Summary : ' Carmen Rivera '

Violence and drugs are typical factors of a crime-related lifestyle. Drug users may not take part in legitimate economy and are exposed to situations that encourage crime so the odds and frequency of association in illegal activity is increased (“Fact,” 1994). Drugs effect the behavior of users and often time generates violence and can snowball into many other poor decisions. In Centervale, California, domestic violence is not taken lightly. Independently, domestic violence is an extremely serious matter but adding other violations to the list of charges, the offender is staring at a heavy sentence. In this case, Abby and Bobby have been in trouble with the law and this incident outside their home may be what puts them both away for a very long time.

Liz Robbins’ article, Heroin and Pill Overdoses Claim Immigrant Victims, Catching Families Off Guard, emphasizes the danger immigrant parents face with their children coping with the American ways, specifically the abuse of drugs. The article focuses on stories of several young immigrants in New York City that fell victim to the ropes of drugs. Some of them overcome the abuse, others are not so fortunate.

Victoria Rivera Victoria Optimistic, inquisitive, outspoken, and adventurous. Daughter of Fernando Rivera and Misako Hosaka Sister of Mariana and Fernando Jr. Lover of reading romance novels, writing in a journal, and questioning the unknown. Who feels joy in writing short stories, excitement towards new adventures, and is optimistic about the future. Who needs books, family, and knowledge.

Upon finishing the novel, it becomes apparent that something is very wrong with Carmen Sternwood. Once she takes Marlowe to the place where Regan was killed, she turns to Marlowe and tries to kill him in the same manner. Marlowe, by this point, has caught on to Carmen, and replaces the gun with blanks, which saves his life. He describes her at this moment as being “aged, deteriorated, become animal, and not a nice animal” (Chandler 238). This change in her appearance really reflects the change in her mental condition. After shooting at him, Carmen passes out and remembers nothing. There is some dispute as to whether Carmen was intentionally killing and acting stupid throughout the novel. However, it was apparent to Marlowe that she suffers from some kind of epilepsy (Chandler 243). Carmen has a mental issue.

Preston Simmons, 14, was shot and killed by four men near the Castle Hill Housing Projects in East Brooklyn. One of them pulled a 9-millimeter automatic pistol from his waist and shot Preston twice, once in the head and once in the body, and then shot him nine more times as he fell to the snow. ' 'This kid was full of holes, ' ' said Vincent Pizzo, chief of detectives for the housing police (Sack 9). This is a common occurrence in housing projects across the nation. Even worse, the people living in these areas have no hope of things improving such as Denise Butler, Preston’s girlfriend. Denise has Simmons’ baby on the way and expects her child to live a life parallel to Preston’s in which he lived in poverty, watched his family struggle, and, as a result, felt pressure to become a marijuana dealer. ' 'If he 's still living around here, ' ' Miss Butler said of her expected child, ' 'I guess he 'll be selling drugs, will be forced to sell drugs, or will have a lot of bad habits ' ' (Sack 5). With an exception to a few who plan to “make it out,” this is the mindset of many living in these areas that are flooded with violence, drugs, and gangs. Denise Butler already expects her future child to be selling drugs...better yet, she proclaims he will be FORCED to sell drugs. With the environment she lives in and where she projects herself to be in a couple of years, she believes it will force her son to sell drugs. It is the same circumstances under which Preston found himself.

There is a longstanding tradition in my household where every year after some Cowboy’s football and Thanksgiving dinner we all head to the theaters to watch a movie as a family. It was only fitting that this past Thanksgiving the film happened to be Coco. Personally I enjoyed this movie tremendously; there are so many instances where one could see a great number of similarities between the Rivera family in the movie and my own family. This is an important aspect of this film; certainly most everyone understands what it is like when there is conflict between family members. Even though one might not see eye-to-eye with every member of the family it is important to remember that family always will find a way to come to an understanding what

Though Carmen was turned into a film in 1926, whereas, the film was a French silent drama; my research follows the adaptations that are in the framework of Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Thus, in December 1943, the production was presented with an all-African American, which was presented as A Broadway Musical; Carmen Jones. The production is an adaptation of Oscar Hammerstein. The 1943 adaptation of Carmen was set in the south that was set in an urban community, therefore, the play derived from the adaptation of Porgy and Bess. The production opened in December of 1943, which it took over eighteen months to find a producer. However, the show setting was in the ghetto of Chicago, namely, in a parachute workshop. Setting the production in Chicago reflects

“Si je t'aime; prends garde à toi!” This ending line from one of the most famous arias in music history, The Habanera, is one of its most literal. It translates to “if you love me, guard yourself!”, a fitting exclamation from the titular character Carmen. She has often been described as a femme fatale, a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, though others urge audiences to view Carmen as the emotional, vulnerable woman beyond that. In general, Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen has been called one of the most seductive operas of all time, despite being a controversial, hostily received tragedy during Bizet’s time. The opera, based on the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée,

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It was a regular day, they walked to school, walked home from school and got a ride to and from dance, but Samantha’s stomach sank when Alyssa’s mom approached her dad’s house. There were police cars everywhere. Samantha rushed inside just to see her dad get arrested. The polices told her that her dad was getting arrested for selling drugs, she had no idea how serious things were with her dad.

Carmen is the youngest of two between her parents’ marriage and the youngest of seven including her half-siblings from her father’s first marriage. Her role of the family is something she is not sure of, she thinks the role that she most often plays is the peacemaker. Due to her birth defect, she also plays a sick role that has shaped how her family functions. She moved to the Grant, which is outside of Rigby, when she was five and has lived in the area ever since. She considers her family middle class, Caucasian, and are members of the Latter Day Saints religion. Carmen is currently single and living with her parents while she is pondering what the next step in her life will be.

General Sternwood is the dying father of Vivian and Carmen, soon to leave them with his fortunes. He is very straightforward and decisive man. Using the resources that money can give him, he hires a private investigator to scrutinize why a man by the name of Geiger is blackmailing his daughter Carmen. General Sternwood is a Round Character, being a father of two daughters and having the capability to look at them both realistically. He chooses to tell Marlowe the raw truth in his daughters stating, “ Vivian is spoiled, exacting, smart and quite ruthless. Carmen is a child who likes to pull wings off flies. Neither of them has any more moral sense than a cat… I presume that they both had, and still have, all the usual vices (13)”. Unlike what

“ How could this happen to the man I have called daddy all these years?”, she thought to herself. Nikki was sitting on her bed with waterfalls flowing down her face. It was a cold Sunday night, Mr. Stevens stood in a cold, dark alleyway on the west side of town. Quickly zipping up his jacket with packs of cocaine stuffed in the pockets. He was waiting for the man he was selling to. A few moments later, Mr.Stevenson heard a screech of a speeding car stop instantly. He saw a dark shadow coming down the dark alleyway” on his left side.