My Bloody Life: The Making of the Latin King, by Reymundo Sanchez

El Santo grew up playing football, baseball, ju-jitsu, and then became intrested in wresteling after he moved to mexico city.

Situated oftentimes between violence and death, being recruited in this criminal lifestyle is a risk that these young adults take everyday. However, for these members, gangs offer a second family, a reliable family, many of them come from broken homes or are seeking the stability found in a family unit.. This is one of the main reasons why the youth are drawn to gangs. Take it from Juan Carlos Lopez known as “Spanky” from “G-Dog and the Homeboys” by, Celeste Fremon. His life is no different from the people who decide to join a gang. He was a runaway teen at the age of

The second to youngest of the Grande children, Reyna, who is much more of a supportive friend than is a sister, would always boost everyone’s confidence in the memoir. Therefore, it gives confidence to everyone in order to succeed. Reyna was always the most baby in the memoir but Mago changed that and taught her how to be brave in the time of need. Reyna looks up to Mago the most because Mago is the only one who notices what she does. Carlos supports Reyna, but he’s also going on away trips to find a decent father role model. Mago once told Reyna that, “it doesn’t matter that there’s a distance between us now. That cord is there forever” (21). Mago wasn’t Reyna’s real mom; she tried her best to be the best she could be for not only Reyna but for Carlos and Betty too.

Prior to being assigned the reading of the memoir “Always Running”, by Luis Rodriguez, I had never given much thought on juveniles involved in gang life. Rodriguez achieved success as an award-winning poet; sure the streets would no longer haunt him - until his own son joined a gang. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in the vivid memoir, “Always Running.” “Always Running” is the compilation of events Luis experienced during his youth in San Gabriel. The theme of the book is to always strive for the best things in life and to always take a stand for what you believe. Lured by the seemingly invincible gang culture of East L.A., he witnessed countless shootings and beatings, as well as senseless acts of street crime against his friends and family members. As a Latino in a poor neighborhood, Luis struggled through criticism, stereotypes, and mistreatment. With the help of his mentor, Chente, Luis saw a way out through education and the power of word to successfully break free from years of violence and desperation.

In this section the author talks about the way of conducting the study which is the basis of this book. She has chosen a total of twelve families including six white, five black and one interracial. All the families had children who aged from 9-10 years. She visited these families at least twenty times in a time span of a month and spend time around the space where their everyday lives evolve.

Studies in behavioral genetics show that that genetics interact with the environment and influence psychological characteristics (Russell). Therefore individuals are not solely a product of their genes or their environment, they interact to form the whole person. Within The Tempest, Frankenstein, and Medicine Walk it is shown that the quality of a paternal relationship is a dominating aspect of an individuals environment and therefore it has the power to shape the individual. A paternal relationship is defined as a relationship between a dependent or offspring and the individual they depend on. For example this could mean the father figure could be biological or just an individual that offers the dependant support. In these texts different paternal relationships arise varying from an absent father to a present supportive fathers to a father that wishes to destroy his creation. With these examples of paternal relationships it is shown that they have a lasting impact on the dependant.

My father Carlos Antonio Rivero was born on July 27, 1965 in Brooklyn Newyork. He is the youngest of two siblings, an older brother and a sister, who were born to his mother Noelia Rivero, and his father Antonio Rivero. However, on his father’s side he was the only biological child.

Hernández was born to the military officer and politician Lamberto Hernández and his wife Amalia Navarro.[2]

Luis has a good relationship with his family. Luis grew up in a family that consisted of his father, mother, brother and sister. He is the middle child in his family. He attempts to maintain constant communication with family, but due to the fact that he lives far away from his family it is difficult to see them in person. Luis immediate

He was born on April 28th, 1908 in

Behind every family lies a complex web of diversities and inequalities. In Leblanc’s Random Family the reader is introduced to the true lives of Jessica and Coco. These young women both become teen mothers and are forced to learn how to survive in their poverty stricken neighborhood. They utilize government subsidies but also take advantage of strong and weak ties in order to get what they want and need. Random family is an example of the power of a family as a social institution. The extensions of this family’s web include love & relationships, parenting in the family and poverty.

In Ricardo Rodriguez’s, “Achievement of Desire” he uses his own personal narrative to explain the effects that family had on his life. I will never have those same experiences, but by reading his narrative I can begin to understand the way his family influenced him. I have had always had a very close relationship

With domestic and emotional violence staggeringly increasing in kids and teens; ancestral families can no longer be represented as the ideal, normal family. Furthermore, Artificial families; having the tendency to be descendants from abuse, should be notoriously more paramount than heredity families due to the agony and misery they endured to withdraw from their former family. In the book “The Secret Life

Family provides a basis for how we interact with the world; when meeting someone new, or doing a new action, I think back on what my family has taught me. I have a large family and each member has done something that has impacted me in some way, but I have really analyzed how my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and parents have impacted my life. There are several aspects to consider however for this analysis I will be focusing on these socioeconomic events: immigration, poverty, gender, educational attainment, death, and health problems.

When doing this family of origin assessment on my family it sure was an interesting one. For the first time I had to breakdown the family dynamics in my household. This assignment was very personal, just like I am sure it was for everyone else. In this paper I will be going into detail on how my family operates. The types of behavior and functions in which goes on in my household. Explaining how each member in my family plays a role in our development. The various support groups we have in the form of an ecomap. Certain events in which caused trauma, and emotional scares defining us a strong family.