Luis Rodriguez Research Paper

In the essay, “The Achievement of Desire,” Richard Rodriguez tells the story of his education and what it was like growing up in a Mexican-American immigrant family. He explains how his main goal from boy to man was to become as educated as possible; however, he was embarrassed by his parents’ lack of education and believed it was holding him back. By the end of the essay, Rodriguez seems to have realized that although he is proud of his academic achievement, he is very lonely and desires the life he had as a boy when he was surrounded by family, love, and affection. He describes this realization as “the end of education.”

How do you define a serial killer? According to the FBI handbook it’s a person who has killed on at least three separate occasions, with a break in between the murders. They are usually derived from the compulsion and lack of self-control that developed due to a troubled upbringing or a mental disorder of sorts. Often there is also a sexual element to the acts, and in between the acts they usually act quite normal. (Mrjamesryancom, 2015)

Who is Angel Perez II? I am Angel Perez and this is my first year at California State University San Bernardino. But how did I get here? It has been a long journey throughout the years. I have had to face some tough adversity in my path. I finally made it though, despite all the setbacks, loses, and failures. I am a very unique one of a kind person you will never find someone else like me.

Bartolome’ de la Casas in the sixteen century, published an eloquent defense of Indian rights about maltreatment of the indigenous peoples of the Americas in colonial times. He tried to protect the Native Americans from the worst exploitation. In 1513, as a chaplain, Las Casas participated in Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar 's and Pánfilo de Narváez ' conquest of Cuba. He participated in campaigns in Bayamo and Camagüey and in the massacre of Hatuey. He witnessed many atrocities committed by Spaniards against the native Ciboney and Guanahatabey peoples. He later wrote: "I saw here cruelty on a scale no living being has ever seen or expects to see." Las Casas and his friend Pablo de la Rentería were awarded a joint encomienda which was

Juan Seguin was an important part to history. He was in three wars, he was a judge, and he served for rights, independence, and justice. Juan was was a happy man that died at the age of eighty-three and got happily married. Juan Seguin had one brother and one sister. Juan got his first horse on his twelfth birthday. Juan Seguin was an important person to Texas history in his early lifetime, he was also in three wars and served for Native rights.

Although he was involved in a lot of crime such as burning down a rival gang member’s house, knowing that the family was inside, he wanted to keep in the gang because he didn’t want to let his gang members down, causing him to be expelled from school and being kicked out of his house. So he decides to leave this gang, given the opportunity to show what he is really worth, going through a community center. However he ends up joining another gang called Las Lomas. In page 113, Rodriguez states, “Las Lomas was our path to a broader future, but I was frustrated because I felt the violence was eating us alive.” There in Las Lomas he meets his mentor Chente Ramirez, which helps him figure out his passion and balance his bad influences. For example, in page 144, Luis says, “Sometimes we pay even when there’s been no mistake. Just for being whom we are…… Just for being Mexican,” here he starts to reason why Hispanics are discriminated, and starts to develop curiosity for a way to solve this

Sieto Alvarez, is an african american gang lord who was once a member of the

My father is a doctor and my mother is a teacher and they are very much in love. My parents had been married for two years when the had decided they wanted to come to Miami. They thought it very long and hard when making the decision. But they wanted growth and a place to start a family. So Dominigo Reyes (father) spoke to his wife Ileana Reyes (mother) and explained how he could study for his boards and become a doctor in the United States. Domingo was a very smart man so he knew all he would need to do is learn how to speak and write proper English.

Using his Native American roots and experiences in life as guidance in his writings, Simon J. Ortiz became a poet who was widely known through the late twentieth century. He wrote about his struggles of attempting to fit in within American culture and society. During his career Ortiz received a variety of awards for his writings of the struggles Native Americans faced, and about his stories of Native American tradition. He also received recognition for accurately depicting life in an American society as told from an “outsiders” perspective. He expressed this concept in his poem “ Hunger in New York City,” published in 1967. He expresses his attempts of fitting into society but continually longs for his Native American culture and way of life. Ortiz is a well known and respected poet and short story write because of his background, many awards, and his poem “Hunger in New York City.”

He grew up with his mother and two younger sisters. His mother raised him to be polite and to have respect and value others, but that was not all she taught Rodriguez. She taught him to be greedy, vain and to resort to violence if it could help him get his way. His mother raised him how her parents raised her. “They are a highly dysfunctional and abusive family.” Growing up he had a rough relationship with his mother. They lived in poverty, food and money was scarce. Not only was his family struggling financially but also emotionally. His mom divorced his dad to go live with a man she had been

Glutton-Brock begins his book by stating that the popular subject of discussion, what is art. He states “everyone now is thinking or talking about the nature of art and aesthetic experience.”

The central idea of Nathalie Granjeno 's "DeAndre Williams" was that people have to choose their friends carefully because the friends someone picks can stab them in the back. Juan told his friend, DeAndre Williams, that he should stop getting in trouble so DeAndre could get the job he wanted. DeAndre started officer training with help from Juan. For a few months DeAndre quit the drug business and became a cop. He was shot by his old drug friends when revisiting his childhood home.

Richard Leyva Muñoz Ramirez was an American serial killer, rapist and burglar. He committed home invasions that later escalated to a rampage of sexual assaults and murder that generated widespread fear in the greater Los Angeles area from June 1984 to August 1985. Those who hunted and feared him considered him to be the embodiment of the mythical ‘boogeyman.’ The news media dubbed the name the “Night Stalker” for him, prior to his capture. He claimed to have been a Satanist, never showing remorse for his crimes after being arrested for thirteen murders, five attempted murders, six sexual assaults, three lewd acts on children, two kidnappings, three acts of forced oral copulation, four counts of sodomy, five robberies and fourteen burglaries.

Armando Morales was an internationally renowned Nicaraguan painter. Morales is considered one of the most important painters in Nicaragua. Morales, who was born in Granada, Nicaragua, received many awards for his works.Morales, who was born in Granada, Nicaragua, received many awards for his works. He received his first award at the Central American Painting Contest "15 de Septiembre.

In 1924 Elias Calles was elected president of Mexico. He supported agrarian, labor, and educational reforms even though he was more conservative. Being aware of previous military uprisings, Calles ended the political influence of the army. Also during his term, Calles had many difficulties with the United States and the Roman Catholic Church. Calles remained in power for over ten years due to his use of “puppet” presidents(e.g. Emilio Portes Gil, Pascual Ortiz Rubio, and Abelardo L. Rodriguez).Calles made a lot of promises, but unlike Lazaro Cardenas he didn’t follow through with many of them. In 1934 Lazaro Cardenas was elected President of the Nation of Mexico. Cardenas was more progressive than any of his predecessors. He revitalized land reform, changed the face of labor movements; furthermore, he created the Banco de Crédito Ejidal. Cardenas was more for the people, whereas Calles was for himself and his money.