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    In “Spanglish Spoken Here”‚ the author‚ Janice Castro‚ shows readers how Spanglish is using widely across the United State. She gives many examples showing that Spanglish is used by all ages of people across the state like Manhattan‚ Miami and Los Angeles. The author states‚ “Spanglish is common linguistic currency” (Castro‚ ¶2). Spanglish is commonly used by Spanish-speaking people and native-born Americans in their everyday life. Children who bring Spanglish to their home do not only learn it from

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    Melissa Orona English 100 A Ms. Baer March.08‚ 2011 Spanglish in the United States I grew up in a predominately Caucasian neighborhood and because of the color of my skin they assumed I spoke Spanish. I was about eighteen years old when I learned to speak Spanish. I always told myself that once I had children I was going to make sure they knew how to speak Spanish because I believe language is a being part of your heritage and your identity. Now that my children are older I hear

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    Interpersonal Conflict in the film Spanglish Heather L. Hart COM200: Interpersonal Communications Instructor Laticia Dezell May 27‚ 2013 The film Spanglish portrays many examples of interpersonal conflict between characters. An interpersonal conflict is two or more persons having different views on a specific thought or idea. In the film one of the most noticeable conflicts occurs between Flor‚ the house keeper‚ and Deborah‚ the mother. The movie is based on the struggles of relationships

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    In "Spanglish" author Janice Castro defines Spanglish as "a common linguistic currency wherever concentrations of Hispanic Americans are found" but unlike other "broken English efforts" Spanglish has been widely embraced by "Spanish speaking immigrants and native born Americans alike" (76-7). Janice Castro in "Spanglish" describes the many forms Spanglish exemplifies. Rather than declare "go to the supermarket" one would say "ir al supermarket" (77). Yet the phenomenon‚ Castro explains‚ is not limited

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    Spanglish: low culture versus high culture? There are numerous critics of Spanglish among both Spanish-speakers and American-English-speakers. It is commonly assumed that Spanglish is a jargon: partly Spanish and partly English‚ "with neither gravitas nor a clear identity" . It is spoken by many of the approximately 35 million people of Hispanic descent in the United States‚ who‚ "no longer fluent in the language of Cervantes‚ have not yet mastered that of Shakespeare" 3. The defenders of pure

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    The 1999 film Fight Club‚ based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name‚ was received as one of the most controversial films of the year‚ and has since gained a strong cult popularity. The movie places strong emphasis on the evils of modern consumerism‚ and adopts a “fight the system” attitude throughout. The setting is bleak and degraded – the main character‚ who remains unnamed for the entirety of the film‚ inhabits a city that seems perpetually dark and run down. All in all‚ the film attempts

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    Watching movies has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Different people have different was to enjoy the movies. Some prefer going to the movie theaters while others like watching DVDs at home. From my point of view‚ the better place to view a movie is in theaters. There are three main reasons for my answer. Firstly‚ movie theaters are well equipped to give the best quality to viewers. It cannot be denied that theaters can bring viewers a more realistic sensation and more amazing

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    John Krakauer‚ Into the Wild: Philosophical Journey or Suicidal Folly? Compared with oriental people’s implicit quest for freedom and truth‚ people in western countries are more direct which means that they pursue their goals through practice. The book‚ Into the Wild‚ tells a story about a guy who had a philosophical journey. The book shows a process of a person’s spiritual growth: from the yearning for the absolute freedom‚ a kind of irrepressible impulse and force‚ to the yearning for

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    "The movie‚ “Thank You for Smoking” is a comedy-drama about a tobacco industry lobbyist‚ Nick Naylor. The movie brings up serious issue of the addicting substance tobacco and its various effects on human’s health. In the opening scene of “Thank You for Smoking”‚ Nick has committed three fallacies:   1. “Joan‚ how on earth would Big Tobacco profit off of the loss of this young man... It’s in our best interest to keep Robin alive and smoking.” There is an element of False Analogy. He draws a weak comparison

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    eBay etc.‚ similar is the case with movies. It doesn’t cost much to an e-book seller to produce a copy of the book ordered. Video streaming companies can stream the rarest of the movies which is liked by only few people. In such circumstances‚ if a movie or a book is a hit‚ it more because of conformity. We live in a society

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