Poem for my Mother – Jennifer Davids Notes Outline It is an afternoon and the mom is washing clothes in a tub. The child has written a poem for her mother and gives it to her as she is washing. The mother scans the poem but rejects it as not being ‘all there is to life’. She feels that there is much more to life than reading or writing poetry. Despite her protest‚ the mother glances at the poem while she continues to wash clothes. Stanza 1 The mother obviously has given her life to hard
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HOW TO TAME A WILD TONGUE The writer dialogue within relation to a dilemma she faced about her own language and how she represents herself through her language. Gloria Anzaldua who is a Chicano talks about how Chicanas have problems expressing their feelings. Since they lack a native language‚ instead it is a product of several languages. And their language Chicano Spanish has incorporated bits and pieces of several versions of Spanish. The author speaks about people who are neither Spanish nor
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Natalie Gonzalez 3/14/2007 Gloria Anzaldua‚ author of the article " How to tame a Wild Tongue"‚ expresses very strong views on how she feels her native Chicano Spanish language needs to be preserved in order to maintain cultural unity when used as a private form of communication. Her statement‚ " for a people who cannot identify with either standard (formal‚ Castilian) Spanish‚ nor standard English‚ what recourse is left to them but to create their own language?" suggests that despite the societal
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Film Response #1 “American Tongues” Synopsis: The video American Tongues is a documentary‚ illustrating the aspects of geographical linguistics within the United States. A dialect or an accent means the words we use and how we pronounce them‚ and in this case the language is American English. Variations of English that result in local dialects are discussed‚ reasons for dialect differences are given‚ and attitudes about dialects are shown in the video. There are several ways that dialects form
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Effectiveness of mechanical tongue cleaning on oral levels of volatile sulfur compounds RAINER SEEMANN‚ ANDI KISON‚ MOZHGAN BIZHANG and STEFAN ZIMMER J Am Dent Assoc 2001;132;1263-1267 The following resources related to this article are available online at jada.ada.org ( this information is current as of August 21‚ 2010 ): Updated information and services including high-resolution figures‚ can be found in the online version of this article at: http://jada.ada.org/cgi/content/full/132/9/1263
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Language is more than just a means of communication; it is part of one’s culture‚ identity‚ and self-expression. In the essay “How To Tame A Wild Tongue” written by Gloria Anzaldua expresses the dilemma she faced about her own language and how she represents herself through her language. Anzaldua who is a Chicano talks about how Chicanas have problems expressing their feelings‚ since they lack a native language. Instead it is a product of several languages‚ and their language Chicano Spanish has
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Tongue Sensitivity and the Sense of Taste There are five senses which people are able to possess; the sense of seeing‚ hearing‚ touching‚ smelling‚ and tasting. The sense of taste may be the weakest of the five senses‚ but it is very important‚ as it helps us to perceive flavors and distinguish what it is we taste. A series of taste buds and nerves in the tongue help by sending messages to the brain which helps us to recognize the taste of food and drinks. Taste buds are located on the tongue
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Of all the discoveries of study made in the unalterable century and the apportion‚ the feat of energy has been the most multipurpose. It has practically transformed the present of the livelong group. Redbrick period and all its support and conveniences depend often upon this crucial exploit. The uses to which electricity has been put are galore. It has short length. It helps us in dynamical automobile tramways‚ railways‚ and locomote vehicles. We can now go from one spot to other without overmuch
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Speckled Tongues When I was five years old‚ my family had a magical talent. They knew exactly when I was lying‚ and after getting caught countless times‚ I learned that telling the whole truth was a lot easier than being put on the spot. I could never comprehend how my mom perpetually looked through my fibs. The drill was simple‚ and included the presence of my older brother and parents. I would take a seat on the middle cushion of our leathery sofa‚ with my brother on my left‚ my father on my right
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United States of America‚ is a melting pot and with us we bring our own identity such as: language‚ culture‚ religion‚ and traditions. Losing any of these traits could results in losing who you are‚ as we read in‚ “Speaking In Tongues” by Zadie Smith and “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldùa. Smith and Anzaldùa both shared a similar problem. They were afraid that they may lose or already lost their voice/language. While Anzaldùa did everything to prevent that‚ “I had to “argue” with one
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