How it affected Spain. The Spanish were greatly impacted by the discovery of a new continent‚ because it meant lots of things‚ such as the discovery of new species of animals and plants. From the animals‚ like the jaguar or the piranha. Some of the plants were used to make medicines or simply to eat! We could name the achiote (an amazonian tree used to treat prostatic troubles and internal inflammations‚ arterial hypertension‚ high cholesterol level and bladder inflammation) and the
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“I was beginning to think and feel in the language I used‚ to find my own voice in it‚ to sense that how one speaks influences how one means”‚ Barbara Mellix discussed in her memoir “From Outside‚ In” (298). Barbara Mellix grew up speaking three different types of English‚ black English‚ standard English‚ and college English. She understood where and when it was acceptable to use each of these languages. Black English was to be spoken with her family‚ while the standard English was spoken in public
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Nuevomexicanos concocted “Spanish” Identity and Self-exploitation John Nieto-Phillips book “The Language of Blood” studies the reasons behind New Mexicans effort to label themselves as people of pure Spanish decedent. Following Spain’s conquest into Latin America and their subsequent war with the United States‚ Nuevomexicanos were keen to promote the idea that they were the direct descendants of the Spanish conquistadores. The goal was to gain the full inclusion of New Mexico into the United
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Hanyong Na Michaela Vargas English 120-8669 7 October‚ 2012 Differences of Private and Public Language “I remember to start with that day in Sacramento when I first entered a classroom‚ able to understand some fifty stray English words” (Rodriguez 535). Richard Rodriguez‚ who is the author of the essay “Private Language‚ Public Language”‚ introduces how he was raised and lived as well as how he felt growing up in the States as an immigrant family. After reading the Rodriguez’s essay‚ there
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English 1153 September 15‚ 2013 The Differences between Learning English from Spanish and Vietnamese. Reading‚ “My English”‚ by Julia Alvarez somehow reminds me the process of studying English. Unlike the author‚ I was born and grew up in a place far from the United States‚ Vietnam. Generally‚ English is our second language. Yet‚ the way we achieve it consisted of both similarities and differences. First of all‚ Vietnamese and Spanish use the same Latin alphabet that English does. However‚ in
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Identity can be perceived through language; is one of the many ideas that are illustrated throughout Gloria Anzaldua’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”. The language you speak is a part of your culture‚ and your culture is what defines a person the most. Living in a country that is seen to be melting pot of many cultures and heritages‚ you are bound to encounter someone of another culture but that doesn’t mean we suppress their ability to represent who they are because of their lack of knowledge pertaining
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Author of “Always living in Spanish: recovering the familiar‚through language” Marjorie Agosin writes about her heritage and her move to the United states of America.I liked how Agosin gave some background information of Chile because as a reader I don’t know what was happening in Chile during the time she lived there.In the beginning Agosin writes about Chile not being the best place to live‚ but it was the only place she ever knew.Towards the end Agosin writes about what happened to her friends
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Language Awareness 1 – part 1. Complete the chart by analyzing the language as if you were going to pre-teach it Example Part of speech/name of tense/analysis of form What does it mean in this context? Concept check questions Pronunciation 5.Complicated Adjective Made up of different parts or aspects that are difficult to understand‚ difficult‚ Complex. 1.Is it easy to understand?(no) 2. Does it have many aspects or parts? (yes) 3. Is it difficult? (yes) /’kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/ Four syllables
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Spanish essay Hispanics to Americans Cultural diffusion By: Emma Stone “Hello my name is Pablo” said one boy Or better put “Hola me llamo Pablo” Hispanic culture is everywhere and so is their culture‚ music‚ dance‚ food‚ languages‚ and art. If you take the Hispanics out of America you are also taking out very famous artists and actors such as George Clooney‚ Shakira‚ and Jennifer Lopez. But the entire Hispanic culture is not just made up of famous
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Take Pride in Your Language Have you ever taught about the importance of language and cultural identity? “Wild Tongue cannot be tamed‚ they can only be cut out”‚ this saying is the stage for the analysis and argument‚ the narrator constructs regarding the issue. Gloria Anzaldua’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” expresses the need for the language of Chicano Spanish‚ Chicano culture to be recognized as valid. The narrator relates to her childhood experience‚ a Chicana that has struggled expressing
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