The discourse community I am writing about is video games or more specifically guilds in video games. I believe that some of the guilds I have been in that have been run by random internet strangers were the most well organized groups I had ever attended. If you have any questions you can ask your guild in game, my guilds all had discord servers that we would join and post news or strategize to clear an encounter. As a huge video game nerd I think this is something that fits the guidelines for what a discourse community is.

The phrase that I will be using for discourse communities is “Cooperatives” or “Co-ops”. I will be referring to my own experience of being part of a such powerful movement here in New York City. How a group of people with the same issues (low-income) came together to organize and fight (hope this word is not misinterpreted, since last week was using so many times on the impeachment) for dignity jobs. I will also be talking about how cooperatives empower communities.

The phrase I will be using  ‘slow and steady wins the race.’  and the discourse community that I will target id the Latinix Community. Whenever I notice how common words, phrases and meaning come across differently for members of the Latinix Community I realize that I need a community that shares the same common interest and goals. Dan Melzer explains it best “you can write alone in your room, just like you can play guitar just for yourself alone in your room. But most writers, like most musicians, learn their craft from studying experts and becoming part of a community.” For example,  members of the Latinix community want to communicate with others who share their goals and interest and worries on language comprehension.

I’m writing about the discourse community of people who are food lovers or also known as “foodie”. I will discuss how I was inspired by my cousin Tam who loves to cook and also just through the passion of trying different ethnic foods. I will mainly be talking about how I started to identify myself as one and probably bring up some possible stereotypes that are related to being a foodie.

I’m writing about the discourse community of the place where I grew up, not just in China, but in Guangdong. I’m going to write about the word “Yitou,” which is a Chinese word. Most Cantonese people, especially those who are older, speak with a concern for “Yitou”. My parents and grandparents both speak Cantonese, so when I speak to them, their concern for my use of words is based on “Yitou”. 

The discourse community that I am choosing to focus on is my sorority, Phi Kappa Pi. This is the phrase that I will be focusing my essay on and how I found my community in my sisters. This was not a place that I ever thought I would find myself in but could now never imagine being without. The bond created through philanthropic events, meetings and positions within the house have created for anyone who finds their community there.