Jacob Gallagher
English 1100
8/26/15
Prof. Young

How to Tame a Wild Tongue Answers

1) In the opening scene, the dentist keeps trying to push her tongue back and she keeps resisting and trying to get out all of the things he put inside her mouth. This relates to the rest of the story because it represents society trying to tame her tongue and filling it with things to oppress her, and she's trying to fight back.

2) Anzaldua's use of Spanish does make sense. Her purpose was to help the reader understand some words of the culture and to let the reader know what it feels like to not be apart of the mainstream culture. 

3)  I do not understand?
4) Speaking and writing in Academic English was developed so that people would be able to clearly express their thoughts so thatchers would be able to understand each other. I do not believe academic English is necessary because most people don't write or speak in proper English in todays world. People are becoming more used to understanding sang English than academic English.
5) The types of English identities I know of include: British, Scottish, Irish, Australian, and American. I only use American English.
6) I do not use a secret language with my friends.
7) When I speak formal English to my parents and professors. To my friends I speak improper English. This is because when I am speaking to someone who is older than me I try to be as respectful as possible but when I am with my friends, the slang talk kinda just comes out and they don't mind because we all talk that way.
8) "I am my language", means that the way I talk can help identify me. By hearing the way I pronounce words and how proper I am can help people understand where I'm from and what type of dialect I am used to hearing.
9) In the introduction, Anzaldua's tongue will not let the dentist put white cotton balls in her mouth. This connects to the conclusion because she is saying that her heritage is her identity and that it will not be written over by the white customs. The white cotton balls represent the white customs and Anzaldua is represented as her tongue, fighting back the white culture and remaining a Chicano Mexican.
10) Yes, the language you speak can be part of your identity. It helps people identify where from the world you are from just by hearing your voice.
11) Identity is very important to me. It is how humans learn to understand one another and I believe that is a very important thing in life. Anzaldua believe it is important to have an identity, it is shown through her using her own language in the passage and her struggle to keep her tongue still when the doctor tries to put the cotton balls in her mouth.

Works Cited

Anzaldua, Gloria. "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" Teaching Developmental Writing Ed. Susan Naomi Bernstein. Fourth ed. New York: Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2013. 245-255. Print.

Jacob Gallagher
English 1100
8/26/15
Prof. Young

Getting to Know Me

      My name is Jacob Gallagher. I am from Newton, New Jersey. I attended two different high schools; Pope John High School and Newton High School. During my high school years I played soccer and I ran track. I have played soccer since I was six years old and always enjoyed it. Track is another story, I started running my freshman year because my dad really wanted me to. It was a great decision to join the team because I learned that I was pretty good at the sport. I was the fastest freshman on the team in the 100m. Track was a great experience for me because I learned a lot about myself and met a lot of great people through it. I trained a lot for this sport and my senior year I broke the school record in the 4X100m with my team. It felt great to know that I earned a spot on my school's record board. During my junior year is when I moved to Newton High School, and also when I gained my nickname. At Newton I was known as Jake G. I got this nickname because there were two Jakes on the track team so they called the other kid just Jake and I was forever known as Jake G. 

       During high school I had a pretty good writing experience. Freshman year I learned all about the five paragraph structure. My sophomore year I earned a creative writing award at an academic banquet. That was the year that I learned that I really enjoyed writing. When I write I usually just let the words come to me and flow out onto the paper. I don't really like having to follow an outline, I feel my best ideas come when I just let my brain drift. As a writer I would rate myself a B. 

      My favorite music to listen to is rap music. I feel like these artists don't get enough credit for what they write. Most rappers are very good writers and most people don't notice that. My favorite artist is Hopsin. He spits knowledge and his songs really get you thinking. I check my social media everyday. I mostly use my instagram, Facebook is kinda dying out and I don't like twitter too much. 

      Other than playing sports, my hobbies include film. Ever since my mom put a camera in my hand i've always been trying to make movies. That is why it is my major in college, film really interests me and I hope to hit it  big one day. This semester I am hoping to further my writing skills because writing is also another hobby of mine.