Stand And Deliver Essay

In the novel, we read through Richard Blanco’s childhood in Miami. Growing up in a family of Cubans is a challenge. Through his stories, he searches for identity and belonging. Blanco shares experiences, in which he finds a sense of self. He discusses the importance of being who you are no matter what. Through knowledge and experience, Richard Blanco and I have experienced “Coming of Age”. When you are in the process of this transition, you may go through some conflicts or struggles. These conflicts will most probably teach you life lessons. You will gain wisdom throughout these years, which will make you more mature.

The second turning point is like a surge of hope amongst the sadness. We are brought a new perspective of the scholarship boy from his reading of the book “The Uses of Literacy”. Rodriguez learns he is not alone in his feelings, “For the first time I realized that there were other students like me, and so I was able to frame the meaning of my academic success, its

Jaime Escalante was phenomena teacher in Los Angles. He was a successful person in the category of outer and inner success. His outer success were to educate his students to the point that is fun education and to pass the calculus placement test. The inner was that somehow he get through his student that education is the most important thing. He explains the importance of attending college. The reason why he goes out of his way to assist these students because poverty that the school is located at, has a toll on the students. As result, students’ expectation are low. There is one scene were the teachers had a meeting and Jaime says that teachers need to set on high expectation on the students. Students need to have “ganas” in order to succeed but without expectation the students

Life for a child as an illegal immigrant was especially hard. The labor was hard work for a nine year old. He had never seen his hand so black and dirty before in his life, and the pay was very little. Immigration police came, but luckily Carlitos escaped with another worker named Enrique. The two struggled to find employment just to pay for bus fares. After meeting his father for the first time, he found out his father would not contribute torwards Carlitos's mission of reuniting with his mother. Carlitos fleeted to the city his mom was located at with Enrique. On the journey to every payphone in Los Angelos, Carlitos was spotted by the police. But because Enrique distracted the police and got caught, Carlitos got away. He wounded up in place that described everything his mother once shared with him, the exact location his mother would go to call Carlitos every Sunday. Carlitos and Rosario's eyes finally met. They cautiously wait quietly on opposite sides of the street and remain silent. They have finally

The students all took a practice test and only thirty-three percent of the students have passed and the states minimum average is seventy-five percent. Throughout the school year, the students work effortlessly with Mr. Clark along with their school teachers prepare for the real test. Mr. Clark’s crazy and wild antics start to get to the students and they begin to respect him even more for it. They begin to see that he is only doing this with all of their best interests in mind. One of the students who was expelled’s mother complained about the way Mr. Clark ran things at his school and got the mayor involved. After Mr. Clark is found with the chains on the door, which is illegal and a fire safety hazard, and was arrested. All of the students came down to the Board of Education in Paterson and basically protested and ranted on how they wanted Mr. Clark to be released and return to his duties as principal. Eastside High’s assistant principal Mrs. Barrett claims that Mr. Clark was not the right choice to serve as principal of Eastside. But the students all say in rebuttal how Mr. Clark cares for them like no other and how he has done so much good for them that they will not accept anyone besides Mr. Clark. Soon after, Mr. Clark was released and good news was received. More than enough students

Although the book’s titular character is Oscar de Leon, he shares chapters with his sister, his mother, his college roommate, Yunior (revealed to be the book’s narrator), and his mother’s parents, the Cabrals. By representing a family with different personalities—Oscar is overweight, and nerdy while Lola is powerful and independent, for example—Díaz creates a microcosm for all Dominican immigrants. Each chapter (and character) in the past is melded into the story in the present, and in this way, the momentum and excitement is never lost until the very last

This story revolves around an undocumented family with the hopes that they will be able to live the "American Dream." The second oldest child, Francisco, otherwise known as Panchito who is also our narrator, is the main character of the novel. Panchito exposes a flurry of emotions with his roller-coaster ride of ups and downs, expectations and disappointments. He and his family expressed hope from the start of the story, dreaming of how life would be considerably better once they reached California, somewhere they thought to be a place where they could escape impoverishment. Panchito is shown as a very hopeful character; in fact, there are many times where he hopes for something to the point where he convinces himself it will happen, resulting in the numerous occasions of disappointment and discouragement. Yet, even with the frequent occurrence of disheartenment, Francisco pulls himself back up and perseveres. The author depicts Panchito as a determined character who always manages to push through rough times despite the circumstances around him telling him that he can't.

