https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v Make four posts with an important quote, context and explanation of its importance. en-us 2020-10-04 23:55:35 UTC 2026-01-23 19:28:38 UTC hello@padlet.com beckbrays https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/801414782 "Don Moi Garcia drove around Veracruz in his big American car, smoking his American cigarettes..." Before this quote, Urrea describes the financial state of Veracruz and the citizen's desperation. This reveals that Don Moi symbolizes American wealth and abundance as the solution to their economic disparity,  but the bravado of his character hints that it is more the selfishness of American culture. ]]> 2020-10-05 00:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/801414782 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803657157 "They put up their land. A few made deals with Don Moi himself, more than happy to offer them loans against future earnings in the United States." This quote shows that people were willing to sacrifice and make deals just to go to the US border. Don Moi just wants the money and he was a shapeshifter because he seems like he was going to help them but it was only for his own benefit.]]> 2020-10-05 16:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803657157 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803670454 five men were walking and they didn't know they're own names, something that caught my eye was when it said "they were drunk from having their brains baked in a pan" to me that meant they were in heat most of the time cause there was nowhere for them to find shelter. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803670454 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803674231 As the book opens we are immediately introduced to a group of people. Whom have witch, been walking in the desert for quite a while. “they were burned nearly black”, this goes on to show the intensity and this year amount of time they have been in the desert. All they can do is just walk and hope that they will find something. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803674231 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803677799 A group of men had went to Doi Moi office to see if he would help them cross the desert, however it was too expensive to them. After some arrangement the price lowered. Once the men have left Doi Moi called his boss "I have them lined up.....Don't worry I'll get more" this reveals that Doi Moi isn't as trustworthy as people have portrayed him to be. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803677799 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803687093 "Like royalty he had taken on a a title" before this quote Urrea was explaining how Don Moi had taken a place of honor that he had earned. Like robin hood giving back to his people. This reveals that the people see Don Moi as if he was royalty but all royalty have a little bit of shade on them. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803687093 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803707757 "That panza of his got him plenty of business. Hungry men wanted guts like his" Before this quote Urrea introduces Don Moi as a "trustworthy" guy this reveals how other people looked up to him and wanted to be successful like they saw Don Moi be.]]> 2020-10-05 16:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803707757 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803716586 "The devil controlled all the corn until the crows stole it from him" After this quote, Urrea emphasizes that there is something more scary than border patrol. This quote reveals that between the night and day there are "hoodoos" that can traumatize you but the wildlife in the desert is more harmful.  ]]> 2020-10-05 16:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803716586 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803727555 Raymundo Barreda trying to go to the North with his wife giving her a gift and being mature as well as being strong. He has a son named Raymundo Jr. and he's very pride and always being joyful. H was always being loyal to everyone and always working hard as well as trying his best.]]> 2020-10-05 16:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803727555 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803740086 As a group of men approach Don Moi for help he goes on to explain that what he does is “not missionary work… it’s a business”. This set up a two-faced nature of this character. He is a well respected figure in his community but Is a very mischievous and mysterious person. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803740086 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803742869 "A Coyote would give his teeth to get a hold of this information". This quote implies that a for a Coyote, finding these Oscar means they could do better when crossing people.]]> 2020-10-05 16:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803742869 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803747365 2020-10-05 16:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803747365 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803761573 The story begins with people in the Desert trying to find they're way to survival.]]> 2020-10-05 16:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803761573 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803766664 urrea travels back in time to the Sonoita (in Spanish, spelled Sonoyta) of 1541, which, even then, was “the unwilling host of killers and wanderers.” He kept sheep at his settlement in a small brush corral, and wild dogs had been attacking them in the night. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803766664 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803769033 "They were walking now for water not salvation just a drink they whispered to each other". Before this quote Urrea mentions the five men walking down the desert. The "screaming sun" these men where not expecting such a hell hole out of this journey. The men saw "fallen angels". The only thing keeping these men with hope was the chance of finding water not salvation.]]> 2020-10-05 16:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803769033 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803782247 At the beginning it says "men stumbled out of the mountain so sun struck they didn't know their own names". The raging sun affecting the people who dare to cross it. This starting sentence sets the tone and this desert is like the definition of despair, and danger.]]> 2020-10-05 16:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803782247 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803795927 As we enter chapter 3 we get the border patrol in the governments perspective of the coyotes. As described in the book the border patrol agents have some respect for the coyotes. But the US government goes out of their way to stay things like, “for the coyotes your needs are only a business…” to downplay them as people and to control and push a false narrative.  In which is unfair to the good people who were just trying to help. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803795927 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803802835 ones the reader start reading he can see that he was introduced to group of people in other words the walkers that have been passing the desert for quite some time. This shows that they have been stranded in there pass dro the desert. the only thing they can do is move on and hope for the best.]]> 2020-10-05 16:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803802835 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803815237 "For the coyotes your needs are only a business and they don't care about your safety or the safety of your family DONT PAY THEM OFF WIITH YOUR LIFES" Before this quote Urrea describes how much both the mexican consular corps and border patrol hate the coyotes. And the sign is a symbol to those who are working under them. Labeling as bad people who only care for themselves and are bad. The bad are the people who use the weak to profit themselves. As the coyotes are using their henchmen as nothing more than pedestals.]]> 2020-10-05 16:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803815237 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803820809 This chapter begins with the geography of Veracruz being introduce. Its goes on to explaining the difficulties the people are facing with no catch fish to not cutting enough canes, farmers prices not being able to cover their cost of crops and "The people were killing themselves working..". This quote reveals just how much the people are working in order to float above the water. