controversial topics tat parents may not want their kids to be exposed to. Within those thousands of books there is one in particular that stands out the most‚ which is “Always Running” by Luis Rodriguez; with its explicit language‚ sexual descriptions‚ and gang warfare‚ interprets exactly how life on the streets of East L.A does not always have to result in a deceitful ending. Although many authorities figures despise his book and accept that it should be banned in high schools‚ I beg to differ and conclude
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Ericson P. A Filipino Drama “Sepang Loca” Amelia Lapeña- Bonifacio In Sepang Loca‚ from the depths of a village well rises the cruelty of a village and the damnation of a village fool by its religious but self-righteous folk. (Clarin‚ Samantha‚ 2009) For an education student major in English like me raised with the different genres of literature particularly poems‚ short stories‚ essays and drama‚ my first venture into the play “Sepang Loca” by Amelia Lapeña- Bonifacio made me puzzled
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In the memoir‚ Always Running‚ by Luis Rodriguez‚ Luis had power over himself to make choices. Some of the choices he’s made by himself are getting in a gang‚ standing up for his beliefs‚ and changing his life around to get out of bad situations. Luis had an older brother who never got involved in gangs and steered clear of trouble‚ unlike Luis who left school several times. In the book‚ the Lomas boys meet up to fight against their rival‚ Sangra‚ because they think Sangra was guilty for the death
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entertain their audience? As a reader you want to be pulled in and experience the thrill in the author’s texts. You want to understand why the author decided to do what they did. In the short story “An American Childhood” by Annie Dillard and “Always Running” by Luis J. Rodriguez‚ they utilize many action verbs‚ different forms of figurative language‚ tone‚ and structure to engage the reader. Dillard and Rodriguez uses active verbs in their stories to bring out how they felt about being chased by
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Have you ever encounter any basic question in such as who should you be or how should you live? Perhaps this come from a good fictional novel that makes us think like this. In the story‚ “ Always Running” by Luis Rodriguez ‚ In Los Angeles‚ during the outbreak of gang violence‚ luis‚ an immigrant from mexico‚ having a rough start in life which make him join hardcore gangs. In a way we can evaluate why people are in gangs and why they do it just by reading a book or actually interview a person
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Teamwork is essential to creating an effective team. If your team doesn’t get along well then you can’t get anything done. Joshua Davis‚ author of “La Vida Robot” and Walter Isaacson‚ author of from Steve Jobs both think differently about what makes an effective team. Davis wants the reader to know how the role each student’s background and skills play an important role on the team.Isaacson believes that to make an effective team you need to have members that think differently. Davis wants the reader
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MARINA GANA VIDA PROBLEM: What could Jonah Nobleza do to balance the employment and production of MGV? OBJECTIVES: To be able to find an alternative way to scale-up the production without sacrificing the mission of MGV. To prove to the investors that MGV is a successful social enterprise with viable economic. To be able to spot the best possible solution balancing employment vs. production. AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: Strengths The staffs of MGV are all professionally trained. Providing health
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Anh Le Professor Anna Rogers English 48 November 10th‚ 2014 Reading Journal – Always Running – Second Week (Chapter 3-5) Summary: Luis describes his life as part of the gang‚ saying that he and his friends are in a vacant lot they had claimed as their own‚ furnished with old sofas and covered by plastic to keep off at least some of the rain when an old car comes by. Two of the group go to the street to get a better look and one‚ Clavo‚ is shot in the face. Clavo loses an eye in the shooting. Luis
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Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old man who believes that Christmas is just an excuse for people to miss work and for idle people to expect handouts. He doesn’t believe in all of the good cheer and charity that the season promotes‚ and he makes sure everyone knows it. During the Christmas Eve‚ he rejects a Christmas dinner invitation from his jolly nephew Fred and he goes to bed early. That night‚ Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business associate‚ Jacob Marley‚ a man who was as greedy
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Subcontractors Although ZARA manufacture approximately half of its products in their own factories‚ they use subcontractors for all sewing operations. These factories are managed as independent profit centers. There are about 500 sewing subcontractors close to La Coruña‚ and they work exclusively for ZARA. Under the closely monitors and sampling methodology controls by ZARA‚ the products quality can be guaranteed. Suppliers The remaining half of ZARA products are produced from 400 outside suppliers‚
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