English 12 October 23‚ 2015 Exploring Language and Identity Question: Language is more than words put together; it is a tool of communication. What does Amy Tan author of “Mother Tongue” and Manuel Munoz author of “Leave your name at the border” say is the importance of language to them? How do they differ on their lives? Language is more than words put together; it explores the intimate use of language we share with family
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Comparative Essay Munoz and Tan both describe the challenges that having immigrant parents can have in different ways. Both writers describe the effects of assimilation between two cultures. However‚ in her essay “Mother Tongue”‚ Amy Tan’s audience is the immigrants in the United States. Whereas‚ Manuel Munoz’s audience are all Americans‚ especially whites in his essay‚ “Leave Your Name at the Border”. Munoz conquers the problem that assimilation causes through describing the coalesce of Spanish
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Question 1 1. Why does Mengestu consciously try to make the Kensington section of Brooklyn home? 2. What had been previously missing in his life? 3. Why can’t he acknowledge that he is from Ethoiopia? 4. Do you think he succeeds in making Kensington home? 5. How do you interpret his final paragraph Mengestu chooses Kensington section of Brooklyn to be his home because it was the one place that he felt certainty that he came from some place. He developed a bond between everyone he meets in
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Papaya was changed into ’Muñoz’ to honor Don Francisco Muñoz‚ the province’s alcalde mayor‚ and the community’s first appointed gobernadorcillo. Muñoz was annexed as a barrio of San Juan de Guimba municipality. Settlers trickled in from Bulacan and the Ilocos Region. In 1911‚ Factoria (now San Isidro town)‚ the provincial capital‚ was totally flooded. Muñoz was then considered a possible new capital of the province. At about the same time‚ the people of Barrios Muñoz and San Antonio‚ also in
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Over the Border In life‚ there are different opportunities and different ways to live. Different countries suffer in their own unique way‚ depending on how society has put them to be. People who don’t have the same opportunities as people beyond middle-class‚ seek for an alternative to their lifestyles‚ what their looking for is the famous American Dream. This dream may take many different forms for many different people‚ yet is the same concept. The American Dream is the concept that gives out
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“Mother Tongue”‚ Manuel Munoz “Leave Your Name at the Border”‚ and Deborah Tannen “Sex‚ Lies and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?” essays talk about their experiences in communicating with other people. Even though Tannen‚ Munoz‚ and Tan show many differences about the impact of language on their lives‚ they are extremely similar in their writing styles‚ in their approaches‚ and in their overall theme. One area of similarity of Tannen‚ Munoz and Tan’s essays
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the winter games‚” said Manuel Veguillas III‚ president of the Philippine Skating Union. Filipino Invades Mixed Martial arts Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz wrecked havoc in the octagon as he pound every fighter in the Ultimate fighting Championship (UFC) as a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter. Mark was born February 9‚ 1978 on a US Military Base in Yokouska‚ Japan to Filipino parents Imelda Kenery of Santa Ana‚ Manila‚ Philippines and Rodolfo Munoz from Pasay City‚ Philippines
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La Borinqueña is the official anthem of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. After Puerto Rico became the "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952‚[1] the first elected governor‚ Luis Muñoz Marín‚ signed law #2 of July 24‚ 1952 that stated that the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" was to become the official anthem of Puerto Rico. The words that go with the composition were approved by governor Carlos Romero Barceló on July 27‚ 1977‚ law #123.[2] The title refers to the aboriginal Taíno name
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Sean Young English 101 Professor Zednik September 18‚ 2012 Communication What? Tannen‚ Munoz‚ and Tan wrote personal essays explaining the impact of language in their lives. Problems arising from lack of communication are happening now more than ever‚ and these three authors state three completely different ways about how language is affecting their own lives as well as others. Though the three authors come from different backgrounds and share different stories‚ all the problems written by
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ECIJA ARAULLO UNIVERSITY President: Dr. Meliton Salazar Address: Maharlika Highway‚ Cabanatuan City Telephone #: (044) 464-3300 Fax #: (044) 463-0952 CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY President: Dr. Ruben Sevilleja Address: Science City of Muñoz Telephone #: (044) 456-0107 Fax #: (044) 456-5188/456-0688 CLSU- Public Affairs Office Director: DR. ESTEFANIA KOLLIN COLLEGE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION President: Msgr. Michael Feliciano I. Veneracion Address: Burgos Avenue‚ Cabanatuan
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