Juan Moreno Summary

During this time Enrique meets a girl named Maria Isabel who much like Enrique has moved from home to home over the course of her life. As the two start spending more time together Enrique wants to start a family with Maria Isabel so that they may both have a more permanent family structure, but Enrique’s drug habits worsen. Because of Enrique’s misfortunes with drugs he put his family at risk with his drug dealer threating to kill his cousin who he believes to be Enrique’s sister. To prevent his drug dealer from murdering his cousin Enrique steals jewelry from his aunt. Enrique tries to get his life back on track but gets into fights with his family and is eventually kicked out of his grandmother’s home; around this time Enrique also find out Maria Isabel is pregnant with his child. Enrique felt that being left behind by his mother as the root of his problems in life and as such sets off on a journey to America believing that she is the key to fixing his

Charley wanted to join the war. The second he got in all he did was complain. Charley said the food was horrible. To Charley the things they did were not war material. Until, finally soldiers went on a train ride to their first battle. Charley and the other soldiers got paid for the first time. Charley sent some money to his mother and brother. Then, finally they arrived at their battle field. Charley was positive that he was going to die. Charley didn't want to shot a people.

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was a segregated U.S. Army. They fought in World War II. It was made up of Japanese Americans that were from the Mainland and Hawaii. The men from Mainland thought that the Hawaiians didn’t speak English very well. There was a conflict between both groups and got sent to a detention camp. The 442nd learned about teamwork very fast. They decided they would complete every assignment that came their way. Frank Hachiya wrote a letter to his 8th grade teacher before he was killed. In addition, he talked about all his regrets in life and how he wasted most of his time. At his funeral, his teacher read the letter.

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As I was about to walk in the barber shop, I suddenly remembered what my Lieutenant had to say to me, “don’t go in the shop, he’ll kill you, he’s a rebel”. While these interpretations have a chance of being valid, I continue to believe that killing isn’t an easy task due to the repercussions that come along with it. When I entered the barber shop, I could see an individual who was tall and was carrying a muscular build. At this point of time, the barber had not yet noticed me, so I took a few steps and made sure I was visible in his peripheral vision. Eventually, I was noticed and a few seconds later, conversation was initiated on how my beard is four days late a shave. After several minutes of discussion, I was indeed ready for my face to become hairless. He sat me down in his

One day, Lance Corporal Johnson got assigned a new roomate. Once he found out who he was moving in with, he asked around to see what other Marines thought of this guy. No one really new much about this guy, except that he kept to himself mostly. Being the good guy that Johnson is, he welcomed his new roommate with open arms. He gave him a ride everywhere. He took him out places and introduced him to a lot of different people. He also warned this Marine who to stay away from.

My reaction to this short story was one of sadness and fear. My husband is a soldier in the U.S. Army, and this short story resonates very personally with me. I hear war stories all time; from my husband, from his friends, and from the other Army wives. O’Brien’s stories and experiences remind me of all the other sad and horrific stories that I have heard. But what is even sadder is that those not

The next morning, groggily, John and his new friend woke up to the triumphant yells of generals. The grass was damp from the night before for it had rained a thunderous rain. John’s general, General Hartford, was a stern looking man and didn’t like goofing off at all. Every time a soldier peeped a word while marching he would hit them with the end of his sword and tell them to stop talking. John marched alongside his new friend and didn’t say a word. After hours of marching they took a break and ate a small lunch of an apple and very watered-down soup. Once John started his bowl of soup a large boy walked over. He was about the age of twenty-three and had a messed up smile and didn’t talk clearly. He yelled, “Gimme your soup or I’ll beat you

Two weeks later he got a letter in the mail, he read the letter is quickly turned into a bad one,he was drafted into the United States Air Force. As he walked inside, it was like there was a boulder on his shoulders. And his wife the bad news, and she cried into his shoulder.Thoughts were racing through his head, what if I die? My wife is expecting, what if my child grows up with no father like me?two weeks later taxi picked him up and drove him to the airport where he would go to train for the U.S. Air

Juan’s brother takes care of Juan after Juan leaves the evil gypsy, Madrid’s care. Later on after Juan leaves his care. Juan’s brother returns with a judge, who comes with a slave and a clerk. The judge forces Juan to stand which he really can’t do because he is weak from an illness. While the judge surveys the house possessions. He forces Juan to bring books, when the judge leaves Juan faints, when he reaches his cot. Later that night Juan’s brother explains that the judge was just doing his

What is one story of a young migrant or refugee that you heard?Are there any ways the story opened your eyes?

This is a story of a young Marine that served in the Iraq War. He is a mortuary affairs specialist. After experiencing the horror of war and collecting remains of his fellow soldier, he returns home to America. Which he had a tough time adjusting to his civilian way of life. The story starts with captivating sentences that said “For a long time I was angry. I didn’t want to talk about Iraq,

She sometimes sits out by the creek and remembers her father telling her “I am your father, I will never abandon you.” (Cisneros 1) She remembers this only after she is a mother and this is when she realizes “How when a man and a woman love each other, sometimes that love sours. But a parent’s love for a child, a child’s for its parents, is another thing entirely.” (Cisneros 1) Surely by now she feels her love souring. She can not understand why Juan must drink all time and why he continues to beat after he promises that he will never do it again.

I liked this story because Marco’s life was screwed up before joining the military. When he wanted to join the military, Marco started working hard at school and gave up getting in trouble. In the end, Marco earned a medal!

Furthermore, Don Juan has no convictions for his actions, even unto his birth father, Don Louis expresses the shame in his immorality. For Don Louis boldly