writer has their own approach in composing a conclusion that they feel solidifies their argument; every approach makes different demands of a reader because of the moves the writer chooses to make. The essays “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua‚ “Translating Translation” by Alberto Alvaro Rios‚ and “Joyas Voladoras” by Brian Doyle contain conclusions that vary greatly in terms of content and structure‚ but also have resemblances. Anzaldua’s essay‚ “How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚” has a conclusion
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not follow the rules of academic essays devoutly‚ it is highly effective in presenting her argument and is a good example for further speculations on writing styles and the academic arena. Anzaldua hints
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the cultures combining and changes? Cultures are the roots that allow a person to remain grounded and stable‚ providing a group identity while allowing them to flower into an individual. Anzaldua calls attention to the effects of language and language assimilation on a person’s identity and sense of self. Anzaldua argues in “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” that assimilation creates prejudice and goes on to suggest that prejudice has an effect on Chicano/a identities. She writes‚ “Chicanos and other people
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article‚ I was exposed to a new perspective regarding language and identity. It was Anzaldua’s Chicano language that distanced her from other Americans and Latinos around her. Compared Amy Tan‚ who did not relate to her mother’s “broken English”‚ Anzaldua embraced her Chicano language and heritage and was not afraid display it. I agree with the fact that language is evolving. Even today‚ the English language to today’s standards. Why does language change? One reason is to fit the needs of speakers
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Anzaldua identifies how La Virgen de Guadalupe has had her impact in history. In Mexican history‚ she is said to have helped with the freedom of Mexico from Spain. In Roman history‚ she was named “Mother of God”. She was an enduring figure to the Indians during times of mass suffering and “near genocide”. And today‚ in many places she is recognized as more important that god. Although Chicanos /Mexicans may have identify barriers‚ the one thing that is undeniable about who they are‚ is the impact
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Gloria Anzaldua is able to raise awareness to the issues at hand while keeping her emotions at bay. Anzaldua begins her story with an anecdote. She describes a dentist appointment‚ in which a cleansing is taking place. The dentist was getting extremely frustrated because Gloria could not control her tongue. Whenever the dentist would try to touch something‚ her tongue would block his way. “‘We’re going to have to do something about your tongue.’ I hear the anger rising in his voice.” (Anzaldua‚ How
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by Gloria Anzaldúa and “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ both have similar subject as they both discussed how different forms of the same language are recognized in society. They emphasize the fact that a person can unconsciously develop different ideas through a language and categorizes an individual by the way they speak. How can identity be molded by language? Language is part of one’s identity. Both articles reflect how the language an individual speak is linked with their identity. Anzaldúa and Tan’s
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The selection we read starting on page 62 of the “Ways of Reading” textbook‚ “Entering the Serpent” by Gloria Anzaldua‚ started out with a dangerous encounter between Prieta and a rattle snake. Prieta was out in the cotton fields chopping cotton with her mother when she heard the distinctive rattle. The snake lunged out at her and sank it’s fangs through her boots and into her flesh. Prieta’s mother quickly came to the rescue swinging her hoe high over her head and then down onto the snake. When
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minority groups are splitting Anzaldua’s being and that is the world wind that she faces. Unable to be herself‚ she is forced into choosing labels that society creates due to binaries and ignorance. This is the ultimate problem that Anzaldua and others face. Anzaldua is happy with her mixed identity‚ but she is unable to choose which is more important which is something she should not have to do as we progress farther and father away from the binaries that hold society back. She explores this thought
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change or face oppression. In a time of cultural crisis‚ authors Gloria Anzaldua and Rodolfo Gonzales write pieces to resist assimilation into and oppression by an Anglo-dominant America. Both writers look to the past of Mexican Americans in order to establish cultural unity and validity in a current time of injustice. They examine separate‚ individual cultures that have contributed to the present‚ collective view of identity. Anzaldua and Gonzales include many oppressive and painful historical moments
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