International Marxist Tendency

“Drown” During different stages in their lives humans tend to go through a multitude of struggles that they sometimes are able to find a resolution at the end of them. In “Drown” by Junot Diaz, the narrator is dealing with his struggle of finding his identity .The narrator shows his inner struggle of finding his identity through expressing his experience about his detachment from this mother, his issues with his father and jealousy between him and his friend. This struggle is one that is common with much of the youth in poverty stricken America today who are forced to have no kind of parental engagement within their lives. The narrator demonstrates his struggle of figuring out who he is through expressing his experience about his detachment from his mother, which is a struggle that much of society deals with at different stages of their development. He recounts his mother as “detaching herself from the cracking plaster walls” (Diaz 426). Here the narrator creates a visual of his mother as being nothing more than a part of the house. This comparison symbolizes that the mother is doesn’t have a human connection with the world or her son. Therefore, she is emotionally and mentally not a part of his life. He also states “She’s never understood why we don’t speak anymore” (Diaz 427). This statement demonstrates how ignorant his mother was about his life. She is so emotionally and mentally detached that she does not even understand or know about the crucial reason that the…

Since he transferred to the least expected environment for his demographic, the struggle between community and individualism magnified. His life then dabbles the adaptation to this new school and the overwhelming social aspects, while he's labelled an outsider by his native tribe back "home." From being ridiculed about his two different names on page 60, to punching the most intimidating guy at the school after being harassed with racist jokes on page 65, things don't look good at first. He gets…

I don’t know how many times I have told people that I struggle with specific dates or numbers, but can remember concepts and theories with little effort. I can’t remember a name to save my life, but I will remember the basic outline of a movie for years. While my score indicates that I have only a slight tendency in this area, I know that in order to learn detailed information I first have to understand the concept. I will determine if the information I have been taught is true, valid, and…

Culture Though Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and has the highest murder rate in the world, the culture as a whole adopts a laid-back style and has a distinct cultural flavor (CIA World Factbook). Some of the culture of Honduras is found in its Mayan roots, where temples in Tegucigalpa provide a glimpse into the historic past. In terms of common food, tortillas, beans, corn and rice are eaten every day. During lunch time, many businesses close so that a siesta can be…

The summative assignment I reviewed was incredible! I can’t believe a student was able to do that. I guess with a lot of dedication and effective use of class time can do that. For the next two and a half months I will have to use extremely good use of my class time. For this class time to be used effectively, I will have to do multiple things. This includes no distractions. I would need to focus on the work at hand, and not the people around me. I need to focus on myself so that I can strive to…

I have learned that my tendency to stay quiet helps me to play the role of an observant, but at the same it jeopardizes my ability to interact with other people. Thus, I need to be aware about my tendency of drifting away from people in order to connect with others. True Colors. During the true colors activity, learned that as a yellow member, I tend to follow rules, respect authority and remain focus on the task at hand. When I was paired up with other people who were also yellow and asked to…

Test 1: Are you type A? I scored 99 points on the first test, which categorises me as personality type B1. I believe this places me in an area that is not a hard-core type B, and allows me to display some soft type A attributes. I am a punctual person, preferring to be on time and meet deadlines, I do not obsess over time and can take time off for leisurely pursuits without feeling overwhelming guilt. With this, it may mean a tendency to procrastinate, and this tends to shorten the timelines…

For my change project, I have decided to focus on individual change as opposed to organizational change because at this time I am not involved in an organization. After deep consideration and self-reflection, I have decided to write about time/self-management and how it will help me achieve my goal of attaining a business degree by the end of 2018. At the beginning of last year, I decided to dedicate myself to school and learning with the hope of being successful in the business world. To do…

I’d like to begin this reflective essay by airing out that I’ve never had the same affinity for reading and writing that I do for the sciences. Early in my education I struggled with them. However, during my high school experience I believe I’ve developed the requisite talents needed to be – at least somewhat – proficient in the aforementioned areas. With regards to reading, my largest problems have come from my tendency to lose focus, and most of my writing issues were caused by not knowing…

This movie shows how groups vary in communication skills. Larger groups tend to have a more complex way of communicating. Members in larger groups usually have less opportunities to voice their thoughts and opinions. Throughout this movie I observed how a group of jurors, 12 men, communicated with each other to determine the fate of an 18 year old accused young man. This movie perfectly portrayed the different stages of group development: forming, storming, norming, and performing. In the…