Many people don’t know the full story of what happened with the case of Hernandez. At first, he allegedly got away with two murders, until the friend he was during the first two murders started to talk. Since he’s friend began to talk about what really happen, Aaron took it into his own hands and killed his friend. The court never charged Hernandez for the first two murders, because the only witness was now killed by Hernandez himself. Hernandez did end up getting away with two murders however, he was still sentenced to life in prison without parole. Hernandez’s star status really kept every one interested in the case, but people finally saw a well-known person receive the punishment of life in prison for the actions he took.…
storyline.” Through his photography artwork fashion and character design he creates a complete branding. Ortiz wants to continue on cultivating this project as a sci-fi big budget cinematic movie. Setting up his standards very high as he would like to work with the renown film producer George Lucas. He mentions that he says his goal at the top so that he would never give up until his script turns up on the big screen.…
It was Nine O’clock, Pedro Juanito and his family had just arrived at their new house located in Woodgrove, California. As soon as they got in the driveway everyone began to feel relieved after eight hours of flying and driving from Mexico. Before Pop could turn the engine off everyone opened their doors and ran inside to see how astonishing their new house was. Everyone except Pedro was excited because Pedro had just got used to life in Mexico and he didn’t want to move. After everyone looked around and assigned rooms, everyone went to bed for school and work except Pedro, he just sat there wandering what his new school would be like and if people would like him. After around 30 minutes of thinking Pedro finally got tired and went to sleep…
In Gloria Anzaldua’s article, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” she demonstrates her experiences of overcoming ethnic identity. From personal exposure, Anzaldua describes her observation of linguistic terrorism throughout her life. The article begins in a school setting where the author reveals an unacceptable atmosphere for being caught speaking Spanish. Communicating meant speaking American, and avoiding any Mexican accents. Violation of the First Amendment is expressed through the author feeling attacked for expressing her roots. Anzaldua’s emphasizes how people who have experienced alienation should not be ashamed of their native tongues.…
Growing children/teenagers always have identity problems, but Richard’s were compounded by the clash of cultures and the tension they caused. He also lived in a judgmental community, where nearly everyone was prejudice against everyone else (slurs were thrown at every race and religion mentioned). Richard, being born in America, took quickly to the American culture (page 129: “Although he was a product of two cultures, he was an American and felt a deep love for his home town and its surroundings."). However, his father of course pushed the Mexican culture on him at every turn, and took it as an offense when Richard acted American (page 130: “Is this the American learning you are receiving? To defy your father?"). Richard learned to speak both Spanish and English, but his parents both made no attempt to learn English (page 73: “I’ve been trying to teach my father and mother to talk English, but I don’t think they really want to learn.”). On page 133, Richard defends the American culture by saying: “’But this is America, Father,’ said Richard. ‘If we live in this country, we must live like Americans.’”. However, Richard is still interested in Mexican culture (on page 97, Richard says: “’Do you think, Papa,’ he said, ‘that when we go to Mexico I could have a horse?’”, which shows his interest in learning what his father learned in Mexico, in this case about…
When people are young, they are always told, “your childhood years are some of the best years of your life so enjoy them while you can.” Children typically spend their hours watching interactive shows and playing with toy, yet I have a very hazy memory of doing those things. Coming from a deprived, immigrant family did not permit me to have this joyful childhood experience, but instead led me to grow up faster than customary and shaped me into the person I am today.…
Gloria Anzaldua in How to Tame a Wild Tongue and Amy Tan in Mother Tongue both share a similar message in their essays, they argue that every single culture faces different language obstacles when learning the english language. Both struggle to develop the correct form of english, the one considered acceptable by society. Both Tan and Anzaldua teach us about their ethnic backgrounds, in an effort to better help us learn of their struggles. Amy Tan, is of asian descent, and tells us how growing up with a mother who spoke “broken english” influenced the person she became and how she approached the world. Gloria Anzaldua, considered herself a Mexican American but mainly Chicana, and she tells us of her struggle to accept her roots and to find a place where she belonged. Ultimately, this also influenced who Anzaldua came to be. The…
Although I do not have any experience growing up in a household that used a “broken” language, I can relate to Tan’s mother. In my attempt to learn Spanish, I struggled with every aspect of trying to not only speak it but also read, write, and comprehend the language. Through the understanding that learning a new language can be like trying to navigate your way through a dense jungle, I fully believe Tan’s point was for the good. I think that too many people discriminate in many different ways against anyone that dare not use perfect English. I feel that America has a “fast food” mentality. By that I simply mean that if one little thing slightly inconveniences someone they are too quick to be mean, judge, or even be rude by saying something uncalled for or even ignoring people. For example, I work in a grocery store, and many times I have examined my coworkers and have seen a sudden attitude change when someone comes through their line and speaks a “broken” form of English. I have seen the customer fight the pain of…
