Rodriguez starts off talking off his first days in a public school and how he knew little English. He explained his parent's situation in society- working class Mexican immigrants who knew less English than himself.

He reflects on the days when he was learning English and how he had problems going to school and being in public and then returning home to something familiar. He describe the English accent as being hard and rough sounding compared to his language. I have heard that our English language sounds like we are barking at each other to foreigners, and some languages to u

I started taking French Lessons in the fourth grade and I continued until I graduated. Teachers tried teaching me Spanish in the fourth grade but I didn't take to it as much as I did for French. As of right now I can speak what you would call conversational French because I know some of it but not the whole language. Because I have learned French in some aspects, I have a greater appreciation for the Spanish language because it is of the same Latin origin and has some of the same root words. I have actually used my French skills in other states and I am glad that I can converse in French and one day I hope to do the same in Spanish. It took eight years to get to the point I am now in the French language, however foreign kids must start as children to somewhat fully understand our language. I believe in the future there will be two languages of America- Spanish and English.

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