Diego was a ordinary high school kid just trying to fit in with the crowd, he wasn’t athletic or strong mentally and physically but he was a very intelligent kid.He always had straight A’s and knew almost everything in every subject.Even though he was so smart, he didn’t think he was good or strong enough because a few days ago Diego and his brother Carl 14 years old, were mobbed while walking home from school and it’s an event that he won’t ever forget. As the two boys were walking home, the cocky, spoiled , no good jocks followed them in their gray Toyota truck.They called them names and harassed them verbally. One of them said, “You guys are worthless and shouldn’t belong in this world!” Another yelled “We’ll send you back to where you …show more content…
Diego started to do things he wasn’t the greatest at like his accuracy with things like slingshots and bow and arrows, projectiles.He also had number of different things he was working on that could help him and others. It was now a Saturday morning he went through his regular morning routine and went to go work on his recent projects, one being a tool you put on your legs to help increase your strength when carrying larger objects.Another project was something like a jetpack but it was like thrusters on the foot, it was a still in progress.All of these things were in his garage.It was an ordinary garage with unopended boxes or boxes filled with junk.There was a work bench specifically built for Diego’s things. He decided to test his strength increasing invention with an old refrigerator from the garage.The first test was to get the refrigerator outside so he’d have more space but he found something out of the ordinary.As he tried to move the refridgerator he saw some sort of seceret room going below the house.He went inside with a flashlight and his trustworthy slingshot just in case there was something or someone inside.He was able to find a lightswitch which was of course dirty and dusty.Surprisingly the light turned on and what he saw was something out of this …show more content…
Diego reached the bank faster than the police did, surprisingly.He kicked the door down and said, “Give the money back!” One of the masked robbers laughs and says, “Oh no, Iron Man is here.” “I’m so scared.” Diego felt a little unsure of himself but stayed calm and kept his composure. He then replied with a name that he came up with in 10 seconds, “I’m Techno Man.” The robbers just laughed even more, one of them laughed then went straight to a serious face and said, “Enough Games.” and shot Diego right in his lungs.Diego had no time to react and as soon as he knew it he was on the ground in excruciating pain, in his head he thought “Was that a bullet?” “Am I dying”. Groaning in pain and crying like he did when he got jumped, he remembered everything as if it was happening again.It wasn’t new to him not being able to do anything again.He started to feel blood going down his chest and he panicked and went
Francisco was the only child in his family who went to an English school, even though they mainly spoke Spanish. I mostly enjoyed the effort he put into his schoolwork and the enthusiasm he put into learning the English words. It was also enjoyable when his teacher helped him with his work. As more of a reward, Francisco’s teacher offered to teach him how to play the trumpet. The ending in my opinion was the most surprising.
El padre de Diego era en ese momento un inspector en el Departamento Nacional de Salud Pública, un trabajo que le llevó a muchas partes de México. En uno de sus viajes al estado de Vera Cruz, mostró el gobernador Teodoro Dehesa, algunas de las pinturas de su hijo. El gobernador estaba muy impresionado y cuando se reunió con Diego, él le ofreció una beca para estudiar en Europa. Diego organizó una exposición ...
Starr draws on description throughout the whole article to bring into the light Carlos’s life, both the positive and the negative to ultimately express how living is ultimately a blessing. Starr’s description pattern begins with mostly detailed heavy experiences or detailed statements that were appalling. Starr makes it clear that Carlos’s life was difficult through the line, “ His hometown San Pedro de Sula has the highest homicide rate in the Americas. Once, gang members on motorcycles arrived at a park where he had been playing soccer and opened fire(Starr).” The writer includes informational details about Honduras and the sets us up to envision an experience to shed a personal connection to Carlos. As the article continues the writer transitions to uplifting and rejuvenating detailed sections. The transitions through Starr’s writing manifest Carlos appreciation for life after his past. Carlos’s positivity in life is seen through lines from the text such as, “While some players love to play defense, Carlos likes to attack. When he scores a goal, he grinds his hips and turns in a circle as his teammates laugh (Starr).” Starr makes use of the details to show how Carlos is still a teenager despite his tragedies and he brings light to those around him because he simply is motivated to see the value of
Manuel Garcia is a man who enjoys bullfighting. He tries to convince others as well as himself that he’s still an incredible bullfighter. He’s given a chance to prove himself worthy by a little man named Retana. When Garcia is given this chance he takes advantage of it and asks Zurito, an old friend and skillful bullfighter if he will “[pick] two bulls for [him] tomorrow night,” (The Undefeated). Zurito is persuaded to pick two bulls for Garcia, but Zurito explains that “if [he] [doesn’t] go big tomorrow night [he’ll] quit,” (The Undefeated). Garcia has shown that he has the courage to bullfight once more despite his age. The day Garcia has been waiting for came; the bullfight that will determine whether or not he’s as good as he says. He enters the arena confident, but not all goes as he had planned. As the bull fight begins Garcia’s sword flies from his hand and is thrown into the audience. Garcia looks around for his sword, only to have it thrown at him. Despite another misfortune, this code hero keeps his grace under pressure when cushions and the sword are thrown at him by thanking them and bowing. This also shows that he is stoic by not showing others what he truly feels in his heart, sadness of being beat. Towards the end of the story, when the doctor is tying to rehabilitate Garcia, he keeps his dignity by saying he was good out there “[he] [just] didn’t have any luck was all,” (The Undefeated).
