The reason people take journeys is to discover something new‚ whether it be within themselves or something within the universe‚ which can be seen in the following texts: “ From The Odyssey” by Homer‚“Who Understands Me But Me” by Jimmy Baca Santiago‚ and “Truth At All Cost” by Marie Colvin. The real question is what are “you” trying to discover and what do you plan to do with this knowledge. Journeys can be taken in different forms such as physical‚ spiritual‚ and mental forms. Physical journeys
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prevent the feeling‚ of going over that edge of no return from a dreadfulness act of death. Jimmy Santiago Baca lived a life surrounded by misfortunes and inescapable pathways of loss. He was the youngest of three. Addiction was introduced to him as a young child through his father who bestowed upon him‚ the burden of dealing with the issues of having an alcoholic parent. The fathers obsessive drinking cased Jimmys’ mom to leave his dad. His mother Cecilia later abounded all three of her children leaving
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2012 “Green Chile” Poem Analysis Food plays an intricate part in any given culture; it is a medium that is used to express love‚ and to pass down tradition from generation to generation. In Jimmy Santiago Baca’s poem “Green Chile”‚ Baca explores the value of chile peppers in his family and it’s heritage. Baca states that he “prefer[s] red chile” (1) with his morning eggs‚ while his grandmother loves the green chiles. Although they both love chile peppers‚ the two kinds of chiles are very different
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side of the border‚ they are not viewed as equals or as important compared to those who are not competing with this barrier. In his essay “Coming into Language‚” Jimmy Santiago Baca uses his personal experiences to demonstrate how much crossing the border of language can change a person and show them new ways of expressing themselves. Baca tells the reader about how his life was before he learned how to read and write in order to show how it made a big difference later on during his confinement. He
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Luis Diaz Mrs. Crane-Post English Composition 2 October 24‚ 2013 “So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs From Americans” By: Jimmy Santiago Baca O Yes? Do they come on horses With rifles and say‚ Ese Gringo‚ gimme your job? And do you‚ gringo‚ take off your ring‚ Drop your wallet into a blanket Spread over the ground‚ and walk away? I hear Mexicans are taking your jobs away. Do they sneak into town at night‚ And as you’re walking home with a whore‚ Do they mug you‚ a knife at your throat
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Born in New Mexico of Indio-Mexican descent‚ Jimmy Santiago Baca was raised first by his grandmother and later sent to an orphanage. A runaway at age 13‚ it was after Baca was sentenced to five years in a maximum security prison that he began to turn his life around: Jimmy learned to read and write and unearthed a voracious passion for poetry. During a fateful conflict with another inmate‚ the speaker was shaken by the voices of Neruda and Lorca. Baca then made a choice that would alter his destiny
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Are Immigrants Stealing U.S. Jobs? Are Immigrants Stealing U.S. Jobs? Jimmy Santiago Baca’s poem‚ So Mexicans Are Taking Jobs from Americans‚ deals with the ignorance of Americans about immigrants‚ Mexicans especially‚ coming to the U.S. and stealing jobs from American workers. Baca has another piece of literature that touches on the same subject called‚ Immigrants in Our Own Land. Undocumented workers are a growing problem here in the U.S.‚ but the claim that illegal immigrants are taking
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In the book‚ A place to Stand‚ by Jimmy Santiago Baca‚ Baca writes about prison and how being incarcerated can have impact on a person and their family. With the most beautiful‚ strong and poetic language‚ Baca tells us the story of all the people who faces difficult times in order to find their place in the world. Baca always felt like he had no place to stand in society because‚ all of his life he was put down by his family and friends. From the age of five Baca experienced his dad and uncles going
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References: Foucault‚ M. (1975). Illegalities and Delinquency. In M. Krasny and M.E. Sokolik (Eds.) Sound Ideas (pp. 456-461). New York: McGraw-Hill. Santiago Baca‚ J. (2004). Enemies. In M. Krasny and M.E. Sokolik (Eds.) Sound Ideas (pp. 509-518). New York: McGraw-Hill. Tannenbaum‚ F. (1920). Prison Cruelty. In M. Krasny and M.E. Sokolik (Eds.) Sound Ideas (pp. 466- 480). New York: McGraw-Hill.
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is all about family which this my favorite‚ because family is one of most important things for us. It is so hard to pick the one that I like the most and the one I like least. But I do have some prefer poems‚ based on the plot of the poem. Jimmy Santiago Baca Green Chile that I prefer more‚ at the page 818 of The Norton Introduction to literature.‚ and the poem that I prefer least is Philip Larkin This be the Verse at the page 817 of The Norton Introduction to literature. First of all‚ the speaker
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