November 12 2013 Dying to Cross The book covers the immigrant tragedy of May‚ 2003‚ when a truck-trailer of at least 74 illegal immigrants due to how the truck was abandoned‚ the true number involved is unknown and will probably remain so was found near Victoria‚ Texas‚ bound for Houston 48 customers from Mexico‚ 16 from Honduras‚ 8 from El Salvador‚ 1 from Nicaragua‚ and at least 1 from the Dominican Republic. Nineteen people were dead. The story and images of the bodies piled one atop another
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sons‚ like Orlando‚ get zilch. Not only did Orlando get shafted in his dad’s will‚ he is also treated like dirt by his older brother‚ Oliver‚ who is supposed to be taking care of him: My father charged you in his will to give me good education: you have trained me like a peasant‚ obscuring and hiding from me all gentleman-like qualities. He resents the harsh treatment he receives at Oliver’s hands and complains that Oliver neglects to educate him; Orlando feels that he is being kept like livestock
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Taking aim at the young adult demographic‚ Jesse Andrews’ fictional work Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a force to be reckoned with. Written from the perspective of Greg Gaines‚ the awkward high school senior protagonist‚ who by choice does not belong to any one social group. With no ‘friends’ but a ‘co-worker’ Earl‚ he makes mediocre film parodies. Greg documents what happened to him during his senior year when his mother forces him to befriend a girl he once knew‚ Rachel‚ who has been diagnosed
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The narrator from Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska holds a nihilistic view of the world‚ and he only expresses concern for his baby‚ the young female cohort to his crimes. In this song‚ the killer speaks directly to a “sir” who is later revealed to be the sheriff. Moreover‚ the killer feels zero remorse for his transgressions and explains to the sheriff that he only wanted to have a “good time” with his baby. Even so‚ he says that he killed for no other reason than that there is a “meanness in this world”
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packed house. This song represented the alternative/pop rock genre‚ and was considered a major hit in the late 1970s. As a child‚ I remember hearing the song on the radio and I enjoyed the catchy and memorable tune. Although I did not quite understand the lyrics at the time‚ my dad listened to it often when he worked in the garage. This essay will first describe a variety of important musical characteristics that are displayed within the performance. Next‚ it will discuss how this song was a launchpad
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Country Music The song that I chose was The Gambler by Kenny Rogers. I have heard this song before but I’ve never listened that closely to the song. As the title suggests that it is about gambling. This song is about a man with some emotional troubles who is on a train going nowhere. While he’s on the train he sits in silence with a gambler. The gambler breaks the silence by giving the man some advice seemingly about gambling but also about life. The gambler then puts out his cigarette‚ goes to sleep
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Carlie Flanagan The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a historical fiction novel taking place c. 1200 B.C. It is set in classical Greece and Troy at the time of the Trojan War. The time period and location of the novel have a heavy influence on how male characters are portrayed versus how female characters are portrayed. The gender of the characters in the story affects their social status along with the availability of choices during the characters’ lifetimes. The female characters of
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The song You Got a Friend in Me by Randy Newman is a very famous song about friendship and it became even more popular after its appearance in the movie Toy Story. The lyrics read “You’ve got a friend in me.” This would describe the same bond which Jeremy‚ a 12 year old looking forward to being a teen‚ and Lizzy‚ a young lady whose mother left her when she was a year old‚ have with each other. In the story Lizzy helps Jeremy find the keys to a box which his father left for him. Lizzy spent her entire
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behave in outburst or turn to music that speaks to them. Although at the time music did not cater to the young folk‚ now there’s an abundant amount even for songs that cater to that demographic. This song A Letter to Myself by Denace. This song in many ways can be speaking to Holden as he goes through his troubles and he can identify with the song. Holden is one who is highly critical of himself and shown that multiple times and views himself in a lesser light. He is willing to praise his siblings to
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All normal human beings know that they will someday die. This knowledge affects the lives of all of us. Everyone wonders‚ and sometimes worries‚ about death and dying. Death is a big mystery to everyone. The only thing we know for certain that it is nothing like sleep. When we sleep‚ we are unconscious yet all bodily functions are active. We breathe and our heart beats. When we die‚ the organs and all of our body’s systems stop. I often worry about what would happen to me if one or both of
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