In Across a Hundred Mountains Adelina started her journey to the other side. She had gone to the train station where she sold quesadillas with Dona Martina. When she sat down she noticed that in front of her there was a man and a young girl talking about leaving to the other side. The girl asked her dad what did they need to do in order to get there, thats when Juana heard that you needed to catch a train to Tijuana then find a good coyote to take you to the other side. Juana saved up from what Dona Martina payed her. After Juana's mom was up in jail for killing Don Ellias, Juana decided to take her trip to the United States to go find her dad. Juana went to the train station and bought her ticket to Cuernavaca…
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a novel by Sherman Alexie, proves that good people are always around even in terrible situations. When Arthur switched schools from Wellpinit to Reardan, he had a hard time transitioning because everyone there was filthy rich, but Arthur’s family barely had enough money to drive him the 22 miles to school. After the homecoming dance, the basketball team, Arthur,…
They spent their summers traveling and enjoying each others company. The red convertible had brought the brothers closer together and was the link that created such a…
• As her mother declines further into guilt, depression, craziness and alcohol, Juana never gives up hope that her father is just across the mountains, that he hasn’t forgotten or abandoned them. Her determination to find him sees her travel to Mexico City, where she meets Adelina, who helps her find the coyote that helped her father cross the border…
Once Jimenez recovered her strength and health she decided that a change of atmosphere would help. Telling her husband, who had been traveling repeatedly between the United States and Mexico for work, that she wanted to travel across the border. They arranged for two coyotes to help her travel to the United States: one to get her from Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego, CA and the other to take her from San Diego, CA to Los Angeles, CA.…
A small town Hawaii boy can make it big by focusing and accomplishing on dreams that they have and hard work. If you work hard than you can earn your reward by being successful in life. In the story redheaded Hawaiian Rudy grew up as a kid who was forced into labor with his dad and catching fish for his family and doing stupid things like get drunk and beat times for shotgunning a beer can. At first he was struggling in school and not doing so good and not wanting to go to college. But what he also depended on for helping him make it big was his family. Rudy’s mom was the kind of person who was loving to her kids and would do anything to protect them. She was also a very supportive person to Rudy and his sisters. But Rudy’s dad was the kind…
They met one person who helped them to rent out an apartment when they got to California, and the same person presented Enrique a job offer in Chicago. At the same time, Rosa met a nice lady…
| A story about someone or something that the writer had experienced or heard about.…
While in Mexico, the two find work at a large ranch. The area seems to be filled with ranches and so many employment opportunities for John Grady to do the things he loves, being with horses. The two men find themselves having the time of their lives, getting paid, fed, and having fun. Things are starting to look up for them, until soldiers come and take them away to prison. The ranch owner had found out about John Grady's love affair with his daughter, Alejandra, and wouldn't stand for it. While in…
Robert A. Divine et al., The American Story: Combined Volume, 5th ed. (Saddle River, NJ:Pearson Education, 2012)…
On a hot and sunny day in Los Angeles, California, there were two friends who were talking about what they were going to do on vacation. Allison and Conner were the best of friends ever since they were young, and they always hung out together. They even took many martial art classes together just in case if they faced any danger. Conner had blond hair, blue eyes, and was wearing a gray football t-shirt and khaki shorts. Allison had brown, long hair, brown eyes and always wore blue jeans with a nice shirt. They always went on vacation with each other during the Spring so that they had to time to relax and have fun.…
Cited: H. W. Brands, T. H. Breen, R. Hal Williams, Ariela J. Gross. American Stories: A History of the United States. Pearson: 2004.…
Prohibition was not a noble experiment. Though well-intentioned, it was badly applied, and had many negative consequences. People suffered in many ways due to its unforeseen effects- people lost their jobs, lost money, and many even died of alcohol poisoning from tainted products sold on the black market. Prohibition also overcrowded jails and clogged up our justice system with nonviolent offenders- ensuring that violent criminals’ cases wouldn’t be processed with the proper attention to detail and allowing some to walk free. The lasting effects of prohibition are all around today’s world, and its seen (for the most part) as well intentioned- but applied in the worst way.…
Physical education has been a debated issue in school all over the country. It raises the question whether kids in school should have physical education required or not. Physical education is also known as PE and it is the development and care of the body ranging from simple callisthenic exercises to a course of study providing training in hygiene, gymnastics, and the performance and management of athletic games. Physical education should be mandatory in schools because it promotes a healthy lifestyle for youth children.…
Essay on Modernisation – The term modernisation “does not denote any philosophy or movement, but it only symbolises a process of change. In fact, “Modernisation” is understood as a process which indicates the adoption of the modern ways of life and values’”. The term was being used previously to refer only “to change in economy and its related effect on social values and practices”.…