Have you ever heard about role models? If you have, then you would know that each one has to undertake some sort of mission to become what many people call a “role model.” The first role model’s name is Ernesto. The second person 's name is Farah Ahmedi. Finally, the third person is not a person. It is a dog named Buck. Now let 's talk about these three role models and how they always accomplished their missions.
Have you ever been scared to move to a new school or a new home because you would miss all your friends? This story, called Barrio Boy, is about a boy named Ernesto, who moved from Mexico to the United States and went to a school called Lincoln Elementary. In this story, the boy’s mission was to learn to speak English. He first started by practicing the word butterfly. At first, he was pronouncing the word butterfly as “butterflee”. After he received help from his teacher, by reading books in a small room, he learned how to say butterfly properly. He then, still with the help of his teacher, learned how to say, “Come, butterfly, come fly with me.” This is how Ernesto undertook his mission
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What about animals such as Buck and what about their treatment? You may ask, “who is Buck?” Buck is a dog, from the book The Call of the Wild, that undertook a great mission to rebel against an animal that treated him unfairly. That animal is called Spitz. Spitz is a pack leader and he bullied Buck very much. Buck decided he would help other dogs fight against Spitz and would protect the dogs from their punishments that came from Spitz. Another thing, is he would not fight Spitz in plain sight because he didn’t want to get caught by their dog’s master. He also rebelled against Spitz by swaggering in front of him to get on Spitz’s nerves. Buck did everything he could to help the other dogs by leading them. This is how Buck was able to rebel against Spitz and didn’t get caught at the same
From Spitzenberg through the Arctic, and across Canada and the Barrens, he had held his own with all manner of the dogs and achieved mastery over them. Bitter rage was his, but never blind rage. In passion to rend and destroy, he never forgot that his enemy was in like passion to rend and destroy. He never rushed till he was prepared to receive a rush; never attacked till he had first defended that attack” (London 20). As one can see Spitz was a very good fighter so may he did let Buck win because Buck was not a fighter he was the type of dog that did stuff with his owners like going hunting and playing with the children.
Essay 3 In her essay, “A Hispanic Garden,” Diaz expresses the inner conflict she faces a foreigner between two lands. As a Cuban immigrant residing in the United States she is obligated to fight a continuous battle with herself and others to preserve her culture within the dominant culture. She explains her feelings when she visits her homeland Cuba.
Undertaking MIssions Have you ever accomplished something,anything? In the short stories they all accomplish a mission. Ernesto in the story Barrio Boy has a mission to learn english. Farah Ahmedi mission was to cross the border Into Pakistan in the story “The Other Side of The Sky”. Annie Johnson’s MIssion was to work so that she could support her two boys in the story New Directions.
Fighting isn’t the right way to solve a problem. Friendship is the right way to make things right. Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena is about a boy who went to Mexico for the summer. Danny was quite shy when he’s in his home country. He then gets into a fight which led him to get stitches.
To undertake a mission is to finish or complete a mission in however you do it. The pilots of Apollo 13 were determined to get home safely while Ernesto was determined to fit in, But not forget who he really was. Despite their differences in the end they both achieved their goals by never giving up, and being courageous. Ernesto went to a new school and wanted to fit in, but not forget who he really was. Despite the fact he came from Mexico, he wanted to be like the other kids and be able to speak english.
Juarez is one of the few men who left a legacy for their country, because of this he is regarded as Mexico’s greatest leader. Throughout the state of Mexico, there are schools, streets,
Have you ever heard the calls? Buck sure has. In the novel The Call of The Wild by Jack London, Buck is a large st. Bernard that lives in the beautiful Santa Clara Valley with Judge Miller. As the story goes on Buck gets dognapped and sent to the man in the red sweater. The man in the red sweater is also known as the crack dog doctor.
Ruben Salazar was a man who 45 years ago became the matyr of the Chicano Moratorium anti-war protest. Salazar was born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico in 1928 however he was raised in El Paso, Texas. At a young age he struggled with his identity, his mother frequently abased and denied her own nationality to her children. He attended public throughout his life and later went on to receive an education at the University of Texas in El Paso known as Texas Western College at that time. There he received his bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Haylie Galvan Barrio Azteca Gang Gang violence in El Paso has been a major issue since the emergence of one particular gang- Barrio Azteca. The streets of El Paso were rapidly becoming a home to violent acts and drug trafficking. The infamous Barrio Azteca gang was formed in the 1980’s in Texas originally as a prison gang. It started as a prison gang before they expanded out onto the streets. Several of the founding members banded together in order to protect themselves from rival Hispanic gangs.
What is the difference between wild animals and humans? Humans live in a world of affection, where emotions and self moral rights matter. In the same manner as humans, wild animals live in a world like ours where they too feel emotions. So what is the correct answer to the question… Nothing in reality, wild animals are like humans.
Buck is being called into the wild. His life events changed who he was and sent him free in spirit and body. Once Thornton was kill Buck was able to be free and just be a wild dog with the others (napierkowski). In my opinion, this book shouldn’t have been in the category of banned and challenged books.
Richard Rodriguez, author of “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” grew up speaking Spanish at home for the beginning of his life, and having the great connection with family that most hope for during their lifetime. This all suddenly changed when he entered school. Starting at a young age, Richard was surrounded by all English-speaking people that he could not communicate well with. The only instances where English would be would have been during public outings, and interaction with others. At home, his parents also struggled to speak English making the situation even harder on Richard.
The beginning of the novel shows us that Buck is a pampered dog who had lived in the Santa Clara Valley under the property of judge miller and was the ruler of the house. He was feared, and respected by the other dogs. He has everything he wanted and will soon have it taken away from him. Manuel, the gardener, will abduct Buck in his house and that will be the beginning of a cruel life for him.
The film Boyz N the Hood is a story about life in South Central Los Angeles. The film was wrote and directed by John Singleton in 1991. I chose this movie because of its relevance to the course and how it reflects pop culture in that time period. The opening line in the movie “one out of every twenty-one Black American males will be murdered in their lifetime” really catches the audience attention. This movie goes into detail and shows the life of three young males living in the hood of Los Angeles battling a life surrounded by drugs, violence, and questions of race.
The protagonist of the story is Buck, who is a mix between a Saint Bernard and a Scotch shepard dog. There are several different antagonist in the story. One is Spitz who constantly fights with Buck for leadership. Another one is nature, Buck is constantly fighting to survive with limited food, freezing weather, and he got little rest.