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1. Barrientos article’s title being in Spanish shows me that the essay has something relate to Spanish, and that it might be about Spanish, the language, Spanish countries, or Spanish people. The title shows that she is real proud of being Hispanic or proud of being able to speak Spanish. most parts of the article don’t support the impression given by the title, because she didn’t speak Spanish growing up.
2. Barrientos begins her essay with an anecdote about signing up for a Spanish class, shows that the essay is about what she went through just to be able to sign up for the class. It also shows that Barrientos will share details of how the Spanish class went, if she was able to take the class. She can also share the trouble she had and

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