It was harder to defy this expectation than just accept it and fall into the trappings. It was a jacket I could try to take off, but they kept putting it back on. The first hint of trouble and the preconceptions proved true. So why not be proud? Why not be an outlaw? Why not make it our own?” (Rodriguez, p.168). He was already labeled as deviant, so he decided to live his life and identity around it. Luis’ brother José, nicknamed Rano, decides that he will not fit into this stereotype. “While Joe amounted to something, to Mama I turned out to be a smudge on this earth, with no goals, no interests except what got puked up from the streets” (Rodriguez, p.256). Luis discovered he had more to offer than violence and drug use, he decides to better his life through writing and painting murals. His community opens community centers for Sangra and the Lomas areas. “The centers offered dropout programs, welfare assistance, federal job placements, teen mother day care and places for young people to hang out” (Rodriguez, p.218). The community centers force the teens to conform to societal norms by doing the right thing, such as working hard for their success and making a name for
Salvador starts out facing change. He has lived a comfortable life and has always been a “good boy.” At the start of his senior year he begins using his fists frequently and begins to question why and if this is something that he has inherited from his biological father. He becomes angry at himself for even thinking about this man because the man that he knows as his father is so great and loving. He then finds out that one of the people he loves the most is dying of cancer, his Mima. This leads Sally to begin questioning life, God, and why things happen the way that they do. He faces so many internal struggles and cannot figure out how to cope with them. After coming to terms with the letter from his dead mother, Salvador changes. Salvador transitions from this question filled “little boy” to a young man with the understanding that life is not logical. He says, “I finally understood something about life and its inexplicable logic. I wanted to be certain of everything, and life was never going to give me any certitude.” (440-441). He now has confidence in knowing who he is, where he belongs, and where he wants to go. His burning of the envelope containing his bio dad’s name was such a powerful
From the perspective of Santiago's father, Santiago was a promising and talented son with a wealth of untapped potential just waiting to be used. Santiago was fairly athletic
Reymundo was born in Puerto Rico in 1963 in the back of a 1957 Chevy. His mother was married at age sixteen to a man that was seventy-four years of age. Reymundo’s father died when he was almost five years old, therefore he does not have much memory of the relationship that they had. Reymundo has 2 sisters with whom he did not have a relationship with, one sister would always watch out for him, but that was about it. After the death of Reymundo’s father, his mother remarried a guy named Emilio with which she had a daughter for. After Emilio, Pedro came in to the picture with his son Hector. Pedro was an illegal lottery dealer and Hector sold heroin.
I agree with Holland’s claim because it affects me and all the other college students and job seekers. I believe that more should be done in school so that I am prepared when I start looking for a job. I believe that schools should offer more creative writing classes. In the article “A Passionate Unapologetic Plea for Creative Writing in Schools” written by Rebecca Wallace-Seagall, she states “If young people are not learning to write while exploring personal narratives and short fiction, it is because we as educators need more training- or the specifics of the curriculum need development”. I think that if I had more writing classes I would be more prepared and do better in higher level English classes. In my own experiences I found that reading
His embarrassment and sense of shame for his apparent inadequacies, as well as those of his parents, provided the driving force to become educated. Rodriguez describes himself as “The boy who first entered a classroom barely able to speak English…” (195). Becoming educated changed Rodriguez, enabling him to move through academia without the cultural baggage of his past: Describing himself as the scholarship boy, Rodriguez outlines this progression in the following statement: “Advancing in his studies, the boy notices that his mother and father have not changed as much as he. Rather, when he sees them, they often remind him of the person he once was and the life he earlier shared with them” (198). This realization drove Rodriguez throughout his academic career as well as his life.
Juan wrote about his life which was closely tied to his father’s life, even after his father’s death. Pablo’s actions, status, and reputation had huge knock-on effects on Juan’s life. Juan also provided his reflections on how life is in Colombia during that period, and why “Colombia produces people like my father” (Escobar,
Al Candraj had nails and a few thing in his house to build something, but he didn’t have a hammer so he was in town, and when he was in town he went inside a store and saw a hammer. He right away thought that he could use the hammer to build what he wanted to build, so he grabs the hammer and slips it in his pocket. “What’s he swiped?” “A hammer.” The young man looked at Al with hatred. “Hand it over,” he’s The boy brought the hammer out of his pocket and handed it to the young man, who said, “I ought to hit you over the head with it, that’s what I ought to do.” He turned to the older man, the boss, the manager of the store. This
As I saunter onto the school field, I survey the premises to behold people in coats, shielding themselves from winter's blues. The sun isn't out yet, but the place bursting with life and exuberance, with people gliding across the ice covered floor almost cat-like. The field is effervescent and despite the dire conditions, the field seems to have taken on a life of its own. The weather is bad and the ice seems to burn the skin if touched, yet the mood is still euphoric. The bare shrubs and plants about the place look like they've been whipped by Winter himself. The air is frosty and at every breath the sight of steam seems to be present. A cold, cruel northerly wind blows across the playground and creates unrest amongst some. Crack! The crisp sound of leaves is heard, as if of ice splitting and hissing. Squirrels are seen trying to find a point of safety, scurrying about the bare trees that lie around the playground. Mystery and enigma clouds the playing field, providing a sense of anticipation about the place. Who is going to be the person to spoil the moment? To kill the conversation?
The school wanted Vicente to be an engineer, it was a contradiction. The school said that He understands mathematics, so it will be good for him to be an engineer. In this part, the external conflict between Vicente and the school came up.
Imagine it is one’s first day in high school. Standing in front befalls the entrance way to your new future, thinking of what lies ahead from the perspective of a middle school grad. One would perhaps have mixed emotions as to what to expect. Observing the new students around the corridors, it transpires as if they are dragging their feet to progress inside, for the reason that they are fresh from the blissful summer days; they are in exchange, yet again, to the reality of school homework, projects, reports and tests. Some have queries and doubts in their minds; what does one expect of themselves getting into a high school life such as this? “What remains in store for me, I wonder…” “This school year is going to be subsequently much tougher