Thesis

Ashley Chang

English 1100_35

November 6, 2015

Professor Young 

Thesis

Because of all the dangers tiger's face, they're still endangered; therefore, we must unite together to save them. 

10 Research Questions

Ashley Chang
English 1100_35
November 6, 2015
Professor Young 

ANIMAL ENDANGERMENT
What is the REAL Problem? 

1. What is being done to stop animal endangerment ?

2. How much money is being invested in this? 

3. How many animals are left? 

4. How many groups help this cause?

5. What more can be done?

6. Why hasn't this problem been solved? 

7. How can we help ?

8. Why are these animals endangered?

9. How does this issue affect the world? 

10. How fast are the animals disappearing?

Kozol Quotes

Ashley Chang
English 1100
October 26th, 2015
Homework Assignment: Kozol

Quotes from "Still Separate, Still Unequal: America's Educational Apartheid"

Jonathan Kozol

"Even these statistics, as stark as they are, cannot begin to convey how deeply isolated children in the poorest and most segregated sections of these cities have become' (Kozol 2).

"A teacher at P.S. 65 in the South Bronx once pointed out to me one of the two white children I had ever seen there. His presence in her class was something of a wonderment to the teacher and to the other pupils" (Kozol 2).

"... in attempting to explain to me the ways in which she and her classmates understood the racial segregation of their neighborhoods and schools. "It's as if you have been put in a garage where, if they don't have room for something but aren't sure if they should throw it out, they put it there where they don't need to think of it again" (Kozol 5).

Teaching Today

Ashley Chang
English 1100
September 24, 2015
Prof. Young

Teaching Today

            In the essay “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work” by Jean 

Anyon, she addresses the issues the United States of America was facing in the 

1970s. At that time education was taught according to one’s social class. Jean 

Anyon explains the research she did and the end results. Lower class students 

were taught to sit and obey, while middle class was taught that there was only 

one way to do things. Additionally, white collar family students were taught to 

be leaders and were being prepared for the high class jobs of the world. Today 

I believe it is still somewhat the same. On the other hand it depends on the 

state one lives in. New Jersey is a very overpopulated state, consequently there 

are more kids to teach and the class rooms are full. I also believe that the 

amount one learns also depends on how much the student wants to learn. 

Moreover, I don’t believe Jean Anyon’s position still holds today.

             I grew up in a low to middle class town. I did grow up in the “ghetto” 

as people saw it. I’ve attended public school my whole life before college. My 

cousin that lived on the nicer side of town attended private school her whole 

life. I have never been to her school but they are a bit different than my high 

school. They’re more spirted and have more respect towards each other.When I 

was young I used to love to read, for my birthday and for Christmas, I used to 

always ask for books. This I believe made my ability to learn much easier. 

Unlike other kids I loved to learn new things, I still do. On the contrary, other 

kids in my high school didn’t like to learn or to listen. When I was there, there 

was always someone talking back to the teacher or disrespecting the teacher. 

This to me is an important factor of the learning kids in different classes obtain. 

I live in a middle class town and I got a scholarship to go to a private college 

while other kids didn’t care about their education. 

Also, I believe there are some high class students that get handed everything 

and do not obtain half he knowledge other students my age have. In 

conclusion, to me it depends a lot on the family morals and on how important 

education is to you, not on the social class.

Students Right to Their Own Language
Ashley Chang
English 1100_35
September 16, 2015
Professor Young 

Should Students Have a Right to Their Own Language?

       “Ashley please revise your essay, the structure is incorrect.” I read on my 

essay that my professor had given back. I always assumed English was more 

lenient; math is about facts and it’s more straight forward, maybe that is why 

I've always been good in math. On the other hand, English I felt was more 

opened to discuss. Everyone can interrupt things differently; it’s just a matter 

of how you choose to view the writing.The picture below made me laugh 

because I find it is true.

Professors analyze writing to every little detail but for one that is not on that 

level of writing they honestly don’t care. Should students have the right to their 

own writing style? Yes they should, a piece of one self should always be left 

behind in everything you do, especially in ones writing.

      Writers like J.K Rowling, Gloria Anzaluda or Stephanie Meyers came to be 

because they all pushed the boundaries of writing to be where they are. “If you 

don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in you wont understand how much 

bigger the world is.” Angelina Jolie. Her quote is telling people to push 

past their comfort level to really get to know your limits. 


      “The claim that any one dialect is unacceptable amounts to an attempt of 

one social group to exert its dominance over another.” This is a quote from an 

article called “Students Right to Their Own Language”. The statement is true, 

no one language is better than another. We do live in America however, 

America is a country filled with many foreigners. It is not right to deprive 

anyone of their home language. If you go anywhere out of America you would 

be uncomfortable if people asked you to speak their language, to talk, 

write and live by their language rules because that is how it has to be since you 

are not in America. It would be wrong and you wouldn’t like to feel stripped of 

your language. Yo ablo español, a el que le moleste, que no me able. I speak 

Spanish, if it bothers you, don't talk to me. I am Peruvian and my culture 

is beautiful, I love and embrace it as Americans love and embrace their 

nationality. If it bothers someone where I am from they are not forced to stay 

in my life. However, I have learned to adjust my Spanish and my writing to the 

way teachers have asked, not to the way I wish it to be because it was a part 

of my grade, I did not wish to fail. Nonetheless, ones writing should always 

include a piece of one's self, whether it be a style, language, anything that can 

represent yourself. Always be proud of your identity.

What Identity Means to Me
Ashley Chang
English 1100_35
August 31st, 2015
Professor Young 

What Identity Means to Me

     In Gloria Andaluza’s story “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” she speaks about 

what identity means to her. She says that her language and where she is from 

makes up her identity.  One’s identity can be made up many factors. Identity to 

me is my language and where I’m from. However, it can also be much 

more. One’s identity is unique, it can be made up of one’s religion, culture, 

tradition and it’s how you and others perceive yourself. It can also include your 

background, gender, and race. 


     For me identity is my culture, my personality, it is my uniqueness. I was

 born in Peru and brought to America as a baby. I have an Asian last name so 

everyone always asks me if I’m Asian. My great grandfather was Chinese and 

that’s the reason for my Asian last name. Although I am not really considered 

Asian I do embrace it and see it as a part of myself. I try to learn as much as a 

can about Asian culture because it is in my blood. I also see being Peruvian as 

my identity. The way I speak, my Spanish, my traditions, the food, my gender, 

my sexuality, all of that makes me who I am. Food to me is a passion and 

Peruvian cuisine reminds me of home that’s how it connects to me. My 

language, the way I speak Spanish, Peruvian slang is a part of how I grew up. 

My personality is also something that makes up my identity, the way I am 

towards others and how self driven I am. I am a bisexual female and I support 

the LGBT community, that bothers some people but it's not about them or who 

they are, I have learned to embrace my sexuality and to be proud of who I am. 

I know I am not like other people my age and I am glad that I’m not. My 

identity is my likes and dislikes, it’s how I live my life.

Ceviche ( Traditional Peruvian Cuisine)

Me Parasailing (I love traveling & doing adventurous things) 

How to Tame a Wild Tongue Quotes

Ashley Chang

English 1100_35

August 30th, 2015

Professor Young

How to Tame a Wild Tongue Quotes

"Who is saying that robbing a people of its language is less violent than war?" -Ray Gwyn Smith 

"Quien tiene boca se equivoca. He who has a mouth makes mistakes." -Mexican saying 

"For me food and certain smells are tied to my identity, to my homeland."

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.