1.) Marquez says the reason she and her family haven't adopted English as their first language is because it's a matter of respect for parents and comfort in their cultural roots. If I were standing next to Marquez and her parents and they were speaking Spanish I wouldn't consider that rude. I speak another language as well and understand that it is their native language and they should never forget about that, or their culture.
4.) The circumstances that Marquez would stop speaking Spanish and use English is when there are two or more people who are bilingual and another person who speaks only English. She believes that it is rude and I agree with Marquez, because I wouldn't want to make the other person feel uncomfortable. I think that it's rude and not the best time to speak my language when I'm with someone who doesn't know what I'm saying.
The writing features that make this piece of writing powerful is that Marquez gives examples of real life situations that helps the reader understand her ideas. When I read what she goes through and she explains her reasoning I get a clear understanding of how she feels towards certain situations. This was an informational reading to me, which I think was a valuable type of genre. I got to read from another bilingual persons perspective, which helped understand the importance about speaking not just another language but their native language.
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