... gate and are driving through the yard and come to a stop in front of a building that says "Receiving." We are called off the bus one by one. At this point I want to cry, reality is setting in on me. I really screwed up this time. We are ushered into receiving in groups of five. Once inside we are told to strip and ... right now there is no way they could tell who did it, and we are just a group of sixty. Imagine a group of one or two hundred walking through here. Man, I want to go home. As we exit blood alley we make a right and there it is, five stories of corroded and cracking cinder ...

• Word Count: 2223
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... . Dean's obsession with one particular musician shows that music can be a person's life. With World War II finished, everyone felt freer and as a result the youth of this age didn't want to settle down. This was the perfect time period for On The Road to be printed. The authorities found this book so shocking because it was glamorizing a non-conservative style ... responsible. Sal has his share of problems as well. Terry is another one of the women in On The Road that encounters some problems with men. Terry is an attractive Mexican girl with whom Sal spends fifteen days with when he is ...

• Word Count: 1812
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... to believe in her efficacy. Before she stays in the junkyard, she has limited contact with people of other races. That month in the junkyard, she forms good friendships with Mexican and white teenagers and feels that she is on the same foot with them. Her acceptance by this mixed group gives her the experience of life, considering her isolated childhood ... she is part of the greater human race. After finding herself, Margarite returns to her mother in San Francisco. Despite on Margarite's young age, she finally knows what does she want and believe in her self-confidence. She does not g...

• Word Count: 1584
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... . Before Derek goes to the party his Sits his brother Danny down and explains to him that he should not be involved with the DOC and that he did not want him at the party that night. When Derek arrives at the party he sees his old girlfriend when he tells her he is through with the gang she turns on ... other white supremist in the prison. Derek soon realized that in the prison things were a lot different then outside. He realized that members of his group were dealing with the Mexican gang and that angered Derek. During this time Derek was working in the laundry section with another bla...

• Word Count: 1371
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School