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Amy Tan's Argument Essay: How To Speak The Language
Living in a different country is hard enough. But not being able to speak the language everyone else is speaking is more troubling. Not knowing how to speak the language of the country you are in will affect you tremendously. People are so heartless and with them feeling like they can get over on someone who don’t understand will be taken advantage of. Amy Tan nervous level became very high due to the fact her mom had broken English. When Amy Tan decided to give a speech in front of the crowd. She was using correct English she had already given that speech several times before. When all of a sudden she became stuck once she realized her mom was in the audience. At that moment she knew her mom could not understand the correct English she

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