...In the memoir Always Running, the author Luis Rodriguez hangs out with the wrong group of friends, commits violence, does drugs, and gets in trouble all the time. He is a very complicated character , he wants to do good things for his community but the people he hangs out with get into trouble and only care about their gang. Because of this, he is not a very sympathetic character. His parents want him to be like his brother a scholar and be successful, but he keeps making the wrong choices. At the same time, Luis also tries to do good things for his community. In the book, Luis joins the gang and gets beaten. He also goes out to beat others as a part of the initiation. “Do it man”,he said. Simply that. I clasped the screwdriver in the...
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...The movie Gattaca and the book Always Running have different themes but they communicate the same message. The film, Gattaca, is suggesting that many years from now with technology advancing rapidly we will be able to design babies and make them flawless and healthy. Those who are born naturally are categorized as invalids. Invalids have a disadvantage because they are viewed less than and incapable of being successful. We see the main character, Vincent, an invalid struggling with accomplishing his goals and rising over the low expectations that are set for him by society. Similarly, in Always Running, the main character Luis is a Mexican American living in East L.A. Simply being a Mexican American comes with disadvantages. He is expected to be satisfied with living “La Vida Loca” and it consists of becoming part of a gang, doing...
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...Fiction in the curriculum Starting your life with a rough start is never positive. However, when unfavorable starts are all you know, you have to do something for yourself. The author tells his stories of a struggle growing up in a place where only a few of his friends got to see adulthood. Always Running by Luis J. Rodriguez is a biographical book about his life growing up in the ghetto side of Los Angeles. He talks about his experiences in gang violence and watching his close friends being taken away from him. Despite the school boards most recent sentiments regarding the lack of value that fiction provides, fiction should leave the school’s curriculum because a majority of minorities already partakes in gang violence, police brutality, and drug use they do not need more reason....
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...Rodriguez In Annie Dillard’s “American Childhood” and in Luis Rodriquez’s “Always Running” both share similarities. Both are autobiographies that involve children running from an adult, both stories paint vivid descriptions of their communities and childhood memories. The authors also dramatize their stories to make them more exciting Although Dillard and Rodriquez share many similarities the two stories differ. The most significant contrast about the stories is the environment the children grew up in. In an “American Childhood” Dillard grew up in a middle class neighborhood with nothing to be afraid of, on the other spectrum Rodriquez spent his childhood running from “gangs” “junkies” “police” and even “teachers. The titles itself contrast drastically, “An American Childhood” sounds pleasant, enjoyable, and cliché whereas “Always Running” sounds hopeless, tiring, and dangerous. Descriptions in the stories show how the environments differ, in “Always Running” Rodriquez describes constant abuse that Luis and Tito go through in paragraph 26 “We were constant prey” “sometimes the teachers who jumped on us Mexicans as if we were born with a hideous stain”. In an “American Childhood” it can be inferred that it is a more privileged environment because the man that chased Dillard left his car with his keys in the ignition to chase after kids that threw a snowball. In South San Gabriel nobody would leave a running car abandoned for such a minor event. ...
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...Always Running Name:_Eli_Juergens________________ Luis Rodriguez ***Answer in Bullet Point Responses*** Chps 1-4 1.Discuss the author’s family history- trials and tribulations his parents experienced. Especially as recent immigrants in Southern California. • Luis’s Parents met while his father was away attending a study program in Bloomington, India. While away, his fathers “enemies” had figured out a way to remove him from his job as principal at a high school in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. His father was charged with stealing money from the schools funds, when in fact his father devoted everything he could to his career. Eventually his father was found innocent, but by that time he had lost his position as principal. • The Rodriguez family left Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, to move to Los Angeles when Luis was only 2 years old. Luis’s father was mostly out of work, but his mother was able to find work cleaning houses. His mother was unable to speak English, so it became frustrating to her when Americans would chastise her without being able to conjure a response, so she mostly just listened. • Luis’s Parents struggled to make ends meet. Louis describes his first Christmas ever with a fake aluminum tree and filled with gifts that came from a church group which gave out gifts for the poor. 2.Discuss recurring theme of isolation and segregation. How was the author isolated in school and within his own family? How was the Mexican-American...
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...The main idea of this source is to present five new studies being conducted on youth gangs. A broader developmental perspective, underscoring the need for ongoing inquiry linking the heretofore separate literature on youth gangs and antisocial peer influences from criminology and developmental science (201). Gangs have been present in America for decades. All through only in recent years are local and national observation studies showing gangs growing at an increasingly rapid rate. This section discusses the full range of youth involvement in gangs, from their entry to the significant amounts of activities that occur during their involvement to their disengagement. Understanding the complexity as to why youth join gangs is very critical and...
