Use anything we've read so far and/or the following pieces (from Exploring Language, except where noted) for your paper:

• "The Language of Discretion" Amy Tan, p.265
• "'Nigger': The Meaning of a Word" Gloria Naylor, p. 318"
• "The Language of Silence" Maxine Hong Kingston, p. 48
• "The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl" Elizabeth Wong, p. 26, PHG

IMPORTANT NOTE: Use (that is, quote, summarize, or paraphrase from) at least three articles in your essay.