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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…

It’s Time to Kill the Death Penalty America is the home of the free, the brave and apparently the vindictive if our embrace of capital punishment is any indication of our national character. We tout our love of human rights for all the world to see yet we imprison more people than China or Russia. We still execute people when according to Amnesty International nearly two-thirds of countries around the world have abolished the practice. America cannot be that city on the hill that history…

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…

last year, 49. The 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, 32. The 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, 27. As of Sunday, November 5th, the fifth-deadliest mass shooting since World War II is the attack on a Baptist church in tiny Sutherland Springs, Tex., which killed 26 people” (Astor 2017). However terrible to say, it is no wonder why people have become accustomed to hearing tragedies of such caliber on the news. Of course, that doesn’t make it any less upsetting or case for finding closure…

Obesity has been affecting society for centuries. The rate of gaining weight and health related diseases have increased during the past decades. Farmers are using harmful chemicals, such as pesticides, to protect their crops from insects. Scientists and food companies are coating edible items with deadly chemicals to enhance their products’ flavor. Over twenty different kinds of chemicals are sprayed into the environment and in our food, increase the rate of obesity found in adolescents.…

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).…

In a typical court, determinations of criminal liability require a voluntary act and intent to commit a criminal act. Legal theory refers to this as Actus Rea and Mens Rea, and liability as the state of being responsible for something. The legal requirement rests on Mens Rea to determine culpability and the actor’s mental state. A general example of this in criminal law is how liability or no liability in a murder case rests on the actor causing the death intentionally. The goal of this paper is…

Scandals occur regularly in college athletics.(( Ravi Lulla, 10 Worst Scandals in NCAA History, Bleacher Report (Sept. 28, 2011)) While some of the scandals are truly horrific and break society’s laws (see Jerry Sandusky), others on their face seem relatively minor.(( Jerry Sandusky’s Son Alleges Even Worse Abuse, USA Today (July 18, 2014), http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2014/07/18/jerry-sandusky-son-matthew-alleges-even-worse-abuse/12823231/.)) These violations generally consist…

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).…