Lorenzo is the character I believe I am the most similar to in Spare Parts. The reason I relate to him is because I feel that we have similar strengths. In the book, Lorenzo is shown to be persistent, creative, and motivated. He shows that he is persistent by trying his best to improve himself, as seen by him working hard to prove that he is valuable to the team. He is noted to be creative as well, which is demonstrated by his abnormal ideas helping the team win the competition. An example of Lorenzo's out off the ordinary ideas is using tampons to absorb water that leaks into the control box. And finally, Lorenzo is shown to be extremely motivated. For example, in order to participate in the robotics team, Lorenzo worked hard to stop getting failing grades, but instead be near the …show more content…
I am creative, as seen by the fact that I can find unique solutions to problems. And lastly, I am motivated, seen by the fact that I am working hard to reach my goals. These traits allow me to cope with stress by letting me work hard and think abstractly of ways to get rid of the cause of the stress. Support systems have also helped me cope with stress. On campus, I can find academic support from my academic advisor, my professors, tutors, while I can get personal support from CAPS. Outside of campus, my support systems are my friends and family. This is one of the few differences between me and Lorenzo, as my family supports me no matter what my goal is. For Lorenzo though, the only real support system he has is Fredi and the rest of the robotics team, as Lorenzo's family does not care about his part in robotics and thus, does not offer him much support. Fredi gives Lorenzo support by pushing him to work harder so he can stay on the team. He also supports Lorenzo by letting him help around school, giving Lorenzo a sense or purpose other than getting into fights. The robotics team supports Lorenzo by giving him friends and showing him that he can do
He gets good grades but gets picked on a lot by Socs. He has long dark hair and is small and skinny. He shows that people are not always like they seem. People mistake him for a hardcore Greaser. In reality wants to live on a farm with Soda’s old horse and with Johnny and his parents.
I’ve realized that I am a much more productive student when I’m not stressed. I get better results with the same input--by not panicking; thus maximizing my learning potential. My easygoing nature facilitates efficiency, and it will prove to be an advantageous quality in college, my future career, and my personal relationships.
Since this is a coming of age story so Luis will have to go through three main tasks. The first step of a coming of age story is the childhood stage. When Luis was young he and his gang would break into different houses. In the story “Catch the Moon” it says, “their thing was taking something to the limit on a dare or, better still, doing something dangerous, like breaking into a house…” This quote tells us that he is a kid that ill troublesome and can be a bad influence.
Enzo learns through the weather channel about the global economy and everything that it affects. He also learns information about different natural disasters happening around the world, which proves
The problem that is driving the plot is Matt not being accepted by everyone except for four people. The problem that is driving the plot is Matt not being accepted by everyone except for four people. When Matt was about six years old, Emilia, Steven, and María discovered him in a small house away from the Big House. When Matt was brought to the Big House, he found out that he was a clone of El Patrón, one of the most powerful people in the country.
Therefore, he is a family member to the greaser’s making him play an important role in the story. Being thoughtful is one of Johnny Cade’s traits in the book, because he always brought up Ponyboy’s spirit. Before Johnny died in the hospital he had left a letter in his notebook for Ponyboy to read. Around in the middle of the letter it stated, “I’ve been thinking about it . . . he meant, you’re gold when you’re a kid, like green.
In 2006, Lorenzo graduate high school and chose to attend Phoenix College. In addition, Luis attends to the Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts and cooking school. In 2005, Oscar got married with Karla House in West Phoenix ,and he decided to study mechanical engineering in Arizona State University. During the engineering class, he tell his engineering teacher about what he did in the past at Carl Hayden high
As the narrator, Ponyboy depicts his fellow greasers as distinct individuals, each with their own qualities and quirks. For instance, he admires his brother Darry's tough and protective demeanor, his brother Sodapop's good looks and charm, and his friend Johnny's kind but nervous nature. However, characters like Cherry Valance often comment that Ponyboy stands out from the other greasers due to his sweet and gentle nature as well as his talent and smarts in school, specifically in reading and writing. “Cherry sighed. ' I've heard about Dallas Winston, and he looked as hard as nails and twice as tough.
“Power’s a strange thing, lad. It’s a drug…” (Farmer 243) Tom had very little power, so it was difficult for him to put Matt in any significant danger. Despite their differences, the ways that Tom and El Patron impacted Matt’s life in The House of The Scorpion were easily comparable.
This inspired Ponyboy and his unique aspects of life, alongside the rest of the greasers.
He Works too long and too hard which is a rarity for greasers. This is understandable because he had to grow up so fast to take care of his kid brothers since his parents died. He is tough cool and smart and Ponyboy says that he has “Dark brown hair that kicks out in the front and a slight cowlick in the back, Just like his dad’s” (Hinton pg 6). Darry Curtis rarely grins and he has eyes that are like two pieces of blue-green ice.
That is a good story and it shows that people don’t judge Alfonso because his bike is broken. In No Guitar Blues, Fausto is a middle school boy who desperately wants
Jessica and Lorenzo are true to each other. The reason why they are together is because of the relationship between Jessica and her father, Shylock. Jessica doesn’t like her father because of the way he treats others, his money lending job, and is a bit strict on her. She thinks he is more of a villain to not just her, but to those around him. So, she decides to leave her father for Lorenzo, a Christian.
His boss, Ray, gifts him a Virtual Reality Headset before revealing that he is part of the EDA the next day by landing the same shuttlecraft at his high school, shocking Zack beyond
Those who are suffering with life stresses is encourage to have a network of friends and family on whom you can rely on. Family and friends are the one who make you to feel appreciated, valued, confident and encourage you to become best possible self. When you spend time with people who are