Summary Of 90 Miles To Havana

We can see that this desire is very evident, followed by the passion of living and working hard to achieve hopes and dreams. These examples of literature are a huge step in Latino improvement, evolution and fight for freedom. Tomás Rivera also made huge contributions with his life

By using powerful, evocative phrases in his writing, Chavez adds polish to the article. For instance, he says that he is “not blind to the feelings of frustration, impatience and anger” (Chavez 47-48). This potent metaphor adds liveliness to his writing, eliciting the same feeling as a rousing speech. Additionally, Chavez concocts a catchy saying that rings true for many people: “The rich may have money, but the poor have time.” (92-93). His use of metaphors and idioms transforms his article from simply functional to a powerful addition to the argument against nonviolence.

In the story, 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis, the main character Julian has one big conflict that is his wish to please his father. Julian’s father, brothers, and Julian go out for a fishing trip in hopes to catch a big fish. Julian’s father specifically states to Julian that he must give the fishing line to him even if there is a slight nibble. They believe that by catching a big fish it will bring good luck for the new year. Julian wants to be the hero and prove to his family that he is capable of catching a big fish. While fishing, Julian finally got a nibble on the line but said nothing to his Dad about it and because it must have been such a large fish, the line snapped. In the book, it stated, “Every time I rewind and then

He illustrates the suffering people experience at the hands of the desert, the loss that shatters the families of those who lose their lives during the journey, and the desire for the American Dream that motivates the border crossers to risk their lives. The emotional tales in the book give a face to a group of people who are nothing more than a statistic to many Americans. The vast majority of people seem to have no comprehension of the impact that different policies will have, regardless of their support for or rejection of our current immigration policy. Big picture information about illegal immigration is intangible and incomprehensible to most. The emotional arguments provide readers with information that the average person can work with, such as the story of Memo and Lucho crossing the border and eking out a life in the US afterwards (De León 167-201). The stories provided by the book can also connect the effects of immigration policy on the individual to the impact it can have on large groups of people who had no intention of crossing the border. For example, the testimony about Maricela’s life and death provided in Chapter 10 connects the suffering Maricela experienced to the pain her family and friends feel after they learn of her death (De León 243-264). These stories aid in the creation of better arguments about illegal immigration.

Jose Vargas tells the story of his life; from coming to America, finding out that he is residing here illegally, learning how to live with that, and finally to sharing with everyone that he is an undocumented immigrant. Jose has a difficult task in front of him, though. He must win his audience over to his side so that he can further his agenda of developing an easier path for undocumented immigrants to receive citizenship. There are many ways he could go about this, trying to skirt the topic of his illegal activities, but Jose is an intelligent man and knows how to influence his audience. He uses the story of his life to connect with others, and in connecting with them wins them over, even if only indeterminably so. In My Life as an

Marsha Blackburn once said, “The American Dream is independence and being able to create that dream for yourself.” In the book 90 Miles to Havana, by Enrique Flores-Galbis, the main character Julian learns that he has to become independent.

Over history many people have risked their life for the greater good of other people. In the novel Audacity by Melanie Crowder, Clara a Russian Jewish girl coming to America is going to do just that. It is the year 1903, and many people are fleeing their homelands to come to America looking for a better place to live and succeed. Clara wants to be an independent woman who can study and become a doctor. When coming to America she is timid but, still has dreams of making great of herself and go to college. These dreams are difficult to keep when she is forced to work. She goes to the sweatshops and finds all the horrible things going on in the shops, which causes Clara to become disillusioned. This creates a determination to change the rights of the working woman.

Chavez used his life experiences in order to better the lives of many migrant workers in America. Key points in Chavez’s life that had

In The Distance Between Us, Reyna Grande describes of her life, how she came to this country with difficulties. Grande was young that it was really hard for her to understand the circumstances that were happening to her and her family. The relationship between the two passages is the different directions, but their purpose is similar. The purpose of the two passages explains the struggle of how a family from a different country is going to survive without any help. The first excerpt, ‘Mi Mama Mi Ama,’ describes the tension and confusion of the writer’s early stage of her life. They run from there to here to survive and for their new and hopeful lives. This is before she moved to the United States and the first night that she spent with eating bird food. The second excerpt, ‘The Man Behind the Glass,’ describes Grande’s and her siblings’ first day of school. As they have the same purpose, to survive, they conflict from getting ready to go to school, because they don’t know a word of English. Grande’s father can’t help them either because he doesn’t know how to speak English.

Throughout life, every individual must face obstacles; some more difficult than others. In the story “The Trip” by Laila Lalami, poem “Exile” by Julia Alvarez, and article “Outlaw: My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas, there is a main character who has to face many challenges because of the fact that they’re immigrants. In all three texts, it is evident that being an immigrant has many affects on their lives. However, this label and the obstacles that come with it didn’t stop each character from pushing forward.

The book, “The Devil’s Highway,” by Luis Alberto Urrea tells of the story of a group of men who tried to get to the United States using this long and dangerous pathway. While this book was written in 2005, some of the problems mentioned in the book still go on today, as do their reasons for taking part in this dangerous journey. This book opens up people’s eyes to what people will do for even just a little glimpse of something better, something that they can be happy with. Urrea’s telling of these men’s story relates to many things and teaches us how things are in places a lot of people in America don’t pay attention to.

Individuals can make a difference and enact change within society. Even though people may have beliefs and opinions that differ, it is still possible to make changes that help to put all citizens on a more equal footing. In chapter one, Virginia Ramirez teaches us that we are never too old to find our inner strength to stand up for what is right. This is exactly what she did for her elderly neighbor who died because she could not get the help she so desperately needed. Virginia spoke up and advocated even though it angered her husband at first. Her story like many others found throughout this book inspire me to want

Immigrants around the world have come to this nation searching for a better sense of purpose and the chance to work for their families. I understood the need for these immigrants to work to make their source of income even more so from the field trip to SJSU. For Cesar Chavez, he saw the Catholic Social Teaching of the Dignity of work and rights of workers being disregarded. He and his fellow migrant workers couldn’t work with better equipment and therefore their health and safety were often jeopardized. Chavez spoke on behalf of the workers and worked to create the awareness of the issue by creating a community of union workers and working to make the lives

My father travel by foot in the hot weather of the desert (page 3) .Many Cubans (balseros) that’s how they were call. Their only way to travel was by ocean they use wooden rowboats, makeshift rafts and automobile tires lashed together with ropes.(Gonzalez ,page 108). Just like my father they had a 50, 50 chance to make it to their destination safe without losing their life’s .Even with that in mind they risk it all to simply accomplish the dream for something better for family and in some cases it was better than to

It has been proven that often, the fight for social justice and the common good comes at a great cost to those involved. Through writings such as Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and Sophocles’ “Antigone”, as well as, lectures such as Dr.Colbourn’s lecture “Confronting History and the Good Life: Life after Rosewood” it is demonstrated how life, freedom, and a normal everyday life suffer as a cost of fighting for social justice and the common good.