While you fall, the black hole's force of gravity at your two feet, they being closer to the black hole's center, accelerates them faster than does the weaker force of gravity at your head. What you do feel, however, is something far more sinister. Curiously, you would not feel this force at all because, like anything in free fall, you are weightless. Read the excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole."If you stumbled upon a black hole and found yourself falling feet-first toward its center, then as you got closer, the black hole's force of gravity would grow astronomically.
Tan discusses the English language to build the idea that there is a lack of appropriate synonyms for the word "broken." Tan discusses her mother's use of English to build the idea that a form of language can be purposeful and meaningful even if it is nonstandard. Tan discusses her relationship with her mother to build the idea that mothers and daughters in all cultures often have misunderstandings. It has always bothered me that I can think of no other way to describe it other than "broken," as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness.How does Tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? Tan discusses her thoughts about language to build the idea that the English language does not have words to match some Chinese terms. Like others, I have described it to people as "broken" or "fractured" English. Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Lately, I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks.
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