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    Based on Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” it is evident that language has an affect on our lives. Language defines the type of person I am generally and it has had an affect on my choices as well as my lifestyle. Depending on my friends‚ family‚ and others I talk to my choice on language tends to vary. My decisions in life‚ sometimes‚ are influenced by the language I use and my surroundings. Language has become my way of seeing life in a different perspective. In Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” she discusses the

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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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    Movies and Meaning – Summary Chapter 8 – Modes of Screen Reality Pages 289-325 Key Outcomes • Explain the basic modes of screen reality. • Describe the principles of narrative‚ character behavior‚ and audiovisual design that operate in each mode of screen reality. • Differentiate ordinary fictional realism‚ historical realism‚ documentary realism‚ and fictional documentary realism. • Distinguish two modes of cinematic self-reflexivity. • Explain why multiple modes of

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    on the daily basis that we unknowingly switch up on. Some are based on the people that we are around and others are in the area or even situation that we may be in. we rarely notice when we change from one form to another. In Amy Tan’s article “Mother tongue” she shows how her mother’s unique English led her to go through many trials and obstacles and was overlooked by many. In this essay‚ I will show how some of the issues that Amy Tan talks about in her article can be applied to my everyday life

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    comfortable even with the language barrier. Learning English or even a new language‚ I found it challenging because it appears there was always more than one answer while also wary of following the correct grammatical format. For Amy Tan‚ the author of Mother Tongue‚ she too confronts with difficulties in understanding the English language. Tan is convinced of this fact through her standardized test scores on the achievement test‚ IQ tests‚ and her SAT. She found that on

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    on the way people view others. 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

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    In the article Tan shares how growing up with a mother who speaks very little English has shaped her life. Tan explains how she uses different Englishes when talking with different people. She makes her argument for the power of different Englishes by showing examples from her life and how the different ways the people close to her spoke influenced her life. Tan’s position is that she loves language and how it is used to impact people’s lives or change the way they think. Tan was determined to become

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    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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    Serious Challenges Facing Public Education Today What is it that’s making our nation suffer from excelling in education? Not many would argue about the importance of excellence in education. Problems such as teacher attrition‚ lack of parent involvement‚ and teaching high-stakes testing may hinder progress in education. An education is an indispensable and essential tool‚ unfortunately‚ with all the jaded judgments; our students aren’t valuing or able to value their education. An Education

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    I. Introduction Background of the Study Before we discuss the so-called Gullas bill or the proposed act strengthening and enhancing the use of English as a medium of instruction‚ let’s get a backgrounder on the state of education in the Philippines. For every 100 children that start grade one in our country‚ only 65 will reach Grade 6‚ the others having dropped out along the way (with 18 of the dropouts occurring between Grade 1 and Grade 2). What this means is that even before these children

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