"Cloudy Day" by Jimmy Santiago Baca is to show how there can always be sunshine on a cloudy day. Meaning that no matter how bad things are, it could possibly b worse, so we should always be optimistic.
The purpose of the flashback is to show how the speaker has changed from the start of his prison time to the end.
As shown in this excerpt from the story, " ...the wind in my face gave me the feeling I could grasp the tower like a cornstalk..." (Lines 15 & 16) This quote shows that even though he was in the prison he still felt powerful.
It would be it is a primary subject in the story that helps understand the hidden motives of the main character.
The man in the jail house tried to kill or find trouble for Tom Robinson. Luckily Atticus was there and Jem had the idea of following his father because he was worried. Scout later then solved the issue by mentioning Mr Cunningham's trail (or some sort I forgot) and they all realised that Atticus is just trying to do his job and justify the person like how he treats them. At last they went back and Tom wasn't harmed.
Exercising self-control does make us more likely to achieve our goals due to the reason that self-control helps with decision making and how to make the smartest decisions. Not only that but it also helps with restraining from doing things you know you’re not supposed to do. So to achieve your goal you need self-control to make sure you don’t get off that path of maintaining your goal.