All humans no matter young or old, black or white have had some experience so profound that it changed them at the very core of who they were as a human and how they interacted with society from that point forward. My experience unlike most who live in a first world came in the forms of a backwater third world country known as el Salvador ,this small country raised my grandfather until the ripe age of 33 when he left for a better future in Canada, little did he know that his life would change when he met my grandmother and he'd end up raising children that weren't his own and creating a family all his own in the united states of America to many ,the land of opportunity.…
The author describes the hard times immigrants have because they speak imperfect or broken English through the use of rhetoric. In some instances not all needs are catered to, but I believe this is one where they should be met. I will analyze the logos, pathos, and ethos of the author to determine his feelings on the subject. The writer's audience is anyone who has experienced a situation similar to his family. His purpose is to get…
“We gotta prove to the Mexicans how Mexican we are, and we gotta prove to the Americans how American we are, we gotta be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time. It’s exhausting,” this is a quote from the movie Selena. Throughout my life, I’ve dealt with a lot of obstacles, but one I seem to continue to deal with is knowing my cultural heritage. I am a Mexican-American. Every day I have to deal with the struggles of not fully understanding what being a Mexican-American means. There are days I’m with family and they speak to me in Spanish. Of course, I respond, but I respond with Spanglish. They look at me either laughing or angry and say “Que? No eres Mexicana? Hablame en Español! What? Are you not a Mexican? Speak to me in Spanish!” It is frustrating because they know my parents do not Spanish-speaking to me in Spanish 100% of the time, not even 50% of the time, yet I’m to blame. This quote is every Mexican-American struggle. They are faced to choose who they are based on what they Every day. The reality is, I can’t choose one side because I am both.…
Many people come to the U.S. hoping for a better life, but are faced with tough challenges. Of all the challenges they are faced with, the language barrier is one of the hardest to break through. Tan's mother has gone through many experiences that shows how hard it is for immigrants to communicate with fluent English speaking officials. For example, people in department stores, banks, and restaurants did not take her mother seriously. Even in serious situations professional officials, which are looked up to, are still rude to her due to her limited English. Like her incident with the stock broker and the doctor. It is a shame how these highly educated officials in which we think so highly of can be so low.…
Those who are not native language speakers, but who have mastered the native language, are still made to feel shameful of their heritage. Like Amy Tan, Tanya Barrientos was embarrassed as a child by the stereotype that her native language carried. Although she was Mexican, she didn’t like the stereotype that came with being Mexican. Barrientos’ parents were well educated people. They were both bilingual, speaking fluent English and Spanish, but chose for themselves and their children to only speak English when they immigrated to…
Every other immigrants that comes here to America , no matter what type of race . Chinese Mexican African Asian Spanish Brazilian Australian etc. All these Immigrants come to America for one thing and one thing only . To live the American dream or to live a better life . Just like Ms.Chen from the amazing story Disguises by Jean Fong Kowk . Ms. Chen is a Asian Buddhist immigrant who comes to live the American Dream for herself and he family . She has struggles like every other immigrant in this country , but the main struggle for every immigrant is to speak a different language . Not just any language but the language they speak in that certain place . Which is hard for Ms.Chen because she has already mastered the language she spoke back home . In the story Ms.Chen gets lost while trying to go home and she doesn 't want to get help from any one because she is to embarrassed to speak English . That 's common right here in America . Most of the people here who are immigrants are the same as Ms.Chen . Either they cant speak that language or they 're to embarrassed to speak it because they have that back home accent and they think there going to make fun of them . As you can see moving into something new is not so easy for an immigrant.As language comes along , you actually need it because every immigrant that comes to America comes to find a better job to give there family a better living . There are many jobs in this country no doubt about that , but immigrants who don 't speak English have a hard time doing most of the high paying jobs . Instead , they have to take jobs that pay the minimum wage and if the boss is mean take all that cruelty there going give them . in addition , they cant do anything about it due to that they know they can get fire and have no job to maintain the family . Just like Ms.Chen with her supervisor . The supervisor is so mean and cruel to Ms.Chen just because she did a little mistake to a shirt . Then she said she wasn 't gonna pay her for…
Likewise, official English violates the constitution of United States that says all people inside the country, even undocumented immigrants, have the right to freedom of speech and religion, the right to be treated justly, the right to privacy, and the other essential rights U.S. citizens enjoy. But unfortunately, there are people who, even knowing all that, do not respect it. In an article in The New York Times, Verhovek, Sam H., reports the words of Samuel C. Kiser, a judge in Texas, to a mother of a 5-year-old girl to whom she speaks only Spanish, "you're abusing that child and you're relegating her to the position of housemaid”. Certainly, this mother spook Spanish with her daughter expecting that she would not abandon her first language since she would obtain English. So, the judge’s act was drove by pure racism, and was not under the law. Even though, proponents of a national language assume it will provide a common means of communication among people, when a common language is imposed by force of law, it not only contradicts the country’s own laws, but also stimulates disagreement, disunity and…