Maxine Hong Kingston is a Chinese-American author‚ born on October 27th‚ 1940‚ in Stockton‚ California. As the child of immigrant parents‚ Kingston endured many difficulties such as discrimination‚ conforming to societal norms‚ and incorporating newly acquired American traditions with her ancestral Chinese ones. Kingston’s father‚ Tom‚ relocated to the United States in 1924‚ leaving Kingston’s mother‚ Yin Lang Hong‚ in Chin. She eventually joined him in 1939. Although‚ Maxine’s father was a well-educated
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I chose this person Analisse Rodriguez because I did not want to be mainstream and choose notorious idols such as Selena Gomez‚ Shakira‚ or Jennifer Lopez. Highly-ranked individuals such as Selena Gomez and Shakira already carry such endearing personalities and that disperse to their fans in a form of empowerment. For that specific reason‚ I believe that we overlooked the everyday people that surround us‚ for a lot of individuals are part of the Latinx community. We don’t realize the overall impact
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In this film entitled "American Tongues"‚ the basic message the viewer gets‚ is that many people have different dialects and that different people have different views about the people who speak them. Some of these views can be negative and offensive‚ while others can be positive and thoughtful. Regardless‚ we all can see that dialects have a huge impact on people’s lives. In my paper‚ I will argue that people should learn a standard form of English as long as they are comfortable with it. People
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Juan Rodriguez Period 6 9/16/13 Obituary Juan Rodriguez’ staggering death occurred in November 21‚ 2087. Juan‚ at the age of 91‚ decided to go to Knott’s Berry Farm to remember his childhood. He went on a ride at Camp Snoopy and suffered a heart attack. Juan Rodriguez died in Buena Park‚ California‚ near his hometown Santa Ana‚ California. Juan was born in August 29‚ 1996 in Hermosillo‚ Sonora‚ Mexico. In 2014‚ he graduated from Godinez Fundamental High School and in 2018 he graduated from
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imagination. Reading opens endless worlds‚ and often time helps people in the real world. In “No Name Woman” by Kingston Maxine H.‚ “Two Ways To Belong In America” by Mukherjee Bharati‚ and “What If Shakespeare Had Had A Sister” by Woolf Virginia‚ the authors write about how women have been repressed through the years in different cultures and different times. In “No Name Woman‚” Kingston writes about how her aunt was chased and almost killed by the people in her village‚ because they thought that
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Mike Rose vs. Richard Rodriguez Mike Rose and Richard Rodriguez both support education and the success it brings for an individual‚ but they support them in different ways and for different reasons. In Mike Rose’s essay he explains how he was an average person in his vocational classes. He says that his intelligence was not on a low level‚ but rather he thought of his intelligence to be low because of his teachers and the fact he was in vocational classes‚ but he soon realizes that pushing to the
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The Benefit of English After I read “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ and “Two Ways to Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee‚ I understand that the familiarity with the English language affect the authors a lot. All of those three writers share the same attitude that learning English can affect people’s lives. I totally agree with these three writer’s opinions that English can affect people and I think people who live
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the essay “Achievement of Desire”‚ author Richard Rodriguez‚ describes the difficulties balancing life in the academic world and the life of a working class family. As a child Rodriguez was the exception to the stereotypical student coming from a working class family. He was always top of his class‚ and rather than spending his time out with friends or with his family he spent his time with books and notes. Initially this approach makes Rodriguez stand out as an exceptional student‚ but as time goes
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then of another consequence of literacy‚ one i was too shy to admit but nonetheless trusted. Books were going to make me “educated.” That confidence enabled me‚ several months later‚ to over come my fear of the silence. In this text‚ Richard Rodriguez gains his undying interest in reading. This is where he realizes what he believes would be his true calling. He believer reading would open up a new chapter of life to him. Show him places he had never imagined. He wanted to be educated. Achieve
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that is not strange. We can become so focused on just getting by with good grades in school we can forget what an amazing opportunity we have‚ and when we can access to each other’s minds the possibilities are endless. I definitely agree with Luis Rodriguez. I notice myself leaving behind the spark of learning just to complete a task and move on to the next. I may even change my answer on a test because I think that is what the teacher wants to hear but is not what I think. I see this in others as well
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