Spanish Armada

She spoke Spanish and we would talk a lot in Spanish. She would tell me about her teacher and that she spoke Spanish. She would say “Ella es muy linda” she would then explain how she began to learn English with her teacher. I asked her many of my questions that I had about words. I would also, during recess ask her…

After failed attempts by Francisco Miranda and Admiral Home Popham to cut off the Spanish Crown’s control of Coro and Buenos Aires, Napoleon began his invasions. (42) Chasteen importantly notes that the revolution attempts by Francisco De Miranda and Home Popham were unsuccessful because they lacked popular support, which is ironic considering…

crawling, which was when she had reached 8 months. G.A.H. reached her second milestone, walking, when she was 13 months and was toilet trained when she was two years old. Mrs. H reported G.A.H. began speaking before the age of two in two languages, Spanish and English. G.A.H. only medical history is that she has seasonal asthma as well as seasonal allergies. Other wise there is no medical history recorded as of recent. G.A.H. currently lives with both of her parents…

This helps achieve her purpose of embracing one’s true heritage and identity as she states, “I will no longer feel ashamed of existing, I will have my voice: Indian, Spanish, white. I will have my serpent’s tongue...I will overcome the tradition of silence” (Anzaldua 59). This statement shows how much the author has grown and learned from experiences that denied her self growth. Anzaldua builds her credibility by sharing…

You have the Spanish language itself as a sexist model that we, unfortunately, cannot change. To give you a brief Spanish lesson, every word in Spanish is categorized either as masculine or feminine. In addition, you need to be able to identify between the two in order to conjugate the word properly to make the sentence sound better…

English. Since I teach at an immersion school with a bilingual elementary program, many of my coworkers are learning English as a second language. I work closely with the second and third grade Spanish teacher and it is my second year working with her. Janet is a female, adult, Columbian native Spanish speaker. She has lived in Georgia near the metro Atlanta area for almost two years. She has the equivalent of a Specialist degree in Education Administration with a degree in marketing.…

sides American and Honduran People thing is a very unique experience being in born in the USA and having a Hispania or Latino background. In a ways is very unique having two different background; I get to learn two different language English and Spanish. I get to know my American culture and my Honduran culture. It is not always easy being Hispanic American. A good reason being born in the United States is that I have more opportunities here. The downside is that I did not get to grow up…

Hunger of Memory is an autobiographical piece of literature that highlights a bilingual’s inner struggle to find his place in society. In the book, author Richard Rodriguez has an open discussion, debating and evaluating different perspectives while also sharing his opinions on individuality and separateness. Torn between two cultures, bilingual speakers struggle to find their place within the education system and the local American english-speaking community. In Hunger of Memory, Richard…

the Spanish took advantage of the high status that was given to them due to the substantial amount of newly-discovered land. The Spanish changed the New World in many ways, which caused Spain to become one of the most powerful countries throughout the sixteenth century. Columbus was highly supported by the Spanish…

Being raised in a Mexican family, Litzy communicated in Spanish only for the first three years of her life. Her mother, an elementary school teacher decided it would be beneficial for Litzy to “master” Spanish since they have relatives who only speak and understand Spanish. With the goal of achieving bilingualism, Litzy’s mother did not introduce English until Litzy turned 4 years old; a year before entering school. Litzy’s mother, and stepfather tend to communicate in both languages often using…