Luis Guzmán

Borgesian World. A labyrinth can be defined as a “structure consisting of a number of intercommunicating passages arranged in bewildering complexity, through which it is difficult or impossible to find one’s way without guidance”. The life of Jorge Luis Borges was one filled with labyrinths. At an early age, Borges was haunted by these mysterious things that filled his childhood, with his first encounters coming from his father’s massive library. He once said in an interview that he found an engraving

Around the time of 1978, a business was developing that would soon be wealthy enough to profit up to 60 million a month (Kelley). Despite its wealth, the Medellin Cartel was not exactly a legal enterprise. It devoted infinite amounts of time, money, and manpower to produce, sell, and distribute drugs throughout vast areas. At the head was Pablo Escobar, who was admired by many inside and outside of the cartel. Countless people were involved in his business, both voluntarily and involuntarily (Kelley)

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug lord in the 1980s. He was born on December 1, 1949, to a teacher and a farmer. Growing up in the suburbs of Medellin, Pablo was constantly telling all of his friends and family that someone day he will become the president of Colombia. Escobar’s criminal activities started at an early age. He would go from cemetery to cemetery stealing gravestones and sanding them down in order to sell them to smugglers for a profit. As he got older he dropped the

to a simulation of reality where the original is lost and where there is a precession of simulacra. The best way to explain the simulation of reality in v is through an allegory used to explain Baudrillard’s philosophy, which is derived from Jorge Luis Borges’ “On Exactitude in Science” in which the latter explains the relation between an empire and its representation. The cartographers of this empire, “struck a map of the Empire whose size was that of the Empire, and which coincided point for point

segregation such as: the amount of damaged properties, isolation of the "underclass", poverty rising in these areas, the conditions of the city, the lack of retail stores, and employment. Always Running, a memoir by Luis J. Rodriguez, shows different aspects of marginalization through the school 's Luis attended, the jobs he sustained, and the neighborhoods he resided . No one should feel as if they are underclass or that they cannot achieve what a "superior" race can achieve. These segregated views must end

It Seems That All Keys Are Keys A key possesses as many definitions as the number of cuts it has. “A Key in Salonika” is a sonnet composed by Jorge Luis Borges that presents the reader with three keys. All serve to symbolize the reaction of the Jewish community to three different events. Even though the speaker writes a series of stanzas adorned by literary devices and words, the reader must keep in mind the degree to which the speaker is feeding to us an effective representation of these historical

Almost everyone's role model is their mother, but all but for several different reasons. Many find their mother's compassion to be appealing. Others their mother's strength to be inspiring. Although mine encompasses those characteristics mentioned above, she’s much more than that. Much more than a kind, compassionate, strong, and helpful person; she’s all that - and more.With my mother’s stories I have grown to know her flaws; both physical and emotional. Born in a town I admire her originality

Puerto Ricans Immigrating to America The migration of Puerto Ricans to the United States occurred in two major waves. The first wave was in the 1910s-1940s and the second wave was from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each wave of migrants brought new generations of Puerto Ricans to the United States. Both waves of migrants believed that they were going to live a better life in America and migrated to major cities such as New York City, Chicago, Hartford, etc. The early migrants looked for industrial

Dominican Music and Film The Caribbean island nation of the Dominican Republic is little known by most Americans, but America is ever present in the Dominican consciousness. Until Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire went head to head in the legendary homerun battle of 1998, few Americans were aware of any American-Dominican rivalry in western hemispheric culture. Nothing gave Dominicans more pride than to see Sosa hold Major League Baseball's homerun record, albeit for less than 24 hours before McGuire

“The Circular Ruins” by Jorge Luis Borges “Green is derived from blue and green will become more brilliant than blue” Chinese Proverb The Chinese have a proverb about the evolution of humanity, and in particular, the nature of intellectual relationships. Although the color green is composed from the color blue, it often shines with a more brilliant luster than its predecessor does. This is a metaphor for the pupil and teacher. The pupil learns knowledge from his teacher, but will outgrow