“Se Habla Espanol” The essay, “Se Habla Espanol,” was written by Tanya Barrientos. Tanya writes about the hardships she goes through trying to speak the language that she pushed away from because of racial stereotypes. Being stereotyped Tanya did not want anything to do with being a Latina, or speaking the Spanish language. Once she realized how society had changed, Tanya tried to regain the culture she had lost during her childhood. Tanya wants to inspire those of her culture that can relate to what she is going through, while also asking for acceptance within the Latino community.
Her mother’s “broken English” does not reflect her intelligence, however, the people she would like to talk with thought her just had limited ideas because of her “broken English” or “limited English”. She highlights that her mother had realized the limitations of her English impact her opportunities and interactions. When she was fifteen, she had a phone call a person and acted as if she was her mother in order to get more attention, so she had to talk with the stockbroker in perfect English for not sending a check. In the other day, when her mother went to a doctor to ask the result of a CAT scan, the doctors ignore her until author talked to the doctors and then they apologized and solved problems. In her idea, she found out the most of Asian do much better in math than in English, and most of them choose engineering major.
The project of finding a voice, with language as an instrument of injury and salvation, of selfhood and empowerment, suggests many of the themes that Hurston uses as a whole. Zora Neale Hurston draws attention towards her novels because she uses black vernacular speech to express the consciousness of a black woman and to let the reader know exactly how statements are said. This use of the vernacular is particularly effective in Their Eyes Were Watching God. Their Eyes Were Watching God exposes the need of Janie Crawford's first two husbands for ownership of space and mobility with the suppression of self-awareness in their wife. Only with her final lover, Tea Cake, who's interest orbit around the Florida swamps, does Janie at last glow.
Name: Instructor: Course: Date: “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan The article “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan is mainly about the author’s thoughts and judgments on broken English in comparison to Standard English. Tan is an American writer who was born in China and is torn between two different worlds: the American society and the Chinese society, which have very diverse societal behaviors and values (Tan 142-146). Tan describes how she relates with her mother who, according to her, speaks broken English. She talks about the limitations of her mother’s English including its advantages and disadvantages. This paper provides a summary of the article, including its major themes.
Meera Patel Mr. Bruss Engl 1001/171 September 22, 2011 Rhetorical Analysis of Mother Tongue In “Mother Tongue”, an essay from The Threepenny Review in 1990, Amy Tan explores the various forms of English that people from around the world utilize as they immigrate to the United States and adapt to the American culture. Her mother plays a prominent role in telling of how her perspective on language has transformed. The occurrences with her mother helped her acknowledge not only that language allows one to be a part of a culture, but that it structures and helps define one’s identity in society. Tan’s article conveys reasoning, credibility, and an appeal to emotion because she shares her story and supports it with examples of how others
Michael Jennings Mrs. Strange ENG 102 November 27, 2012 “White Lies” by Natasha Trethewey and “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes were both poems wrote to express some racial issues that the authors went through. In “White Lies” we see that Trethewey went through some racial identity issues. She felt as if she had to lie to blend in with the rest of the whites, which was easy for her because she was mixed. To understand the full meaning of this poem you must first know that Trethewey was the product of an interracial marriage.
Joyce had attempted to get in touch with her daughter in any way she could. but all she got from her daughter was suspicious behaviors and a simple response “ will write later. Don't worry”. She decided to get in her daughter’s e-mail account to see if she could find any clue what was going on with Audrey. She found out that Johnny the guy who her daughter was in love with had tested H.I.V positive.
“Se Habla Español" an article composed by Tanya Barrientos, describes her struggle to learn Spanish by telling her readers a very interesting story. She begins by revealing a struggle: she can not speak Spanish even though it may appear like she should be able to speak it fluently. Her family, last name, and physical appearance all scream, “Latina!” but she can not put together more than a few words of a language that should come easily. The story progresses in a chronological way after the initial introduction; the author speaks of moving to America as a very young child, her experiences in elementary school, and even of America’s shifting thought process about those of different cultures. This suggests that this has been a lifelong struggle for her.
In the summary and response essay "Women, the Victim of War and Feudal Society" I wrote:"Through this interview, I completely understand what she said and who she wanted to be as well. Otherwise, one thing makes me feel uncomfortable when she said, 'I American now.'" You said that you were looking forward to reading my response. I was really surprised, and I knew you let me know that I am getting better through each essay. From these essay and your recommendations, I became more confidence and believed in myself to write.
It is said, that when they were out in public, Elizabeth, would wear a gray wig, sunglasses, and a veil. When police spotted Brian Mitchell, they stopped the three and pulled Elizabeth aside to be questioned alone when the police recognized who she was. At first Elizabeth said her name was "Augustine" and when they would continue to ask her she repeatedly said "I know you think I'm that Elizabeth Smart girl who ran away but I'm not." She continued to refuse being Elizabeth and that Mitchell and Wanda were her parents, until she finally gave in and when the insisted she was Elizabeth she said "Thou sayest."