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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Marianna Moore “Poetry” While reading this poem‚ at first it was difficult to completely understand what is happening or what is exactly is being told. I decided to break down sentence by sentence to make it easier and it helped bring out the poems true colors. “I too dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle”. After reading this segment it points out to me that our speaker shares that she too doesn’t like it referring to the reader that they must not like it
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Jimmy Valentine should be arrested. He has done a lot of bad stuff he hasn’t been punished for all the bad things he’s done. Like the three banks he robbed‚ he always cheated his way out of jail time‚ and Jimmy lied to everyone. He has some bad things‚ so he should be arrested and put back in jail. The first reason Jimmy Valentine should be arrested is that he did rob three banks after he got out of jail. In the first week‚ he robbed a bank in Richmond‚ then he robbed a bank in Logansport
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unrealistic when the reader has not experienced anything of the sort. In the story "The Things They Carried" Tim O’Brien tells war stories through a character named Jimmy Cross. With the detail O’Brien uses in his book he must have experienced these events to be able to describe them in such a fashion. The many friendships and personal relationships Jimmy had could have just been O’Brien’s platoon he served with and actual girlfriend‚ possibly with different names. All of the feelings and emotions of a person
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a lot of money‚ but give it all away for love. Jimmy valentine was a criminal and was sentenced to four years in prison‚ but got out on good behavior in four months. He was very good at robbing banks and could almost crack any safe‚ but he got tired of this life and moved to Elmore to start a new life.Jimmy Valentine wanted to change his morals by becoming more respectful‚ he tried to be honest to everyone‚ and tried to be more compassionate. Jimmy wanted to change his morals by becoming more respectful
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"If I read a book and it makes my body so cold no fire ever can warm me‚ I know that is poetry" (Emily Dickinson). Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. Poetry is the style of writing which sometimes has a unclear or secret theme. Poetry is often used to express or describe personal feeling or emotions. Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden- Robert Hayden is the speaker in this poem. He talks as the son to the father. This poem talks about the love of son to the father‚ who
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Evaluating Poetry The poem “Gods Will for You and Me” is the good poem and “Pied Beauty” is the bad poem according to Perrine standards. The central purpose of both these poems is to encourage the readers’ individual feelings about God. The poem “Pied Beauty” is extremely didactic. The writer of this poem is preaching God on the reader. They are trying to get the reader to see all of the things that God has created on the earth and how amazing each one is. The whole poem seems to be a continuous
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Daniel Jackson Jimmy Carter Biography United States Presidents Jimmy Carter. By Anne Schraff James Earl Carter‚ Jr. Was born in the small farming town of Plains‚ Georgia‚ on October 1‚ 1924. He is still alive to this day and he it 89 years of age. Jimmy Carter was educated in the public school of Plains‚ attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia
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Jimmy Hoffa Activist‚ James Riddle “Jimmy” Hoffa was born on February 14‚ 1913 and is believed to have been murdered in 1975. Hoffa was one of the most famous labor leaders in American history. He was an important figure with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)‚ he played a key role in forging the first national freight-hauling agreement‚ and he became involved with organized crime. He definitely lived a busy life. Hoffa was born in Brazil‚ Indiana‚ on February 14‚ 1913. His father
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Marranzini 1 Rodolfo Marranzini C. Human Resources Management Prof. Joaquin Salazar March 14‚ 2013 Jimmy Hoffa and the Teamsters (Essay) Hoffa was born in Brazil‚ Indiana‚ on February 14‚ 1913. His paternal ancestors were partially Pennsylvania Dutch. His father died in 1920 when Hoffa was seven years old‚ and the family moved to Detroit in 1924‚ where Hoffa was raised and lived the rest of his life. Hoffa left school at age 14 and began full-time manual labor to help support his family. Hoffa
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