Tag Archives: language
2006-07 Winner: “The Future of Tomorrow Struggling with Domination” by Christine Caldejon
“The Future of Tomorrow” by Christine Caldejon PDF Growing up I was raised in a cultural environment that had very few people from my ethnicity; instead I was a black sheep in a herd of white sheep. Being that I … Continue reading
2002-03 Winner (First Place): “The Art of the Safe House” by Elizabeth Watkins
“The Art of the Safe House” by Elizabeth Watkins PDF In her essay, “Arts of the Contact Zone,” Mary Louise Pratt defines the contact zone as “[ . . . ] social spaces where cultures meet, clash, and grapple with … Continue reading
2002-03 Winner (Fourth Place): “The Vulnerable Culture” by Saumil Gandhi
“The Vulnerable Culture” by Saumil Gandhi PDF In the past and to this day, the Indian culture has been under the constant influence of the western world. This influence that was first welcomed is now slowly but surely becoming a … Continue reading
2002-03 Honorable Mention: “English Power: A Movement that Shapes Americans” by Aiza Redosendo
“English Power” by Aiza Redosendo PDF My paper argues of the presence of the culture of power that Standard English possesses in our American Society and how hazardous it is to our ethnic backgrounds individually and nationally. My paper is … Continue reading