Baldomero Lopez Memoir

Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula also known as Francisco Villa or as we know him Pancho Villa was born June 5, 1878 and was one of the most important Mexican Revolutionary general in Mexico. Pancho Villa was born Doroteo Arango, the son of a sharecropper at the hacienda in San Juan Del Rio, Durango. While growing up, Pancho Villa witnessed and experienced the harshness of peasant life. In Mexico during the late 19th century, the rich were becoming richer by taking advantage of the lower classes, often treating them like slaves. When Villa was 15, his father died, so Villa began to work as a sharecropper to help support his mother and four siblings.

Most Exalted Master Chief Robert Dean Stethem exemplifies the Navy Core Values. This fallen Genuine Chief from the Seabee Community has served as an inspiration to many. Robert Dean Stethem was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on 17 November 1961. His early years were spent in Virginia Beach, Virginia and Waldorf, Maryland. One of three children, he grew up understanding the importance of family and dedication to his country. Stethem’s father was Retired Senior Chief Richard Stethem and his mother, Patricia, served in the Navy before raising her family.

General George Patton lead calvary patrols against Pancho Villa at Fort Bliss along the Mexican border line. He served as a member of John J Pershing’s troops. 1916, General George was chosen to aide John J Pershing, commander of the American Expenditionary in Mexico. Patton was also honored for shooting Julio Cardenas, Mexican leader, during the battle of Columbus in 1917. He got promoted to Captain and led Pershing’s headquarters troop after they left Mexico. 1917 Patton was the first officer assigned to the new American Expeditionary Force tank corps. In General Geoge Patton military career he earned the Distinguished Service Metal for his leadership with the tanks. Years later (1943) he was in battle again, using daring assault tactics

Josh Davis explains Oscars military experience well and how it shaped him into the person he was. Towards the end of middle school Oscar begins think that he is starting to get the hang of being a Mexican student in an American school thing down. Once high school started he kinda felt out-of-place again, he tried to fit in and do more normal high school things like football and soccer, in the hopes of making new friends, which ended up being a little harder than he thought. That was until he joined the ROTC, which was filled with a lot of kids just like Oscar,

Chris Kyle was a U.S. Navy Seal Sniper in the U.S. Military. He became well known for his excellent marksmanship. He even had a bounty placed on his head by foreign places. He wrote his biography "American Sniper" which later became a best-seller and also became a Hollywood movie down the road. I think he is a modern day American Hero because, out of the comfort of his home, he enlisted into the U.S. navy and fought to keep the US safe and to put his life on the line.

This was the year that LeRoy Ratzlaff would enlist to the Marine Corps and left his home in the small town of South Haven, Kansas. L. Ratzlaff attended college for one year before enlisting to the Marines. He was dating a girl who he had jokingly told, “If we break up, I’m joining the Marines.” In a twist of fate they did break up, and true to his word, L. Ratzlaff enlisted and traveled West to San Diego, California. His first day in the service consisted of physical examination and later was later sworn in that day. The recruits lined up and stood on yellow painted footprints. Their drill instructor stood there screaming at them at them, persistently telling them how worthless they all were. Upon arriving to San Diego, all recruits received thirty-second haircuts. L. Ratzlaff recalls, “They had barbers waiting for us at three in the morning. I was left standing at the door waiting for a chair to open and a guy named Smoke went in ahead of me and when he came out he had blood all over his face. And I thought, oh my gosh, what are they doing to us? Smoke had forgotten to tell them that he had a mole on his head. They shaved that mole

All throughout history, all kinds of people have made a difference in this world. The marks they have left and the changes they have made are extraordinary. However, countless amounts of people’s efforts and hard work are not acknowledged due to the color of their skin. Black history month is an opportunity to celebrate those who have not let discrimination and racism stop them from changing the world.

