By the end of the “Achievement” chapter‚ Rodriguez has some very profound things to say about his views on educational reform and personal evolution. The things that he says in the ending pages of the chapter do not really seem like they are the tale of a “happy ending” but more so‚ a large pun or an ironic statement made about how our desires entail such influential consequences. On pages 72-73‚ Rodriguez basically states that education is a tough process‚ a changing process even‚ and if one wants
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While reading “Achievement of Desire”‚ I came across the idea that the self hated that Rodriguez and I felt is not innate. Someone is teaching us‚ people of color‚ that our accent‚ parents‚ origin is wrong and only by assimilation and conforming to a Eurocentric idea of professional will we become accepted. In the media‚ especially growing up I saw professional individuals of color as exceptions to the rule‚ however an abundance of white professionals. Growing up‚ all the professionals that I had
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Reading response for The Achievement of Desire Richard Rodriguez is a mirror makes readers look back their education experience and family relationship. Rodriguez was chasing the end of education for a long time until he wrote this essay and read Richard Hoggart’s book. He is trying to make a tight combination of education‚ family and growth process. For his argument of the end of education‚ readers always misunderstand the end is one kind of academic success. But compare with author’s essay
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An Analysis of Writing Techniques in the Achievement of Desire This essay is elegantly written with well-chosen words. Besides that‚ Richard Rodriguez’s adept skills in depicting the author’s complicated yet conflicting mental activities through various literary devices is also the shinning point of this piece of work. In the essay‚ the author mainly used several techniques such as flashbacks‚ comparisons and contrasts‚ definition‚ quotation‚ and satire to enhance the readability and entertainment
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The way that Anzaldua and Rodriquez differentiate in terms of their first language‚ is Anzaldua is proud of being bi-lingual and accepts her language despite not speaking it perfectly well. Given these points‚ Anzaldua later on taught Chicano in high school‚ she became passionate to teach students about the Spanish heritage and the language. Also‚ on the other side of the ledger. Rodriguez doesn’t see a lot of values in his first language (Spanish). He seemed to be more embarrassed and less appreciative
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The Achievement of Desire by Richard Rodriguez In Richard Rodriguez The Achievement of desire‚ he had grown up in a minority group / family being a Mexican-American ‚ who on entering school was barely able to speak English ‚ but then mastered the art of speaking English that one day his teacher had remarked that he was losing all traces of a Spanish accent. He considered himself to be success even to become known as a “scholar boy” and additionally prized student‚ his earlier teachers the nuns
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In the blog “Change the Culture”‚ Change the world by Favianna Rodriquez‚ she talks about how the world is influenced by culture and art. Rodriquez talks about how culture change reflects political change. Culture has always been a big part in today’s society‚ we are influenced by the differences that we all have as far as being from different cultures and living in the world together. Rodriquez states “culture is a space where we introduce ideas‚ attach emotions to concrete change and win enthusiasm
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“The Achievement of Desire” – Tensions Faced in a Battle to Satisfy Oneself Tension can be defined as mental or emotional strain. In the circumstances of “The Achievement of Desire‚” a self-essay written by Robert Rodriguez‚ tension can be more defined as contrasts within Rodriguez’s life that results in conflicting forces that negatively strain him mentally and emotionally. Rodriguez faces educational and family tensions‚ which leads him to be an emotionless outcast with an unhappy life and
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Nikki Slesin Ms. Marshall-Fleenor History 9-1 November 17‚ 2007 Islamic Achievements made by the Muslims during the Golden Age In less than a century after Muhammad created the Islamic faith and state‚ Muslims and the new cultural power of Islam controlled half of the civilized world. Expansion that started with the rule of the Rightly Guided Caliphs continued under the Umayyad Dynasty‚ which ruled from A.D 661 to 750. Islam gained political control and influence from Spain to the borders
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gain a higher status of living. Well‚ again‚ society dictates that the idea of living is always going up and achieving more. And so‚ as I was growing old‚ I was taught to compete and be the best of whatever there is. Indeed‚ I have earned many achievements during my schooling years. As I was growing in age and much more in height (I was almost 6 feet before college)‚ my idea of choosing a course is neither on what I feel like doing nor on what my heart tells me (Nah! What a thought) but on how I
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