Impressions of “Fiesta‚ 1980” I chose to write about my journal entry "Fiesta‚ 1980” by Junot Diaz for a variety of reasons. Throughout the story‚ I found myself relating to many of the characters and their situations. Coming from a Hispanic family myself‚ the cultural characteristics‚ feelings and behaviors are very similar to my own. Many of the cultural characteristics portrayed by Yunior’s mother resemble those of my own mother. During my childhood my mother always gave me a blessing before
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What would you do if you got attacked by a rip current? Would you panic or would you stay calm and swim? Rip currents are strong waves that take the water from the coast and take it back to the ocean. Over 100 people drown each year because of rip currents. Over 80% of the rescues on beaches are because of rip currents. In all three sources: “Life Saver” by John DiConsiglio‚ “Rip Current Safety” by National Weather Service‚ and “How to Survive Beach Rip Currents” by UNSWTV‚ it shows that lifeguards
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The song “Mad World”‚ by Gary Jules has the same theme as the book “Divergent”. They both have the theme “Search for Identity”. In the song‚ Gary Jules sings‚ “Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow‚ No tomorrow”. Tris constantly wants to cry and leave‚ but she knows that she will become factionless if she does. Crying shows weakness and the other initiates will pick on her and try to make her leave if she shows weakness‚ and there would be no tomorrow. The song “Mad World” tells the story of people
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Principles of Active and Passive Euthanasia Euthanasia is the act of allowing a person to die painlessly by withholding medical measures. Some consider euthanasia to be mercy killing‚ the practice of ending a life in order to relieve someone from pain or intolerable suffering. There are two principles of euthanasia‚ which are active euthanasia and passive euthanasia. There are four indirect forms of euthanasia as well‚ voluntary and involuntary‚ direct‚ and indirect. Active euthanasia is when
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“Fiesta 1980” and “Daddy” Both poems are about memories of the relationship with their father. However‚ the experiences are very different. The children presented in “Fiesta 1980” by Junot Diaz and “Daddy” by Silvia Plath suffers an internal struggle because of their fathers. In “Fiesta 1980” there is a chance to improve the relationship where as in “Daddy” there is no hope because the father is dead. In “Fiesta 1980” we can tell the story is told in the first person by and adolescent Latino
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piece of glass and cut them self. 2. Ice on ground‚ child could slip and could cause them to fracture their arm or leg‚ if they land in a bad position. 3. Pond is another hazard as the child could fall or jump in to the pond causing them to drown. 4. Dog poo on ground‚ child could slip on dog poo‚ the child could get a bruise when she/he falls from dog poo. 5. The sand pit‚ sand could go in a child’s eye. 6. Poisoners berries‚ child could
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The anguish of having killed her children drove her to drown herself as well. When La Llorona tries to get through the doors of heaven she is pushed back and told that she may not enter until she brings her children with her. Ashamed she returns to earth and searches the river for her children. She searches
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Imagine this you‚ and your friend both love to play football and the season is just starting and you both play the same position so you try out for the team and your coach can not decide who should get the starting position so you injure your friend somehow so you could be the starter‚ you probably think its a good idea and go through with it but it backfires and you get kicked off the team.This situation is very simlar to the short stories of Ruthless by William DeMille and The Frog and the Mouse
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Often time‚ love is the source of violence in a relationship. Some people become violent because of jealousy or heartache. In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao‚ by Junot Diaz‚ the fuku is a curse which revolves around the Cabral family and Oscar believed it is a bad luck for him. Oscar falls in love with the girls easily that leads him to his death. The characters from the novel were physically abused because of love. In The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao‚ there is a complicated relationship
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World Civ. II/Hansen Iago’s Bestiary Due: Friday‚ Dec. 2nd. Background: In the middle ages‚ animal stories were immensely popular. There was a spiritual and mystical lore associated with beast in many of the stories. A bestiary is an encyclopedia or catalogue of beast. Many of the descriptions of the beast were accompanied with a moral lesson. Directions: Review Act 1 of Othello. Look for animals‚ birds‚ insects‚ and creatures that Iago mentions. List at least ten of them in the
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