Response: Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” In the essay “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (1990)‚ which discusses her mother’s way of speaking through “broken English”‚ Tan explores the different “Englishes” that she has come into contact with in her everyday life; these variations have presented struggles in her mother’s life. Tan illustrates this to her audience by giving examples of the struggles her mother was faced with due to “her” English and the many versions of English that surrounds Tan. Tan examines
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Why Aliens Do Not Exist There are several different meanings to the word “alien.” An alien could be a resident born or belonging to a different country‚ a foreigner‚ a person who has been excluded from something‚ or a creature from outer space (extraterrestrial). For this argument‚ a creature from outer space would be the appropriate definition. Many believe extraterrestrials do exist. Many even claim to have seen aircrafts belonging to these extraterrestrials. There have been thousands of
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Amy and Andrea are similar in two major ways. One of these similarities are their immigrant parents. Amy’s Parents immigrated from China to the United States. As Amy states in “Two Kinds” her mother came to San Francisco in 1949 after losing her mother‚ father‚ home‚ and twin daughters. Andrea’s parents had immigrated to the United States from Bolivia in the 1980’s. The other major similarity is their strict mothers. For example‚ Amy’s mother wanted her to be a prodigy. At first her mother wanted
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Anglada-Escude. He recently wrote a letter to aliens on Proxima b. And NASA may not be too happy about it. The aliens the letter was sent to live on a planet very similar to our own. So researchers believe. And this planet is actually not too far away‚ with respect to how big the universe is. The letter is very welcoming. And it even covers a few political and pop culture points our alien friends‚ or enemies‚ may enjoy. NASA not happy about the letter to aliens on Proxima b; will the space agency make
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three ways that morality is relative. Social conditioning and the environment of one’s upbringing plays a key role in determining moral value and belief. Classifying an act as moral or immoral is in itself relative to the individual. Morality is subjective‚ so certain acts are more moral or immoral to some individuals or societies than others. Therefore‚ morality is relative in
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the West. THE RELATIVE CLAUSE A relative clause—also called an adjective or adjectival clause—will meet three requirements. * First‚ it will contain a subject and verb. * Next‚ it will begin with a relative pronoun [who‚ whom‚ whose‚ that‚ or which] or a relative adverb [when‚ where‚ or why]. * Finally‚ it will function as an adjective‚ answering the questions What kind? How many? or Which one? The relative clause will follow one of these two patterns: relative pronoun or adverb + subject + verb
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"Decade" by Amy Lowell. When you came‚ you were like red wine and honey‚ And the taste of you burnt my mouth with its sweetness. Now you are like morning bread‚ Smooth and pleasant. I hardly taste you at all for I know your savour‚ But I am completely nourished. Amy Lowell produced the majority of her poems after her acquaintance with the actress Ada Russell‚ a widow eleven years older than Lowell‚ with whom she shared the last thirteen years of her life. Russell became Lowell’s beloved companion
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Jesse struggles with the argument about alien existence because he sort of believes in them‚ but doesn’t want to seem scared by the idea in front of his friends. The place they are going to is known for alien activity. It is clear that Jesse is scared and doesn’t want to be there‚ because he did not sleep for a week after watching the movie‚ he asked his friends if they were scared‚ and he said that if it was up to him he wouldn’t have chosen to go on this field trip. Jesse has two friends that are
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The Culture Snatcher: The Extensive Lengths to Which Ethnic Americans Go to Avoid Being “The Other” In “A Pair of Tickets‚” author Amy Tan exposes the disastrous effects of Americanization on a foreign culture. Tan’s exposition lies in the protagonist‚ Jing-Mei‚ a young Chinese woman raised in America‚ refusing to adopt her Chinese Heritage. Tan uses the prevalence of stereotypes and internal conflict to present her theme effectively. As the protagonist and narrator‚ Jing-Mei and her father begin
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representation is a touchy subject‚ and Amy Zimmerman is one of the few brave enough to explore the topic. Using a combination of logos‚ pathos and ethos‚ her position on the misrepresentation of bisexuals in TV is ineffective in persuading her audience‚ because of her lack of concrete evidence‚ misdirection of audiences‚ and contradictory statements. To begin‚ Amy made use of logos with data gathered by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation(GLAAD). However‚ Amy interpreted the facts in her favor
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