My Accomplishments Of Gregerio Vargas

Decent Essays
This semester Gregerio Vargas transferred into my fifth period English 6 ( American Literature) class. While working with Gregerio, We have managed to maintain his grade at a 'C+'. This is an achievement for me because he did not pass English 5 the previous semester. However, this achievement has not been accomplished without some challenging experiences. When Greg entered my classroom he was very loud and has caused some distractions in class. He has also thrown some tantrums when things do not go his way. On one occasion, he had turned in an assignment that was not done the right way, when I told him he could correct the mistakes and turn it, he said: "NO, I'M NOT GOING TO!!!!" I explained to Gregerio that his choice was up to him and that

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (December 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993) was a notorious Colombian drug lord who, paradoxically, was both a ruthless Machiavellian despot and a national hero. At the height of his career his cartel supplied an estimated 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the United States.[1][2] Often called "The King of Cocaine", he was the wealthiest criminal in history, with an estimated known net worth of US$30 billion by the early 1990s, and approximately US$100 billion when including money that was buried in different places throughout Colombia.[3] He was also one of the top ten richest men in the world at his…

    • 106 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Texas is a vastly populated state in the United State and many types of culture, race, and religion grow within the state. There has been many important events and fascinating history that has occured on the Texas soil. Many great Americans had contributed into establishing a tremendous state while making history. Therefore, while there are numerous amount of significant heroes and contributors, José Antonio Navarro had demonstrated an achievement for the state of Texas, which constructed the culture and view of the state of Texas differently for the future generation.…

    • 287 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Pedro Jose Gonzalez-Ramos was born in Carrizal, Chihuahua, Mexico on April 28, 1895. At age 14, Pedro became a telegraph operator with the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico. During the Mexican Revolution, Pedro continued his work with the railroads until he was drafted into Francisco Pancho Villa's Division del Norte in 1914. He would then serve as Villa's telegraph operator, under the command of Raul Madero. The United States would recognize Venustiano Carranza instead of Pancho Villa as the true leader of Mexico in 1916.…

    • 84 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    O'Connor opens his article with the strongest reason that Vargas is an American legend which is that he was a diligent worker hoping to achieve the American Dream. At the beginning, O’Connor explains how he knew Marelee Schwartz. . A Couple of weeks after the fact Schwartz and let him know about "Jose Antonio Vargas". O'Connor, began to trust Vargas is a hero not a liar by accomplishing the American Dream. As O'Connor mentioned, “this guy really did get it!…

    • 302 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In the documentary by Jose Antonio Vargas titled “Documented”. Vargas illustrates his life story and constant struggle of lacking the necessary paperwork to live in the United States. Throughout the documentary, Vargas brings a new light to the issue of immigration in the United States. Vargas focuses on the idea of immigration reform and pushes for reform through the large population of undocumented immigrants. Jose Vargas being one of the eleven million undocumented immigrants, he uses his own personal experience as an example of how difficult it is for an undocumented immigrant to become documented.…

    • 1314 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hernando de Soto was born in Province of Badajoz, Spain in the 1500’s. He was born in a poor family and had three siblings. Juan Mendez de Soto, Catalina de Soto and Maria de Soto. When de Soto was younger one thing that he wanted to do is make a automobile. Hernando de Soto was sponsored by the king of Spain.…

    • 333 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hector Guillermo Garcia, 35 years old, died on September 29th 2016. He died while sleeping in his bed. Hector Garcia was born on November 13, 1980 in Monjas, Guatemala. He was the son of Jose Maria Garcia and Floresmila Gutierrez Galicia.…

    • 622 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Latino music and artist adapting to fit mainstream Introduction & Background Latinos have had a long history in the United States and the same goes for Latin American music. As history has shown, Latinos in the Unites States have created new music for Spanish speaking countries, for example salsa was created in New York, Tejano music in Texas and many more music styles. While the United States have helped Latin America develop their music, for Latinos from or outside the U.S it’s difficult for them to fit into the United States mainstream can extremely difficult. Many Latino artists change their name to resemble a more English name.…

    • 692 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hernando Cortez Thesis

    • 644 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Hernando Cortes Many know the Name Hernando Cortez, but few know the story of how he conquered South America. He was born in megalin, Spain in 1485. Cortes was conceived into a wealthy noble Spanish family. He was plagued with illness as an adolescent, but was healthy after the age of 18. He first served as a soldier under Diego Velázquez in 1511, but he ignored orders and traveled to Mexico with 500 men in 1519.…

    • 644 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Expedition and my leader The year was 1516 when I was chosen along with a small group of men for general soldier called Hernando de Soto. My captain (Hernando de Soto) is a native of the impoverished extremadura region of south western spain. My leader is also a man who seeks for glory and riches(conquistador). The reason why I’ve been chosen is to go on an expedition to central america to find silver and gold.…

    • 157 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Great Essays

    -Summarized the case study Q1 -Urjo is the most difficult situation because he just does not want to learn and has an attitude problem -Student is choosing not to do well instead of working hard and not succeeding -He is not trying which makes teaching him the curriculum very difficult -Trying to incorporate art into the curriculum work could help him put effort in -Using oral dictation then getting students to go into visual work could help Urjo -He needs more creative and expressive work. Using his schema to help him understand the course material as well as to help him be interested in the material. Taking an intelligence test as a class could also help the teacher ensure learning is more directive for all students - Urjo needs more creative…

    • 1603 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Jose Vargas’s story is one of fear, secrets, and struggles with a glimmer of hope at the end. You may see all of his struggles as just a mass of problem after problem without any significance in the individual stories. I do not believe this to be true. I believe one story in particular was used as an excellent tool. The story of Jose’s coming out as a homosexual was used to show what was to come.…

    • 848 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Essay On Enrique's Journey

    • 1000 Words
    • 4 Pages

    I never read a core book in high school. Reading has just never been my thing, until I came to college. Since I was paying for my classes, I figured I actually had to start doing the things I am required to do, such as reading. This year, I was introduced to a book called Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario.…

    • 1000 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Case Study Tommy Murphy

    • 751 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Since the first grade. His current teacher, Ms. Parker has expressed concerns of Tommy’s behavior. Tommy has been in a Special Education Day Class since he was in first grade and was in the same class all the way till third grade. He has been moved to a new class for fourth grade. According to his teacher, Ms. Parker, Tommy’s disruptive behaviors seem to be escalating day by day.…

    • 751 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hernando De Soto

    • 434 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Hernando De Soto was a spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquests of Central America and peru and discovered the mississippi River. Hernando de soto was born C.1500. His death date was may 21,1542. His hometown was Jerez de los caballeros spain. His place of death was Ferriday, Louisiana.…

    • 434 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays