However, not having English-speaking parents makes Rodriguez feel like he is sticking out in society (his parents couldn’t help him with English). 3. Answers May Vary. Sample Answer: To Rodriguez, Spanish was a private language, as that is what he spoke at home with his family. English, however was used in public.
In Dagoberto Gilb’s story “Romero’s Shirt,” Romero’s plaid Pendleton shirt seems like an insignificant object at first, but gains symbolic significance as the story progresses. Juan Romero, a husband and father, was born and raised in Mexico in a family that had close to nothing. After moving to El Paso from Mexico he realized that there wasn’t much available to his family as a child and wanted different for the family he made with his wife. He cherished his plaid Pendleton shirt because to him it was more than a shirt, it was something he could wear anywhere and everywhere and it symbolized all the hard work he had done to make sure his family had a life that they deserved. Romero was an extremely hard worker and did whatever he could to provide for his family.
As I’m from Mexico I did my high school in Monterrey and they don’t give the importance to this aspects for college and for some international people like me is tough and the evidence is that this is my second time taking this course because they didn’t teach me how to become a better writer or reader and this paper is really helpful for me because not all students are prepared equally so for this semester I’ll read important and high cognitive books to progress on my English, not only talking or expressing but writing as well. There are many ways in which the high school students can improve over the four years and some mentioned by the Sullivan are Reading, Writing, Thinking, Listening, Grit and the Attitude Toward College. The author mentions reading as an important quality because college requires lots of reading comprehension since students needs to read too much in order to learn and is included in all of the courses. The author outlines other significant reading-related strengths students have towards college, i.e. “Students who are ready for college like to read”, “Students who are ready for college have read some good books as well as some important books while they were in high school”, “Students who
Always Running Always Running is an autobiography about Luis Rodriguez's experiences as a Mexican-American growing up in East Los Angeles. Rodriguez begins as a boy who does not belong anywhere, and finishes his story as a respected member of society. By ending up as a respected member of society, Rodriguez is united with his community and with himself. As a boy, he has a constant battle with himself about his worth as a human being, but as a man, he finally comes to terms with his identity. The book was written for his son Ramiro as an attempt to steer his son away from "la vida loca."
Bassackwards The immigrants, especially Spanish immigrants would be the audience of the essay “Bassackwards”. Jay Nordlinger argues the aliens do not learn and speak English to adapt the new life in the United States. First, it seems to be a grammar essay of Spanish which might make the readers bored, “specialized language: casco for hard hat; montacarga for forklift; pistola de clavos for nail gun.” That is called “Survival Spanish” which people can learn easily. It would be great if many Spanish speakers studied English. Unfortunately, most of them keep their own traditional language and avoid express their feeling by using English.
Case Study Robert Barton Daniel M.Dolohery CJA/474 September 4, 2014 Gregory Frum Concepts Related to Groups and Group Dynamics Explain What Happened in This Situation Graduating from the academy and joining forces with the group was not an easy task for Officer Baron. On the frontline Officer Barton did not fit very well from the beginning possibly due to his background coming from a small town. Officer Barton was also fluent in three different languages being that in his family at home spoke English, French and Spanish. Joining the group he realized he was part of a subculture that shared values, perspectives, and Attitudes. Having this subculture gives personnel the sense of trust among their fellow officers
Dear Gloria Anzaldua, You have wrote such a mind capturing passage that it has led us to want to know more about you and the struggles of growing up at a time where your race was not accepted by all. In the essay “How to Tame A Wild Tongue” you said “I remember being caught speaking Spanish at recess- that was good for three licks on the knuckles with a sharp ruler.” (Anzaldua 2947) Did it affect you as a child having to hide your heritage and who you truly were from everyone else?. Also, considering how in your passage what you mostly wrote about how your culture meant a lot to you. Considering all the different forms of your culture did that affect you mentally as a child know that you could not express yourself in the form in which you wanted and if you did you would be judged by your peers or would be disciplined by your teachers. You talked about all the different types of Mexican cultures, was there any in
Nine years later I shared my struggle of being caught between two cultures with my eleventh-grade English class. We had been discussing an essay, "Does America Still Exist?" by Richard Rodriguez who believes that cultural assimilation exists in the United States. It saddens me that this process occurs without any celebration, as Rodriguez points out. Not celebrating assimilation creates the impression that America is allowing immigration solely because the economy needs it.
Until my cousin because a teenager was when all the problems started because he was not able to have a driver’s license neither get help from the government or take out a loan to pay for his college tuition. B. Tie to Audience: One of the people having this kind of situation might be someone you know, or this person could have been you also just because your parents wanted a better future for you. C. Thesis and Preview: 1. Thesis Statement- The need for this dream Act is very important to so many immigrants that are brought to this country when they are children.
Foreigners who enter America’s borders do not know much or any English at all. Most of these foreigners that enter America do not worry about learning English. Some even begin to live the American lifestyle and may even start a new life in the United States. This creates a problem, not only are people speaking English, but they are speaking Spanish, French, Latin and other languages. The United States of America “has probably been host to more bilingual people than any other country in the world,” all because America does not have a declared national language (Hakuta 166).