cultures. This phenomenon is vividly portrayed by Sandra Cisneros in her book‚ The House on Mango Street‚ where she illustrates her life as a mestiza. Anzaldua also reflects on her experiences in a mestiza culture in the article‚ Consciousness. The film Mi Vida Loca‚ which was written by Allison Anders‚ provides a keen perspective on this subject. These sources show the meaning of mestiza‚ which is usually characterized by low social class‚ inner city areas where gang life is prevelant; however additionally
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REACTION PAPER “AMIGO” While I’am watching the movie “AMIGO” .. the first thought that comes on my mind is… What if one day I woke up and found myself living with them ‚ fighting for freedom with them? Will I survive? Now I’m thinking about it‚ Im sure of myself I woudn’t last long even a day.. They’re very brave fighting against the colonizers for their/our rights and for their/our freedom compared to me scared of everything
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What type of qualities do you find good in a friend? Friends should hang out and do what they both find fun. When things get hard for friends‚ they should always think of a positive solution to fix the problem that they have. The Amigo Brothers would hang out together by practising together to become a boxing lightweight champion because they both liked boxing but When they had to fight each other they chose their friendship instead of one of them winning. The best three qualities that I find great
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Have you ever been put in a competition where you had to fight with your best friend since childhood? Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas‚ the main character in the story “Amigo Brothers” by Piri Thomas‚ had always dream of someday becoming lightweight champion of the world. Each had fought many bouts representing their community and had won two gold-plated medals plus a silver and bronze medallion. Now‚ after a series of elimination bouts‚ both Antonio and Felix had to fight against each other in the
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Amigo Brothers By Piri Thomas Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas were both seventeen years old. They were so together in friendship that they felt themselves to be brothers. They had known each other since childhood‚ growing up on the lower east side of Manhattan in the same tenement building on Fifth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. Antonio was fair‚ lean‚ and lanky‚ while Felix was dark‚ short‚ and husky. Antonio’s hair was always falling over his eyes‚ while Felix wore his black hair in a natural Afro style
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Amigo – A Film of Revelation Introduction American rule over the Philippines left the majority of Filipinos a deep scar of the feeling of humiliation because of getting from them their liberty and freedom. But‚ looking at the other side of the coin‚ it also left us things that are still beneficial until these days as portrayed in the film Amigo. Purpose of the director A question was formed to my mind during watching the film Amigo – what was the purpose of the director‚ John Sayles
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John Sayles’s film Amigo tells the events of the little town of San Isidro prior to finding Emilio Aguinaldo and shows a perspective that most American war movies do not depict. The film emphasizes on morals heavily from the beginning by throwing difficult and controversial situations at Lieutenant Compton and his men. John Sayles’ movies are usually more concentrated on character rather than plot and it was interesting to watch the events from the Filipinos’ frame of reference with the “bad guys”
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Amigo Brothers Essay In “Amigo Brothers”‚ Antonio and Felix are two best friends who love boxing. When the boys are both seventeen years old they face a tough opponent in the boxing ring of life that will test their friendship. Both of the boxers know that they need to make choices they may affect their friendship. In the end‚ Antonio and Felix realize that their friendship is more important than winning. Antonio and Felix were so together in friendship that they felt each other to be brothers.
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Amigo Brothers In the reading ‘Amigos Brothers’ by Piri Thomas it has a story about two boys named Antonio and Felix ‚they are best friends. They both wanted be champions on being boxers and turned out fighting each other. In this story it has many literary terms (mood‚author’s point of view‚ect.) The author’s intent/purpose is to entertain the reader.It entertains the reader by showing the conflict between the two characters‚Felix and Antonio.It shows how both characters have to fight
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