Bless Me

Bryce Vue Mr.Coey English 10 Honors 25 October 2017 Dreams of Change and Growth Rudolfo Anaya’s classical Chicano novel, Bless Me Ultima, describes a six-year-old boy named Antonio setting out on a journey to manhood while also undergoing a search of his identity. The story takes place in the llano of New Mexico with a family of six including Ultima. Antonio, the main character, is placed in godforsaken situations that challenge his beliefs, sense of direction for the future, and…

ordinary object takes a life of its own. The readers can find these elements in different stories or even movie, for example in Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo A. Anaya or in another story titled “ A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. One element of magical realism is when a metamorphosis takes place in the story. For example, in the story Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo A. Anaya Ultima is curing lucas when all of a sudden she hears coyotes stretching at the wall, her owl…

He got up after a little while and decided to spend the day exploring the city. He saw a man on the corner of the street off the highway, holding a sign that read “anything can help, god bless” he dropped $5 in the can and asked him, “May I sit?” “Of course sir!” The man said with excitement. He sat down with the man and asked him all sorts of questions about his life and where he came from. Charlie was touched by the man's story and in…

to receive anything in return. I was privileged to grow up with a mother that was very compassionate and caring, and from an early age she showed me that true compassion is giving without selflessness. I often find myself doing things out of compassion from day to day such as holding the door open for someone if I spot them trailing close by behind me. However in these same instances, I find myself getting offended when the person walks through the door without expressing their gratitude with a…

Everyone that I run into has asked how I feel about leaving, well here is the answer. The raw truth of what’s going on inside of me. Many people who have asked me have gotten the answer “I’m excited but also nervous.” That answer just scratches the surface of what I’m truly feeling. This blog is something very emotional for me to write, so please try to hang with me because some of what I say may be a tad scattered. Those of you who are sensitive may possibly need tissues (shoutout to grandma!)…

Yes, I realize the October update is arriving in November. I knew something good was coming on the 3rd and I wanted to wait so I could tell you about it. On Thursday, November 3rd, Rooted Soul hosted a half-day retreat for local church planters. It was called Abide and is the first of what I hope will grow into be six retreats offered to church planters next year. Abide is spaced created for church planters to reconnect their hearts with the heart of God through meditation on scripture and…

wildflowers that we saw at the end of the clearing later—even though they put on a dazzling display of variety in color and design. They saw nothing. Nothing but themselves. It was so sad. I did not say anything to my brother and he did not say anything to me. We just looked at…

Sunday night to hear their message. I chose this church because I have a grandmother who attends here and I felt comfortable to have someone I knew guide me. My initial thoughts prior to visiting this church was the same as the other churches I had visited before. I expected to walk in and sit down with no one really paying much attention to me. I was also prepared to be looked upon as less than the regular visiting church members. I also was very nervous because I am not very religious and did…

Critics of Bernie have struggled to classify the movie, and viewers would certainly attest to this statement. The movie is placed in the satire genre, but this does not seem necessarily complete. The film is well made and the level that it grips the watcher is almost disturbing. Although the film begins with an unusual opening of a jolly and flamboyant mortician conducting a procedure on a corpse for a guest lecture, Bernie morphs into a dark irony. As he prepares the dead for burial, he…

The Southwestern tales, which are also known as Hispanic folktales, were first told around the early nineteenth century and are still told today. Presently, the folktales are used to instill moral lessons and the meanings of religions to people of different ages, especially young children. Jose Griego y Maestas collected and presented the tales “Los tres hermanos (The Three Brothers)” and “La comadre Sebastiana (Dona Sebastiana)” in Tales from the Hispanic Southwest. The tale of “Los tres…