"The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn't Flash Red Anymore," by Sherman Alexie is a story that starts out with two guys, the author states in the beginning of the story Victor is holding a pistol to his temple and said he wished he was drunk enough to pull the trigger. Adrian then took the gun and put the barrel in his mouth, smiled around the metal and then pulled the trigger, soon after, the author says he spits the BB out.…
On a cool Pensacola night in January 1991, just a few minutes before midnight, three teenagers pulled up to the Trout Auto Parts store. Patrick Bonifay, his body coursing with adrenaline, entered the store clad in a ski mask carrying a loaded gun, intent on carrying out a poorly laid plan. Little did he know that it was his life--as well as the lives of his companions--that was about to be forever changed. Patrick…
It was a sunny day in Piedmont Park of Atlanta, GA where a miserly man named Jake Smith could be found arguing with his girlfriend Jodi Lee about rent for their apartment. He and his girlfriend were notorious for fighting each other amongst others and bringing their problems to the public. Everyone in the city knew the secrets they kept from one another as well as the abuse their dog had taken from their anger. After the altercation the two parted ways and Jake Smith got in his Camry and began down the crowded street.…
In the paragraph about the las vegas shooting the hero is a man named Jonathan Smith. Jonathan was just going to the festival with is brother and his brothers kids. They first thought the gun fire was fireworks but when they realized they were they quickly rushed out but his nieces quickly separated in the crowd. jonathan saw people run and screaming so help them telling ¨run active shooter¨.he was shot after a while a was rushed to the hospital for treatment. He was able to live the bulitte the shot him may stay in side his body for every.…
On Sunday a gunman entered the pool area of his San Diego apartment complex and began shooting randomly at people gathered for a birthday party, one person was killed and 6 others were injured. At some point during the shooting, 49-year-old Peter Selis took a seat in a lounge chair, pulled out his cell phone and called his ex-girlfriend to tell her he shot two people, San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said in a news conference Monday. Selis kept her on the line as he continued to shoot people until the police fatally shot him ending the rampage. "The victims were targeted for no reason other than their mere presence," Zimmerman said. "What started as a celebration of a friend's birthday turned into a tragedy of epic proportions for all…
Hector Garcia was born January 17, 1914 in Llera, Tamaulipas, Mexico. His father, a college professor, Jose Garcia, and his mother, a school teacher, Faustina Perez Garcia were threatened by the Mexican Revolution. In response of having seven children in the middle of a war for independence the family decided to flee. The Garcias legally settled in Mercedes, Texas. At first the family had to satisfy their daily needs by manual labor. Jose later joins his brothers in the dry goods business for their compensation. Throughout the children’s lives, it was instilled in them to always strive for a proper education. These teachings had a return in all of the children receiving a degree in medicine (Rozeff). From fighting Mexican American…
The first article I have chosen is, "Juncture in the road: Chicano Studies Since: "El plan de Santa Barbara" by Ignacio M. Garcia. I have chosen this particular article for various reasons. One is because reading the first few paragraphs of the article stirred up many emotions within me. I found myself growing angry and once, again, repulsed by the United States discrimination system. The more knowledge I obtain on the United States, on its past and how it develops today, I can finally say that I resent everything it stands for and embarrassed being part of it. I would rather say that I am a country of one myself. The second reason for choosing this article, was because it was an easy read for me as well as the topic being discussed was intriguing.…
It was all the warning anyone would have. Harvey burst in, gun in hand, and began firing wildly. He hit Hugh Price first, with a shot that probably killed him. He turned to shoot Dickenson and their hostess, but both had fled from the breakfast table. Still, Harvey managed to put a bullet in Dickenson’s leg.…
The message to Garcia describes the average human mindset, action and reactions toward a given task. Many men and women from past to present want work, status, money and reputation; but feel work is not needed. It describes not all but many situations pertaining to people having lack of initiative.…
In Julia Alvarez's Yo!, Yolanda Garcia's family and friends get their chance to tell the truth about Yo. They express their feelings and their stories about Yo, including how she's always told lies, how she stole the plot for a story from a student, and how her college professor kept trying to prevent her from ruining her life and her talents. Alvarez tells Yolanda's story through other characters, while Yo is denied the privilege of defending herself. It is ironic because initially, the novel is based on Yolanda and how angry her loved ones are after she publishes a book that exposes personal things about each of them. In this novel, these very people are working to set the story straight and portray the true Yolanda Garcia that they know, a liar, a plagiarist, and a dropout.…
However, the situation got worse when one of the people involved in the discussion tried to take advantage of the other. In this case, the Iranian man did not want to pay the Mexican for his services, and later he blamed the Mexican for the burglary of his store. The Iranian man, blinded by his fury, tried to get even by killing the one who supposedly robbed his store, but fortunately, the gun did not have bullets. This scene exposes how the differences between people cause tension, misunderstanding, distrust, and hatred between them and how this kind of behavior can lead to unnecessary results harming the innocent, which in this case was a…
Three robbers entered a Commerce City, Colo., residence, one of them pulled a knife, according to officials. The two men and a woman apparently had planned to rob an acquaintance: but the homeowner resisted the threat, drawing his semiautomatic handgun and shooting the two men. After the three fled, they called for medical help from a cousin's house. The police followed shortly thereafter. "As soon as they get out of the hospital, we'll be there to meet and greet them," said Sgt. Craig Coleman of the Adams County Sheriff's Dept. (rifleman)…
Wrongful convictions happen all over the world. Wrongful convictions are defined as a conviction of a person who was factually innocent, leading them to a live in prison for a certain amount of time. Putting the wrong person in the system can ruin their life and reputation. These people can spend just a few years, a big portion of their life, or even die while incarcerated if they are on death row. The most common causes of wrongful convictions are eyewitness misidentification, improper forensic science, false confessions, government misconduct, informants/jailhouse snitches, and inadequate counseling.…
The main reason I chose Diego Rivera is because I want to learn more culture from my country Mexico. In all the years I lived in Mexico I was never exposed to any art history. I didn’t know who Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were until I started taking Spanish in High School here in the United States. Diego Rivera is famous because of all the murals and frescos he painted through out his life. He was part of the muralist movement in Mexico, as well as the cubist era. I feel like this research has helped me to get to know more about my native country’s history. I will be analyzing Diego Rivera’s Epic of the Mexican People: History of Mexico, The Flower Vendor (Girl with Lilies), Portrait of Martin Luis Guzman, Dia de Los Muertos,…
“I was just loading the bullets to ensure whoever is backstage during the concert has the gun ready when they may need to use it, in case of intruders. I was reading backstage, but I was checking to verify that the gun stayed put,” Mr. Lopez replied. “But the time I checked an hour after the concert had started, the gun had vanished. A few minutes later I heard the murderer shoot the gun and people produced boisterous noises.” Mr. Lopez seemed uncommonly calm.…