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...Mary Conn SCM 301 Case Study 3-1 pg 106 Prof Eberle An advantage to Red Fish, Blue Fish of having China (Lui-Sheng Trading Company) as its sole source of supply would be the cost of products and labor. Since products and labor overseas are a lot cheaper than they are in the United States. This would be the most logical decision to make of having them as a partner. This decision could save Red Fish, Blue Fish, LLP a lot of money in the long run. A potential disadvantage of having China (Lui-Sheng Trading Company) as its sole source of supply would be that if anything would happen with Lui-Sheng Trading Company to where they have to close or stop production, it could damage the sales flow of Red Fish, Blue Fish, LLP. They would have to hold up the production of products causing the sales to go down drastically. This could cause major destruction to the company, possibly to the point of closure. In my opinion I would add China (Lui-Sheng Trading Company) as a supplier to Red Fish, Blue Fish, LLP, but not as the sole source of supply. I would also have a source of supply up in running in any of the other locations of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, or in the South American countries since those are where the internet sales have been growing geometrically. By having a plant close by lowers the cost of shipping for both the customer and supplier. That way if anything would happen in the China location we would have a backup plan and can keep production moving forward...
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...stations in addition to the free shuttle bus services that were already provided. Thus, this allowed certain commuters to realise that actually, SBS had made good efforts to handle the breakdown. The target is the issue or individual that we are interpreting. In this situation, it will be the MRT breakdown. The repetition of the MRT breakdown might cause commuters to feel that the transport system is poorly maintained. Furthermore, MRT breakdowns have been happening regularly. Thus, they might have a negative impression of the MRT system. The situation is the time and event in which the breakdown happened for different commuters. There were commuters that were rushing for work or school and also there might be others whom were just running some errands. Commuters that were rushing to work felt that the breakdown caused inconvenience to them as it increased their traveling time to work and might cause them to be late for work. There was one lady who was going to the gym. Although it disrupted her travelling time, she did not have any major complaints as it was during her leisure time. Thus, the situation resulted in different perceptions of the breakdown. Concept #2 – Sharing of Perception through Open Direct Communication Subjectivity is the key factor in perception. There...
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...as the years go by. When we come to think about those people in poverty it easy for us to blame the ones it for not wanting to change and better their lives. In my opinion it is more than just a personal problem; it is a societal conflict. As I stated poverty is a conflict and the role it plays in the book and modern society is as a form of slavery and injustice to people. In the book Across the Wire by Luis Alberto Urrea, we get brought into the lives of people in Tijuana who live in these horrible conditions where there is really no way out. Just as conflict theorists would argue this is more than just a personal problem among this community. It is a societal problem where people are pretty much forced to live in these types of conditions with no way out. Just as how Mr. Urrea states these people live in dumps. They lack many basic resources. Their homes aren’t really homes. They are made out of scraps and sometimes even cardboard or aluminum. These are not healthy and sanitary for people to live in. Also, they don’t get the medical attention they need. Kids are running around with “scabies.” (Urrea, 1993). Even the basic need of going to the hospital to give labor is horrible. For example, the women would go to the “free clinics,” to give birth to their babies but instead of getting treated with care they would either die or their babies would die do to mistreatment. Just how Pacha’s daughter, one of the characters Urrea mentions, went into the free clinic to have her baby...
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...English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 772 – Types of People at Work GLOSSARY to show (someone) around – to give someone an orientation; to teach someone where things are in an unfamiliar building or city * When Ida moved into the apartment building, her neighbor offered to show her around the neighborhood. the lay of the land – the organization or layout of something; where things are placed or found * This is such a big campus! It’s going to take us weeks to figure out the lay of the land. perfectionist – someone who has very high standards and wants to do everything the right way, without making any mistakes * Gladys is a perfectionist who does her work well, but very slowly because she wants to make it just right. stickler – someone who follows the rules exactly and insists that other people do the same; someone who is very strict * Damian is a stickler with his exercise routine. He runs 8 miles every weekday, and 12 miles on Saturdays. slacker – someone who is lazy and does not do the work he or she is supposed to do, or does not do it well * Adam is such a slacker. He just watches TV all day and refuses to work or help around the house. troublemaker – a person who creates difficulties for other people; someone who creates problems * Hans is a troublemaker in the classroom, so the teacher watches him carefully. warning – advice about a dangerous or difficult situation that may happen in the future; caution * The embassy issued a warning about...
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...picture on how diversity works. In order for an organization to win the hearts of its employees and customers, proper consideration should be taken in recognising people values, nom and culture despite difference in nationalities, race, culture and religion, there should be no discrimination. Employees always feel comfortable at work when they understand that their fundamental human rights and liberty is being recognised by their employers. In this situation employees tend to be more proactive and deliver quality services to clients and...
