Rhonda Pulley
Summary/ How to tame a wild tongue


I felt the righter was very persuasive in getting her message across as to how she felt. She used a multitude of examples to prove her point.
In the beginning of the story she uses a form of pathos when talking about the dentist wanting to do something with her tongue, in a sort of joking manner, because it keeps geetting in his way.
The rest of her story seemed to be logos because it reached my heart in a sad way. She told us how,as a child, she was hit with the sharp edge of the ruler for not always speaking English in school. So she could not speak the way she naturally spoke. This carried over into her adult life with the people around her speaking so many forms of the Spanish language. It seemed to be a challenge to fit in just about everywhere she went. Attacking her native tongue she found to be an attack on her self esteem.
She stated until she can take pride in her language she cannot take pride in herself. Your language identifies who you are. I liked how she could get comfort from listening to the Mexican music but it disappointed me when she felt shame when she would get caught. We don't realize how society is affecting individuals unless you are that person.
The use of Ethos was fa nominal. She used quotes from righters Ray Gwyn Smith, Irena Klepfisz, John R Chavez, Hortencia S Alwan, Eduardo Hernandez-Chavez, Andrew D Cohen, Anthony F Beltramo. Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz, and Rodolfo Gonzales. Musicans Estiban Jordan, Jose Maria de Leon Hernadez,and Leonado Jimenez. Revolutionary leader Dorateo Arango. An American psychologist Gershen Kaufman. And many periods in history, Mexican sayings, as well as notations of regional area.