I‚ Santiago the shepherd‚ have finally arrived at the old‚ destroyed‚ and abandoned church with my flock of sheep. An enormous sycamore tree lies where the sacristy used to be. I might as well spend the night here as it is beginning to become dark. When I awoke from my slightly uncomfortable slumber‚ it was still dark. A strange dream kept on waking me up. I have only had the dream twice. However‚ the worst part of the dream is that I never see the ending of it. I always wake up before I see it.
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be extremely difficult to focus on things that one may want to do in order for them to change their life. Life is full of surprises that sometimes we find ourselves becoming the person we never imagined to be. The memoir A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca‚ a story about a man who was abandoned by his parents at a very young age‚ having a mother who desired to blend into “white world” and an alcoholic father‚ a man who was convicted at the age of twenty-one. Baca’s story tells about how he changes
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pivotal role of the narrator‚ as well as the descriptive language of imagery throughout the story. The story begins with Santiago Nagar‚ one of the main protagonist of the story who died‚ dreaming of trees and bird. As he gets peculiar dreams‚ Nasar pays no mind to it‚ and does not understand what will precede in the future‚ which others- beside his mother- already suspect of. Santiago Nasar is known to be slim‚ pale man- who turned 21 years old- with curly like his father. He was an only child “of a
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Sample paragraphs: Characterization of Chato from “The Somebody” INTRODUCTIONS: In the story‚ “The Somebody‚” by Danny Santiago‚ we meet the young character who goes by the name of Chato. Throughout the story‚ the author uses characterization to help us see that Chato is both passionate about what he does‚ yet he is also still a rugged gang member. In “The Somebody‚” Danny Santiago uses elements of characterization to create Chato de Shamrock‚ a teen growing up in East L. A. Chato is portrayed as dramatic
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In Langston Hughes’ short story Thank You Ma’am‚ the main character Luella is filled with kindness. Luella is a strong‚ independent woman who normally doesn’t take any nonsense. Until a teenage boy named Roger ran into her while trying to steal her pocketbook. When Luella saw him she immediately starts treating him with kindness. Luella is caring because she gave Roger a chance‚ she took Roger in‚ and made an effort to make a difference in Roger’s life. Luella is caring because she gave Roger a chance
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numerous times by Santiago‚ he exemplifies success as he shows that he has a lot of skill in his profession. However‚ he also shows some traits of failure as well‚ making it hard to discern whether he is a failure or not. In the book Santiago showed that to have success you must have failure. In the book Through his actions‚ Santiago shows that he is both‚ a failure and a success. The old man was known throughout the village as being unlucky. Even the parents of Manolin‚ the boy Santiago had thought
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nothing is off limits. Period 8 is a time of day in school where students can feel safe and comfort. The main character is a high school senior named Paul Baum. He is a guy who really wants to do the right thing‚ but ends up getting mixed up in both external and internal conflicts. He is committed to living a respected life‚ yet his choices are questioned. Paul Baum is a dynamic character‚ who undergoes various changes throughout the story. Throughout the novel Period 8 Paul presents himself as conscientious
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In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ one meets many characters with a wide variety of different values and backgrounds. One of these characters include Burris Ewell. Burris Ewell appears in Chapter 3 on Scout’s first day of the first grade. As one finds out through various characters‚ Burris has a poor family life. Burris Ewell displays a great multitude of his personality in the brief moments in which one meets him. Burris Ewell can be characterized as controlling and condescending due
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Effective Leadership Traits A leader must possess a handful of distinct traits and moral values. Traits‚ defined as character‚ presence and intellect‚ shape how a Soldier will behave and learn in an environment. Values‚ including but not limited to loyalty‚ duty‚ respect‚ selfless service‚ honor‚ integrity and personal courage‚ create a baseline standard of expectation for all Soldiers. Leaders must embody and inspire others to live by these values. Besides developing and improving
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self-centered and arrogant attitude.Through many valuable interactions with characters such as Asagai and Walter‚ Beneatha comes to realize she must value the success of the family over her own dreams. At the start of the play‚ Beneatha’s only focus is on becoming a doctor. Correspondingly‚ the only dream important to her is her own; she makes no attempt to support the family. This
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