Our “Mother Tongue” is what gives us identity; it defines who we are, and therefore, people should value their native languages. The effect of western education on the relationship between parents and children is also another theme in the article. The initial bad relationship between Tan and her mother is caused by Tan’s feeling that that her mother is uncivilized and uneducated. This problem is common in the present world where once children have attained western education, they start disrespecting their parents or disassociating with them because they feel ashamed of the parents’ mother tongue influenced English. It is important that people learn to appreciate their parents irrespective of their level of education or their cultural background; after all, we owe our lives to
She also did not give up even though she faced many difficulties in the journey of how she made the world recognized Chicano Spanish . Marjane in “The Veil “ also shows us her strong belief in God ,and that she did not give up her dream to be a prophet , which she believed in, was a decision from God. The second similarity from both essays is about their hopes for freedom. In “How To Tame A Wild Tongue “,Anzaldua asked for freedom and to allow her to learn new things in her own way. Being punished during recess, requiring to take 2 speech classes to get rid of the accent ,and “ Who to say that robbing people of its language is less violent than war “ is the quote that she put at the end of the first paragraph , are examples that clearly show how she felt back then.
The reason being, she noticed other children, a little more aged, speaking about subjects such as sex in front of them. Irene thinks she can insure her sons a happy childhood by keeping "the race problem" hidden from them. However the huband opposes her idea of restraining the children from these facts. Brian asks," 'What was the use of our trying to keep them from learning the word 'nigger' and its connotation? They found out, didn't they?
He was their only son. Odysseus did not want to go to the Trojan War so he pretended to be insane. Palamedes tested his insanity. He placed baby Telemachus in front of his father’s plow to see if Odysseus would hit his child. Of course, Odysseus failed and that proved to Palamedes he was mentally sane.
This quote shows that the Cunninghams, while people of character and integrity, are unable to pay for monetary needs with money, but must instead use actions, in the form of favors and gifts. The Ewells, however, are a different beast entirely. They have a reputation for being ne’er-do-wells and bitter. This stems from Bob Ewell, who is horribly suffering from alcoholism and doesn’t very much care for people in general. He will do anything for money, as made apparent by his suing Tom Robinson for rape, simply because he knows he’ll win the case by sheer fact of his race.
When he almost turns Jim into the slave catchers, he realizes that Jim is his best friend, and when he thinks he is doing the right thing by writing the letter to Ms. Watson, he then realizes that Jim does not deserve that. Jim is a good person, especially to Huck and so he begins making a plan, “ And for a starter I would go to work and steal Jim out of slavery.” (207). He decides to break Jim free from the Phelps farm because he knows in his heart that it is wrong for Jim to be enslaved. Huck is now taking the risk of getting himself into legal trouble, as he is now physically stealing Jim. This is different from
“Aboriginal people have made great strides in their struggle for equality since 1945. Evaluate this statement.” In Canada, many measures were taken in order to assimilate Aboriginal peoples. Aboriginal people had to face many hardships, including residential schools and find ways to preserve their culture. Obtaining equality was a difficult task. Also, aboriginal people had to find ways to obtain recognition for aboriginal rights.
This is shown as he tells Scout that the reason she shouldn’t squash the Rolly Polly was because “They didn’t bother you.” (pg. 238). This alone does not satisfy Jem. Instead he questions the justice system with his father. Even with the prefudice Jem still can’t understand why the infallible battle Atticus led failed.
Vanessa Lopez Our Challenges We all have faced many challenges in our lives. A challenge is not only an obstacle in our lives; it’s also a situation where we can learn a lot from. Challenges should be faced with determination, hard work, and perseverance. A great example is the story of “A Homemade Education.” by Malcolm X, in which his first language was English but he recognizes his lack of efficiency in the language due to the need of education. Even though Malcolm was in jail he found the way to educate himself.
Miss Moore represents the older generation trying to guide the younger one towards a better life, using her previous experience and knowledge to teach the kids about the world they are in, and Sylvia which is pretty much the essence of the youthful rebellion. As the leader of the group she often tries to discredit Miss Moore, to prove that even though she is older doesn’t make her right. We can see such behavior in the narration, as Sylvia describes Miss Moore “The only woman on the block