Gloria Anzaldua, author of "How to Tame a Wild Tongue,"" would argue that imposing mandatory requirements to learn this new way of thinking called "academic discourse- are both oppressive and objectionable. ... Richard Rodriguez, author of "Aria,"" however would argue that the requirement to learn "academic discourse- is valuable and empowering. ... The two authors, Anzaldua and Rodriguez, would have profoundly differing feelings on the subject of academic discourse, because of their very different feelings concerning assimilation. ... He realizes that although he is giving up his more in...

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