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    Mother Tongue

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    Languge is imperative since it's one of the fundamental approaches to convey and communicate with other individuals around us. Dialect reflects character it uncovers our identity both personally and socially. In Mother Tongue, by Amy Tan, Tan talks about the social battles she encountered through her mom, and her combat of identity in her written work. In the article If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is? James Baldwin attempted to clarify that despite the fact that…

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    Essay On Piercings

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    Find needle, no needle, thumb tack will do. Mirror for placement. Adrenaline rush followed by pain. No turning back now. Struggle to get through cartilage, frustration arises. “Pop!” followed by pinching. IT IS THROUGH! Now pull thumb tack out and stick earring through. This was the steps from the first time I unprofessionally, with little sanitation added a new hole to my nose. I have never been grounded, but this was the first time my parents have ever grounded anyone. This reaction that…

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    Wild Tongue

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    People who are bilingual learned the language from their families and while some identify with the culture in which the language is from, others do not. When someone learns a language they also learn about the culture and race. In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua, her language is her cultural identity and even though it’s not taken as a serious language, she doesn’t give up on her belief that her language is what makes her who she is. An essay that is contrasting to what Anzaldua…

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    How do you feel about piercings? Have you ever been sitting in class and other student’s body modifications distracted you? Answer my questions honestly. I think piercings express a person’s self-expression. Pointing piercings out is a ginormous waste of class time and causes more of a disturbanceto point out than to let them go. Some people might say that piercings are distracting to other students in the classroom, they really aren’t. I think people should be able to have piercings in school.…

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    As I read the body rituals that Miner describes such as “inserting a small bundle of hog hairs into the mouth and moving that bundle around in the mouth, also visiting a holy-mouth man once or twice a year who uses a variety of tools to locate any tooth decay, references men scraping and lacerating the surface of the face with a sharp instrument” it was easy to identify these to our routines of brushing our teeth, going to the dentist and a man shaving his face. I believe Miner is referring to…

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    Mother Tongue Analysis

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    is a second language. Unfortunetly these individuals are disadvantaged by one of two things; their accent and/or non standard grammar. This is evident in Amy Tan's article Mother Tongue as well as Diane Eades Legal Recognitiong of Cultural Difference in Communication: The Case of Robyn Kina. Tan's article Mother Tongue allows the reader to explore and interpret language discriminiation through the use of personal experience. She does this using her mother as a primary example.She states…

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    Mother Tongue Essay

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    where we go, language has a major effect on our lifestyle. It plays a major role when we are searching for a job because most employers are seeking people who can speak languages that meet the needs of their clients. From reading Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue,” we are informed of how she portrays her English language as a daughter, student and as a writer. Like Amy Tan, I was raised in a bilingual family and the transition from one language to another…

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    Tongue In Lord Of The Flies

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    This section can be summed up in three words: Watch your tongue! We are more likely to sin with our mouth than any other way. A man who guards his mouth, guards his whole person. James calls the tongue, “a fire”; something that defiles the whole body; a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With our tongue we confess Christ as our Lord and Savior and with our tongue we curse Him. Lest we be double-minded, our tongue should be a consistent testimony of our redeemed nature. Verse 5 speaks of…

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    Sore Throat Tongue

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    Sore Throat and Tongue Having a sore throat is inconvenient and uncomfortable, and even more so when accompanied by a sore tongue. The combination of a sore throat and tongue isn't a rare symptom of certain health conditions, however, your diagnosis depends on the other signs and symptoms you may be experiencing. A painful or sore tongue and throat is typically caused by something visible and obvious, although there are other less obvious reasons you should be aware of that might require a…

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    Speaking in Tongues is a documentary that shows how the involvement of people with other backgrounds and languages actually works. It is very complicated for them to be involved in different environments and understand everything they are required to do. The character I found the most interesting was Jason. He is a 5th grader Mexican-American whose speaks English and Spanish. Due to the interaction in school, his Spanish is getting weaker and his English is getting stronger. His dad never went…

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