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Blog #4 - In life you have to always Inovate and advance but never forget where you came form.

Language is nothing but a general and louse framework , no fixed set of words not a fixed set of rules. Although a lot of linguists, scholars, and people think they can decide what language is. Between Alvarez’s and Espaillat’s poems they share a common opinion on how ‘ code-switching ’ is a positive thing for bilingual individuals. They argue that if the other person understands what they are saying, it doesn’t matter how we say it, rather it is the content of the speech. Espaillat’s text says “My father liked them separate, one there (allá y aquí), as if aware that words might cut into his daughter's heart” for him this means this we know that Espaillat's father like to see his speed in separate languages. One at a time. To be quite frank it should be intended to his benefit. So that he doesn’t lose his mother tongue, for his benefit he will learn English naturally, but his Spanish cannot be forgotten. This keeps the language and its culture alive. Julia Alvere...

Blog #3 - Opinion Column - Mother Tounge - Amy Tan

It is interesting to read about other people’s perspective on the English language. Not from people like me who speak English fluently. I love to see how people who are new to the language see it. The first idea associates the English language with power, as a global standard for politics and an international industry standard. It breaded the idea that a person cannot survive in any scalable business, education or ca reer without English. In the example of Mother's tongue by Amy Tan, I like the scenario where the mother is at the hospital desk, where they were told the scan conducted was lost. Because of the mother’s poor/broken English, the hospital makes the woman the last priority and even attempts to cheat her by telling her she would need to pay and have the test redone over an extended period. Medially this is the time she does not have. The section has personality, describing a serious environment, and over the counter argument in a public place. Sentences are...