Synthesis Essay
English 1010
20 November 2006
Language Debate
Why and When We Speak Spanish in Public, by Myriam Marquez; From Outside, In, by Barbara Mellix; and And May He Be Bilingual, by Judith Ortiz Cofer all share plenty of similarities. The general topic of these essays focuses around the "English-Only" debate, which tackles the issue of whether or not English should be the official language of the United States.
The use of first person is the first striking similarity one might notice when reading these writings. Each author speaks directly to the speaker in their essays, asking them questions and answering them as if the reader was in the room with them. Words such as I, we, my, and you are tools employed to hold the reader's attention so that the writer may have the opportunity to get their point across effectively.
Another major likeness between these essays is that the authors use their personal experiences to bring the issue home to their audience. They
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