Leslie Mejia Mrs. Willette Book Report 13 March 2013 Life of Esmeralda Santiago When I was Puerto Rican is a memoir of Esmeralda Santiago’s (referred to as Negi in the book) childhood and how she overcame her struggles after moving from her home country of Puerto Rico to The United States. She lived a poor life in Santurce‚ Puerto Rico for 13 years before her mother decided to move Negi and her seven siblings to Brooklyn‚ New York in 1961‚ in hopes of a better life. When the family arrived
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This was an oral presentation‚ in which I prosecuted Macbeth. I received a grade of A-‚ however was told that it was my actual presentation rather than my essay that stopped me getting a higher grade :) Ladies and Gentlemen‚ I will be brief. You have heard the testimonies and seen the evidence; it is now time for the fate of Macbeth to be decided. Today you have met scores of witnesses testify‚ under oath‚ the defendant’s entirely good and honest character‚ and have pondered as to how the King
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I‚ Santiago the shepherd‚ have finally arrived at the old‚ destroyed‚ and abandoned church with my flock of sheep. An enormous sycamore tree lies where the sacristy used to be. I might as well spend the night here as it is beginning to become dark. When I awoke from my slightly uncomfortable slumber‚ it was still dark. A strange dream kept on waking me up. I have only had the dream twice. However‚ the worst part of the dream is that I never see the ending of it. I always wake up before I see it.
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change their life. Life is full of surprises that sometimes we find ourselves becoming the person we never imagined to be. The memoir A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca‚ a story about a man who was abandoned by his parents at a very young age‚ having a mother who desired to blend into “white world” and an alcoholic father‚ a man who was convicted at the age of twenty-one. Baca’s story tells about how he changes his life from being illiterate to becoming a poet inside the prison‚ exploring his
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allegory of the cave. While Socrates discuss with Glaucon about just and unjust‚ Glaucon told a story about the ring of the Gyges. The story is a about a man named Gyges‚ he was a shepherd in Lydia. One day there was earthquake‚ and it broke open the ground and created a chasm. Gyges went into the cave‚ and he discovered there was a corpse‚ who wore a golden ring. Gyes took the ring‚ later he discovered the ring has the power to let him became invisible by adjusting it. He then became one of the messengers
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most prominent time that I can recall is when my mom and sister thought he was back on drugs. I was in the 7th grade. I got brought into the situation by my mom. She ask me to go into the bathroom with him‚ as a precaution‚ so he wouldn’t tamper with the drug test. Before he took the test‚ he leaned down towards me and asked “Do you want your dad to stay‚ do you still want a father”. Who asks their child this question? This was not the first time nor would it be the last. As a child I grew up knowing
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the two terms of “guilty but mentally ill” vs “not guilty by reason of insanity” The guilty but mentally ill can get the treatment needed in a mental institution but will need to complete the penalty once the treatment is finished. The not guilty by reason of insanity” gets away without serving any penalty and can commit the same crime again or a worst one if not watch carefully. “Guilty but mentally ill vs Not guilty by reason of insanity” Dina F has pleated “guilty but mentally ill and
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only remembrance of Santiago Nasar is through the recollections of the people who have known him. Due to the arguments and controversies over Santiago’s murder‚ Santiago is still discussed by the townspeople in order to piece together the truth. Even decades later‚ the townspeople are still arguing over Santiago and therefore they are still remembering who Santiago was. As long as he is remembered by others‚ Santiago still continues to be alive and immortal. The tale of Santiago Nasar’s final days
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Jimmy Santiago Baca is a well-known American poet and writer. He became one of the best American poet after he discover his passion of poetry during the time he spent in prison. Baca has published his remarkable poetry books collections such as Black Mesa Poems (1995)‚ Poems Taken from My Yard (1986)‚ and Healing Earthquakes (2001). He is also the author of stories‚ A Glass of Water (2009) is his most recent book. Baca has published his "memoir" book A Place to Stand in 2001‚ he explored his survival
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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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