We Are One Gordon Fisher

He did a lot on his own. Growing up into a teenager he went through many obstacles. Enrique was always switching houses because he was unwanted. His grandmother kicked him out of the house because he started to get home very late every night, and it started to become a bad habit. After living with his grandmother, he then moved with his father. As a baby, Enrique’s father left and never did he think he would ever live with him again. The house his father had was gigantic. Never did Enrique live in such a beautiful home. He stared to get very comfortable staying there. For the first time in a while Enrique finally felt wanted. His father started to go out with his girlfriend almost every night. All the attention was being put to her. Enrique’s father started taking her on movie and dinner dates. Enrique asked if he could tag along, however his father did not allow him. The book says, “Enrique’s father baths, dresses, splashes on cologne, and follows his girlfriend. He plans to move in with her and leave Enrique with Grandmother Maria. Enrique tags along as Luis leaves. He begs his father to let him come along. But Luis refuses . He tells Enrique to go back home” (Nazario 25). Luis has a baby with his girlfriend; Enrique is going to become a fantastic uncle to her. His father and his girlfriend kicked him out of the house unexpectedly. They felt the baby needed all attention possible and all the space. He tells enrique to go back home.

In Germany, boys and girls got split apart, he got separated from his mother, in selection they were split up from the strong to the weak, strong went on the left weak went on the right and he was depressed him and his dad never had the best relationship, but when they realized they only had each other they appreciate each other more and became

young child around the age of 6 his mother died. He didn’t get along well with his family. He

brothers had to move in with relatives, then he had no family left and had to become a man after

His childhood was very stale, not having a father was very difficult because a single mother and a child was not a easy job. The money was not very stable until his stepfather came into his life. Although stable his stepfather sexually and physically abused him and his stepfather being a violent alcoholic did not help his case.

his father and was isolated from people his age with who he could become friends with and

Finally, his relationship with his parents reveals his isolation because he distances himself away from the love he is needing and searching for. Likewise, the protagonist’s desire

As a child, he never felt like he belonged anywhere. He was abandoned by his mother and father as a child. His father left when he was only a few months old. His mother left him when he was ten-years-old. She remarried and decided not to take him with her. He moved in with his grandparents. His grandmother's name was Benne Gutierrez. She

Bullying can drag people down in the dumps at school, especially when their friends have betrayed them to join the ranks of the bullies. People can rise up from these incidents with their family and friends encouraging them, like the protagonists

He was often punished when his brothers weren 't, even if they were doing the same thing. He was able to be adventurous but instead was stuck with guilt. Throughout his years he also faced the emotional toll of abuse in many ways. One way his mother did this was by no longer calling him by his name, and not referring to him as a human. Dave states in his book, “that death would be better than my prospects for any kind of happiness. I was nothing but an “it”.” Children and adolescents go through a stage where they are trying to figure out who they are. With an abusive mother who takes away your identity it would be really hard to figure out who you are and you would be confused on what roles to play. Erikson’s stages emphasize family and culture. Erikson noted that psychological conflicts, especially in childhood within families, affect people lifelong.

exciting and he lived in many different places, from small houses to a house given by people to

In the short story “Apollo” which is written of Chimanda Ngozi Adichie, from The New Yorker in 2015, is about a son who visits his parents twice a month, and he tells us about how he can see his parents aging, and how they have changed through the years. As he talks with his parents, he also realizes more and more stuff about his childhood, for example then they had a lot of house boys to keep after the house, but the main character remembers one specific houseboy, Raphael.

parents at an early age and working as a merchant most of his life . He retreated to a cave in a near

When children are pushed to commit foolish activities or suicide because of bullies, one can tell there is something wrong with the way situations are being handled in our society. The documentary, Bully, presents countless examples of the effects of bullying and how poorly circumstances are managed. Through instances resulting in juvenile detention or taking one’s own life, the documentary displays various ways kids deal with torment. As we follow the lives of five different youths suffering at the hands of their peers, we see just how much these kids go through with little to no support.

The real reason behind getting bullied is the bully himself is going through his own stuff and takes his anger out on