Most recent public comments by Christian Burgess https://nowcomment.com/users/88335 https://nowcomment.com/documents/416220?scroll_to=3626309 https://nowcomment.com/documents/416220?scroll_to=3626309 Generally speaking, I think code switching also means shifting between two or more languages. In the story, I think it could refer to Spanish dialects like others have pointed out, but I think it would be equally valid for other languages and variations of the same language as well. I think slang could also be a form of code-switching. And hand gestures as well. I'm curious if the shift between languages defines code switching or if it's a shift between forms of language. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:50:08 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/224587?scroll_to=2062409 https://nowcomment.com/documents/224587?scroll_to=2062409 Generally speaking, I think code switching also means shifting between two or more languages. In the story, I think it could refer to Spanish dialects like others have pointed out, but I think it would be equally valid for other languages and variations of the same language as well. I think slang could also be a form of code-switching. And hand gestures as well. I'm curious if the shift between languages defines code switching or if it's a shift between forms of language. Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:20:18 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/416220?scroll_to=3626327 https://nowcomment.com/documents/416220?scroll_to=3626327 Michelle, I think you brought up a great point. I forgot Anzaldua said “being Mexican has nothing to do with which country lives in” but is “a state of soul- not one of mind, not one of citizenship”. Do you think the borderlands also refers to Anzaldua's interaction with others? Or could it be an overlap in how her soul feels when she's constrained by the interactions between others? Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:50:10 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/224587?scroll_to=2062392 https://nowcomment.com/documents/224587?scroll_to=2062392 Michelle, I think you brought up a great point. I forgot Anzaldua said “being Mexican has nothing to do with which country lives in” but is “a state of soul- not one of mind, not one of citizenship”. Do you think the borderlands also refers to Anzaldua's interaction with others? Or could it be an overlap in how her soul feels when she's constrained by the interactions between others? Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:10:21 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/224587?scroll_to=2062359 https://nowcomment.com/documents/224587?scroll_to=2062359 Code switching is someone's ability to speak different languages on the fly. Spanglish for example, is a combination of English and Spanish. Someone could be talking in English at the start of a sentence, and finish the sentence in Spanish. The opposite is also true. Someone could start in Spanish, finish in English. Or both languages can intertwine throughout her conversation. Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:02:41 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/416220?scroll_to=3626319 https://nowcomment.com/documents/416220?scroll_to=3626319 Code switching is someone's ability to speak different languages on the fly. Spanglish for example, is a combination of English and Spanish. Someone could be talking in English at the start of a sentence, and finish the sentence in Spanish. The opposite is also true. Someone could start in Spanish, finish in English. Or both languages can intertwine throughout her conversation. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:50:09 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/224587?scroll_to=2062173 https://nowcomment.com/documents/224587?scroll_to=2062173 Anzaldua refers Chicano Spanish and Tex-Mex as her home tongues because those are the languages she speaks with her siblings. Those are languages where Anzaldua feels the most at "home". In this case, Home doesn't refer to a physical location, it refers to a sense of belonging and family. It's a place where she doesn't need to code-switch and it's a place where she feels the most comfortable. Sun, 20 Sep 2020 12:22:07 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/416220?scroll_to=3626300 https://nowcomment.com/documents/416220?scroll_to=3626300 Anzaldua refers Chicano Spanish and Tex-Mex as her home tongues because those are the languages she speaks with her siblings. Those are languages where Anzaldua feels the most at "home". In this case, Home doesn't refer to a physical location, it refers to a sense of belonging and family. It's a place where she doesn't need to code-switch and it's a place where she feels the most comfortable. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:50:07 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222330?scroll_to=2035842 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222330?scroll_to=2035842 Hi Jessica, Thanks for sharing that vital lesson with us. I liked how you described yourself in summary, "I am stronger than what I think." I think it's easy for us to be tough on ourselves when we don't get the results we want, even when we work so hard to succeed. Mental health is equally important as physical health, and I'm glad you recognize how important it is to be kind to yourself and give yourself the credit you deserve. I think that self-reflection of "I am stronger than what I think" will be a valuable experience for anyone who wants to look through the "looking glass self." The nice thing about going to Harper is that we have many valuable resources here to help us realize how strong we are and how far we come. For anyone reading this who needs help with mental strengths and academic strengths, I'd like to suggest a resource that helped me when I struggled the most. There's a great Hawks Care team in building I, room 117. They offer Career, Personal, and Educational help, and they can help us all recognize that we are "stronger than we think we are." Thanks again for the valuable lesson and please be kind to yourself always. You're doing the best you can. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 17:48:05 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222330?scroll_to=2035769 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222330?scroll_to=2035769 Hi Kacper, Can you help me understand what you mean when you suggest, "Dominant groups impact someone's identity by forcing them"? I think the following questions would help me know the comment a little clearer. How do Dominant groups force identity changes? Is identity change an indirect product of the choices the dominant group made? Sun, 13 Sep 2020 17:09:45 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222330?scroll_to=2035760 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222330?scroll_to=2035760 With each passing day, we bump into a variety of situations that shape our being. As we interact with each occasion, we learn about ourselves, and we let others do the same. No matter how large or small we interact, we fill in more of the puzzle of "Who Am I?" every time we engage with others. Let's take a situation where you disagree with someone. At the end of the conversation, at your core, you made the conscious decision to not walk the same path as the other person. Whether you realized it or not, you represented yourself in a way that brought out your core identity to your conversation partner. You looked deep inside yourself and said, "This is/is not an image or a reflection representing me and my ideas." At the end of the conversation, you have two outcomes. If you continued to disagree, you reinforced your own, already established identity at its core. You made a minor change to your existing image to make it stronger and more precise than before. However, if you changed your stance, you learned from your experience and adjusted your identity to fit a change that better represents you. We encounter this reinforcement/refinement cycle regularly. In every social interaction, we're continually adjusting our values. We always have the opportunity to change our identity, in large and small amounts, and we can always choose how we respond. Whichever way we choose, though, comes directly from our core identities. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:48:38 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/219328?scroll_to=2017791 https://nowcomment.com/documents/219328?scroll_to=2017791 Hi Cameron, I'm intrigued by your comment, and I'd love to hear more about your "multidimensional" claim. What kind of dimensions does storytelling take us through? Sun, 06 Sep 2020 11:32:54 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/219328?scroll_to=2017748 https://nowcomment.com/documents/219328?scroll_to=2017748 I think Angel brought up a good point. "Stories help us make sense of the world around us." As weary travelers in this game of life, we often face new paths and challenges that we don't understand. There are many unknowns in the game, but our experiences and experiences with others help shape new approaches for us. When we meet other vagabonds, we begin to exchange experiences. We add each to our collection of experiences so that we can make sense of the world. Since we all come from different backgrounds, finding a common language to exchange our experiences can be difficult. But we all share a standard component of language, narrative. Barthes' mentioned that "storytelling part of the human experience." It's something that we all have in common and something that differs between person to person. If we think of life as a giant puzzle, we find each experience in our collection contributes to the larger picture. Only w Sun, 06 Sep 2020 10:49:12 -0400