Music(Acoustic, rock, indie, and country)

Convention: (Similar) sharing music with one another, concerts. (Different) different taste in music, playing music
Texts included: (similar): internet, ipod, phone (Different) guitar

Topics Discussed: (similar) music videos, award shows (Different) hip-hop, acoustic, rap, pop
Language: (Similar) lyrics based on experience (Different) Experiences

Culture

(Hispanic)

Conventions: (Similar) speak Spanish, El Paso (Different) family roots, ways of life
Texts Included: (similar) read and write in Spanish (Different) learned to read and write differently

UTEP Students

(management, psychology,

multimedia, journalism, and speech language pathology)

Convention: (similar) Freshmen, basic classes, blackboard (Different) Majors, classes, teachers
Text Included: (similar) notes, email, books (Different) research topics, database Topics: (similar) English class, campus (Different) class breaks, class length Language: (similar) English class assignments, terms used (Different) way of speaking with teachers and friends