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    Jomelyn Belcher Antonio Rivera Mother Tongue Mother Tongue‚ written by Amy Tan‚ is a short story about her family. Amy’s family is Asian Americans‚ whom came to America later in their lives‚ the reason why they do not speak English very well. In her short story‚ Mother tongue‚ She emphasizes the idea that we all speak different languages without being consciously aware‚ and that we are categorized by the way we speak. Amy Tan said that she begin to realize the unusual differences that goes on with

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    their food and manners differ from Americans; Amy Tan shows the contrast of cultures in “Fish Cheeks”. Chinese New Year food and manners are different from the way we’re raised as Americans. The Chinese prepare food for the holidays that many of us haven’t even tried in our lifetime‚ yet they eat it more than once a year. During the dinner‚

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    “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ she writes about how her mother’s broken English‚ and about the extent that it affected her language. She writes this piece in a method that is easy to understand‚ and she simply expresses her personal opinion: That whenever someone doesn’t speak proper English they are susceptible to criticism and bad treatment. Amy Tan expresses how her mother is treated unfairly by people just because she cannot speak proper English. Throughout this reflection Amy mentions a troubled

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    Amy Tan: Mother Tongue 1. Tan starts with speaking to a group that had her mom in it. This provided details of how she felt with the way all speak in different situations. Another situation was when she described her having a conversation with her mom on the phone. Her mom uses very broken English and I felt like I was standing there listening to both sides of the conversation. I made me remember times talking with my grandma and a couple of her saying. When Tan uses “tell him front of his boss

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    In the article‚ "Mother Tongue" by author Amy Tan‚ she uses its context to persuade readers not "Judge someone’s intelligence by their English" (Tan‚ 20) but instead treat others the way you would want to be treated‚ therefore acceptance is essential because it helps us respect other people who are different than we are‚ to avoid misconceptions about another person‚ and to accept others for who they are regardless different ethnical backgrounds. Acceptance is important‚ because it helps us to respect

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    Amy Tan’s excerpt Mother Tongue focuses on her use of different Englishes when she was surrounded by different people. When surrounded by strangers‚ Tan spoke fluently in grammatically sophisticated English. However‚ Tan referred to the English she used with her mother as being a broken down‚ limited version of the English language. Despite this description‚ Tan didn’t entirely agree with what these chosen adjectives suggested about her mother’s English & intelligence. Tan’s description of the different

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    anywhere “Her language as I hear it‚ is vivid‚ direct‚ full of observation and imagery.” Amy Tan is simply saying that because of her mother’s language barriers she was able to form who she is

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    Jing Mei’s Journey Amy Tan’s "A Pair Of Tickets" is about Jing Mei‚ a daughter of a Chinese immigrant who is on a journey to find her identity and to understand her mother. This journey is about her relationship with her mother‚ and also a journey of self-awareness‚ uncovering the truth of where she comes from when she visits Shanghai‚ China. Jing Mei changes as a person throughout the story. Her thoughts as a kid growing up in San Francisco and that of when she is an adult are different‚ especially

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    that we are around and others are in the area or even situation that we may be in. we rarely notice when we change from one form to another. In Amy Tan’s article “Mother tongue” she shows how her mother’s unique English led her to go through many trials and obstacles and was overlooked by many. In this essay‚ I will show how some of the issues that Amy Tan talks about in her article can be applied to my everyday life and is still very relevant. Peer pressure is a major factor in communication with

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    American cultures. Amy Tan represented herself as Jing-Mei Woo in the novel. Her parents are both Chinese immigrants who raised her as a American. In her early teens‚ she learned that her mother had been married before in China. Just like Suyuan‚ Amy’s mother fled China‚ leaving behind her daughters. Amy and her mother argued about her college and career plans‚ like Suyuan wanting Jing-Mei to be a genius; in Amy’s case‚ to be a doctor. When her mother had a serious illness‚ Amy promised her that

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