River and Sheila Mant‚” have many similarities. “Catch the Moon” is written by Judith Ortiz Cofer and is about Luis‚ a juvenile delinquent. Luis fights with his anger after his mothers death and usually finds himself in trouble. In “The Bass the River and Sheila Mant‚” the author‚ W.D. Wetherell‚ the narrator finds himself having to choose between his real love and an illusion of love. Luis struggles to find ways to deal with his mothers death‚ so like so many teens‚ starts getting into trouble with
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say it’s not a good thing? Are parents who motivate their child to do something they’re good at‚ a good thing? Jing-mei and Luis didn’t always get along with their parents and they didn’t always do the right thing. But they always had parents that loved them. Although they’re from two different short stories with similar character traits Jing-mei will always be herself‚ Luis will always want to escape but they will realize that their parents were there for them when they needed it the most. Would
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Title: Luis Muñoz Marín the “Architect of the Commonwealth” Introduction: 1. Introductory statement: Luis Muñoz Marín was the 1st governor of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico elected democratically‚ he was a poet‚ journalist‚ politician and statesman and was known as the “Architect of the Commonwealth”. 2. Thesis statement: Luis Muñoz Marín‚ the fist governor elected democratically by Puerto Rico‚ is an important figure in our history and one who helped achieve the country great things in a
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Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico (September 9‚ 1878 – October 19‚ 1961)‚ better known as Sergio Osmeña‚ Sr.‚ was a Chinese Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon‚ and rose to the presidency upon Quezon’s death in 1944‚ being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65. A founder of Nacionalista Party‚ he was the first Visayan to become President of the Philippines. Prior to his succession
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and hard times of Luis Perez and his family. Luis Perez emigrated from Argentina to the United States with his wife‚ eight children‚ and his parents to build a better life. They left behind most of their belongings and bought a piece of land to start a winery business. The family structure was a traditional style and the grandparents were resistant to the changes in language and culture in the U.S. Luis began his family with his high school sweetheart at the age of 20. Luis was considered to
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his fourteen year old son (Luis). Carlos works as a landscaper with a friend named Blasco who is now planning to head back to Mexico but intends to sell his truck to anyone to keep his small business going. Blasco offers the truck and tools to Carlos to continue working since he would be without a job if someone else was to buy the truck. Luis in the other hand is dealing with going to highschool and his girlfriend Ruthie whose family is involved in a gang pushing Luis to consider being in one.
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so it starts‚ the story of a nineteen year old Mexican- American girl named Mary (Maria; as he only chooses to call her)‚ who helps out and eventually falls in love with Jose Luis Alegria‚ a Salvadoran refugee. Martínez’s story of María is told against the backdrop of the 12-year civil war in El Salvador. Maria and Jose Luis develop a friendship that slowly turns into a typical novella love affair. Through their relationship‚ both characters are forced to confront the violence of their pasts—his
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The story‚ “A Different Sort of Dream” is about a boy named Luis who has a dream about becoming an artist. His family sells the crops they grow at the market but there was no rain so they were running out of crops to sell. His brother wanted to be a bullfighter and his father loved that but his father didn’t like how Luis wanted to be an artist. In the end‚ Luis was alone‚ drawing at the market when a man wanted to buy some artwork that Luis drew. Suddenly‚ he sold several and brought home extra money
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Catch the Moon is a teenager named Luis Cinturon. Luis is a troubled boy who doesn’t really behave. His mother died and it made him very aggressive‚ and distant. Luis was sent to juvie for breaking into an old woman’s house. Now Luis works for his dad scrubbing hubcaps all day. He doesn’t have a very good attitude towards his job. A girl named Naomi is looking for a certain hubcap so she goes to where Luis works. Luis’s dad is the owner of the shop. As soon as Luis sees Naomi his attitude changes a
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bitterness that develops by working and helping others. First in the story‚ the narrator says that Luis would “build a display wall for his father. People would be able to come into the yard and point to whatever they wanted.” This supports the theme because although Luis started by being sneaky‚ troublesome‚ selfish‚ and fearless‚ he changes into a kind‚ thoughtful‚ motivated‚ caring‚ and helpful person. Luis learned by working and helping others‚ he was able to improve his attitude by concentrating
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