Compare Luis And Keegan

One similarity between the two stories is they both show that no matter if it’s getting out of a cage, out of school, or even out of an uncomfortable pair of pants, freedom is so much better than without, and even if you don't desire it, it will change your life or your day, depending. Another similarity between them, is that they both come straight out with the theme. In Boy’s Life they come out and say it when the author says, “I ran out along the corridor, my arms unencumbered by books, my mind unencumbered by facts and figures, quotations and dates.” This shows you upfront the boy was very happy to be free. In “A Life Fable” this is shown when the author states, “So does he live, seeking, finding, joying, and suffering.” This also states very clearly even though the animal went through hardships freedom was better. These are most of the similarities between the two stories and how the approached their

Thesis: Although George Lopez has had a rough childhood and has constantly been facing obstacles since he was born he has still managed to become successful and has helped

Also to always take the opportunity to make your life happy. The reason why I say this is because the way that Luis never had motivation in himself to go back to school because he had a feeling that he was going to get into fights. For example Luis says, “Nobody supported me; my family thought I had gone crazy. They thought, you crazy gangster, you crazy drug addict, now you want to be a writer? That's it! They totally gave up on me after that”(Rodriguez). This quote shows how Luis wasn’t able to get the support from his parents. When he was in high school he was afraid of failing by himself, but in reality he was able to become as an activist and motivational person that made him change his life by becoming as a better person. Also by making a good decision by leaving his gang and by choosing the right path by going to

Luis was growing up into the life of gang banging, gaining a reputation in San Gabriel by being scouted into bigger gangs in the area. Increasing his involvement in the gang by stealing form stores, to eventually being part of premeditated arson and murders. Luis was well on his way to a life in prison or worse, death. By growing up during a time of racial discrimination, options were limited to becoming a factory worker or gangster. Luis met

Always Running by Luis Rodriguez includes several different social issues. For example, there is a lot of hate towards Luis because of his ethnicity. He was constantly bullied because of the language he spoke and where he came from. If Luis spoke Spanish in school, then he

Growing up to a low income family trying to help support your family only at the age of six years old. Growing up seeing my youngest brother working at a young age , to help my parents that worked day and night to have food on are table was hard. We were living in Tucson AZ at the time with my mother , father , sister , luis , and myself. Luis was always has always been responsible and caring to all of us . Hes gotten my family up throw a very hard time after my father's death, he took it really bad but he always found a way to try to being all of us back on are feet . Luis started singing at a church at a very young age only at six years old. He would enjoy it because many people would tell him that he had an amazing voice. Luis’s career started when he got signed by Del Record and also when he was found on the

"So different yet so alike". We tend to hear that phrase a lot, but what does it mean? I means, let us take two different characters. Luis and Jing-Mei. They have totally different live but they are similar and mirror each other's conflict.

There are many conflicts throughout the movie such as Luis fighting off the temptation to join the welcoming gang life style which looks to be his answer to finding a place where he belongs and a family that he no longer has. Luis is also trying to avoid becoming like his father in which he does not want to mow lawns and trim trees for a living and continuously fights with his father and has a lack of respect for what he does to earn money. Perhaps that biggest conflict in the movie is both Carlos and Luis against society which appears to be completely against them as they work together to get their stolen truck back but are met with nonstop resistance and obstacles, and in the end leads to Carlos finally getting his truck back but only to find himself getting pulled over by a police officer and getting sent to jail where he waits to get deported. Even with being deported in the end, the last scene shows Carlos getting ready to cross the desert with the guide of a paid human smuggler in an effort to get back to Luis as he promised. Just as they prepare to head into the desert Carlos says "Let's go home" symbolizing that even though his first home was in Mexico he has made a new home in America where his son waits for his return and where he has become a custom to living even with all the challenges he

In the the story Always Running Luis the main character had many changes in his life. From being the innocent kid to becoming the violent, drug addict, gang member teenager. Luis’s character changes when he becomes involved in gangs, starts using drugs, and loses interest in education. These changes made Luis a whole different person. Besides being violent he also became suicidal and depressed.

While the lives of Robert Herjavec and Victor Cruz have definite similarities, there are also vast differences in their upbringing, career, and the ideals they believe in. Although they both battled against stereotypes, they both firmly believed in making a career for themselves rather than relying on others for help. Herjavec and Cruz can relate to each other starting at an early age. They were both raised with a little less money than most and had to work for what they wanted. Nothing about their lives involved handouts.

He has made a poem. The poem actually going into some of the events in his book Always Running. In the excerpt of, Always Running it goes over what Luis and his older brother went through when they crossed railroad tracks. This one excerpt though, has more meaning. It has elements of focus in it.

They both attend Chestnut Street Junior High School, which is a school that has recently been desegregated from an all white student population to a population that now includes one black student; Jerome. Bix and Jerome have many similarities and many differences with regard to their family life. One thing that I will be comparing and contrasting is their fathers. I will also be comparing the relationships between the boys and their mothers.

Luis’s brother Jose would fight with everyone “My brother can beat anyone”, Luis knew that his brother would fight to get respect of other people (Rodriguez 51). Respect is a very important thing in the street life, it is like the fuel for survival. The more respect you had the less people will want to mess with you, Luis learns this and applies it when he joins a gang. “Do it were the last words I recalled before I plunged the screwdriver into flesh and bone, and the sky screamed.” (Rodriguez 111).

Differences, many people have them with other human beings they meet with, in this case it's Keet and Tomi. Keet Wilson is a very rich child who lives on a big lot of land. His dad works with the BMTC and lives in a mansion. For school, Keet and his brother goes to Punahou Schools, a private school in Honolulu. Unlike Keet, Tomi is living a different life in Hawaii as a Japanese-American. Tomi lives in a shed on the Wilson’s land, which has no running water and little electricity. The mom works as the Wilson’s housemaid and gets little money and food. Keet goes to an expensive school, but Tomi just goes to a public school, Roosevelt High School. The evidence I gave you help make the story interesting but at the same time tell you the differences between Keet and Tomi.

A difference in there physical appearance is that Matthew is taller than D.J. and has glasses but D.J. is short and has perfect vision. Another difference between the two of them is that Matthew has a girlfriend, whereas D.J. doesn’t. As you can see D.J. and Matthew are very