is how people identify you and can tell who you are as a person. Immigrants are people who migrate to a different country. Samuel P. Huntington once said‚ “ Immigrants pose a challenge to our policies and our identity in a way nothing else has in the past.” Huntington is suggesting that immigrants are making it difficult for the American people who are trying to find out who they are as a person. This can be seen in Richard Rodriguez’s argument “Blaxicans” and Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue” because
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authors explore how their attempt to compromise almost caused them to become detached from their roots. In "Mother Tongue‚" by Amy Tan‚ Tan talks about growing up as a young child in America and learning the English language. She speaks about growing up as a writer and her mother ’s imperfect diction which had a major influence on her. On the other hand‚ In her essay‚ "Censoring Myself‚" Betty Shamieh talks about being an American playwright and having to censor herself because of how her work was
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers‚ Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? | 2I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she sits she shines‚ and where she shines she sits. | 3How many boards Could the Mongols hoard If the Mongol hordes got bored?from the comic Calvin & Hobbes‚ by Bill Waterson | 4How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? | 5Send toast
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Comparative Essay Munoz and Tan both describe the challenges that having immigrant parents can have in different ways. Both writers describe the effects of assimilation between two cultures. However‚ in her essay “Mother Tongue”‚ Amy Tan’s audience is the immigrants in the United States. Whereas‚ Manuel Munoz’s audience are all Americans‚ especially whites in his essay‚ “Leave Your Name at the Border”. Munoz conquers the problem that assimilation causes through describing the coalesce of Spanish
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J.G Ms. D English 301 10/2/13 Mother Approved Amy Tan is a passionate writer of books such as “The Joy Luck Club” and other published works. Now that we have read her text read her text “Mother Tongue”‚ we learn new things about her as a writer. In my first response to Amy Tan’s passage I described her as a self-motivated author as I read what motivated her to write. She introduced readers to her mother‚ a woman who enjoys reading Forbes and listening to the Wall Street Journal talks.
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by‚ and may change through the course of their life. This video captures the different aspects and unique characteristics of the American language‚ creating a modern since of togetherness for the world. The video American Tongues produced a clear representation of how differently you may speak from your neighbor. Some differences in dialects can grow into stereotypes and the way individuals are observed. For example‚ those who have a southern accent may be considered slow and drawn out‚ and
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Tongue Twisters 1. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers‚ Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? 2. I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she sits she shines‚ and where she shines she sits. 3. How many boards Could the Mongols hoard If the Mongol hordes got bored? 4. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? 5. Send toast to ten tense stout saints’
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At the present time‚ often we can know somebody or head almost everyday the combination of code-switching. Amy Tan wrote a story about her childhood called‚ “Mother Tongue.” The definition that I found for code-switching is the alternate use of two or more languages or varieties of languages‚ especially within the same discourage. As a matter of fact‚ Junot Diaz also wrote his story about his experiences during his school years at the University. He titled his story as “MFA vs. Poc.” His story is
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immigrants and their parents often face language and communication barriers upon arrival. This is the experience author Amy Tan describes in her essay “Mother Tongue”. Tan illustrates how the language spoken amongst family varies from the language spoken in public. As Tan communicates the language utilized in a child’s environment outside of an educational institution plays a part in how that child performs academically but that does not have to mean that child is below standards. The language used in a
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Extension: Reflection on Speaking in Tongues Documentary and Multilingual Education Activity In this mono-linguistic culture‚ especially in Nebraska where it is predominantly white‚ many colleagues in the class have never heard of the concept of bilingualism until we viewed a documentary called Speaking in Tongues by California Visions. The film featured four students‚ Durrell‚ Kelly‚ Jason‚ and Julian from four different public schools in San Francisco area. Durell is an African-American second-grader
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