Dear Hannah - I'm a #StandupStoryteller. I'm the "Brother From Another Planet". Strange people think I am strange. I think that what I experience is strange. And still I rise. I just completed another school year. I am trying to see where I have been ... and where I am going. Language and discourse are more important than vocabulary. Vocabulary is knowledge of words. If you say "Chuck D's stentorian cadence commands his audience's attention" - you probably have a large vocabulary. Language is the means by which we use words, numbers and sounds to communicate. If you instead say "Chuck D's loud, booming delivery commands his audience's attention" - you have impressive language skills. Discourse is extended verbal expression in speech and writing. If you instead say "Denzel's smooth delivery captivates his audience" - you, my friend, are skilled in discourse ...