Andres Resendez’s work A Land So Strange interprets Cabeza de Vaca’s journey across America as “an extreme tale of survival” in which he was able to bridge two different worlds in order to survive. Resendez’s central argument is that Cabeza de Vaca transformed over his journey across America from a conquistador with conquering intentions to a medicine man that advocated for diplomacy and alliance with the Indians. Resendez’s interpretation of Cabeza de Vaca’s transformation and commitment to a more peaceful and kind conquest aligns with Cabeza de Vaca’s personal account at surface level, however; when Cabeza de Vaca’s intentions are evaluated from his personal account on what happened, it becomes evident that Resendez did not interpret Cabeza…
Forth To The Mighty Conflict. By Allen Cronenberg. (Tuscaloosa and London, A.L.: The University of Alabama Press, 1995.) “The Great Arsenal of the South” most Alabamians called home during the Second World War.…
One of the stories that I truly enjoyed was "The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara. The story revolves around an artist, whom other characters call her "The painter lady" that visits a town in the south of America to paint a mural dedicated to her cousin and the community itself on a wall that is located in Taliaferro Street. This essay will analyze two of the painter lady's characteristics. Firstly, it will introduce the trait. Secondly, it will offer evidence from the story, an explanation of the evidence and how it links back to the trait.…
What do you think of when you hear “death sentence”? Probably someone being injected with lethal fluids and toxins with a sole purpose of immediate death. Another idea that might come to mind would be the classic electric chair. Somebody sitting there expressionless, waiting for the electric bolts to pulse through their body leading to a painful death. Maybe also a gas chamber, or hanging that was used in movies that take place many years ago.…
As I walked through the museum, I looked for a piece of art that spoke to me on a personal level, having picked a Mexican Museum it wasn’t hard seeing a sculpture or painting and relating it to my childhood or connecting it to my visits to Mexico. As I was leaving, I stopped by a colorful painting that really grabbed my attention, and looked at the description and the painting for some time. I was with my younger brother and had explained to him the details of the museum visit for this class, and told him I had trouble finding a painting. He looked around and his eyes landed on the same painting that I was analyzing moments before and with a smirk he said to choose that one. The painting is by Oscar Moya and is called Nopal En La Frente/Cactus…
The two murals I chose were both painted by Diego Rivera around the same time period between 1923 and 1947 with the first, “Liberation of the Peon being painted in 1923 and the second “dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park” being painted from 1946-47. “Emiliano Zapata’s aim was to bring about agrarian reform and freedom to the poor and working class citizens. But how successful/how lasting was the influence of Zapata and/or agrarian reform on both the Mexican Revolution and present day Mexico. Both the murals I chose convey the same message but in different forms for instance “Liberation of the Peon” describes the conditions for the poor/ lower class citizens. Through both the imagery of what looks to be a bunch of men and there horse's freeing another man from a sake he's that he's tied to, and through…
Summarise the text: Zach Dela Rocha wrote this in response to the US governments actions towards the Mexicans. He writes about how they are mistreated and even exiled when they try to come to the country for help or to survive. He writes how they are criminalised by authorities unjustly (The jura got my number on a wire tap) and how Mexicans are struggling to live and how its been normalised for a family to lose someone by the brutality of police (The mother of my child will lose her mind at my grave) The first line "i got no card so i got no soul" refers to the immigration process of becoming a permanent resident by having a green card.…
Hernando de Soto stated that capital is like energy and that it is a dormant value. However, we know how to create energy like burning wood in stove produces energy in the form of heat to cook food, boil water, or warm a home. The same cannot be said with capital. We have a pretty good idea what it is, but we are not as good at turning capital into economic potential. De Soto also defines capital as the parallel life of an asset.…
In the essay titled “Where Worlds Collide” by Pico Iyer, he claims that the arrivals of immigrants are affected by their expectations and not by their new surroundings. For example, their expectations of America being as its free, when you have to pay for everything that you come across. Iyer describes the “Promised Land” as a place where “the opportunities are swirling dizzily [and] promiscuously, around them.” The newcomers, or immigrants, didn’t get affected by the overwhelming transportation options, overpriced snacks, and overzealous sales pitches because they were too caught up with their expectations. This essay started off soft and gentle and you could even say “innocent” but then it slowly elevates to more sensitive parts of immigration.…
The story is raising the question of women`s role in the society. The protagonist, a young lady named Cleofilas, who lives a pretty ordinary life in her small town, and then gets married to a man named Juan Pedro, and moves out of her father`s house to the United States. She does not seem to be happy in marriage, because her husband does not treat her well. He beats her up, and says horrible things to her, such as ? he hates this shitty house and is going out where he won`t be bothered by the baby`s howling and her suspicious questions. ?…
The sound of screaming echoes in the art room and it taunts us to join. Hello, I was just talking to myself. I am here to tell about the Artistic Award. I think the Artistic Award goes to……… Caleb Hidalgo.…
I’ll admit, I found this book very difficult to read, but not because of the vocabulary words or because it was a medium-sized book that from a distance can look long-winded to many people. It was very difficult to read the Lucifer Effects, by Philip Zimbardo because it made me angry, annoyed and mostly horrified. I wasn’t angry at the author, I was angry at humanity and how far they can get twisted in ideals, religion or just turning plain evil. I know that evil is out there, most people know that, that humans can become the very twisted and malevolent creature and be perfectly ok and justify their actions by saying the race deserved it, or it was for their . That human beings can become the things that go bump in the night.…
“The Crossing,” is a story written by Ruben Martinez that is about “the line” which is a divider between two countries and how it was one of the biggest obstacles for his family to overcome to seek out a better life. However, the idea of the “line” becomes a real life situation for Martinez when he has a run in with an El Salvadorian immigrant, Victor, and he has to make the difficult decision on whether or not to help an immigrant in need. Martinez, wants to help Victor, especially because he is having a diabetic emergency. However, Martinez, struggles with the fact that if he does help Victor, it could lead to serious trouble with the law or will most likely but him behind bars. In the end Martinez, decides that although it is against the law he cannot morally leave Victor when he is in need.…
And Still We Rise by Miles Corwin 1) In this book there was two teachers, Toni Little and Anita Moultrie. These two teachers had different styles of teaching their class. One way of teaching that really popped out at me was how Toni assigned an essay to the class to see the difference in writing of the student. This way she would be able to see which students were dedicated to school or which ones where just there to be there and not even pay attention.…
Punished was written by Victor Rios and published in 2011. Rios wrote the book to chronicle the challenges young black and Latino boys faced within their improvised, highly criminalized neighborhoods. Rios grew up in Oakland, California and lived in the ghettos, mainly a poor, minority community; he was also a gang member involved in his fair share of trouble. Rios began looking for answers to the plights he and his community endured after the murder of his friend while they ran from a rival gang member. A conversation with the police whom Rios claimed told him they wanted the gangs to kill each other off, made him seek answers to the prevalence of violence that plagues poor populations.…