The essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldúa‚ and article “Minority Testing Bias Persists” by Ronnie Reese illustrate how constant microaggressive comments can create self esteem issues‚ and‚ how standardized testing demines students who cant understand the question. The article “Minority Testing
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Marry a Mexican’ and ’Woman Hollering Creek‚’" in Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature‚ Vol. 14‚ No. 2‚ Fall‚ 1995‚ pp. 243-72. In the following essay‚ Wyatt explores the transformations of feminine "icons" of Anglo and Mexican gender ideology by "borderland" cultural assumptions in "Never Marry a Mexican‚" "Woman Hollering Creek‚" and "Little Miracles‚ Kept Promises." Like many of the stories in Woman Hollering Creek‚ the title story and "Never Marry a Mexican" describe the advantages and the difficulties
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English: The Dominant Language In the essay‚ “How to Tame a wild Tongue‚” Gloria Anzaldua the author‚ states the importance of maintaining one’s native tongue. She believes that people should speak whenever or however they please given that it does not harm anyone. Anzaldua does not want to escape her Mexican ways such as speaking Spanish. It is a vital part of her life because she communicates with her family members speaking a variety of Spanish dialects. Since she has no other way to show
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In the article of “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” written by Gloria Anzaldua‚ she discusses about the relationship between the language and identity. In the other article‚ which is “Mother Tongue” written by Amy Tan‚ she discusses her observation and thoughts about using the English and the perceptions‚ prejudices from other people regarding other languages. Both articles are pointing out how important is the language is in our lives and how we can suffer if we are not using do not use it correctly.
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considered anything from looking a certain way‚ speaking a certain way‚ acting a certain away‚ and etc. This demonstrates the relationship and clash between the individual and the community. In the essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”‚ by Gloria Anzaldua‚ the author talks about her childhood in Texas and how she was restrained from speaking Spanish because it wasn’t seen as “American‚” instead she was told to speak English. We soon learn that her actual language is Chicano Spanish‚ which is a cross
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Gloria Anzaldua‚ who was an activist and writer that grew up in Texas and endured several forms of oppression‚ covers several topics in her essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” including her feelings on the social and cultural difficulties that Mexican immigrants face when being raised in the United States. Among one of the things Anzaldua describes Mexican immigrants must endure is the judgment from other Mexicans for the way they speak Spanish. Anzaldua describes the situation as:
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Women ’s studies and the early waves of feminism were initially dominated by the experiences of white middle-class women‚ thus leaving Latinas‚ like other women of color‚ feeling excluded or not fully represented. Outside of women ’s studies‚ ethnic studies also left Latinas feeling the same‚ in that they focused on issues of racial and ethnic oppression and cultural nationalism‚ while ignoring the critical issues of sexism and heterosexism. Women and women ’s issues were only seen as "White‚" thus
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“So‚ if you want to really hurt me‚ talk bad about my language. Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity – I am my language. Until I can take pride in my language‚ I cannot take pride in myself. Until I can accept as legitimate Chicano Texas Spanish‚ Tex-Mex‚ and all the other languages I speak‚ I cannot accept the legitimacy of myself. Until I am free to write bilingually and to switch without having always to translate‚ while I still have to speak English or Spanish when I would rather
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“language of intimacy” between her and her husband‚ and the experiences of the language search located on the border of cultures‚ for example during her writing career. Another essay was written by Gloria Anzaldua “ How to Tame a Wild Tongue” clearly shares thoughts and examples on how Spanish speaking people can be attacked on their native language. How it makes effects on people’s voice and rights. For example on page P6: “ Their purpose: to get rid of our
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Per. 1 – Synthesis Essay‚ Originality October 14‚ 2011 “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind” as the famous Dr. Seuss once said about originality. The society we live in today always seems to promote the idea of being original and different. And why shouldn’t it? Had it not been for Martin Luther King Jr.‚ America still would have had the mentality that segregation was right. Had it not been for Elvis Presley‚ the rock and
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