David Tufts English 11 5.08.11 The Soloist by Steve Lopez On the inner city streets of Los Angeles‚ you wouldn’t expect to find much inside of the homeless community besides dirty‚ begging people asking for change and any help they can get. But this wasn’t the case for one encounter that author Steven Lopez had. Steven has stumbled upon a man named Nathaniel Ayers. He for sure was homeless‚ but he offered a gift that many people anywhere in the world didn’t have. This homeless
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In the article LA Times‚ it introduces and a story about a forgotten victim from Florence and Normandie‚ that suffered a tragic tragedy during and LA riot‚ twenty years ago. Fidel Lopez was brutally beaten by a mob in 1992. Steve Lopez who is the writer‚ informs us with actual facts of how violence is still an issue. It reminds us that there is still hate and makes us ask ourselves‚ why were just finding out about this victim and no one took control? The article “The forgotten victim” tells us how
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Perhaps one of the most seminal Supreme Court decisions was the case of United States v. Alfonso Lopez (1995). After nearly a half-century of decisions by the Court in favor of expanded federal power via the Constitution’s Interstate Commerce Clause‚ the Justices issued a ruling limiting the reach of Congress‚ signaling a seismic shift on the Court’s interpretation of the Clause. The Court’s decision also sent a strong statement to Congress regarding the legislative body’s jurisdiction over a bevy
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Fidel Lopez‚ an immigrant from Guatemala was one of the many assaulted in the La Riots. When the La Riot was over‚ he was willing to forgive and forget those who caused his mental and physical damages. He is not the “forgotten victim from Florence and Normandie” anymore‚ he was now a man to be remembered by. However‚ his actions had drawbacks. Due to the riots‚ he suffered from mental disability‚ financial struggle and his inability to take advantage of his human rights. The brutality and inhumane
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Everything they do they do it to support their family. Zulema Lopez said in the being of the film she made 65 dollars and week and she thinks that helps her family. She also had an opportunity to get out of this life and finish her education but‚ that meant being away from her family and she could not do it. She moved
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Jennifer Lopez lived in the Castle Hill neighborhood of the bronx.When Lopez was born‚ her family was living in a small apartment. A few years later‚ her parents had saved up enough money to be to purchase a two story house ‚ which was considered a big deal for the relatively poor family. If I had to choose a Latino whom i would spend a day with i would choose Jennifer Lopez. She is someone who inspires people who grow up with nothing and push them to become something great. I want her to inspire
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Honoria Lopez grew up in the wonderful home of Santiago Lopez and Akio Miyazaki. Santiago was a freelance photographer from Albuquerque‚ New Mexico who met Akio in San Francisco during one of his shoots in the city. The relationship started out as a long distance friendship with the two exchanging letters and scattered phone calls while Santiago traveled through the US for [i]National Geographic[/i] and worked on stocking his portfolio with new work. It wasn’t until after his wanderlust was satisfied
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Justin Lopez 1/31/13 Art I have been doing art for as long as I can remember. From the time I was in Kindergarden to my senior year in high school I’ve been doing arts and crafts. I’ve had art teachers‚ vacation bible school leaders‚ and my parents teaching me how to create things my whole life. I usually only recieve art instruction when I sign up for art courses. I’ve completed all sorts of art projects including paintings‚ clay‚ abstract‚ landscapes and all other types of activities. I
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George Lopez as manager of Powers Brothers Aviation (originally Powers & Sons Aviation)‚ an airplane parts factory. He is married to Angie Palmero (Constance Marie) and has two outgoing children‚ Max and Carmen (Luis Armand Garcia and Masiela Lusha). They all live together in Los Angeles‚ California. George had a difficult childhood. He was abandoned by his father‚ Manny‚ and further mistreated and traumatized by a careless‚ abusive‚ chain smoking‚ alcoholic mother‚ Benita "Benny" Lopez (Belita
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Kaleb Lopez was the new kid at Oklahoma High school. After his father lost his job in New York Kaleb and his family were forced to move to Oklahoma where they stayed with Kaleb’s grandparents. After moving schools in the middle of the semester‚ Kaleb found it hard to make new friends. Every time Kaleb would try to make a new friend‚ he would begin to sweat as if someone was holding a heat lamp over him. The first time Kaleb tried to talk to someone he actually had to ring out his shirt from all the
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