Readings by Anzaldúa, Chang, and Moyers and Alexie

Description Assignment: Write an argument essay that either agrees or disagrees with one or more of the authors. Anzaldúa and Alexie both clearly indicate that physical borders have influenced their identities, while Chang argues that it’s not place that creates identity, but a combination of cultures. Develop your own argument, using one or more of these authors’ arguments as a starting point. explore the borderlands of places and cultures and their impacts on individual identity.