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effectively influence our lives whether we know it or not. ...
... They may choose not to enjoy the modern conveniences but by doing so they also
risk the health and well-being of their family and friends. ...
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... Everything we do has an end and it is something we desire; if we do not choose
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The everyday choices we make in daily life effectively influence our lives whether we know it or not. Whether it is to choose to harm somebody or to choose to help somebody, the choices that we make depend on our intent. Luis Rodriguez had many a time where he was forced to make a choice. In Always Running, he made both choices with negative intention and positive intention. Being an intellectual, and always learning, Luis' decision-making skills grew as he aged; he learned to make better, more positive choices as time progressed.
When Luis joined the Animal Tribe, he did a lot of negative activities with the gang. One of these times was when Luis, Yuk Yuk, and a few others decided to steal from the drive-in theatre concession stand. Yuk Yuk wanted Luis to hold the gun, but Luis did not feel comfortable having it. "What's this feel shitÂ… I'm not asking for a temperature", said Yuk Yuk (Rodriguez 77). Luis could have refused, but that would have shown weakness to the other gang members. He didn't want to seem like he wasn't down with the clique. Gang members had to prove themselves worthy to the rest of the members, so there was always pressure from peers. Another time he made a negative choice was when Luis helped in the robbery of a grocery store.
After drinking and partying, Luis, Chicharron, and Wilo got hungry. They decided to steal some munchies from a grocery store. Wilo waited in the parking lot, while Chicharron and Luis went inside to stuff their pockets. Luis, along with his friends, had many instances where they would try to get free things. Luis learns the tricks of the trade from Yuk Yuk. "De Volada", says Yuk Yuk, which means to do it without warning; impulsively (Rodriguez 75). Luis did many things according to Yuk Yuk's saying, and these things all had negative intentions. Luis also made a negative choice when he went along to bomb the Sangra house.
A member from Sangra had shot one of the Lomas members, so the following...
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