The Tasks of Planning‚ Organising‚ Leading and Controlling in Management INTRODUCTION Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management comprises planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ leading or directing‚ and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses
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There are three important messages that we all can understand and learn from in Amy Tan’s "Mother Tongue". Firstly‚ and most importantly‚ Tan wants to convey the message that words are more than just words and sometimes we must read between them to fully understand their meaning. Another message conveyed in this essay is that just because someone is using "broken" English‚ does not mean they do not fully understand what is going on. Finally‚ another important message is that standardized tests only
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uneasy having to adapt to a completely new culture and learn the English language. During this journey‚ the individuals’ cultural identities might fade away as well as losing their efficient fluency on their native language. In Amy Tan’s‚ “Mother Tongue” and Richard Rodriguez “Aria: A Memoir of A Bilingual Childhood”‚ both authors experience the difficulties of language barrier and adjusting to a different lifestyle in order to develop as an individual in the United States. Having a cultural identity
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After re-reading Mother Tongue‚ and per “about the author”; Amy Tan’s goal is to share a part of her life story as a first generation Asian-American as well as sharing some of the struggles she faced during her educational period. She talks about how she speaks one English with her mother‚ such as “broken” or “limited” English‚ and speaks “standard” English with the rest of the world‚ in which she learned in school. The author’s purpose really did not change much for me‚ I feel she still refers to
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Mothers Tongue Amy Tans "Mother Tongue" is a look into the way some people‚ look to language as a way as a sign of how educated you are. According to Amy she did not realize how we use different languages or different tones when we are engaging in conversation with others. When you are talking with friends or close family you would use different dialect or slang‚ then if you were talking to your boss or teacher. The tone of your voice can also show’s that if you are louder this might mean
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In the story “Mother Tongue” Amy Tan tells the story of her mother and how her use of English within the family affected her early in life. She describes how that limited use of English had the potential to affect Tan’s choice of careers and her influence on literature. She begins by describing how she assumed the role of translator for her Asian born mother‚ who spoke with “broken English.” She describes situations where she assumed the role of translator for her mother. She was thrown into adult
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Amy Tan: Mother Tongue 1. Tan starts with speaking to a group that had her mom in it. This provided details of how she felt with the way all speak in different situations. Another situation was when she described her having a conversation with her mom on the phone. Her mom uses very broken English and I felt like I was standing there listening to both sides of the conversation. I made me remember times talking with my grandma and a couple of her saying. When Tan uses “tell him front of his boss
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Amy Tan’s story “Mother Tongue” starts by the affirmation that she is not a scholar of English or literature. She is just a writer and the person who understand the power of language. From Tan’s observations from her daily life‚ she realizes that there are different types of English that she uses. The first time Tan notices the difference is when she gives a speech on her book “The Joy Luck Club” using academic English‚ the one that she never uses to talk with her mother. The second time is when
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In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”‚ Gloria Anzaldua shares her feelings of social and cultural difficulties that Mexicans face living in the United States and In “Se Habla Espanol” Tanya Maria Barrientos tells of being Latina who doesn’t speak Spanish. “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”‚ Anzaldua describes her growing up in two different cultures. One thing she was expected was to speak perfect and adhere to the English Language. Anzaldua describes‚ “Being Mexican is a state of soul not one of mind.” This
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How to Tame a Wild Tongue (Rough Draft) Gloria Anzaldua is a Mexican woman who faced troubles growing up because she spoke Chicano and had trouble learning English bdue to her native tongue. She faced quandaries as a child because she had trouble grasping English and spoke with a Hispanic accent. She explains that “At Pan American University‚ I and all Chicano students were required to take two speech classes. Their purpose: to get rid of our accents. Attacks on one’s form of expression
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