The pages we had to read were from page 8 to 30 which were 3 Chapters, in these Chapters talked about Lorenzo Santillan, Cristian Arcega, and the history of the town.
Lorenzo Santillan had a hard live since he was small, when he was still a baby his mother dropped him and because of that he developed a lump on his forehead. Her mother thought that he needed a better medication so a doctor in Phoenix accepted to treat him, but the surgery had too many risks. Considering that his family was already there they decided to stay, mainly because in Phoenix they had more opportunities for work than in Mexico. Lorenzo wanted to fit in a group but it was really hard to him because many people mocked at him. He tried to join the marching band but he didn’t like it because he could not play an instrument. Lorenzo learned many things from his godfather especially that to survive people needed good ideas and get used to their new life.
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Because of his fragile body a lot of people would pick on him, he decided to stay inside so he could play with things that would not hurt him. He did many mischiefs and even though he got yelled at, he always thought that what he did was interesting. His father, Juan, believed that Cristian would not improve his skills and if they stayed in Mexico, his son would probably never build a robot. Cristian got a hard time getting used to his new life in Stanfield especially because he didn’t know how to speak English, because of this he always got lost on his way home. His family moved a lot and one really hot day Cristian stayed at home to watch TV. He always watched a Home Improvement show starring Bob Vila, who Cristian admired. He learned English watching his shows and soon he started to get really good grades. Years later, while he passed by the marine science room he heard what he wanted to hear the most,
As a young child, Rodriguez finds comfort and safety in his noisy home full of Spanish sounds. Spanish, is his family's' intimate language that comforts Rodriguez by surrounding him in a web built by the family love and security which is conveyed using
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
This is the first page from the Codex Mendoza. An Aztec scribe wrote the Codex Mendoza for the Spanish viceroy in 1545. The page describes the city in its entirety. It is an idealized interpretation of the city, Tenochtitlan. With an eagle grasping a prickly pear in the center, it represents the heart of the city. Water ways have been segmented to represent the sections of the city. In each section, there are the early commanders of the city. Below are the warriors who were victorious throughout the time of Tenochtitlan. Overall, it was an idealized work for the Spanish to take back to Spain to show their king. As the Spanish sailed back, they were attacked by a French privateer’s ship. During the battle, the Codex Mendoza was stolen and taken
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
Being born and raised in an area that was homesteaded by my ancestors has always piqued my curiosity about local legends. This can often leave one biased because we tend to accept things our parents and grandparents tell us as whole truths. Often this is not the case. Sometimes being passed down by word of mouth a few facts get misconstrued. I find this book very interesting because some of my family lived near these places during the time these events happened. I travel the same streets and visit the towns where this took place.
First of all, the setting of this novel contributes to the Rivera family’s overall perception of what it means to be an American. To start this off, the author chooses a small American city where groups of Latino immigrants with their own language and traditions, lived together in the same apartment building. All these immigrants experienced similar problems since they moved from their countries. For example, in the novel after every other chapter the author
“ In Colorado My Father Scoured and Stacked Dishes” by Eduardo C. Corral is a poem about the speaker's father who was smuggled into the State. Coming into the State the speaker's father faced many hardship and struggles to make a living in the desert, the mountain, and Oregon. Corral the speaker shows empathy toward his father because he see’s all of the struggles that his father had faced and the speaker couldn’t do anything to help the father out. Corral used code-switching, diction and symbolism to show the hardships and struggles the speaker and his father faced as being Mexican American due to their identity. The struggles to survive when they don’t have money, family support, and also trying to fit in even though he is being disrespected because of his cultural background.
The purpose of this story is to show that your childhood does not define your whole life. Diaz obviously had a rough childhood at times. Especially moving into the United States from the Dominican. His family did not have many funds, to give him all the things he needed. This did not stop him from succeeding on his own though. Diaz went on to graduate high school, something that most
This separation from his family caused a longing in his life. But this longing was superseded by what he suspected his teachers could give him. Rodriguez develops a double personality of sorts. The person he is at home, the polite child who lovingly does what his parents ask of him. And then the academic persona he
The father figure depicted in this story could be viewed in a few different ways. At first I thought the authors father was kind of a stuck up, rude man, who was sour about the advantages of living a normal life in American society. I felt that he had made his son feel like he could never do what he had down. If a parental figure makes you feel like that, there tends to be a reaction. It could be positive or negative. In Rodriguez’s case he took what his father said, and harnessed it into a positive learning experience. When I thought about more in depth, it became clear that Rodriguez’s father wasn’t putting his son down at all. He was simply explaining to his son how different their worlds where. He was stressing that although his son had more opportunity, and was presented with much greater potential to be excellent, that the work he did growing up was much harder, and tough than most people realize. His father was just making it known that in his working years he did not have many options as to career choices. But on the other hand I can easily see why the author felt that his father had challenged him. Much like I felt my father was challenging me. Rodriguez felt like he needed to prove that he could perform the same task that his fathers use to do to provide for their families. Working with you’re your hands, completing messy, strenuous, sometimes painful jobs was almost a part of Hispanic culture. A part of
The particular focus of Rodriguez’s story is that in order to feel like he belonged to the “public society” he had to restrict his individuality. Throughout his story, Rodriguez discussed such topics as assimilation and heritage. He goes into depth about the pros and the cons of being forced to assimilate to the American culture. Growing up Hispanic in America was a struggle for Rodriguez. This was due to the fact that he was a Spanish-speaking boy living in an English-speaking society, and he felt like he was different than the other children. Rodriguez writes, “I was fated to be the ‘problem student’ in class” (Rodriguez 62). This is referring to Rodriguez’s improper knowledge of English. It made him stand out as the kid that was behind. He wanted to find the balance between the public and private face. He believed both were important to develop. As I read this story it changed the way I looked at people who speak different languages, and how it must be hard to fit in with society if you are not all fluent in English.
In the first chapter of the book the author Michel-Roth Trouillot he brings up the story of the Alamo. He shows the reader how the same story can be viewed in completely different ways. He starts by telling the story in very matter of fact fashion from the Mexican point of view. He talks about how Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna took over a Franciscan Mission with a total number of 189 defenders. (Little did he know that mythic heros Davy
Christain Villagomez did not meet academic standards due to the birth of his daughter and the separation from his family. He was overjoyed when his daughter was born and devastated when his family moved across the country. This emotional distress interfered with his performance at work and his school studies. Just when he thought he had his family he lost a piece of it.
Yes, the claims said in lines 589 and 616 are true because he did everything not knowing. He killed his father without knowing he was his father, same goes from his mother. He was blinded on who they really were. The gods had control of his fate, so he had no choice on how he could play his life out. With him being blinded and made to do these things, his guilt and complicity can be released because at the start of day the gods are the one who control his life and fate to the end of his life.
Rodriguez parents become the melting pot of America because per the request of the nuns they had to give up their language in order for Rodriguez to do good in class; however, they were not obligated, it was their own decisions. Whatever it took for their beloved son Richard Rodriguez.