Appendix A unit 1

1. In a paragraph,explain what Clark means when he says that,in America,the language seems to make him feel as if he is ''looking in a mirror where everything appears the same,except it's reveres.''Include incidents Clark describes when he discovers a word means something quit different from what he thought it did.

Clark thinks that words in America mean the same as in his home land.One day one of his neighbors Mr.Gabinsky greeted him by saying''Hey there,young boy,how is the family doing today?''Clark responded him.Later that day his other neighbor from up stars told him that he shouldn't let Mr.Gabinsk call him boy.Since boy or girl are words that were used to call African American during slavery.So the next time that he saw Mr.Gabinsky he confronted him.But Mr.Gabinsky too did not now that the word ''boy'' meant here in America.He was from Hungary,he too used the word ''boy'' to talk to younger adults.On another occasion Clark was looking for a ''shop''that sold milk.Since over in Jamaica shop is were they see milk.But here in America when you say shop it means you are going to buy clothes.If you were going to by milk you would have to go to a grocery store.Words can have double meaning to theme is all depends were you use it and were you are.