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803820809 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803835100 As we enter Chapter 5 we are finally introduced to our original walkers from the beginning of the book. They are so overwhelmed To the point where they forget their names. This is showed by the “ do you know who the coyotes are? I don’t know who they are”. This reveals their actual shock and the strain that they had to Indore in the desert. To the point where they forget key aspects of who they are. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803835100 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803859289 “The Saturday before the fatal walk begins,” Mendez and Maradona take a group across the Devil’s Highway. It is a long and arduous but uneventful trip.]]> 2020-10-05 16:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803859289 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803889434 "Comrades , do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill?" This quote shows that he is not comfortable with what he did. ]]> 2020-10-05 16:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/803889434 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/804740688 in chapter 3 we get the governments perspective of the coyotes. As said and described in the chapter the coyotes have the respect of the border patrols. "for the coyotes your need are only a business.." To control and over power to a false narrative. To selfishness to good people that just wanna help out. ]]> 2020-10-05 20:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/804740688 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/804769979 From the begging of the chapter 5 we are originally introduced to the walkers back in the beginning. They are so desperate and lost that at this point they forget something such as there names. such as they show in here " do you know who the coyotes?"  this shows' how badly  and how much effect the desert have done to them. ]]> 2020-10-05 21:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/804769979 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/804779355 A group of men went to doi Moi office or house to see if doi moi would help them cross the desierto but it was a little to expensive for the group of men. After a couple of talks between doi moi and the group the price was lowered and the men could afford to pay. Later on doi moi called his boss i think and told him "i have them, dont worry i'll get more" this shows that doi moi is not a person to trust even after people have pictured and talked about him like hes a nice person when he's not.]]> 2020-10-05 21:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/804779355 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805026430 Cutters read the land felt something unusual. Trucks were being sent out go see what has happened they notice sign. Footstep and rock misplace, they began to find body--14 men first them 12 more. In total they had found 20 bodies that night, it is "The largest death event in border history". The media called it Yuma 14.]]> 2020-10-05 23:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805026430 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805053039 Texas ranges treated people they caught crossing horribly the groped, and molested women. Many man were tossed in canal with handcuffs on to drown to death. This people were beaten, tear gassed. kicked, raped, and so much more. No one should have gone through this just because they were seeking a better life.]]> 2020-10-06 00:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805053039 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805342252 western union had their own thing going on that it had a name for itself "La Western" was their nickname because of the fact they paid to transfer funds.]]> 2020-10-06 02:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805342252 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805358432 the nurse said " we need urine" because when these men came to them, they didn't know anything about where they came from or who they were.]]> 2020-10-06 02:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805358432 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805362416 " el negro had the whole thing worked out" which means he already knew what was going to happen cause he thought of the idea.]]> 2020-10-06 02:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805362416 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805377962 As the walkers try and proceed  with their journey one of them says "Just one drink, brothers. Water. Cold water!" this reveals how water symbolized as a reason to keep going as their destination to what they wanted.]]> 2020-10-06 02:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805377962 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805399330 As the author describes Don Moi he mentions "He was the godfather of kids, the compadre of their parents, a tio , one of the uncles, a neighbor." This reveals how Don Moi would portray himself to the people as a respected and trustworthy man but behind that he was another suspicious person he didn't let most see.]]> 2020-10-06 03:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805399330 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805426644 In the beginning of the chapter the mentions the Mexican consular corps and the border patrol as the "two sides" he later on says "but the two things that most unify the two sides are each ones deep distrust of its own government, and each sides simmering hatred for he human smugglers, the gangsters who call themselves Coyotes" this quote reveals that despite the both sides many differences they agree on the bad people and want to make a difference.]]> 2020-10-06 03:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805426644 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805478120 "A city with its own secrets and holes" After this quote, Urrea  indicates that the desert can give you surprises that were not spoken about. This quote reveals when crossing the border can lead to devil like things but a new part of the desert is told to be passed through.]]> 2020-10-06 03:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805478120 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805531057 "He'd gotten the bite; now he had to set the hook" Before this quote, Urrea describes that they were doing business of getting arranged. This quote reveals that Don Moi has gotten the Bautista boys to talk and get an idea but now he has to get their full attention.]]> 2020-10-06 04:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805531057 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805587647 "Rural Mexicans don't have the spare money to drown their food in melted cheese." After this quote, Urrea emphasizes that Mexicans don't have enough money to be wasting it so much food they don't need. This quote reveals that the majority of the people that crossed have to use their money wisely but others that didn't cross don't know their struggle.]]> 2020-10-06 05:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/805587647 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/806456439 Chapter 3 page 55- Brithany 
Before this quote, the Mexican government tries to warn the "coyotes" about what may happen to them if they they decide to cross with the following sign "For the Coyotes Your Needs Are Only A Business And They Don’t Care About Your Safety Or the Safety Of Your Family. DON’T PAY THEM OFF WITH YOUR LIVES" meaning that whatever reason they have to want to cross the border , they will never care for their safety or their family so they shouldn’t risk it at all.]]> 2020-10-06 12:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/806456439 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/806557837 "You can make coffee for the illegals in the cage, flirt with the señoritas— though with all the sexual assault and rape charges that dog the entire border, you probably don’t" The reason as to why the border patrol tries to avoid getting involved with anyone in the "cage” is because they don’t want to have to put up with more complaints  from human right groups and lawyers]]> 2020-10-06 13:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/806557837 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/807111364 "coyote would give his teeth to get a hold of this information" What this quote is saying is that the coyotes are willing to do anything to get some light shed.

