Personal Narrative Essay: Chavez's Fresno State Flag

Improved Essays
So I was sitting there and Chavez was doing his stretches. His Fresno State flag on the ground, and I was just waiting for the game to start. It was Tuesday afternoon and Chavez was scheduled to be one of our refs for soccer. Yes, it had to be Chavez. After his five minute stretching session, he stood up and started doing jumping jacks. All those stretches just to run around a field carrying a whistle and a flag. The good thing was that our main ref for the game was Mr. Navarro.
After five minutes of stretching, Mr. Navarro asked Chavez if he was ready for the game to start. Chavez held his thumb up, letting Navarro he was ready. And then…… Navarro blew his whistle and the game started. And then, I couldn't see the game because the ref decided

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    SEGUÍN, JUAN NEPOMUCENO (1806–1890). Juan Seguín, political and military figure of the Texas Revolution and Republic of Texas, was born in San Antonio on October 27, 1806, the elder of two sons of Juan José María Erasmo Seguín and María Josefa Becerra. Although he had little formal schooling, Juan was encouraged by his father to read and write, and he appears to have taken some interest in music. At age nineteen he married María Gertrudis Flores de Abrego, a member of one of San Antonio's most important ranching families. They had ten children, among whom Santiago was a mayor of Nuevo Laredo and Juan, Jr., was an officer in the Mexican military in the 1860s and 1870s.…

    • 193 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    If one child at recess steals another child’s toy they must receive the consequences for what he or she has done. In 1994 American Michael Fay, who was visiting Singapore at the time, was arrested for vandalism of automobiles and had in his possession stolen street signs (“Time to Assert American Values”). For his crimes he was sentenced to the Singaporean punishment of caning---where one is beaten with a long rattan cane. Moreover, the topic was covered by two different editors, Alejandro Reyes and an anonymous writer of the New York Times. Although both editorials demonstrate logos in the texts, Alejandro Reyes, author of “Rough Justice…” argues a more efficient platform than the New York Times article “Time to Assert American Values” by…

    • 743 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Boston Red Ortiz Thesis

    • 896 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The Boston Red Sox began the process of saying goodbye to one of the most iconic Massachusetts’s player of all time at his final regular season game. 19 years after making his Major League Baseball debut, David Ortiz’s time as a MLB player is coming down to its final days. Since the Red Sox clinched the American League East, there is still time to see one of the best offensive player play out his magic during the 2016 postseason. Prior to Sunday’s game, the Red Sox honored Ortiz with an unforgettable pregame ceremony. The organization washed him with gifts and brought in Dominican Republic president Danilo Medina to throw out the ceremonial first pitch to Ortiz.…

    • 896 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    During the moment of silence, Ortiz was overcome with emotions as he wiped tears off his face. Fernandez's teammate Dee Gordon was spotted kneeling toward the mound with the number '16'- Fernandez's number, painted on it moments after the news broke of Jose's…

    • 662 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Supon Das October 5, 2015 Period 5 Georgia’s Flag Evolution Chronological Order Introduction There are seven Georgia’s flag including an unofficial flag. Georgia is in continent of North America and is in the southeast. The colonization began in 1732, founded by James Oglethorpe with the help of King George the Second. Oglethorpe wanted to help the poor and debt people in London. Since they needed to protect their colony from Spain, so they needed weapons, uniforms, and a flag to represent Georgia.…

    • 683 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    As I am walking alongside the tall, thick, tan wall, I wonder how much history is stored inside. Two steps past the second entrance door and I am standing in the historical landmark, Mission San Juan Capistrano. Before me is the long courtyard rooms that create the perimeter of the mission, a small garden in the entrance with multiple trails, a beautiful, tall, octagonal fountain filled with green lily pads and white blossomed flowers, and to the left, standing high is what looks like a destroyed temple. Various little trails that all lead to different sections.…

