In the novel Bodega Dreams intersectionality functions in the way the characters envision themselves achieving their definition of success and how they will achieve it. Intersectionality is the “interlocking inequalities of race, gender, ethnicity, and class that create a matrix of domination within which privileges and disadvantages are unequally distributed among people” (Intersections of Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Class, 02/14). Even though two of the book’s characters Julio (most commonly known as Chino) and Edwin Nazario use their masculinity to obtain what they desire, each individual is gifted with dissimilar traits of masculinity that aid in achievement of what they yearn for. All while consuming the hardships of growing up in the Puerto Rican community of East Spanish Harlem.…
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean lays the biggest chain of islands, the Hawaiian Islands, and on the Island of Oahu within census tract number 78.07 (figure 1) is my home. This tract is in the southern part of the island and its east boundary is Aiea. This tract is also between two main roads: on the north there is the H-1 freeway, and from the south Moanalua Rd., which is also bordered with Pearl Ridge Shopping Center. This tract, even though it may not seem like it, is somehow in the middle of the island. It is located off the freeway which makes it convenient to reach other parts of the island. It is about a fifteen minute drive to down town, Waikiki, Kaneohe (east side), and Waipahu. A 25-30 minute drive will bring…
In Flannery O’Connor’s story “Everything That Rises Must Converge,” he demonstrates the conflicting relationship between Julian and his mother. This conflicting relationship is caused by their contradicting views on not only racism, but also superficiality because Julian’s mother thinks society should be racially segregated and Julian believes in equality of people no matter their race. Julian’s mother thinks the way she looks will make her a better person. Julian, on the other hand, thinks this superficiality simply does not matter.she relies on custom and tradition for her moral sensibility, claiming that “how you do things is because of who you are.” She is also fiercely loyal to those whom she identifies as part of her proud tradition, especially her son. Julian’s mother may also represent the typical woman who, due to the actual environment and social change, follows the belief systems of segregation. She is a widow mother who “had struggled fiercely to feed and clothe and put him through school and who was supporting him still, ‘until he got in his feet. Her attitudes as a mother seem to be like those of any other mother who loves her son and struggles to give him what he deserves. However, this attitude is also comprised with her conservative ways which is her belief that society should racially segregated.…
In Hawaii, however, you become a part of a brand new experience that you have probably never experienced before. Beaches there are not lined from end to end with restaurants and rental shops; instead, they are lined with palm trees and all of their untouched, natural wonders that have been there since the islands formed. In Hawaii, you get away from the “real” world and get a chance to experience the rich island culture that you might never have known about. The hustle and bustle of the inner city life and the monotonous nine to five job of the suburban life are not seen in Hawaii. It is very relaxed, and every day seems like it is a new adventure waiting for you to discover it. The food in Hawaii is also a departure from something that you could get any other day. There are…
As the only child of a single parent growing up in Lewisburg, I was raised on morals such as love, forgiveness, and hard work. I was taught right from wrong and how to be a man. I learned that if you always did the right thing and work hard, life would reward you with success.…
Topic Sentence: My biggest dream is to become a stage performer and eventually have my own concerts and world tours someday.…
Every time I turn on the television and start surfing channels, I can find some action movies. Those Kung Fu kicks and punches on the screen really catch my attention. Naturally I think about the stereotype: Does every Chinese know how to do Kung Fu?…
I dreamed a dream last night that a big eight legged creature crawled through the forest. It was black and scary and it was moving closer and closer to where I was standing. I was about to scream, when it suddenly started to move away from me and onto it’s net that it maid to catch flies that were flying by.…
My city would have a lot of fun things to do. I want my city to have a a big mall so that i can go shopping all the time. The mall will also be open everyday for 24 hours so everyone can go anytime they want. I will make the mall have all the stores in the world so we can find anything we want and can for a very cheap price. There will also be a basketball court which i will build in the playground because basketball is my favorite sport. I will make a lot of schools and librarys around my city so that everyone in my city would be smart and will know how to read and write. School will be open only one day a week and we will only go for one hour a day and it will be for gym only. I will create a pizza hut aswell as pizza is my favorite food and i will make them give it away for free so that everyone can eat there whenever they want. Pizza hut will be serving all types of food so anyone can enjoy there favorite type of pizza but, all of the pizza slices has to have pinapple as it tastes very good! I also made a church for everyone to be going there on wednsday and sundays. I like going to H.E.B a lot so it will also be the only place where we can buy our food and everyone can get H.E.B buddy bucks! H.E.B will be giving out a lot of free prizes to everyone and i will make them give more free coupons too! I will make sure my fun is very fun for everyone and is the most greenest one in the world!…
Nobody can exist without a dream. Everyone dreams of the future to some extent or another.…
William Dement said, “Dreaming permits each and everyone of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of ourMy India My Pride lives.” He says that sometimes this insanity can be fruitful and sometimes very infectious and sometimes very delectable and delicious. It is in many ways necessary for a country like India to be insane and dream as it is a bigger crime not to dream than to dare to dream.…
I slowly drift in and out of sleep as obfuscated images dance in and out of focus. I find myself falling farther and farther into the darkness of oblivion where nothing is limited. How long will it last? I never know. Time appears to extend beyond all dimensions. The interstice between reality and fabrication widens, and out of the darkness a dim light forms. Objects begin materializing from beyond the ghostly shadows, and a vast new world is created.Looming in the infinite mist, a girl is inscribed in a desolate chamber. The walls consist of eternal night, and the flames of hell consume her. Her auburn hair is seared in the fire, and the blood pulsing through her veins begins to boil. I stood frozen on the fringe of the mist, unable to move my arms and legs. I looked down expecting to see a thousand pound weight tied to each of my limbs, but when I glanced...nothing. Fear threaded its ropes of uncertainty and caution throughout my body leaving me immobile. At this point, I could do nothing but watch and listen. The conflagration engulfed her body, and ate at her soul like a pack of famished wolves. Her shrill cries resounded off the walls, but the fire only grew hotter and more ferocious. A roar of relentless shrieks, screams, and yells (most of which weren't even hers and sounded as if they couldn't possibly belong to anything human) crashed into me like that of a raging sea against the jagged cliffs and rocks barricading it in. The world around me began to convulse, and then that's when it happened. It vanished...no light...no fire...no sound...only the feeling of complete nothingness.The naught continued for what seemed like an eternity. Was I floating in midair? My entire body was consumed by ambivalence. Finally, my stomach turned, and I was positive that I was falling. It started slowly at first, but then gradually increased in speed over time. I couldn't tell if I was going feet first, head first, or simply spinning in circles. The air…
It all started when I was about a year old, when my parents got the saddest news that they had ever received and had not been hoping for. My parents had found out I had a hearing loss. The day that changed my life forever was on May 10, 2011. May 2011 was the day that I had my skin grafting done for my ears.…
It was a beautiful morning, the weather was cloudy and it was about to rain any time soon. I left my bed and was going to freshen up when my cell phone rang. It was my cousin who was calling me and when I answered the phone she asked me if I would like to join her and my other cousins for a picnic to the beach. To me it was like a dream come true, because I’ve always loved to go on beach picnics especially when the weather is amazingly beautiful. I accepted the offer at once and she told me to get ready in an hour so that we could enjoy before the weather changes.…
I always wish that everything happens for good and good things happens every time. This sentence applies to each and everyone of us one or other day or time. I personally have so many experiences where things might have gone wrong according to me at that particular moment. But later I have realized that is not wrong thing, it happened for good things to be done.…