Prof. Kantor English 116 15th Oct 2014 Comparison of “Mother Tongue” and “How to Tame a wild Tongue” I have read through two articles and I have my own thought about them. The two articles author‚ Amy Tan (Mother Tongue) and Gloria Anzaldua (How to Tame…) both discussed the topic about the language and life. They have many common points such as they all born in a bilingual family‚ and it brought a great change in their lives. The difference is two articles have different focus. “Mother
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writer you choose the direction you will follow when communicating to your reader .To a degree you hold the “power” of defining yourself. Should you allow others to dictate you’re identity We have three writers Kincaid‚ Fanon and Anzaldua‚ all with similar viewpoints‚ however all electing to communicate their story differently through language. All expressing their beliefs differently (between there tone‚ and careful choice of words)‚ all speaking about events they have either witness
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effect on every part of your life. With culture comes customs‚ morals‚ and beliefs. Culture is what makes you unique. In Chicana Artists: Exploring Nepantla‚ el Lugar de la Frontera‚ Gloria Anzaldua explains how much of in impact their culture inspire the way they express themselves through their artwork. Gloria Anzaldua tells why her culture is so significant in her art‚ and why it could be in yours also. Although‚ the Chicana artists are heavily influenced by their culture‚ my art is influenced by
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In the article of “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” written by Gloria Anzaldua‚ she discusses about the relationship between the language and identity. In the other article‚ which is “Mother Tongue” written by Amy Tan‚ she discusses her observation and thoughts about using the English and the perceptions‚ prejudices from other people regarding other languages. Both articles are pointing out how important is the language is in our lives and how we can suffer if we are not using do not use it correctly.
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Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldua and "Mother Tongue" by Any Tan‚ discussed about the difficulties they faced while adapting to a new culture and acquiring a new language. It shows the role of a new language and how it effects their private as well. People from different culture always shows difficulty in adjusting within a new culture and when they do so‚ they would more likely to lose their own values. Language that we use in our private life may affect our public life. Anzaldua describes her life
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which refers to those who happen to occupy the characteristic of both Serious Man and Rhetorical Man. In this short essay‚ I present three figures which I believe fit in each of the aforementioned category. Those three figures are John Locke‚ Gloria Anzaldúa‚ and Maria W. Stewart. Serious Man A figure taken in representing Serious Man is John Locke. This kind
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As quoted by Albert Einstein‚ “the only source of knowledge is experience.” Our experiences in life are what shape us into who we are. Human experience is the one thing that everyone has in common. We all may have different experiences‚ but the fact that we all experience situations (death‚ birth‚ love‚ etc) makes the world go round. Without some of my experiences‚ I would look at the world in a different perspective. My experiences‚ whether it was my younger sister with special needs being born
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it is just what the oppressor believes. The authors Gloria Anzaldua‚ Primo Levi‚ Crystos‚ and Franz Kafka all talk about oppression in their writings in similar and different ways. In all four writings oppression is a main topic and theme. Anzaldua‚ in “Borderlands” and Levi‚ in “On the Bottom” and also in “I walk in the history of my people” by Chrystos‚ all show that oppression is something that is cruel and experienced by minorities. Anzaldua explains she is oppressed for being a women‚ Mexican
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oppress the unfamiliar. To be confronted with a different opinion or way of living is uncomfortable. It challenges the ideas we are familiar with and the mental sets we have developed into concrete habits. In the essay by Gloria Anzaldua‚ How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚ Anzaldua provides us with her story of oppression. As a Spanish-speaking individual brought up in an American education system‚ she was hard-pressed by her teachers to forget her roots and adapt to an American way of thinking and speaking
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In paragraphs 27 through 34 of Gloria Anzaldua’s essay "How to Tame a Wild Tongue"; she subtly conveys her own disgust at the invariable destruction of her Chicano culture by using the rhetorical strategies of organized syntax‚ narrative flashbacks‚ and the incorporation of her "native tongue". Between paragraphs 27 and 30‚ the syntax conveys Anzaldua’s deep emotions about her lingual identity using mostly balanced and declarative sentences. The perfect balanced in noticed in excerpts such as "Until
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