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My Bloody Life; The Making of a Latin King, by Reymundo Sanchez, Chicago Review Press: Chicago, July 2000. 320 pages. Reviewed by Kayla Kees. My Bloody Life; The Making of a Latin King was an enthralling, full-detailed autobiography that was well written.
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The Choice to be Made Andy, a sixteen year old boy in Hunter’s story “On The Sidewalk Bleeding,” wanted to be known as a Royal, but after representing his gang he attracted more attention to himself and got stabbed by a rival gang. So, while he laid in an alley bleeding out he decided to remove his Royals jacket so nobody would ignore his death. Then, he was found dead by Laura and a cop who got the wrong impression after finding the Royal’s jacket near Andy’s deceased body. In the author’s short story, he tells the last moments of Andy’s life to show regret is something that is likely to happen when people do not think about a life changing decision before they make it. Choices are important to think about thoroughly.
Que Vivan Los Tamales analyses the history of Mexico's evolving national identity via food. Mexican cuisine has changed dramatically from the the era of the aztecs, to the period of Spanish colonialism through to the Porfiriato dictatorship. Through these periods we we see food being used in a manner to unify the nation and create a national united identity. Below I will argue how the country attempted to unify its people though cuisine. When the Spanish conquered Mexico, they tried to impose old world techniques and spices onto the Mexicans.
Unlike the Barber, who acts on the side of his values and completes his duty of simply performing a shave for the Captain. He debates whether he would rather be known as a murderer or hero, however, he knows he would not benefit from this opportunity and chooses to not commit the crime. Ultimately, the Barber helps display how if one thoroughly thinks about the outcomes of their actions, they will choose to do what is right.
Pacino’s Looking for Richard is a modern reinterpretation of the underlying themes from Shakespeare’s Richard III. Power, ambition, and free will are recurrent themes in both, yet they also relate to the more basic elements of what makes us human. It is what has changed between Shakespeare’s portrayal of a monster and Pacino’s subversion of the character which gives insight into the respective contextual concerns. Pacino’s Looking for Richard demonstrates how the reshaping of an original text, Richard III, is influenced by the cultural assumptions, context and key values. P1 - Cultural assumptions - the pursuit of power Shakespeare makes symbolic use of cultural assumptions Religion was a very integral and key part of the Elizabethan era.
The Beast is seen as a terrible and frightening monster. However, once Beauty gets to know him and his story better, she learns he is not as unpleasant as she originally though and finds that he has a good heart. Both of these stories demonstrate the theme of appearance vs. reality, when a person or situation appears to be one way but the reality is much different. This is relevant to myself and my life because often many people are not what they seem to be, whether a person seems unkind but really isn’t, or vice versa. This is also relevant to my life when I hear or read stories but the reality is much different.
Hernan Cortes a spanish conquistador explored the western countries and conquered Tenochtitlan. Hernan Cortes was born in Medellin, Spain in 1485. His family was a respected military family, but were very poor. At the age of fourteen he was sent away by his parents to learn latin. His parents were very poor and wanted him to study law because he was the future of the family.
In her short story “The Life You Save May be Your Own,” Flannery O’Connor uses characterization and symbolism to develop the theme that selfish actions lead to self destruction. While Mr. Shiftlet obtains the Crater’s car, doing so leaves him less happy than before. “In spite of the car,” Mr. Shiftlet becomes “more depressed than ever” after abandoning Lucynell. By acting on his selfish desires, Mr. Shiftlet rejects the opportunity to form a connection with Lucynell, leaving him feeling alone in a desolate world. Thus, Mr. Shiftlet’s pursuit of the Crater’s car brings him misery rather than happiness.
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As modern day people, we allow our environment to impact the way we make decisions, how we speak to people, and how we resolve conflicts. The influence of outside pressures from society, moral obligation, and physical disabilities does not allow many individuals to pursue their dreams. In Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton the tragic story of a farmer and the unfortunate events that led up to his current life. This is then used to reveal the conflict of societal standards that challenge Ethan’s personal desires and keep him from pursuing his dreams.
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Everybody has certain dreams and expectations that they wish to be fulfilled in their lives. However when the chance finally occurs to realize one 's dream, it may in fact be so overwhelming that it goes straight over our heads, and when we finally realize what had happened it will be far too late. Such a realisation occurs to the main character in Miranda July’s short story “Roy Spivey”, when the protagonist suddenly realizes that her life could have easily been very different, if she had just made a single phone call to a man she met a long time ago. In Miranda July’s short story “Roy Spivey” the reader is told about an encounter that the protagonist had had several years back, through the use of a flashback.
