In her article, How does our language shape the way we think, Lera Boroditsky (2009) explains how the results of her experiments support the he idea that the structure of language shapes the way we think. In one of her experiments, she discovered that English speakers would place cards showing time progression in temporal order from left to right, Hebrews would place them right to left, and Kuuk Thaayorre would place them east. in the west. This shows that written language affects how time is represented to them. In another of her experiments, she asked German and Spanish speakers to describe certain items and found that the masculinity or femininity of the noun in their respective languages ​​affects how it is ultimately described. This is also seen in the way artists depict the human form of abstract entities like death. Boroditsky concludes that “language is at the heart of our experience as human beings, and the languages ​​we speak profoundly shape the way we think, the way we see the world, the way we live our lives.” (Primary Reader p. 49) I would like to add that language is also the foundation of a person's culture, pride, and self by exploring the articles written by Eric Liu, Amy Tan, and Gloria Anzaldua. In his book, The Accidental Asian, there is a chapter titled Notes from a Native Speaker: Growing Up Across Racial and Cultural Divides, in which Eric Liu describes his assimilation. His parents “didn't tell [him] to do anything other than be a good boy” (CR p.62), so there he found himself, at the crossroads between the typical Asian and the atypical Asian. As he would later comment, "neither was a creature with free will as a human being should be" (CR p. 69), but the promise of fitting in, wooing girls, and ... middle of paper ...... expressing his Chinese culture. Mastery of a second language allows him to express his thoughts and those of his mother; it is a basis for one's pride and a basis for self-expression. For Gloria Anzaldua, instead of choosing one language over another, she chose a mix of both and is fighting for it. She realized the value of her language when she lost it and now cherishes it. The kind of Spanish she speaks is neither English nor Spanish, but both. It's full of culture from medieval Spain, France, Germany, etc., just from the origin of the words. It is her pride and a representation of herself, fighting and living. In conclusion, in addition to Lera Boroditsky's article proving that the structure of language affects the way we think, articles by Eric Liu, Amy Tan, and Gloria Anzaldua show how language is the foundation of culture, pride, and the identity of a person..