Read and/or listen to “Language of Being Human” by Poet Ali.
9) Why, in Poet Ali Ali’s estimation, is “the language of being the minority…one of the most important languages you can ever speak in your life” (4)? Is this a language that you also speak?
10) Among the questions posed by Poet Ali toward the end of his talk, he asks, “Why is it that the most spoken-about language in the world is the one we have the toughest time speaking or expressing?” (5). What language is he referencing here, and why do we have such difficulty speaking or expressing it?
Answer the 2 questions in 200+ words. Use at least one quotation from the text. Use MLA for acknowledging your source. Also, see what your classmates have posted and respond to at least 1.
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9) In Poet Ali explains the reason that the language of minority is the most the important languages because it the way one feels in that position of feeling left out will directly affect how a person acts in a position of power.
10)I believe that Poet Ali was referencing love when he was coming towards the end of his speech. I believe that we have so much problems expressing it or speaking that language because we as a society are so scared of vulnerability because of past hurts and the fear of future hurt. Its very unfortunate because love is something we need at the end of the day and depriving ourselves of it just hurts us more in the end