Hi Anthony Character Analysis

I was pleased to have attended a lecture cosponsored by the Ethics Center, the Fresno State office of the president, the Fresno Bee and Valley PBS. The lecture began with Dr. Castro recognizing a few leaders on campus, including a past Fresno State president, Dr. John D. Welty and campus volunteer Mary Castro. Dr. Castro then mentioned a few things about Mr. Brooks stating that he is a columnist for the New York Times and an analyst for the PBS “News Hour” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Dr. Brooks also teaches at Yale University, one the finest university in the country. Dr. Castro continued by saying that he learned that Mr. Brooks office hours are from 9am to 1pm and how “cool” it sounded to him. I was surprised how many people attended the event. I was fortunate to find a seat. David Brooks mentioned how he has some remote roots in the Central Valley because his father grew in Chowchilla, CA but Mr. Brooks grew in New York.

Jimmy knows too well the agonies of abandonment. First, when his mother, Cecilia, ran away with Richard to pursue a better lifestyle. Then, due to his father’s, Damacio Baca, alcoholisms and violent behavior; he also had to leave Jimmy behind. In spite of the drawbacks from abandonment to being a maximum security prisoner in Arizona State Prison, Jimmy preserver’s the darkness of prison by overcoming his illiteracy. However Cecilia and Damacio is not as fortunate as their child; Cecilia is shot by Richard after confronting him for a divorce and Damacio chokes to death after he is released from the detox center(Baca 263). Therefore the most significant event in this section of the memoir, A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca is the death of Jimmy’s parents.

Grace has been told for more than half her life that she was crazy. Her mother’s death that she witnesses was an accident, there was no scarred man, and there was nothing she could do to change what had happened. But Grace knew they were wrong. With the help of her friends Noah, Megan and Rosie, she managed to discover that the scarred man was Dominic, the first love of her mother, who was there to kill her mother, but chose instead to stage her death. Grace came down just as Dominic was taking the picture, and picked up the gun that was lying on the floor. Firing blinding, she missed Dominic and shot her mother instead. The traumatic moment of shooting her mother was blocked from Grace’s mind as it was unable to handle what she did. Her family tries to protect her from this, saying it was an accident, trying to get Grace to stop pushing. When pushing too hard, Grace discovers the truth of what happened that night, and what she did, and with the

Ottawa- Dan Stoddard was doing what he does every day when he came across a woman who seemed to be in danger. He asked her what was wrong and she confided in him that she was being abused physically and emotionally and that she needed a phone. Stoddard could have very well ignored this women but he the just thing and called transit security. In the end, the police came and were able to take the woman to a safer place.

Twyla and Roberta are two very different people, but bond in very similar ways. They become friends very suddenly, not because of how old they are, but because both have a mother. Twyla's mom is a dancer, and Roberta's mother is too sick to raise her. They later meet in their twenties in a not so settling way. Twyla had been bussing tables while Roberta had been living large about to meet Jimi Hendrix. Twyla was embarrassed at her long past friend and was ashamed to show herself. Five years later they meet at a grocery store where they both have kids and are settled down. They decided to go vet coffee where it starts off both are different races so they take opposite sides of the debate.  Roberta accuses Twyla of abusing one of the girls at the orphanage. Twyla only remembers sitting and watching the girl get abused by other girls, and Roberta's memories start to come back to her. This holds their relationship together for the next five years when

A Lesson Before Dying A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines tells the story of a black man, Jefferson, with unequal rights, being accused of killing a white man. Although, the accusation was far from being right, he is a black man, and blacks were treated unfairly. Throughout the journey of the trial, Jefferson and Grant became very close, and they both learned a lot from each other and the trial. Grant learns the lesson of being a man, because he develops feelings, and becomes humble.

Spending time in jail can really change a man. In the novel A Lesson Before Dying by award-winning author Ernest J Gaines, the story is about a young man with a challenge of a lifetime. Grant one of the main characters is given a task of changing a man. The novel takes place in Bayonne Louisiana, where the Civil Rights Act has not yet taken place. Segregation was still an issue at this time, and many of the characters throughout the novel face segregation head-on.

In the book Okay For Now, one of the main characters, Doug shows a lot of traits including being nice,proud and even sometime being mean. The book is written by Gary D. Schmidt. Doug is around 13 years old. He lives in a town called Marysville in New York. He faces many problems during this book and he has to find a way to get through them. He uses art to get his difficulties out of the way.

"We attract who we are and repel what we are not, which is who you are, what you love, and why it has your attention with attraction." ~ Jon Barnes

I can relate very well to Santa Clara University’s strategic mission, which at its core stresses the importance of a positive character. Having studied in a Catholic high school, I learned that a positive character is essential to succeeding in life. Knowledge, love, and financial independence will reveal themselves to individuals with the right character traits. From that, I believe that SCU will provide me not only the knowledge to succeed in the world but also the character traits needed to make the world a better

Imagine a country plagued with war. A mother trying to support her children, and all of their needs. A young boy working endlessly day and night to try and help out his family. A young girl performing many of the duties as mother of the house in order to help keep things in the household under control. These people then flee to countries of asylum in an attempt to escape warfare. In the novel Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai, a young girl named Ha, along with her family are living in Vietnam during wartime. Ha is just ten years old as she realizes everything going on around her. As the war reaches her hometown of Saigon, Ha and her family make the decision to flee in order to save themselves of the communists in North Vietnam. Ha was

In the novel Catch Me If You Can by Frank William Abagnale, Frank is a well defined static character. Even though he faces different challenges throughout the novel, he remains the same a the end of the story as he was in the beginning. Being said this, he still continued to run away from his problems and did cons. He is a confident individual who ran away from home at a young age to find a life for himself. Frank is a smart, young and charismatic boy. During his early teen years, his parents started to go through a divorce, which left him torn between whom to choose to stay with. After learning about the divorce that was about to take place, Frank decides to runaway. Frank states, “One June morning of 1964, I woke up and knew it was time to go.

I just had a conversation with Dan Zimanski. He is – or was – considering a franchise in Knoxville, but he’s also Eileen’s coach. Allie connected them when she visited New Orleans earlier in the year, as he is an Action Coach, and we chat periodically about the franchise opportunity – but sometimes also about Eileen. He’s gone cold on me recently, and he’s obviously seen Eileen’s struggles.

I totally agree with the points you have made here as well as the way you interpret the story was quite excellent. I would like to add one more thing, I noted throughout reading the story that the grandmother is very selfish and all she thinks is all for her own good. Furthermore, he thinks If someone pointed a gun at her she might be a better person. Overall, outstanding work

Imagine this: a teenage girl, living in a suburban area, goes to school and lives with wealthy parents that are together. She gets everything she could ever want and more. Now compare that to a girl the exact same age living in the city working two jobs and going to school living with a single dad. Barely hanging on, she works so hard for everything she has in her life. Comparing these two can show how strongly their lives can create their social behavior. Parents can be a good way to get advice for social situations. By having two parents, the first girl having two parents, gives her two different outlets for advice, to help her in social situations. The second girl, has one place to ask for advice, this can affect