El Pentágono

Drinking was always a part of my life until one night that changed everything. It was a long night that into the next day. I started drinking when I was 14 and it steadily escalated into something out of control. In school I never really fit and was usually teased for different reasons. This eventually led to me becoming depressed. I don’t remember why I decided to try alcohol just that in the moments when I would drink I felt better about life. This steadily became more as getting a hold of alcohol became easier the older I was. On August 9th, 2012 that came to a screeching halt. The story I’m about tell was in the wake of another significant part of my life. Approximately 6 months prior I was engaged to a woman I loved. This changed the night she got black out drunk and tried to strangle me. That event would lead me to 6 months of heavy drinking. The night began with my waiting for my girlfriend to show up and spend time with me. My best friend and two of her children were there as she was living with me off and on. After she arrived we sat around my living room listening to music and started drinking beer. Things were going smoothly thus far. After maybe an hour we went down to my girlfriend’s car and smoked a joint. This was one of the few times I actually felt anything from it. After this we proceeded back upstairs where we continued drinking. A short while later my best friend asked if my girlfriend and I would watch the kids while she went out to the…

When I was three years old, my mother explained to me and my brother that my father had left our family, though the idea didn 't sink in until long after. Over the next four years, our broken family continued to move into a variety of apartments, town-homes and houses as we struggled for financial stability. One day, my mother received news that one of her brothers was coming to the United States from El Salvador. She had not seen any of her brothers since she left El Salvador at the age of…

the simplest human being, and still be happy and innocent; that is what I see and experience every Tuesday when I go to Hart Elementary School. Being a kid is simple and fun. Reality is for adults, and that is how it should be, that is what I teach my family away from home. It is not sad if you do not know the reality, it is not downgrading if everything around you is simple and exciting. I go every Tuesday to Hart Elementary School for three hours to converse and enjoy their presence. I go to…

Firms considering expansion of domestic operations into foreign countries require balanced and specific information about the international marketplace. This research examines the political economy, economic development, culture, existing trade relationships, ease of entry, and monetary considerations in the country of Honduras. Based on the research, a recommendation about the country’s attractiveness for foreign direct investment or export is made. Overview of Honduras Geography Honduras is…

The stories written about the immigrants and their immigration experiences in Sacrificing Families illustrate this context poetically. In Sacrificing Families, Salvadoran parents (Abrego’s research subjects) migrated to the U.S. because they were pushed out due economic reasons (mothers) and political violence (fathers) (Abrego, 2014, p. 32). In Gloria’s story, Gloria told Abrego, “So, by coming [to the U.S.], the idea was that I’d work and help them all. I was not going to do anything here [in…

As an ironic story that focuses on many problems dealing with philosophy and theology, Voltaire’s “Candide” stands to clarify and possibly teach a lesson to the people that would hold too much faith in these philosophies. Many catastrophic events happen to the lead character, Candide, as well as just about every other character in the story, in order to focus on the problems that lie in detaching yourself from responsibility of their own actions leaving it to God, to fate, or to nature when the…

In 2014, I embarked on a journey to hike, camp, and explore the Grand Canyon for a week. In 2015, I went on a trip with tours to Italy and Spain. This past summer I went on a three week EF Tours trip which included travel to England, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Italia, the Vatican, Spain and Portugal. I then finished the summer by studying in Salamanca, Spain, for a month. I became immersed in Spanish culture and became fluent in Spanish. It really benefitted me as I was…

David’s Civil Rights Invasion Here I start recollecting the story of a fifty- three year old men, a brother of six siblings, and a father of four children; a young men who had the urge to survive and escape the brutal and genocide Guerilla (peasants vs. salvadorean army) of 1979. This extraordinary person is my father, his name is Davidio (David) Garcia. The Civil War took place in El Salvador in 1979-1992. The Farabundo Marti National Liberation (FMNL) drafted young boys and girls between…

determining on which culture I wanted to be closely associated with. I have felt unsatisfied with conforming to Mexican-American culture all throughout my education so far and wanted to feel accepted while expressing myself in my Central American lifestyle that felt extremely right to me. This was a challenge because I was very self- conscious of what people thought of me because of my early experiences in my education. I wanted for people to like me and be my friend in high school, but I knew…

companion after leaving Cunegonde and the Old Woman and traveling to meet the Jesuits of Paraguay. Martin was another character that was not promoted in the play as much as in the text. Martin was a significant character who represented a pessimistic attitude similar to the Old Woman’s belief in the text. The Old Woman in the play seemed more focused on using her beauty to gain jewels and her promotions of jealousy when Cunegonde beauty promotes over hers when men do not notice her as much as…