Diane Mooney's Newfoundlandese, If You Please

Summary of Diane Mooney’s “Newfoundlandese, If You Please”

In her expository essay “Newfoundlandese, If You Please,” Diane Mooney expounds the diverse language of the Newfoundlanders.She believes that the descendants mother tongue accounts for their different dialects. She also argues that the different religious backgrounds of each region accounts for their different dialects. Mooney begins her essay with a personal account of her experience when she was in Newfoundland. She presents how various dialects evolved from the general language and illustrates this by discussing the geographical areas that map out the different dialects.Mooney further reiterates that depending on the areas the early settlers comprising mostly, the Irish,English,British

and French stayed, the region evolved a particular dialect of the English language.She explains that the Catholics and Anglicans dialects are not similar, pinpointing the southern part of the Island as predominantly inhabited by Catholic-Irish with a unique dialect. She also describes the speaking speed of the Anglicans-Irish settlers of the other side of the Island which makes it more difficult to understand. Finally, Mooney describes the Central area of Newfoundland as a place with mixed settlers from all parts of the province with a dialect that is confusing. She does cite some dialects using different words for different meanings and some dropping or adding “h’s” to their words. Mooney concludes her essay by noting that the diversity of the early settlers and settlement areas in the province ultimately resulted in the diversity of the dialects being used throughout the province.

Summary of Patty Kelly’s “Enough Already, It’s Time to Decriminalize Prostitution”

In her essay “Enough Already, It’s Time to Decriminalize Prostitution,” Patty Kelly discusses the controversial issue of the legalization of prostitution.

She elaborates on her study of American male adults’ immersion with prostitution and successfully quotes a significant number of males associated with paid sex services. Kelly begins her essay with a personal account of her experience during her fieldwork in a legal, state regulated brothel in Mexico. She discusses her close encounters with the women who sold sexual services, their respective clients and the government officials who ran the brothel. Kelly also reveals the major factors contributing to people indulgence in prostitution to include, economic crisis, divorce, etc. She further reiterates that, apart from prostitution providing means of livelihood, the women enjoy the flexibility of time and rate and can make decisions on the particular acts to perform. Kelly discusses the attitudes of the male customers as well which includes, preference for unprotected sex and violent approach to the acts. Finally, In the second half of her essay, Kelly elaborates on the laws of different lands. She upholds a realistic approach in providing legal right to sex trade workers. However, she faults most of the laws for their inability to protect the women while acknowledging the New Zealand’s 2003 Prostitution Reform Act. Kelly concludes her essay with an opinion of the clientele of prostitutes and a focus on considering prostitution as a legitimate business while disregarding societal moral

norms.