our society continues to be influenced by their advanced way of life. The Aztecs‚ an ancient culture arrived in Mesoamerica around the 13th century after the previous Mesoamerican civilization‚ the Toltecs‚ fell. The Aztec name came from their homeland‚ Aztlan meaning “White Land.” The Aztecs are also known as the Tenochca‚ which gave name to their capital city of Tenochtitlan.The Aztec language was Nahuatl and it was the major language in central Mexico by the mid-1350s. Many Nahuatl words used by
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In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”‚ Anzaldua introduces her own language Chicano Spanish to us. Because of 250 years of Spanish and Anglo colonization‚ Chicanos developed their own language‚ which was a combination of both English and Spanish. When Anzaldua was young‚ she was told Chicano Spanish was a bastard language and attacks on her native tongue continues throughout her lives. However‚ she didn’t feel ashamed of her language‚ and instead‚ she was proud to speak Chicano Spanish and wished it to
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Throughout this semester‚ we have been studying about many different types of diversity issues. We have read about race issues‚ ethnicity issues‚ class issues‚ and gender issues. The one issue that has affected me the most however‚ is the ethnicity diversity issue. This has been a prevalent issue in the world as of late‚ especially in the United States. I think that discrimination based on ethnicity will always happen no matter how well intentioned people may be. I don’t think that it is right‚ but
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Femisnism in novel Makaan of Paigham Afaqui Feminist literature‚ as the name suggests‚ is based on the principles of feminism‚ and refers to any literary work that centers on the struggle of a woman for equality‚ and to be accepted as a human being‚ before being cast into a gender stereotype. Not all these works follow a direct approach towards this goal of equality. It is only through such media that women believed a change was possible in the way they were perceived in society. Not all feminist
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University of Texas Press‚ 2010. Journal Articles/ Literacy Magazines Chavez‚ Roberto. “Why paint.” AZTLÁN. Vol. 36‚ N. 1. Spring‚ 2011. 213-220. “Chicano music: from country and rock to soul and Mexican rancheras.” National Hispanic Journal. Vol. 1‚ N. 4. Spring‚ 1983. Garza‚ José and Reyes‚ Felipe. “El Grupo: the initiation of the first Chicano art group in Texas‚ 1967.” AZTLÁN. Vol. 34‚ N. 1. Spring‚ 2009. 247-261. Montoya‚ Jose. “Chicano art: resistance in isolation ’aqui estamos
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time in multi-cultured communities. In addition‚ the texts presented from Eady and Anzaldua helped me analyze my social life and how forming connections and alliances are vital‚ despite the differences that separate us as individuals. My cultural position including the places I have lived in have also had a great impact on my personality and have furthermore assisted me in the understanding of the readings by Anzaldua and Eady. Doing so has broadened my vision on how I have socially developed as a
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occurrence takes place; however‚ she has a vivid understanding of who she really is and where she comes from. Anzaldua opens up with a story of her in a dentist chair. She is being restrained because her tongue keeps moving and it’s difficult to work on her. This can be used to signify that she refuses be tied down to a single type of language and will continue to speak many forms of Spanish. Anzaldua tries to give us insight on the situation regarding the different languages being spoken. She lists them
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100 Similarity between “The Veil” and “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” In “The Veil” by Satrapi‚ she describes her early childhood‚ the background of it and also The Islamic Revolution that took place in Iran. In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Anzaldúa‚ she talks about the intertwined issues of her native language and argues for the values of it. Even though these two great works vary not only in genres but also in topics‚ in culture-concerning kind of perspective‚ they share some similarities
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and fights done by various feminists against sexual injustice‚ new policy has been set out to establish women’s right. Some feminist who fight for women are: Abigail Adams‚ from the firstwaves feminism. Bella Abzug‚ from the secondwaves feminism. Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa‚ from the thirdwave feminism. leila Ahmed‚ a muslim feminist and Olympe Audouard‚ a French feminist. The national organisaton for women(NOW’s) is an organization which main issues are: Ending sex discrimination‚ stopping violence against women
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than discussing one phenomenon or theme specifically. By using diverse rhetorical strategies‚ Anzaldua solidifies her argument that the wild tongue is also a cultural production even if it’s not approved by the society as a whole‚ and there is no reason to be ashamed of it or keep silent instead of being brave to protect their own language. At the beginning of the chapter is the introduction the Anzaldua who is a schoolteacher and then an academic‚ speaking and writing about feminist‚ lesbian‚ and
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