The Run: A Short Story

“ Got it, I can try my best to make it, but no promises.” I said

Always Running is a narrative written by Luis J. Rodriguez because he wanted people to understand what life, is like out on the streets. Rodriguez witnesses his friends being killed, shot at and beaten down. He lived the lifestyle of a convict, stealing, doing drugs and learning to use a gun. Rodriguez didn’t know better than to be part of a gang and live the “thug life”. Language barrier, unemployment, poor education and family disinvolvement were some of the factors that had an impact in his involvement in gangs. Fortunately, help came his way and he was able to break the suppression of gang involvement and was able to better his life style.

As the film ‘Run Lola Run’ has a multiform narrative structure, it is separated into three sections in which Lola is able to repeat her journey from the beginning. The repetition of the run in which we see the same scene three times is an example of how Lola's journey is similar to the likes of a video game. This works to emphasise the fact that her life can just be rewinded and restarted just like video games. Even though, in real life we cannot travel back it time, the repetition of the run sequence shows mistakes are fixed by going back to the root of the problem. Throughout the movie, the background music is similar to the music that is heard in fast-paced, action based video games, the music is fast paced and creates suspense, which

Lexi was in a tragic boating accident that, unfortunately, resulted in the loss of her lower left leg. Countless amputees have given up on trying to become stronger and try to have a normal life again, but, however, Lexi decided she was not going to be one of them. It was extremely hard for her in the beginning because walking with prosthetics is a lot harder than walking regularly. Lexi had to work twice as hard to be able to get used to the prosthetics and try to live on with it to the best of her abilities. She kept working every day, going through physical therapy and other methods to be able to walk better with prosthetics. Although her life would never be the same again and would never be normal, Lexi made it her goal to try and get it to be as close to normal as possible. She was a very athletic girl before the accident and wants to go back to the sports she loves by training extra hard to make it to the Paralympics. Lexi also wants to become a physical therapist to help other amputees with their struggles. She looks at her leg with pride, knowing that she is living her life to the fullest and not letting the accident bring her spirit down. She will keep putting in a lot of effort, thanks to modern science that has made and improved prosthetics that will forever help her. Lexi is not going to let this get in her way of achieving her dream, which proves her grit and

In hat way does the distinctively visual influence your understanding of people and the events within texts?

In the book The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, the main character Jessica is trying to adjust to a new life without one of her legs. Another character, Rosa, helps her through this while facing a disability of her own. Rosa was born with cerebral palsy. Even though some people don’t take the time to really get to know her, she has some great qualities that should make people want to. In the book, Rosa gets those close to her to see her real self instead of just seeing her as the girl in the wheelchair that has trouble talking. She manages this through using some of her best qualities: her friendliness, joy in helping others, and optimism.

As Gabby first walked on stage to observe she “scanned the 16,500 seats. Some were so high that she could barely see” (197). As she left for the Olympics, her host mom, Missy, gave her an enveloped with a note for each day at the Olympics. The first card came from her mom, it read “Breeeeeezy, you’re an Olympian! You did it! When you’re preparing to compete, I want you to always end up on top. Never forget that god has made you the head, and not the tail” (198). This gave Gabby so much confidence that she was ready to take on the floor. Team USA put itself in a strong position with the all around competition. Gabby came in third which is all she needed to stay here and compete with her teammates she has dreamed of all along.

Imagine being the son or daughter of Mexican immigrants and not having anything. The struggles would be enormously big. Author Luis J. Rodriguez titles his novel Always Running due to the poverty, violence, and stability the main character is constantly running from.

Topic: Is there good and bad in all of us in relation to the novel The Running Man?

during that time, and it almost killed her. She pulled through, but her left leg was paralyzed from

"I finished and I had a lonely last four laps but she ran four and a half laps barely being able to run. I'm so impressed and inspired that she did that. I've never met her before. Like, I've never met this girl before. And isn't that just so amazing? That's an amazing moment. Regardless of the race and the result on the board, that's a moment that you're never, ever going to forget."

Everything that happened to Jessica in the past six months had led up to that moment for her. Once she started running again, she did not want to stop. “Sherlock and I run the whole five-mile loop over Aggery Bridge every morning. When I wake up tired, I remind myself how long I’ve waited to be able to run again, and it gets me up,” (Van Draanen 282). Even with all the work that Jessica had gone through to get to where she was, she still wanted to do more. Her friends Rosa was fascinated by the thought of crossing the finish line. Since she had been in a wheelchair her entire life, she never had the chance. Jessica decided that that was going to change. Even though she had only been running for a month on her prosthetic, Jessica began training for her town’s annual 10-mile race. Jessica decided that she was going to help Rosa cross her finish line by actually pushing her across it. Jessica put in so much work to be able to achieve what seemed to be such a ridiculous goal. She ran everyday pushing around a wheelchair filled potting soil, lifted weights, and she began eating a protein filled diet to build her muscle. Jessica was so determined to do this for Rosa, even though she was disabled herself. The morning of the race was quite exciting, both for Jessica and Rosa. “‘One minute!’ the announcer calls. My heart speeds up. I feel suddenly light-headed. And then there’s the pop of the starting gun. It’s time,” (Van Draanen 323). During the race, it seemed as if Jessica was reminiscing the difficult journey she endured. She thought back on the last eight months of her life, and realized how she got through it. “One by one by one by one. That’s how I got through losing my leg. Minute by minute by minute by minute. Hour by hour by hour by hour. Day by day by day by day,” (Van Draanen 328). Even though Jessica was completely spent by the end of the race, she could not have

“You will do great, it’s just a tournament” the one girl said her voice was filled with confidence and enthusiasm.

It took Ariana a lot of courage to take that first step which changed her journey forever. Courage is “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery” (Dictionary.com). Ariana first demonstrates this by denying the doctor’s prediction/order that she would never do gymnastics ever again and that she should forget her Olympic dream as she would never achieve it. The doctors clearly stated to Ariana: “You should give up on your dreams. They won’t be coming true.” (Full Out, 2015) The doctors believed that since there is a metal rod in her leg, the chances of her returning to gymnastics were nearly zero. However, according to Ariana, defeat was not an option and with that she took her second step with even more courage than the first. Ariana started training her leg, she worked with it and attempted to enhance its strength and ability. She worked very hard in an attempt to bring her leg back to its original state. “It took a lot of work but its worth it” Ariana claimed afterwards. Ariana had a lot of support from her friends and family which quickened her recovery. They all supported her in every way they could. Her mother especially mentioned: “Look around you, we are all here, right behind you.” (Full Out, 2015) when Ariana was doubtful of her decisions. Although she could walk again, a year later, Ariana deepened into the world of hip-hop. She trained and improved herself through the art form of dance. Then, with courage muzzled up inside her, she decided to further her training and return to gymnastics. She trained and practiced repeatedly to bring her leg back to its once abilities and in hopes to fulfill her dreams. When others questioned her about her decision, she simply replied: “Gymnastics is my passion, I can’t just give that up.” (Full Out, 2015) However, Ariana’s courage

To continue, Kari loved running, she was good at running and loved feeling free and independent. On the other hand, Na hated running, wasn’t good at it, and lastly, she detested the mosquitos. It was time for the race to begin, they lined all the runners at the starting line, and BOOM, the race began. Kari was ahead of Na, Na didn’t appreciate that at all. Na couldn’t bear the thought of Kari beating her, so she sprinted up next to Kari. Just as Kari was about to pick up her pace, Na slid her sneaky, itty bitty foot, and tripped Kari. A malicious smirk grew on Na’s face, while a melancholy face