Responding to: Heynoon and On Mother Tongue

On Heyoon:

In a couple of sentences briefly describe Heyoon, in your own words. What is Alex's relationship to Heyoon? Briefly discuss the "sacredness" of Heyoon.

Heyoon is a structure that makes up a pavillion. Clearly Heyoon is a place of peace, created by people who seems as though they wanted to create a place of stillness in craziness.

Alex specifically found himself at Heyoon becuase he felt more at home with the people who knew about it. Alex didn't feel at home in Ann Arbor, but he could feel at home in this one spot of Ann Arbor.

Heyoon is sacred because the individuals who knew about it, knew about it becuase of word of mouth. It wasn't publicized, people were brought in by others who were a part of the Heyoon community.

How and why are discussions of time and place important in this episode?

The chronological timeline is important becuase his life timeline led to the story that it is. The details of the place allowed you to be immersed in the story of his life and this specific moment in time of seeing the space ship, and how it then connected to his life as he became an adult.

This podcast episode is an example of a personal narrative. Compare and contrast what you know about personal narratives and research papers.

In both personal narratives and research papers, you have the ability to share via articulation with your own flare. Clearly, that is easier with a personal narrative, becuase it is your personal story.

Both need a clear order that allows for flow. Again, the reasons differ, but they cannot be scattered at all.

On Mother Tongue:

What "englishes" do you use in your writing?

From my understanding, different englishes are the way in which people's own lanugaue differ. Not by literal languae as in spanish, english, french, but as in the way we articulate, how we each are unique.

Becuase I lived most of my life in Michigan, I think this sways my english, but I also lived in North Carolina for a majority of high school, which also impacted my english. I believe where I have lived greatly impacts my own english.

My lack of grammar skills also impacts my english. I tend to stick to short sentences becuase when they become too long, I know the correct grammar will be lacking. This is definitely a minor insecurity for me, so I think insecurities effect englishes as well.

What are the different "englishes" Amy tan describes? How do they impact different parts of her life?

The "english" that stoof out to me in her paper, was her moms english. Her mom was unable to fully grasp the english properly, this made Amy ashamed of her association becuase of the way her mom articulated herself.