The "Mooching" Post

I think that the analysis of Bugs Bunny and William Shakespeare was "awe" inspiring. Who would ever think that both of this "characters" could tell us so much about life, and yet they're both so different and cater to two different audiences. While I might be going out on a limb, I don't think many people who watch Bugs Bunny, also study Shakespeare. They both tell us about life, presented in a different way but the same information. I think this shows that it's not what you say but how you say it. This section discussed language in ways many of us wouldn't think about. The fact that we all know that words and phrase and always changing with times is something that most people know, but many can't explain how or why. I like the example Greg uses of Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence lol. It was funny, but it also makes you think how someone could write as "beautiful" as:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,–That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

It just reads so well, but then you think "Well didn't he own slaves, and if so how could he truly believe this and continue to act against it". It shows how language can be used by anyone, even those who don't understand, or agree. I think that the study of language is the study of human behavior, thought, and actions.