Throughout the worksheets we analyzed in the beginning of the semester, I was able to “examine how attitudes towards linguistic standards empower and oppress language users”. I was always interested in talking to people who spoke different languages but after reading “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan, I saw just how much the language and dialect…

                Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe details the story of two very beautiful sisters in an African village. The sisters, named Manyara and Nyasha, were loved by everyone in their village – they were kind, beautiful, and cared for their father. However, Manyara was very unkind to…