The moment Tony saw the golden carp is when his life changed. The golden carp made Tony realize that there are other belief systems and he should possibly reconsider his faith he has been tough his whole life. To start with‚ in the novel it said‚ “’Behold the golden carp‚ Lord of the waters-‘I turned and saw Cico standing‚ his spear held across his chest as if in acknowledgement of the presence of a ruler” (Anaya 113). Seeing the golden carp opened Tony’s eyes to new beginnings in exploring a new
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Balancing Ecosystems XXXXXXXXX SCI275 November 7‚ 2014 XXXXXX Balancing Ecosystems Dear City Council of Glimmerville‚ Recently Sparksville’s Grass Fed Carp has become over populated and caused many problems to the reservoir. We have recognized the problem and developed a strategy to balance the ecosystem‚ with causing harm to the environment‚ the people of our cities‚ and to our cities commerce. Ecosystem balance is very important. It is the equilibrium and harmonious coexistence
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the “Grass Carp” that has invaded our water ways. As the City Council of Glimmerville is well aware our ecosystem has been unbalance for a while due to the invasion of the “grass carp fish” that was introduced in our aquatic ecosystem to handle and balance our the biotic (living) and the abiotic (non-living) parts of the ecosystem back to an equilibrium state. While the “Grass Carp” was intended to help control the overpopulating growth of the aquatic plants‚ not only did the “Grass Carp” do just
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the golden carp is a symbol that contributes to a theme in the novel. The golden carp represents many things. It symbolizes a magical religious order not related to Catholicism. Antonio learns about the fish’s presence when Samuel tells him about some God in the waters. When Antonio finally is shown to the golden carp god by Cico‚ he is scared and doesn’t reject the idea. This is because at the beginning of the book‚ he feels he is abandoning God and showing interest of the golden carp‚ which is
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Reform Program had an underlying political motivation. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) was a land reform law mandated by Republic Act No. 6657‚ signed by President Corazon Aquino on June 10‚ 1988. It was the fifth land reform law in fifty years‚ following the land reform laws of Presidents Manuel Quezon‚ Ramon Magsaysay‚ Diosdado Macapagal and Ferdinand Marcos. According to RA 6657‚ CARP aims “for a more equitable distribution and ownership of land.” It meant to distribute lands to
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Symbolism in Dreams 	In Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me‚ Ultima‚ the author uses Tony’s dreams as a way of displaying various symbols. Three symbols that are used often are weather‚ water‚ and the Golden Carp. Weather is used to represent conflict. Water represents cleansing‚ and rejuvenation. The Golden Carp symbolizes religion and Tony’s beliefs. Because dreams are a not an exact mirror of reality‚ they become the perfect tool for introducing symbolism. The author uses the dream as a way to access the
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to heaven. This power that he possesses is not human like and is considered abnormal. For some reason Antonio could see the golden carp even though he was mature mentally. Only kids are supposes to be able to see the golden carp. Children’s minds still believe in things such as the golden carp‚ so Antonio has to be alienated for him to be able to see the carp
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Program (CARP) in the municipalities of President Roxas‚ Sapian and Dumalag‚ Capiz in terms of its major components namely: Land Tenure Improvement (LTI) Program Beneficiaries’ Development (PBD) Agrarian Justice Delivery (AJD) Questions the study wants to answer What is the perception of farmers on the extent of CARP implementation in terms of Land Tenure Improvement‚ Program Beneficiaries Development or support services and Agrarian Justice Delivery? is the impact derived from CARP implementation
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beliefs he has for the Catholic Church. Not only that‚ but also becoming a true believer and having struggles going through understanding religion as the golden carp appears. Anaya does this in order to compare and contrast New Mexico with Antonio’s rite of passage into adulthood and with the growth of others during World War II. The golden carp and the Virgin of Guadalupe are two different cultures‚ while the moon is the one that explain who Antonio really is. The Spanish word for Luna is the moon
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of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)‚ moving the agriculture program away from feudalism towards modern industrialization and at the same time promoting social justice. During the time of President Gloria Arroyo‚ Executive Order 456 was passed to further expand the Agrarian Reform implementation in order to strengthen the economic and social impact of this reform to its target beneficiaries. 1 The Problem The implementation of the CARP never went smoothly. The redistribution of the
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