    • 808 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Rudolph handed the ball to the referee, and decided to perform his own version of the Lambeau Leap (Chris Chase). Packer fans were not very excited to see Rudolph’s actions. Neither was the referee. The referee threw his flag for excessive celebration and charged the Vikings with a fifteen-yard penalty (Chris Chase). Kyle Rudolph being flagged was completely fair and what happen was very acceptable for the National Football League and the referees.…

    • 1046 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Flag Day Research Paper

    • 415 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Emma Coronel, break the silence to come out publicly in defense of her husband, in an exclusive interview with Telemundo in which she says fear for the life of Guzman Loera and claims that their rights are not respected. Winners in Iowa caucus 23/02/16. Alfredo Beltran Leyva, known as the "Mochomo" pleaded guilty for drug trafficking before a federal judge in Washington D.C., and could receive a life sentence in a maximum security prison. The Justice Attorney Loretta Lynch described the statement as a sign Beltran Leyva working together US and Mexico in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime.…

    • 415 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Pueblo Incident Essay

    • 1225 Words
    • 5 Pages

    During the cold, gray morning of January 5th, 1968 the USS Pueblo sent sail from U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan to Korean ports to monitor and collect data on North Korean and Soviet electronic communications including but not limited to radar, sonar, radio signals and possible naval activity. A short eighteen days later the 176-foot-long ship Navy intelligence vessel would come under attack by North Korean forces, leaving one for dead and several others wounded. This event would later be called the Pueblo Incident if one could remember such a ship that set sail to complete its first and only mission. The crew of eighty-three men along with Commander Lloyd M. “Pete” Bucher would be tortured by Korean forces for eleven months before being…

    • 1225 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Controversy of the Confederate Flag Does it represent slavery and oppression, or is it simply just a symbol of some people’s heritage? This is a wide controversy many people are talking about even today about the Confederate Flag. Society is trying to decide if it is disrespectful or not. Many people say it is disrespectful because the flag was used in times of slavery, whereas the other side believes the flag is just a part of their heritage. The Confederate Flag should not be removed from history and should be able to be flown without fear of people feeling that you are racist for flying it.…

    • 873 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    “I grabbed the wrong flag!” I had to join another team, there was no way I was going to play on my team with a different colored flag. My friend began talking to me when I noticed that someone was running…

    • 203 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Chavez Ravine Essay

    • 890 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The Battle of Chavez Ravine Brooke L. Thomas Anne Arundel Community College History and Background “The story of Chavez Ravine is intertwined with the social and political climate of the 1950s, or the ‘Red Scare’ era,” according to PBS (2017). Chavez Ravine is located in a valley just a few miles from downtown Los Angeles. Chavez Ravine is “named for Julian Chavez, one of the first Los Angeles County Supervisors in the 1800s” (PBS, 2017). A “self-sufficient and tight-knit community” (PBS, 2017) that is home to generations of Mexican Americans. Chavez is an example, which is rare, of small town life within a large urban city.…

    • 890 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Growing up in the second biggest city in Venezuela, called Maracaibo, which is also where all the oil refineries are located, has proven me that different cultures must work together to succeed. In addition, living in the right city, can also provide you opportunities like no other. Living in a city like Washington D.C. will give me the resources to succeed academically and professionally. Having world known institutions such as the World Bank, ant the International Monetary Fund a few miles away from the university, will help me learn in firsthand and shape my character as a leader, to be part of the change.…

    • 195 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    I live in Brownsville Texas which is border with Mexico. Growing up in a mexican-american environment has been a wonderful experience. Both of my parents are Mexican and they both inculcated the mexican culture in my life. Since I live in the United States my mom has endowed me with both cultures. In Mexico they do not celebrate Halloween, instead they celebrate ¨El Día de los Muertos¨ (Day of the dead), in my advantage I get to celebrate both.…

    • 191 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Aspects of Venezuela Culture Venezuela is a beautiful country situated in the norther coast of South America. Instead of there have been a lot immigration from European, and African mainly, Venezuela is characterized by a diverse group of people who share some aspects in their culture: Tradition, language, and family and friends. One aspect of the culture of Venezuela is tradition.…

    • 630 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays