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What if schools started later? This would only provide more good than harm to the students who would now be able to get more sleep. Sleep is very important in allowing students to feel more awake and energized throughout the day. Sleep provides aid to a student both mentally and physically. Getting more sleep helps to relieve stress which is very important for students who tend to get lots of homework which keeps them up late at night. Additionally, the first hour of class in the day can be sometimes very hard to get through because of the early start of school. By starting schools later, students can get more sleep and be more awake during school. What if schools didn't make students take standardized tests? Standardized tests are held with great importance at schools and for colleges. These tests only represent a small part of a student's ability and impact students greatly if they don't do well on them. A test does not allow a student to demonstrate qualities abo...

 Anzaldua's purpose is to demonstrate the different dialects of speaking Spanish and how speaking the language differently can affect how one is perceived by others. The author provides anecdotes about her life that illustrate how others around her would judge her for the way she would speak Spanish.  When the author would write in Spanish, I found it easy to understand because it flowed nicely whenever she transitioned and she usually would follow up with a translation of what she said. I am familiar with Spanish so the incorporation of the Spanish in the passages did not affect my understanding and made it easier to grasp her reasoning for why she provided examples of Spanish phrases throughout which was intended in order to give the reader background on how Spanish is spoken in different dialects their effects.  I believe that when the author incorporates anecdotes, it helps the reader feel more included because it gives them  personal examples that can he...