In today’s American society there are many different accents, from the good old southern draw to the New Yorker or just the plain old boring mid western accent. Why are there so many differences, what makes our accents unique and why are we so sensitive when people poke fun of us because we do not speak like they do? The film, American Tongues, tries to answer these questions. Why do we speak differently in different parts of our own country? If we go back to the days of the settlers we can see
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social classes, rich and poor. There is no established middle class, either you live in the big Americanized cities, or you are poor and live in the country. Felly has only been in America for nine years. She moved to California when she married an American. She said, “There are so many differences between the Philippines and America”. Housing The houses are small and are home to many family members. As Felly said, “You live with your whole family. I lived with my parents, grandparents, brothers
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skin tone. I consider myself a Mexican American girl. Many people, however, have had their opinions on what it means to be Mexican AND American. To me being Mexican American means that your roots are from Mexico but you yourself were born in America. When I walked down the street people told me that they knew I was a Mexican American. Other people, however, have had the problem of defining who I really was. All of my life I was brought up as a Mexican American girl whose parents immigrated to the
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Me: Why is the Panama Hotel important to you? Henry: Before Keiko was sent to the internment camp she left behind meaningful things such as the Oscar Holden CD. The Oscar Holden CD was important to Keiko and I because I worked extremely hard to save up money in order to buy the CD. It was also very important to us because he dedicated one of his songs to us the night we snuck into the Black Elks Club. She left other things behind such as her drawing pad, and family pictures. I thought that if I found
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the internet and meeting new people from other states, and countries. Communication distribution can be cause by anything such as text messages, noise, or things in the background of the person you are speaking too. Feedback is an important part of communication, the way you use feedback can determine if you helped the person or gave he or she negative feedback which will make them act differently because of what was said. Communication cannot be taken back, what was said can’t be reversed and it will
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have been marginalized for the color of their skin, faith, and gender identity. “Shake the Dust” connects with and addresses those who are excluded in our culture and encourages them that everyone has a purpose in life and this goal is to speak up for what you believe in. Anis Mojgani expressed, “I want my words and actions to be the quantification
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Reflecting on Richard Rodriguez 1. Yes, I do agree that the problems of adaptation for minority immigrants are as difficult as those for Native Americans and African Americans. I believe that once you have grown in a place called home and move to a different place where you do not know the language nor the culture it could be difficult. When you are minor you have no choice but to follow your parents. In my personal experience I moved to this country because my dad is an engineer and he had
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In the beginning of Fredrick Douglass’ famous speech, he’s embarrassed to be asked to speak about our nation’s Independence Day, the Fourth of July. At one point he questions, “Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today?” (pg.503). Douglass requests his audience to be patient and respectful toward him, for he has endured as a former slave. Through much of the first half of the speech, Douglass describes how our fathers must have felt in 1776. Most were
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Even though we do not constantly think about it, language changes slightly every day. United States as a large in diversity country continues to face new challenges with language as times continue to turn. English is categorized as a world language, because approximately 400 million people speak English as their first language ever day (Goshgarian, 2011).In addition to that English is taught in majority of non-speaking English countries as a second language. Combination of all different cultures
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and Richard Crowson’s political cartoon, “Great American Melting Pot,” all explain the hardships that lie within becoming a full-fledged American citizen. Gaining your legal documented citizenship
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