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...International Expansion Zara was found in Spain, 1974. With the successful opening through out Spain, Zara starts to expand in 1980s. Firstly Zara entered Portugal, later on United States and France. Then in 1990s the expansion reached Mexico, Greece, Belgium, etc. Now Zara has really been a globalized brand. Zara can be found in 86 countries, 5887 retail stores worldwide according to the latest data research. For the latest markets Zara just invested in are Australia, Taiwan, Azerbaijan, South Africa and Peru. In 2012, there were 360 stores newly opened in the world. Depends on different countries, zara expands more in Asian countries like China, Japan. (Inditex website)In China zara increased its presence to 156 new stores in 2011, at rate of 3 stores per week. (THE ECONOMIST, 2012) |Number of Zara’s stores in major Countries (Inditex website) | |Asia |Europe |North America |South Hemisphere and Africa | |China: 138 |Spain 332 |Mexico 56 |Australia 8 | |Japan 83 |France 126 |United States 45 |Brazil 39 | |South Korea 39 |Italy 90 |Canada 22 |Egypt 4 | |Saudi Arabia 26 |Germany69 | |South...
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...Master in Business Administration Luis D. Perez Morales MGT/521 MANAGEMENT April-Tuesday, 2011 Dra. Carmen Bonilla-Quianes Why a Master in Business Administration? After almost 11 years of my life working as an IT Support Specialist. I recognized that in some way I was in a better location inside the company, and earning more money than some colleagues that have the same position that I got because I did bring a Bachelors degree for the interview. Don’t get me wrong it didn’t make me better than them at all, but it helps me to get the job and negotiate the salary. It couldn’t happen without the Bachelors Degree. Now I see myself in a career that didn’t fill up my expectations as a professional nor in monetary too. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very thankful for all I’ve been able to do with my actual job. But part of me wants a change right away. After a couple of months of serious research, I find out that most of the people that works in some way supervising personnel and/or founds for a company, got jobs that are in more demand, with better salaries than the one that I got in this moment. Also most of them end up with their own companies, if they what to. Remember, they already know how to run a business; the difference is the type of business. What was the difference between me and them? They were supervisors, managers, and or administrators. I can say a big part of company owners accepts, even likes the idea of having someone else running their company while they live the...
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...Ready for K-to-12? Specifically, are we ready for Grade 11, the first of the two new senior high school years that have been added to the curriculum by virtue of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013? By the start of school year 2016-2017, millions of students across the country who would have otherwise graduated from four years of high school would make up the first batch to enroll in Grade 11. After Grade 12, when they graduate in March 2018, they would constitute the first batch of high school students to finish the K-to-12 program. What does this mean in practical terms? It means, for one, that by next year, public schools would have to find extra classrooms, restrooms, teachers, textbooks, etc. to accommodate the new Grade 11 population that should have gone on to freshman college studies in the earlier setup, but which would now remain for another two years in the school. The old school system replaced by K-to-12 leaned for decades on the annual turnaround of graduating students to make way for incoming batches from the lower years to use existing school facilities. This time, the first year of implementation of the added senior high school under K-to-12 gives secondary schools the problem of where to put their Grade 11 classes. The burden is even more acute in public schools, which are mandated by law to carry the extra two years, even as they are more typically deprived of the resources and facilities that private schools enjoy. Private junior high schools, while...
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...Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science By Jesse Adam Godsey June 2010 © Jesse Godsey 2010 i APPROVAL PAGE TITLE: AUTHOR: DATE SUBMITTED: A Business Plan for an Organic Restaurant Jesse Godsey June 2010 Dr. Carol Sexton Senior Project Advisor Signature ii ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to determine if it is feasible to open an organic restaurant in San Luis Obispo, CA. All collected data went into the development of a bare bones business plan for the organic restaurant. The report utilizes two techniques for analysis of this data. A strategic analysis was used to determine if the restaurant could be a legitimate competitor among the many local restaurants of San Luis Obispo. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats were outlined, given weights according to their impact, and used to develop a SWOT matrix. Strategic goals were set after reviewing the matrix and a QSPM, quantitative strategic planning matrix, was created to determine which goal was worth pursuing. The final step in determining if the organic restaurant could compete in San Luis Obispo was to perform a competitive analysis against what were determined to be the top local competitors. Following the strategic analysis, a financial analysis was executed to determine whether the operation offered a profitable investment. This included an examination of startup costs and funding, as well as the creation of an income statement, statement of cash flows, and a balance sheet...
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