Diane Mooney's Newfoundlandese, If You Please

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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 …show more content…

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

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