Speak “Right” English: The Unconstitutional Standard English Language Ideology In this essay‚ I question the validity of Standard English Language Ideology. Moreover‚ I employ the research done by Nelson Flores and Jonathan Rosa‚ Samy Alim and other authors to support my argument that the enforcement of Standard English Language violates the rights of American citizens‚ especially those minorities whose first language is not English. This includes the right of free speech and the right of equality
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Why My Mother can’t Speak English Garry Engkent was born in 1948 in China‚ he came to Canada in the 1950”s. He completed a PH.D in English at the University of Toronto‚ and has teached at a number of Community Colleges and Universities. Why My Mother can’t Speak English‚ was first published in the Anthology of Chinese-Canadian writing in 1991. This short story has shown differences in culture‚ with different languages. There are parts where Garry’s mother feared of losing her home‚ and being sent
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statement that I have interpreted. In the text‚ Speak‚ Melinda Sordino shows her bravery by facing her fears against Mr. Neck and Andy Evans. One example of Melinda’s bravery is when she defies Mr. Neck. This example is the conflict between Melinda against Mr. Neck which may be considered as man vs. man (woman). Melinda does not have any advantages against Mr. Neck but does have disadvantages such as not being able to speak. Melinda’s inability to speak gives an advantage to Mr. Neck so he changes
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Seek for revenge It was a Monday night when Max Sam if he wanted to go to the movies tonight. Suddenly‚ Sam heard someone whispering from a distance not far from where they were. Max was to say something when a loud noise was heard. He turned around and Sam was lying on the ground in a puddle of blood. Max called the police as quickly as possible. His brother was unconscious on the ground. The police arrived in a hurry in a short time of 7 minutes accompanied by the ambulance. They
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working salesman who was unable to achieve success. He travels all over during the week and is barely able to make enough money to support his family. He has two sons he is very proud of and hopes that they will also be successful. The second is Sandra Cisneros‚ “The House on Mango Street” is about a young girl growing up not having the right guidance and believing what everyone else tells her to believe. She believed that material objects such as having a nice house and fancy clothes were the key to
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n pg. 4‚ Cisneros includes a remark about Esperanza’s house made by one of the nuns. She echoes that comment on pg. 45 when Sister Superior has Esperanza point out her house‚ and Sister says‚ "that one?" Why does Sister point to the wrong house‚ and why does Esperanza nod‚ "yes"? Why does Cisneros echo her original comment?n pg. 4‚ Cisneros includes a remark about Esperanza’s house made by one of the nuns. She echoes that comment on pg. 45 when Sister Superior has Esperanza point out her house
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Her name is Emma. Inspired by the line “Emma. Her name was Emma.” In The Staircase by redcharcoal One-shot .... Miss Swan. Miss Swan! Miss Swan? MISS SWAN. Miss... Swan. Miss. Swan. Sheriff Swan. All the ways Regina had ever said Miss Swan‚ none of them had ever sounded like that‚ so kind‚ sweet‚ promising‚ almost as if she were talking to Daniel. Regina figured it was because she had never taken a liking to Emma. Until now. Regina had been resting against the back of her front
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Should English teachers speak the language of their students? An English only policy should be implemented in all ESL and EFL classrooms. The best English lessons are often the result of a teacher who only speaks English. Such lessons enhances the student’s listening and speaking skills by hearing the correct way to pronounce things and comprehending what the teacher is explaining‚ which are the most important skills in order to communicate. However there is always an exception to the rule. There
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“Dear God‚ cleanse me of this horrible sin that has corrupted my life. I don’t need this sin to runneth over. Please take it away. Take it away‚ take it away‚ take it away‚” I cried out loud to the heavens as I kneeled down in the sanctuary. I often call out to the members and the visitors who hear me preach to lay their burdens on the altar and I had to reevaluate my own life and ask if I had did the same. The answer to that was no and it was time. I knew that if I were to be elevated to the next
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I was most drawn to “Mericans” as the story provokes a gratitude of thought‚ displays the rawness of cultural diversity through the Mexican church and resonates with the innocence of childhood through the eyes of Micaela. The author‚ Cisneros‚ brings to life the full reality of the livelihood of Mexican Americans through this story. In “Mericans” we are offered an opportunity to look inside the family dynamics of a Mexican family and how they are often misunderstood through their custom. We are also
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