In his first novel, the story takes place in an under privileged and impoverished neighborhood of East Harlem New York. The main character, Julio Mercado who is called by his nickname “chino” is an Ecuadorian/Puerto Rican husband and father to be who is working part time at a local grocery store while attending community college. He dreams of somehow making something of himself, owning a home and escaping the grasp of the neighborhood and hardships associated with it. Throughout the novel Chino struggles with where his loyalty should lie, with his wife and unborn child or with the streets he had grown up in and his friend “Sapo” who was his friend since childhood. He in some way feels guilty about dreaming of getting out of El Barrio and making a better life for himself and his family because everything he loved and learned in his life came from there. His best friend Sapo who he loved and respected was a high school dropout who turned out to be a drug dealing street hustler who aligned himself with who Chino referred to as the slumlord of the neighborhood, Willie Bodega. Sapo introduces Chino to Bodega, who has a love interest in Chino’s wife Blanca’s Aunt Vera. He wonders if he could upgrade his lifestyle

teacher who was supposed to take him in and teach him, help nurture him, encourage him, and inspire his will to learn did nothing but completely write him off for the simple fact that this child didn’t speak english. She “couldn’t deal with him” so she sat him in a corner and ignored him. The situation was no different when Grillo was sent to another class, yet again he was sat in a corner the only difference this time being that the teacher was a little nicer about telling him he wasn’t wanted. However despite the sweetness she injected into her voice Luis still knew he wasn’t wanted, so due to his mistreatment he became reluctant to talk to anyone; even to ask to go the bathroom. As Grillo got older his outlook on school only got worse, he became a troubled child

Over a year ago, Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick made the first major protest. Surprisingly, it was not immediately noticed by the media. He simply sat on the benches during the national anthem. Kaepernick made headlines when he sat during the 49ers third preseason game, but he aslo sat during the first two as well, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.

Escalante is an interesting, dynamic character that most people seem to love. Many would characterize him as ambitious, hard working, and prideful. To most, he may come off as a stickler or rough around the edges like a blade, but he means well, overall. Mr. Escalante is a hard working man, who cares for his students a great amount. From day one he seeked the potential in his students. He knew from the get-go that their would be success in their future. He wanted them to graduate to college and flourish in life. So forth, Escalante made the decision to refuse to give up on his class. He taught them to his best efforts, pushing them forward and making them strife. All in all, he was an extremely motivated man and a well put together

Joaquin and Estrella both know the hardships that people can face without obtaining an education. Joaquin and Estrella both graduated from high school, but never completed a college degree. Cardenas and Kerby (2012) stated that while the Latino population are growing in numbers receiving an education, only 13% ages 25-29 had received a bachelor’s degree. Causing this minority population to come in last rank for attainment for higher education. Both the Castillo parents want better futures for their children and push for both of them to further their education after high school. Matteo talks about going off to the local community college first, due to he does not want to move far from the family. Sophia already plans on maintaining her grades, so after high school she can get out of the City of Ceres, and move to a University campus. Sophia and her friends talk about going to other states, but Sophia is only concerned with getting a better education, and getting out and seeing the world. She continues to be an active participant in the Latino school clubs, and volunteers at the local community center making sure the kids have afterschool activities. There has been firm rules put in place for both of the kids after they graduate, and that is either continue on with school, or find a job so they can move out and support themselves.

Through out the movie you see difficulties that the students are trying to finally fit to be part of the system but they still may not be accepted because of their classes. With low achieving school, have a suspicious amount of high test scores the reliability and dependability are questioned. Conflict theory is used that the struggle in society and schools between the haves and have nots. For example, not funding for computer, not having computers, no air conditioning for summer and less opportunities for students in general. The school is portrayed as a place where students do not want to be or care about being in school. The staff don’t care about the students especially they gave up on them. There is a quote that I got from the movie, that Mr. Escalante was asking the math department for calculus

He extinguishes the students’ lives of light and hope. ‘Creí que encontraría a mis vedaderos compañeros. No a unos ilusos.’ Ignacio believes that he has been cursed in life with his disability of being blind and tries to share his dark feelings of depression with his fellow students. But to his surprise they have positive hopes and dreams for their future and believe that they can have lives just like everyone else in the real world. In Ignacio’s opinion the students have been ‘envenenados de alegría.’

Jose understands at a young age that in order to escape the indentured life of working in a sugar cane plantation like his ancestors before him, he must do something different. In the classroom, Jose is a very bright student as seen through his peers and especially his professor who eventually helped Jose get into a prestigious school because of his academic excellence. He assures his grandmother who is his sole provider and family that one day she’ll no longer have to work tirelessly in the sugar cane plantation. Jose dreams of taking work in a more profitable and higher field then the plantation his community is chained to all being done by attaining