Amy Tan’s excerpt Mother Tongue focuses on her use of different Englishes when she was surrounded by different people. When surrounded by strangers‚ Tan spoke fluently in grammatically sophisticated English. However‚ Tan referred to the English she used with her mother as being a broken down‚ limited version of the English language. Despite this description‚ Tan didn’t entirely agree with what these chosen adjectives suggested about her mother’s English & intelligence. Tan’s description of the different
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A Mother’s Love: Too Strong‚ Too Weak It is a fact of common knowledge that mother’s theme in literature is quite popular and distinctive‚ an evidence of which is numerous literary masterpieces‚ where mother’s characters are involved both first-hand and indirectly. Therefore‚ their roles are depicted in relatedness with their children‚ disclosing a nature of their relationships and family ties‚ and simultaneously emphasizing the meaning of mother’s character not only in literary plot‚ but in real
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INTEFERENCE -is the phenomenon that occurs when two waves meet while traveling along the same medium. The interference of waves causes the medium to take on a shape that results from the net effect of the two individual waves upon the particles of the medium. To begin our exploration of wave interference‚ consider two pulses of the same amplitude traveling in different directions along the same medium. Let’s suppose that each displaced upward 1 unit at its crest and has the shape
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diffraction and interference Purpose: The aim of doing this experiment was to examine diffraction and interference effects of light passing through various apertures‚ and use the diffraction patterns obtained by single and double slit apertures to find the wavelength of the light source used. Theory: We know that light can be described by two theories‚ namely the particle theory and the wave theory of light‚ each having its own experimental proofs. In this experiment‚ we examine the interference and diffraction
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The term “broken english” is used to describe someone who doesn’t have good english. If they have heavy accents‚ or don’t say things as a native english speaker would‚ we are quick to judge. In Amy Tan’s article “Mother Tongue”‚ she talks about how the term “broken english” isn’t a fair term. In the discussion on week 4‚ Lilia Reynaga said the following about broken english‚ “I don’t like the term broken English I know people use it often when they mention someone’s English that has a strong
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Mother Tongue Summative Task Part One (Questions One and Two) 1. Discuss the significance of the following statements in the essay: a) “And I use them all—all the Englishes I get up with.” Point Form: This statement is important because it tells the reader how important the dialect of her mother is to her. It also shows the reader how all the dialects and languages you listen to affect the way you speak. It highlights the differences in our speech patterns and the different dialects we use in
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For writing project two I used Malcolm X’s article A Homemade Education and Amy Tan’s article Mother Tongue for two completely different reasons. With regards to Tan’s article‚ I was able to easily relate to her experiences which then made it easier to read; personally when a reading is more relatable‚ I feel more engaged and it actually makes me want to keep reading. I choose Malcolm X’s article because it mentioned such a unique experience‚ and although it did not directly connect to my essay it
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In the articles‚ “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan and “Rhythm of the Caribbean: Connecting Oral History and Literacy" by Glasceta Honeyghan‚ the authors discuss different types of language styles that they grew up with. The authors discuss their difficulties and what was enjoyable to them. The articles remind us that working hard on what you enjoy will be worth it one day. In the article‚ “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ Tan describes what it was like growing up in an immigrant family in the United
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In Tthe story “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ a Chinese immigrant of English language writer‚ starts beingsher essay by with the author stating that while she is not a scholar of English literature‚ but she is trying to give express her personal opinions about regarding English language and how fascinating the language is for hershe finds the language. In addition‚ she explains that language is becomes a powerful tool to evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex idea‚ or a simple truth. Furthermore
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Mother Tongue is about the authors struggles with her linguistic identity‚ her mothers "fractured" or "broken" variation of english and the relationship with her mother. At the beginning of the piece we are told about the different types of english she would speak with her mother and with everyone else; we are then told how english wasn’t Amy’s strongest subject and later on we are told about the difficulties her mother experienced because of the way she spoke english and the prejudice she faced
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