As discussed in class, speech is our communication. Furthermore, author James Paul Gee of “What is Literacy” defines discourse as an “identity kit” (Gee, “What is Literacy?”). Gee includes speech as a combination of one's own thought, action, and language associated with a group of others. There are different types of speeches; the two discourses that we will discuss in this article are primary and secondary. Primary discourse is the “oral modality developed in the primary process of enculturation” (Gee, “What is Literacy?”). The main focus of this article is the firsthand experience I had in high school. Secondary discourse is “developed in association with, having access to, and practicing with these secondary institutions” (Gee, “What is Literacy?”). School, work, and church are examples of secondary institutions. The side note in the paper is to attend the University of Arkansas and write this paper. According to Gee, “secondary discourse can serve as a meta-discourse to critique primary discourse…” (“What is literacy?”). Throughout this process I wanted to know if high school is destined. Was my high school experience terrible or is there a sociological reasoning behind the events? With that, I researched the social construct and applied it to my previous experiences allowing me to truly discover if high school is destined. According to Stanford University, "phenomenology is the study of 'phenomena'... [essentially focusing on] the meanings of things" we have in our experience” (Stanford, “Phenomenology”). In this article I will demonstrate the study of phenomenology by seeking the meaning of my experiences. In order to get a better meaning of those past experiences, I consented to information...... halfway through the article...... ciologists identify by relating us all to the end. Works Cited"Better Together, an Initiative of the Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America, Kennedy School of Government." Better Together, an initiative of the Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America, Kennedy School of Government. Np, nd Web. March 14, 2014. Cabbage, James P. “What is Literacy?” (nd): n. page Pennsylvania State University. Network. 12 March 2014.Isaksen, Gioacchino. “The Self in the Mirror: How Our Self-Image is Shaped by Society.” Popular social sciences. Np, May 27, 2013. Web. March 11, 2014. Reed, Eric (2008) "A Pointless Struggle? Power and Conformity in High School and Society at Large," Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge: Vol. 6: Iss. 2, article 17.Smith, David Woodruff. "Phenomenology." Stanford University. Stanford University, November 16, 2003. Web. March 12. 2014.