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The text “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, by Gloria Anzaldúa is from her famous work “Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. The New Mestiza is acclaimed to be her most outstanding work. In the text, she mentions her struggles with controlling her tongue. It is a struggle for Anzaldúa to control her tongue because she has been influenced by multiple dialects that have altered her own. The multiple imprints of dialects that she has learned has hindered not only her schoolwork, but also…

America is considered a melting pot of both cultural and ethnic identities; accepting the diverse languages and religions of the world. In the argumentative essay about bilingualism “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” in the book Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing, Gloria Anzaldúa writes, “So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language. Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity - I am language. Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself” (172).…

Communication Finals 5. What are some of the stereotypes held by our society/culture about the following groups and co-cultures? Provide at least two stereotypes for each the following groups: African Americans, Jews, Asians, females, males, elders, and students. Are you a member of any of these groups? If so, which ones? How do you compare to the stereotypes associated with each group my; are you similar to or different from these perceptions? What could be done to minimize stereotyping…

Defining American Culture When the phrase “American culture” is mentioned, the first term that comes to mind is diversity. In this way, there exist three common metaphors that many people, both within America and beyond, have used to describe the level heterogeneity in the country. To some, the United States is a melting pot, a metaphor that points out the kind of transformation that happens to people, more so immigrants, as they adjust to fit into the society of their new homes (McDonald 7).…

America is considered a melting pot of both cultural and ethnic identities; accepting the diverse languages and religions of the world. In the argumentative essay about bilingualism “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” in the book Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing, Gloria Anzaldúa writes, “So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language. Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity - I am language. Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself” (172).…

Guide to Great Paleo Appetizers for Your Super Bowl Party The key to making your Super Bowl party the bash of the year begins in the planning. Begin with who you are going to invite. Once you have your guest list, take some time to look it over and make any special dietary notes. This year is a great year to throw a Paleo party. While this may sound like a challenge because you can't use processed foods, it really is pretty easy to create amazing Paleo appetizers, easy Paleo meals, and more for…

America is considered a melting pot of both cultural and ethnic identities; accepting the diverse languages and religions of the world. In the essay about bilingualism “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” in the book Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing, Gloria Anzaldúa writes, “So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language. Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity - I am language. Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself” (172). Anzaldúa…

As human beings, it is our nature to group and label different items in our world. But how does one describe themselves? Our self-identity, in my opinion, makes us feel like someone. Self-identity includes our race, language, sexual orientation, culture, and many other attributes of ourselves including visual components such as body type. But according to Michael Hogg and Scott Reid, categorizing people holds them accountable to other similar groups and depersonalizes an individual person.…

McDonalds Corporation is the largest fast-food restaurant chain in the world headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. The first restaurant, located in San Bernardino, California was opened by Dick and Mac McDonald as McDonalds Bar-B-Q in 1940. In 1955, Ray Kroc opened the first franchised restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois which showcased the soon to be famous Golden Arches. McDonalds’ first public stock offering was introduced in 1965 at $22.50 per share. The Ronald McDonald character first…

For decades, America has been known as a land of immigrants; people from England, France, Spain, and other countries descended on the New World to leave a lasting impression, one that can still be seen today in American culture. But of them all, England probably had the greatest effect on America. Since the time of Columbus’s discovery of the New World, Spain had been colonizing almost all the areas in the South, in what is today South America and along the South and West coast of what is now…