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    Amy Tan - Mother Tongue

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    English 101 Mother Tongue Amy Tan makes a valid point about the use of different Englishes that are spoken in different places and to certain people. What one says may sometimes vary based on the person‚ situation‚ or event as well. How one speaks and what they pick up on happens in the home and other people see them differently based on the way they speak. Different languages become difficult to translate as well because there isn’t always a similar word in the translating language. Many people

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    Mother Tongue by Amy Tan

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    only be a mere reflection of skill without its own story‚ as Amy Tan once said "The goal of every serious writer of literature is to try to find your voice and your art because it comes from your own experiences‚ your own pain." Amy Tan herself writes all of her work with her mother in mind as the reader‚ her inspiration. She writes to show the beautiful and passionate side of her mother that people can’t see. In "Mother Tongue‚" Amy Tan describes how all of the Englishes that she grew up with‚ normal

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    Amy Tan There are only two types of authors; those whose literary works are dull and emotionless‚ and those whose works are filled with compelling‚ fiery‚ tear-jerking feuds and emotions. Amy Tan is an author that goes under second one. Amy Tan affected America by writing about her views of mother daughter relationships; her inspirational life‚ interviews‚ and being able to live with Lyme Disease; and she also plays apart in the entertainment industry. “Amy Tan parents Daisy and John wanted

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    Amy Tan, Two Kinds

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    Composition & Literature | Amy Tan | Professor Blum | JAEL VARGAS 12/17/2012 | This story’s main events take place in Chinatown throughout the 1950s and perhaps early 1960s. The main character of the story‚ who is also the protagonist‚ is the author herself: Amy Tan. The antagonist happens to be her own mother‚ who is always pushing Amy to discover some hidden talent and be someone she is not. There are a few other minor characters in the story. There is Lindo Jong (who she calls

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    Amy Tan has a contentious relationship with her mother perceived from her hostile tone. All mother-daughter relationships have troubles. In excerpts from Amy Chua’s memoir‚ Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom‚ and Amy Tan’s novel‚ The Joy Luck Club‚ mother-daughter relationships can be seen through diction‚ and tone. The annoyed tone in the situation between Amy Chua and her daughter shows a caring relationship while the hostile and hateful tone in Amy Tan’s excerpt shows a poor relationship with a hateful

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    Mother Tongue By Amy Tan

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    Tongue by Amy Tall Kaé Murray-Francis September 2‚ 2011 Florida Memorial University Recently‚ in my College Writing II class‚ I had the opportunity to read‚ “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. I enjoyed reading the essay so much that I decided to write my own analysis. “Mother Tongue” is an essay based on the power of language and the will to communicate. However‚ the essay is not just about language itself‚ but also about the relationship between a mother‚ Mrs. Tan‚ and her daughter‚ Amy Tan‚ who moved

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    Two Kinds by Amy Tan

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    The author‚ Amy Tan is a second generation Chinese immigrant. Her parents are both Chinese immigrants. Her father and one of her brothers passed away during her early teens. At that period‚ she found out that her mother had been married before in China. She left her divorced ex-husband and three daughters in China. In 1987‚ after her mother recovered from a serious illness‚ they took a trip to China where Tan reunited with her half-sisters. The trip offered Tan a new perspective on her mother and

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    Amy Tan "Fish Cheeks"

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    impression does Amy Tan present of herself in “Fish Cheeks”? How? In “Fish Cheeks”‚ Amy Tan gives an impression of being insecure and overly dramatic. She is especially insecure about being Chinese‚ and this is evident in several points during the text. She has a crush on a white boy‚ Robert‚ who she describes first and foremost as “not Chinese‚ but as white as Mary in the manger”. Comparing him to Mary‚ a holy figure‚ almost suggests an idealization of Robert because of his race. Amy also wishes

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    Mother Tongue , Amy Tan

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    After reading the strongly written “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ it shows a great deal of strength from the Asian American culture. Throughout the reading it showed how hard it was and still is for Asian Americans to work through the difficulties of the English language. The essay talked first about the different languages of English that this young lady learned and used through her life. The second part was about the difficulties that she had through school because English wasn’t here strongest subject

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    Sumel Singh Newcomer English 10 honors 10 October 2012 Liberty "Give me Liberty‚ or give me Death!” (Henry 100) The date is March 20‚ 1774‚ we as a nation must choose between one of these two proclamations. The British have increased our taxation and yet we have no representation‚ in addition‚ the British allow their soldiers quarters in our homes‚ alongside our families‚ with no consent of ours? Furthermore‚ when we try to protest against

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