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How My Cultural Background Has Influenced Me

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In this assignment I will be writing how has my cultural background has influenced me. On how I view myself and how those around me view as and how it has effected me. In a positive manner. I am prideful, I never want to seek any type of help or refuse to accept since my mentality is I can anything on my own. I am a very quiet person when I am not comfortable with the surroundings and people, which takes time for me to get use to. Since I am very reserved to people I tend to express myself through poetry,art and music. I am a technology wiz since I know how computers work and I always try to fix and build one when I get the chance. I am a . My culture has inspired me to work hard and to do better since stereotypical Mexicans are known as hard workers, Well I am technically considered a Chicano since I one of my parents is American and the other is Mexican I am suppose to work harder and achieve more. Which is a stereotype, but a good stereotype. …show more content…

Maybe it’s just something I don’t see and others do because I don’t accept it me. People also see me being blunt since I don’t how they say ”sugarcoat.” Anything since I say things as they are supposed to be said. People also say I am kind since they say I always put others before me. Others say I am selfless. When I teach others or I try to teach others, mainly younger kids the stuff I know. I guess people see things I don’t see in myself since I wanna be seen as how my culture describes a “Macho man.” Someone who fixes things and takes on any challenge head one without hesitation by ignoring the little things and going for the big

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