Rhetorical Reading Response: Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” In the essay “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (1990)‚ which discusses her mother’s way of speaking through “broken English”‚ Tan explores the different “Englishes” that she has come into contact with in her everyday life; these variations have presented struggles in her mother’s life. Tan illustrates this to her audience by giving examples of the struggles her mother was faced with due to “her” English and the many versions of English that surrounds
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In the novel‚ The Call of the Wild‚ what is the “call of the wild” and how does it affect Buck’s behavior throughout the novel? The novel‚ The Call of the Wild‚ is about a very large half Saint Bernard and half Scotch Shepherd dog named Buck that was smuggled from his home to work as a sled dog in the Klondike region‚ which is in Alaska. In order to survive the harsh environment‚ he transformed from a domesticated house dog to a warrior which he inherited from his ancestors‚ which are the wolves
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Perseverance Through The Idea of Possible Death The idea of possible death of family or friends can make your world come crashing down right before your eyes. In “The Call Of The Wild”‚ Buck’s life has changed and he now fears for the life of himself and his friends. Meanwhile‚ my grandmother’s world came crashing down in her life when she was told by doctors that her nine year-old daughter only had six months to a year to live. She had already lost two of her daughters ten years before which made
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The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson Publisher: William Morrow Copyright: June 1990 ISBN: 0-688-07895-8 Format: Hardcover Pages: 270 It was about time for me to read another non-fiction book. This is an irreverant and often-humorous look at the history and quirks of the English language‚ covering both British and American English and the distinctions between them (and touching briefly on Australian as well). While it does touch on some of the origins and major turning points
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English 101 Mother Tongue Amy Tan makes a valid point about the use of different Englishes that are spoken in different places and to certain people. What one says may sometimes vary based on the person‚ situation‚ or event as well. How one speaks and what they pick up on happens in the home and other people see them differently based on the way they speak. Different languages become difficult to translate as well because there isn’t always a similar word in the translating language. Many people
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Active Listening Makes all the Difference With reading Saving Civility: 52 Ways to Tame Rude‚ Crude‚ and Attitude for a Polite Planet‚ and experimenting its hypotheses‚ I have discovered that my positive behaviour can easily shape the way others act. I ran a simple experiment on being an active listener‚ to see what the effects are. I concluded that being a good listener encourages those you are talking to‚ to also be more concentrated on the conversation. The first thing I did as I prepared
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Reflection Essay After reading the article “Mother Tongue”‚ I started interesting in Asian Immigration problem especially Chinese immigrants. The first generations of Chinese and Japanese immigrants were coming to the United States for mining gold‚ farming and railroad in the early of 19th century. They were followed by Korean and Filipino immigrants who came to work in the sugar cane plantations in Hawaii. Then‚ the growing numbers of Asian immigrants raise up much faster due to the economic
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A Serpents Tongue People recognise Lebron James as not only a legendary basketball player‚ but also an expert wordsmith. As Lebron left his home of Cleveland with the promise of fame and fortune in the land of the Miami Heat‚ he betrayed his hometown. Many expressed outrage about his betrayal and found themselves offended by his very name. People met the sudden switch from Miami and back to Cleveland with much anger and controversy from both cities. People threw rumors and hateful words his way
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wardrobe‚ the outfits we wear to express how we feel and who we are. Though‚ some people may have similar outfits‚ we all pertain to a style that represents us‚ that makes us unique as individuals. On top of that‚ we carry things along with us that stay‚ experience‚ wisdom and knowledge. In the many pieces that we have read‚ culture reveals how the author was brought up and how it affected them and limitations to that. Starting off with Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue‚ culture has its limiting effect in different
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revolve your whole future appearance around that doll from the early age of four. As you grow up‚ you notice how much society values women who are the cookie cutter image of Barbie and not those who have a little more to love or those with muscles or choose to dress non-feminine. These women are seen as an outsider and a weirdo. In the essay “The Politics of Muscles” by Gloria Steinem she tells us how women who don’t fit the feminine image are not valued as much because they are breaking away slowly from
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