After reading “Bandido” by Luis Valdez the Majority of time antagonist and protagonist are usually black and white as clear as sky. Unfortunately Luis Valdez creates a complex character call Tiburcio Vasquez of his melodrama, he like a Robin Hood who commit crimes but has respect and kindness to those around him, kind of hard not to root for him to get away. Tiburcio state “The women are not to be hard and no one I repeat no one is to be killed” (Valdez 116). In this play, Vasquez is a notorious California bandit ho commit murder which makes him the antagonist. On the other hand, Vasquez Is the main character he has a kindness and flattering aroma around him which also makes him the protagonist.

William Zinsser gives specific instructions in “How to Write a Memoir”. He tells you to, ”Be Yourself,” “Speak Freely,” and, “Tell Your Own Story”. This tells writers to tell the whole story through the good and the bad. ”Popular” by Maya Van Wagenen, uses his advice by using her point of view, using small memories from the past, and true storytelling.

George Lopez once said “I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me.” Grit, courage and resolve; strength of character. George was born on April 23, 1961 in Mission Hills California. He was abandoned by his parents. He uses his childhood experiences for his stand-up comedy and he helps the community around him. Lopez uses perseverance, passion and effort to overcome a lot of obstacles in his life.

Allowing ourselves to remember our experiences and confirm those memories though our writing can help others that have experienced something similar relate and connect to our writing. Victor Villanueva provides a very good example of how adding our memory of experiences into writing can be beneficial in his article, “Memoria is a friend of ours: On the Discourse of Color” Villanueva draws from his own personal experience throughout his whole article, and claims “The connections between narratives by people of color and the need to reclaim a memory, memory of an identity in formation and constant reformation, the need to reclaim a memory of an identity as formed through the generations…Memory simply cannot be adequately portrayed in the convectional

George Walnut was born March, 13, 1762 in doodletown New York. His parents names were Agatha and Pavel both were immigrants from Holland. He grew up on a farm in New York not far from New Hampshire. After his childhood George walnut joined the New Hampshire militia and fought during the revolutionary war. He fought at multiple occasions. He was promoted all the way to captain. After the war he went back to portsmouth and with the money he had he started a lumber company called walnut lumber co. He also has lumber companies in Portsmouth, Boston, and Portland Maine. He owns several ship which he uses to ship his lumber and he also rents them to other people. He is Married and has four kids. He also is also a town hall member in portsmouth.

In recent years, the world has been captivated by the history of heroism and sacrifice that represent the Borinqueneers. This 65th Infantry Regiment from Puerto Rico had to fight prejudice during their active service, but they became a lesson to the Latino-American community and other U.S. military segregated units. According to U.S. history (Bystran, 2016), the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers were the largest, longest standing, and only active duty segregated latino unit. In fact, they are the last segregated unit in combat. Their heroic actions in the Korean War paved the way for full integration of the United States Armed Forces.

H. Paul Jeffers, an author whose notable works include comprehensive accounts of American historical figures such as An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland and Colonel Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt Goes to War, 1897-1898, focused on the illustrious life and career of Fiorello La Guardia. Jeffers essentially describes the life of the important New York historical figure chronologically, while also continuously peppering each account with his own writing style. He makes a case for La Guardia being an integral figure in politics, social issues, and New York City in general by citing his achievements, as well as providing La Guardia’s background to explain his personality and character later on in his career. Jeffers

As I start walking down the cold and dark stairs of the catacombs I think to myself, why did I want to see the Amontillado? Maybe he didn’t buy it maybe he did? My drunk thoughts really got to me and I was just confusing myself. I want to stop walking because I am afraid that he might do something. “Montressor, I need to take a break from walking my back is starting to hurt”, I said trying to sound hurt. His face was confused “How could you possibly be hurt your health is at the best!” he said sarcastically. “I am getting old and drinking wine almost every day will kill my old body,” I said trying to sit on a step. “Well if you want to stay alive you must keep on walking,” he said trying to help me up. But I really don’t want to keep on