How Governments use Fiscal Policies
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Fiscal Policy is the regulated variation that a government can employ to its taxation and spending systems so to stabilize economic activities and manipulate the Aggregate Demand (AD) within its borders. In other words, it is the manipulation of the gap between spending and taxation to impact on the macroeconomic conditions. The concept is an important governance tool that determines the economic prowess of a country and directly affects other policies like economic integration and even the levels of industrial growth. It also significantly factors into concepts like the GDP and National Income. Countries that enjoy economic stability have strong fiscal policies (Cottarelli, Gerson & Senhadji, 2014).
How Governments use Fiscal Policies
Inflationary gaps that determine the rate of economic growth within a country can get controlled through contractionary application of fiscal policies. In so doing, a government would reduce the level of spending within the borders and, as a result, curb the rates of economic growth. Contractionary fiscal policies get effected through strategies that may include an increase in taxation levels that deprives citizens of their spendthrift demands. As the consumers demand less of the products and services, the aggregate demand curve drops (Cottarelli, Gerson & Senhadji, 2014). Alternatively, a government can reduce its spending rates and factor into the issue implementation of monetary policies that limit the circulation of money. Such duties are always the deliberations of the Central Banks.Loading…Loading…Loading…Loading…
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The other significant use of fiscal policy is its projection to reduce the rates of economic recession. Strategies that get used in such cases target to improve the spending capacities of the citizens. For instance, alterations may be made to reduce the taxation levels and place more money at the citizens’ disposal for spending. Alternatively, a government may seek to improve the infrastructural capacities of the country as it targets to create employment opportunities. Such adoptions of the policy always get controlled because too much spending can instead spur inflation rates. When applied in this sense that elevates the demand curve, the concept is termed as expansionary fiscal policy. Controlling the rates of recession should be inspired to create a permanent increased demand for products. Otherwise, strategies that are reputed to serve only on a temporal basis can either render the economy static or have no impact at all (Cottarelli, Gerson & Senhadji, 2014).
Conclusion
The significance of fiscal policies is eminent as governments have used them to inspire business cycles to stability and also to manipulate the rates of interests. Fiscal policies define the drastic measures that are taken by governments in their aspirations to ensure economic stability and maintain or even improve their competitive edge in international businesses. Though it has its ills as well, it has been the tremendous mark of difference between the strong economies and the weaker ones. The way the policies impact on the stability of a country by dictating directions for its economic growth depend on several other factors inclusive of administrative and legislative influences. Restoration of an economy is an evolutionary process and, therefore, the application of a fiscal policy may take time to exhibit positive signs. Nonetheless, the efficiency of an applied policy would only be pragmatic if the past government’s projections have had positive hallmarks. For instance, a tax cut cannot inspire spending wholesomely if previous actions by the government indicate a tendency to implement only makeshift cuts.
Reference
Cottarelli, C., Gerson, P. R., & Senhadji, A. (2014). Post-crisis fiscal policy.