Mi Vida Loca Mi Vida Loca means "my crazy life (as a girl)." The movie documents the phenomenon of female gangs in the early nineties in Los Angeles. It is written and directed by Allison Anders‚ who grew up in Los Angeles and went to UCLA. She uses personal experiences to help influence her story writing. In Echo Park‚ a group of young Mexican-Americans show what it means to live in the inner city. The film looks at gang lifestyle from a woman ’s point of view to uncover relationships‚ conflicts
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clothing‚ jewelry‚ make certain hand signals‚ use certain graffiti‚ and specific jargon. It’s usually assumed that gangs are composed of only males who have most likely dropped out of school and are unemployed. Louis Rodriguez is the author of "La Vida Loca: Two Generations of Gang Members"‚ and he writes about his and his son’s gangbanging experiences.
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This phenomenon is vividly portrayed by Sandra Cisneros in her book‚ The House on Mango Street‚ where she illustrates her life as a mestiza. Anzaldua also reflects on her experiences in a mestiza culture in the article‚ Consciousness. The film Mi Vida Loca‚ which was written by Allison Anders‚ provides a keen perspective on this subject. These sources show the meaning of mestiza‚ which is usually characterized by low social class‚ inner city areas where gang life is prevelant; however additionally
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Cofer allowed to join them? Why aren’t men or boys part of the group? What lessons about men and women does Mama intend the story of Maria La Loca to teach? What information does Cofer provide about her aunts and mother? What similarities and or / differences are there between each of their lives and the story of Maria La Loca? I believe the thesis of this story is; how life’s lessons are taught by Mama in the parlor‚ to the younger women in her family. The women
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2013 Author Luis J. Rodriguez was born in the US/Mexico border in 1954‚ at the age of 2 his family moved to Los Angeles California‚ around the age of 8 they moved to San Gabriel Valley. One of his first documentaries is the Book called “Always Running La Vida Loca: Gang days in L.A”. The book narrows the struggles of the author during his childhood and adolescences in the active life of a gang member and of Chicano race. The author’s motivation to write many of the books he has written were his
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with gang members know them on first name basis‚ keep an eye on them and the place where they hang out‚ as well as offering programs for this gang members to get involved in‚ that wil pursue a carrier on law enforcement. Rodriguez‚ Luis J. Always Running: La Vida Loca‚ Gang Days in L.A. New York: Simon & Schuster‚ 2005. Print. "Sin Nombre (2009) - IMDb." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 05 Dec. 2011. . the movie helps understand the background of the people involved in gangs‚ it shows the results
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In ALWAYS RUNNING‚ Luis J. Rodriguez offers a loosely organized but thoroughly wrenching account of his experience growing up in and around Watts and the Las Lomas barrio‚ just east of Los Angeles. Rodriguez‚ a poet and journalist who now resides in Chicago‚ was born in 1954 in El Paso‚ Texas. His parents‚ recent immigrants from Mexico‚ soon migrated to the Los Angeles area. There‚ Rodriguez experienced the indignities of poverty‚ prejudice‚ and nearly unchecked police brutality. Joining a gang and
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Always Running “There are choices you have to make not just once”- Luis J. Rodriguez In 1993‚ Luis Rodriguez wrote an autobiographical book Always Running. Within months the Book Banning made Always Running their number one target calling it ungodly‚ antifamily‚ radical‚ and harmful. Rockford school district member‚ Ed Sharp‚ went to the extent of stating‚ “I challenge anyone who knows how the mind works‚ after reading this book‚ not to be more likely to assume the lifestyle of a gang person
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MS 210 Tesai Ghany 804C March 3‚ 2014 In the story‚ “La Vida Robot”‚ by Davis‚ I meet four undocumented migrants from West Phoenix. Who would have ever thought these kids would join a robotics team. These four kids have a special position in the team which makes it a perfect team. Now‚ let’s meet these special students. First there is Lorenzo Santillan. He is the master mechanic of the team. His family is in a very tough situation. Davis says‚ “His mother had been
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Always Running In the novel “Always Running”‚ by Luis R. Rodriguez‚ the author is the main character. He explains his life story to show others how he overcame many challenges that brought him down. Over all‚ the author achieves his purpose to reach out to his audience on an emotional level. I think he does a great job in emotionally touching his audience. The novel begins with Rodriguez dedication his story to all adolescents that were once in his place. Rodriguez finds himself lost at one point
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