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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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    Into the wild by John Krakauer Krakauer uses the structure‚ genres‚ the stories of other adventures‚ and the interviews to develop the theme of the pursuit of happiness. The author demonstrates this by explaining that even though Chris had everything he could need in the structured world that he lived in‚ he goes off into the wild to find happiness within himself. Krakauer organizes the story in an unusual fashion. The book begins to describe Chris’s death and where he was found. The fact

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    In the novella Call of the Wild‚ by Jack London the theme of the story is the power of instinct. In the text it states‚ “ The blood-longing became stronger than ever before he was a killer‚ a thing that preyed‚ living on the things that lived‚ unaided‚ alone‚ by virtue of his own strength.” (London‚ page 48). This shows that Buck is Starting to use his domesticity and wild instinct while in the forest. Buck is starting to hunt his own food and only eat the food he has hunted. Additionally‚ Buck

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    Jung Chang‚ a Chinese-born writer who now resides in London‚ chronicles the history of three generations of women in her family as well as their lives in twentieth century China in her descriptive novel‚ "Wild Swans." As evidenced throughout the story‚ Chang provides her readers with the development of women’s rights‚ customs‚ and traditions as witnessed throughout the development of the Chinese government. Because Chang’s information is derived from her and her family’s personal experiences‚ one

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    Language: a method of communication that is used in a particular group or community. Prior to reading How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚ I always assumed that languages are what keep people connected. However‚ after reading Anzaldua’s article‚ I was exposed to a new perspective regarding language and identity. It was Anzaldua’s Chicano language that distanced her from other Americans and Latinos around her. Compared Amy Tan‚ who did not relate to her mother’s “broken English”‚ Anzaldua embraced her Chicano

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    Gloria Anzaldua‚ who was an activist and writer that grew up in Texas and endured several forms of oppression‚ covers several topics in her essay “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” including her feelings on the social and cultural difficulties that Mexican immigrants face when being raised in the United States. Among one of the things Anzaldua describes Mexican immigrants must endure is the judgment from other Mexicans

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    Chris McCandless temperament types were introverted‚ i‚ f‚ and j. When it comes to the extroversion and introversion preferences‚ Chris prefers introversion. According to the MBTI Basics‚ introverts prefer doing things alone or in small groups. This preference is evident in the character of McCandless in the story. In reference to McCandless’ relationship with others it is well shown through the relationship he has with his car. Chris took trips alone. He liked doing things by himself. He even

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    Nothing is perfect like in the song “Every Rose Has it’s Thorns” by Poison and it say that everything good can cause pain. Good things have downsides because nothing is perfect. Poison uses simile to create the song and setup the theme. In the song he uses”like” to say that every good thing has a downside and it could cause pain. “Just like every night has it’s dawn”(Poison). This part of the song says that everything has a flip side. It could mean that someone had a bad night but they can start

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    to reveal the connection between species. Dunn provides information that others often neglect or do not acknowledge. His passion for nature and educating others started at a young age and has continued into adulthood. One of Dunn’s many books‚ The Wild Life of Our Bodies‚ focuses on the evolution of the human body throughout human history. He considers the human body’s relationship with other species to be vital to a healthy survival. While Dunn successfully argues the need for humans to interact

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    Ethan invited the villagers to come at his farm to enjoyed a spectacular show. He and his friends are competing horse riding. Why? Because he wanted to make a deal of something important. “Ain’t you riding‚ mattie? A woman’s voice‚ Ethan was shocked he stood but he could not see the woman who told that to mattie. Mattie sad no‚ i don’t know how to ride‚ but the gentleman name Eady said i can teach you. Ethan got angry because he thinks that Eady like mattie. Mattie say no is okay i can watch. Eady

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