]]> 2020-10-06 15:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/807111364 beckbrays https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811914466 2020-10-07 21:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811914466 beckbrays https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811914655 Consider the paragraph that starts "As the men trudged.." ]]> 2020-10-07 21:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811914655 beckbrays https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811914756 2020-10-07 21:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811914756 beckbrays https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811914850 2020-10-07 21:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811914850 beckbrays https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811914949 2020-10-07 21:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811914949 beckbrays https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811915068 2020-10-07 21:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/811915068 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/814448069 "The group by this point, had no real integrity" Urrea uses this quote to demonstrate that the group was forgetting their morals, why they were in the desert in the first place.


]]> 2020-10-08 16:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/814448069 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/814481984 "Operation Broken Promise" Before this quote the men from the group were promised some water so they all chipped in money. However, Mendez had other plans. To take the money and abandon the group in order for him to survive.


]]> 2020-10-08 16:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/814481984 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/815787784 As the crossers were struggling to find they're destination they comforted themselves by thinking of "green leaves, clouds, fog, rain, Women, rivers" this quote reveal's how they were trying to find something that gave them hope. Something that made them feel better from the harsh desert and that was they're home.]]> 2020-10-09 01:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/815787784 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/817159095 "Jose de Jesus was mad this was his first trip to the united states , and it was going to be his last damned trip if he had anything to say about it" This quote explains how he had lost hope on making it to the united states. And is still thinking about the money he had wasted. And is now only waiting for his death. Leaving the world with anger in his heart is a terrible way to go out. The only feelings he was going through was madness.]]> 2020-10-09 15:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/817159095 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/817216394  "Men didn't quit. Hombres. Machos. Viva Veracruz. Viva Guerrero"  Before this quote the group walkers were torn apart by not knowing if to go back home with Santos or to keep going forward with Mendez. This quote just explains how some of them would think, how some wanted the way out and some had pride to keep going even if it was really hard.]]> 2020-10-09 16:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/817216394 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/817276996 "let's rest here," he said. They scattered, looking for shade of any kind. They fell among the rocks and creosote bushes. They crawled under the sketchy shadows under dry mesquites, and they moved around on the hot griddle of the earth as the rolling sun stole their shade every few minutes. They were really traying to protect them self's from the hit. ]]> 2020-10-09 16:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/817276996 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/817305256 They wanted to quit, but to quit was to die. Perhaps it was Santos who saw the simple solution. They had left tracks. The tracks led, sooner or later, back to Mexico. They weir really decisive in what to. Just give up and die in the desert or follow the steps they left behind and go back to Mexico. ]]> 2020-10-09 16:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/817305256 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/819646135 the author refers Don Moi as a god father and described himself as a respectful person even tough he was a bad person.

]]> 2020-10-11 13:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/819646135 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/819650101 The coyotes are people who smuggle across the border and don't care about other they only care bout they're work." The border was the problem for others" This mean that they were not worried about the border.]]> 2020-10-11 13:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/819650101 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/819659031 "During one interview,a nurse burst in and says,"we need urine". This means that they needed to do more test on them to figure out where they came from and how did it happend to them.]]> 2020-10-11 13:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/819659031 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/819663192 they were on a walk towards devils highway witch was very far away and were trying to find shortcuts.]]> 2020-10-11 13:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/819663192 https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/819665127 2020-10-11 13:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/beckbrays/9u923vd37z9cdw0v/wish/819665127