I work in a Dual language classroom as IT in Kindergarten class (Instructional Teacher)‚ and I have to say it is a pleasing environment. A Two languages classroom environment is set of detailed language‚ and cultural tools. The purpose of two languages in a classroom environment is to appreciate‚ welcome‚ and identify the student’s distinctive faculties. What they comprehend‚ and what they need to acquire. Instructors of dual language elementary school environments distinguish that children connect
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Gloria Anzaldúa. “The Homeland‚ Aztlán.” Borderlands - mestizo means genetically equipped to survive small pox - Treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo is the treaty that ended the u.s.-Mexican war‚ signing half of mexico’s land away‚ and displacing 100‚000 Mexican citizens - Culture Clash‚ “In Search of Aztlán”. - The three members go from place to place that has some historical significance looking for their homeland Aztlan - Their final conclusion is that Aztlan is in each one of them it’s how
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and how you came about. “Legal Alien/ Extranjera Legal” by Pat Mora gives a very realistic message of how it can feel to be a mexican american and to be seen as a ‘legal alien’. To feel not wanted by either side‚ and to be judged based on the origins of your ancestors and your race. “viewed by Anglos as perhaps exotic‚/ perhaps inferior‚ definitely different‚/ viewed by mexicans as alien.” This here‚ is a perfect example of the way Mora feels about being judged and seen as an alien and her interesting
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Belong in America”‚ they make shown that other cultures and ones own may play a role in how one views others and the world. In Pat Mora’s poem “Legal Alien”‚ it shows readers that people are sometimes guided by the culture of others. “Able to sit in a paneled office drafting memos in smooth English‚ Able to order in fluent Spanish at a Mexican restaurant”(Mora 40). Pat Mora has a Mexican-American heritage and is trying to slide back and forth between her 50% American and 50% Mexican life. “Their eyes
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How Culture Influences Us How much influence do you think culture has on all of us? It is all around us especially living in Hawai’i which is one of the country’s most multiracial states. Culture is the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. In other ways‚ it is a paradigm; how we see and identify ourselves. Having a culture keeps us in order and sane because of the traditions it brought to us. Culture to some extent informs the way one views the
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Analysis of Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" is a poem presenting two speakers‚ one female and one male‚ who are playing the game "La Migra" which means "border patrol agents". Mora creates a snapshot of the dangers of living near the Mexican border through the narrators ’ "game". The poem is written with childish language‚ but includes ambiguity of whether the players are children approaching a disturbingly mature theme or whether they ’re adults trying to minimize the stress of
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among Mexican teens and possible causes of this drug use. I will examine some of the possible causes of drug use among Mexican teens including violence in the home and community and victimization. Benjet‚ Corina‚ Borges‚ Guilherme‚ Medina-Mora‚ Maria Elena‚ Fleiz‚ Clara‚ Joaquin‚ Zambrano‚ Rojas‚ Estela and Ramirez‚ Miriam “Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Correlations of Drug Use Among Adolescents: Results from the Mexican Adolescent Mental Health Survey.” Society for the Study of Addiction
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Company‚ 2002. Print. Engle‚ Margarita. Hurricane Dancers. New York: Henry Holt and Company‚ 2011. Print. "modernism." Merriam Webster ’s Encyclopedia of Literature. Springfield‚ MA: MerriamWebster‚ 1995. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 May 2014. Mora‚ Pat. Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems About Love. New York: Ember‚ 2010. Print. Soto‚ Gary. A Fire in My Hands. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt‚ 2006. Print. Norton & Company‚ 2006. 1827-50. Print.
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Cultural Differences “What are you? People say this to me as a pick up line in a bar or a question to prove their own assumptions about my race.” (Lee‚ 41).’ This quote shows how having different culture affected the way people lived as it is shown in the story “Hapa” as well as the poem “Legal Alien”. People with different cultural backgrounds have been judged based on their appearances. The authors from “Hapa” and “Legal Alien” both explained how they must tolerate other people by the way they
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Erik M. Hassan Essay # 2 11/26/2014 English 1301-5309 Dr. R. H. Saldavar My interpretation of "La Migra." 1. "Let ’s play La Migra I ’ll be the Border Patrol. You be the Mexican maid. I get the badge and sunglasses. You can hide and run‚ but you can ’t get away because I have a jeep. I can take you wherever I want‚ but don ’t ask questions because I don ’t speak Spanish. I can touch you wherever I want but don ’t complain too much because I ’ve got boots and kick--if I have to‚ and I have handcuffs
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