unique opportunities. Being bilingual or able to speak more than two languages increases your status in today’s society‚ especially if one of these languages is English. Lands like India and Spain have their very own versions of English: Hinglish and Spanglish. It sounds a little different from the “correct” English‚ but it is highly understandable. It is a great thing because the countries hold on to their traditions‚ yet they are still becoming more international. Norway is a very small country
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individuals accumulate the tendency to stereotype groups of individuals based upon their individualities of their biased thoughts. For instance‚ the media/pop culture illustrates the exaggeration of the differences. The 2004 American comedy-drama film‚ "Spanglish" directed by James L. Brooks‚ starring Adam Sandler‚ Paz Vega‚ and Téa Leoni. The film begins with Cristina Moreno applying to Princeton University[->0]. As she applies to this college‚ she demonstrates the remarkable story of her childhood. Immigrated
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Global English – A “Borderless” World. Throughout the twenty-first century the emergence of globalization has encouraged the appearance of a Global Language. International English or “Globlish” is the concept of English as a global means of communication. A considerable number of non-native English speakers interact with it in their daily life mainly throughout the media. Can we actually talk about Global English as a proper language in itself? If we can‚ it would mean that people learning and
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Americas”‚ “Stephen Cruz”‚ “Mother bathing child”‚ “Four youths” In the poem “ Child of the Americas” marginality was being portrayed through the author‚ with her having a mixed background being Jewish and of Puerto Rican decent‚ and speaking spanglish. In the beginning of the poem‚ the author was not sure what race she fits in or belonged to. She talked about the mixing of two cultures. As the poem progressed‚ it was more about assimilation because the author was able to realize her flaws and
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year he starred opposite Jack Nicholson in the hit comedy Anger Management. Sandler reteamed with Barrymore for another romantic comedy 50 First Dates (2004)‚ which fared well at the box office. Taking a more dramatic turn‚ he starred the dramedy Spanglish (2004) as a husband experiencing trouble with his wife (played by Tea Leoni) and developing a relationship to his housekeeper (played by Paz
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In a poll taken during 1989 and 1990 96% of Cuban Americans said they spoke both Spanish and English. Due to Cuban Americans using both languages in their lives professionally‚ academically and personally resulted in a dialect now known as Spanglish. Spanglish ultimately is the use of English outside of the home and Spanish within the home. (Buffington‚ 2008) In reference to the social aspect of the Cuban American’s education is a very important component to their lives. Of the native Cuban American
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undocumented workers. Because he is carrying no identification‚ and his mother and sister are not available to verify he is a US citizen‚ Robles is deported with the undocumented workers to Mexico. Ironically‚ Robles cannot speak more than very simple Spanglish‚ though he is fluent in German from having served in Germany in the United States Army. In Tijuana‚ Robles becomes friends with ex-con Jimmy (Daniel Stern) and a waitress named Dolores (Kamala Lopez-Dawson). Unable to contact his mother‚ Robles
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In Chavez’s article Latino Threat Narrative‚ he challenges the ideological assumptions of the Latino Threat Narrative. Chavez discusses how the Latino Threat is still a current idea in the modern world. He gives the example of one article where the writer states that Latinos that have immigrated to the United States have not integrated into society and instead have created their own enclaves. This author also talks about how dangerous Latino immigrants are and how a lot of them are criminals. The
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with my friends but a different one with my parents; I sometimes ask myself how the heck did I graduate high school? As a kid I confused words and sometimes my friends or family would look at me with confusion‚ only to find out that I was speaking “Spanglish” (a combination of Spanish and English). The hardest moment in my life was in third grade‚ the day I was placed in an all-English classroom. I spoke English perfectly but the obstacle was understanding what the teacher was talking about‚ I couldn’t
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Unity or Diversity Two of the poems which I found myself fascinated with are “Child of the Americas” by Aurora Levins Morales and “To live in the Borderlands means you” by Gloria Anzaldúa. These two poems talk about the pride of each of the author’s cultures and races. The authors do not want to make excuses for being the way they are but want to tell about the pride they feel for being the way they are‚ and they found no way to change themselves but show that history has made them the way they are
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