Shukree Abdul-Rashed English 101 Mrs. Rabe September 5‚ 2012 Mother Tongue “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan is an essay discussing how English-speakers inaccurately associate language with not only words/vocabulary but also educational stature. “ ‘Mother Tongue’ shows us that rather than becoming accustomed to English‚ we should recognize and embrace our ‘mother tongue.’ The language we use is so powerful it can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or simple truth.” Amy Tan indicated
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Analysis Paper One The essay is mainly about the writer’s own reflection and judgment about how broken English compared to Standard English. Sense Amy Tan knows many languages that her mother does not‚ this skill give Amy more power over her mother in the knowledge using literacy. It is also an essential key in enabling herself to establish and define her dimensions of other identities and types of languages. According to Amy she did not realize how we use different languages or different tones
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Analysis and interpretation of “The Mother of the Child in Question” [pic] doris lessing Characterization of the housing estate: tower blocks‚ cement everywhere‚ litter lying around‚ the lift smells of urine and vomit (p.152) grim‚ drab‚ dreary‚ desolate‚ depressing‚ ugly. The characters Stephen Bentley‚ social worker Hassan‚ aged 12‚ well-dressed and well-mannered‚ his English is fluent (153:14) Mrs Khan‚ plump and pretty‚ dressed in a Pakistani outfit
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Tribute to my Mother Claribel Brizuela Rivera “I believe in love at first sight‚ because I love my mother since I opened my eyes.” I admire this woman with all my soul. We have been together through thick and thin. She has giving me the reasons to consider her a strong‚ supportive‚ determined and loving woman. Who has showed me values‚ respect and how to face situations without giving-up. My family was raised in Cuba; we were a poor family‚ but a hard working family who never went to bed without
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“One of the popular reform efforts of the 1980s was the creating of so-called minimum competency tests or other exams that high school students were required to pass as a condition of graduating. Ohio’s legislature‚ for example‚ hoped to hold the state’s more accountable by creating an exit exam
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Contemporary Literature Written Report On The Short Story: The Mother of the Child in Question By Doris Lessing Submitted: 01/15/2013 The Mother of the Child In Question is one of the short story collections in Doris Lessing’s book “The Real Thing: Stories and Sketches” which is the first new work of fiction from her since her highly acclaimed novel‚ The Fifth Child. The stories and sketches in this collection penetrate to the heart of human experience with the passion and intelligence
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THE STORY OF THE AGED MOTHER A Japanese Folktale Long‚ long ago there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and hisaged‚ widowed mother. They owned a bit of land which supplied them withfood‚ and their humble were peaceful and happy.Shinano was governed by a despotic leader who though a warrior‚ had agreat and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive of failing health andstrength. This caused him to send out a cruel proclamation. The entireprovince was given strict orders to immediately
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Mother Tongue Summery In the essay‚ “Mother Tongue” Amy Tan talks about her life growing up in a bilingual household. In the begging Amy Tan talks about how much she has always loved language and the different “Englishes” she grew up with. She goes on to talk about her experience with having a mother who spoke “broken” English by giving examples of having to pretend to be her mother over the phone to stock brokers. The author explains that in the begging she felt that her mother’s limited English
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Letter to the Mother Earth. I just want to thank you for your sacrifice You give us air‚ water‚ food‚ everything We need to live life to the fullest and yet Keep giving more – wood‚ oil‚ wind that is Energy to help us develop and grow How can I repay you for all that you’ve done? I just want to tell you How Amazing You Are Consider how a seed grows‚ how a deer feeds On plants‚ how a mountain lion hunts the deer We know nothing about the cycle of life compared to you‚ oh Mother Earth – please
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Save The Mother Earth By: Arjhon Acordon “I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it’s doable. A quotation of Mrs. Imelda Marcos campaigning Filipino’s to save mother Earth. Some people Saying that Saving mother earth was so very hard. Is anyone concerned with what our world will be like in years to come? With the effects of global warming is causing to the environment‚ it’s hard to say that our planet Earth will be the way it is today.
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