I know that the strong family foundation my parents have given me is going to enhance my learning and abilities as an adult. I hope that all that I have learned thus far will lead me in the direction I will need to take for my personal achievements. Coming from an immigrant family makes me work twice as hard than anyone else. In my home English is the second language to Spanish. When I came from Mexico, where I was born, I had issues with the comprehension of English,
Reflecting on my development as a first-generation immigrant, I can attribute a large portion of my characteristics and aspirations to my experiences growing up and to the role model whom I have admired, my mother. More specifically, being exposed to the tireless work ethic of a single parent who had to overcome the dual pressures of assimilation and poverty has imparted in me a respect for the ideals of continual self-improvement and advancement. My mother’s sacrifices have always been to better our family’s situation and to provide me with the best education opportunities. Recognizing my mother’s hard worked and what she has given up for me, I put my best foot forward in every situation to honor her. Looking back at the hardships such as racial discrimination and language barriers my mother had to transcend, as
Being a child of immigrant parents has taught me so much. For example, being able to work hard for what you want. At school, I always strive to get A’s. My parent’s have taught me to never settle for anything less than a B. They know that in order for me to go to college and be successful, I not only have to get good grades but work hard to get there.
Using a favorite quotation from an essay or book you have read in the last three years as a starting point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world. Please write the quotation, title and author at the beginning of your essay. “It 's not a big thing, but I guess it 's true — big things are often just small things that are noticed.” ― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger I don’t know his name.
Throughout my life I have come from and created a few identities for myself. Perhaps, the most dominant identities that have been apart of my life are being an athlete and being a family orientated man. In this paper I will write about how my identities have shaped my life. First off I believe my biggest identity is being an athlete.
Coming from a low income family, living in a small town in India, I learned early on about struggling and surviving those struggles. I watched my parents working day and night to provide for electricity, pay for our monthly school fees so my sister and I can have a better education, and for the future they wished upon for their children. To further enhance this vision, my father decided for the family and I to immigrate to the US. Everything was different in the sense that I changed schools, learned a new language, had to make new friends, and learned the different culture. I had to adapt to a whole new world, which was a little difficult at 6 years old
My father and mother, being immigrants, have had a significant contribution to shaping my goals, perspectives, and ideals. Based on their experiences in America, I have developed more traits that I am proud to acknowledge, For instance, I have become a more ambitious and resilient person, which contributes to all of the work that I handle. I believe this was stemmed from watching my father come home from 12-hour shifts at an exhausting job each day. He was come a long way from when he first arrived in this country, working multiple minuscule jobs. He was able to make growth from this and start up a small business where he works tremendously to provide for our family.
“WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING?” I heard his voice booming with rage before I registered that he had walked into the kitchen. My head shot to the left, and as I looked him in the eyes I felt anticipation and a slight pang of fear for what was to come. The voice was my dad’s; I had broken another one of his numerous, irrational rules. He had caught me munching on a bag of chips past 8. 8!
All About Me Have you ever wondered what makes you different from the other seven billion people on this earth? I am unique in many ways from talents to challenges and lifelong goals, and all of these will shape me into the person I will become. I have had a lifelong goal of becoming a professional golfer and I am reassured this is what I want to spend my life attempting to achieve. I have always possessed a strong passion for golf, which has lead me to try to make it my profession. When I was five, I received my first set of golf clubs for Christmas and eventually took my first lessons ever since then I have strived to be just like the professionals.
I chose this quote because it seemed like the truth to me. To me the author of the quote is trying to convey a deep truth that people do not want to see so they just push it away like it didn’t matter. When we go outside we discover our true selves and we actually conversate with people. Phones and electronics distract us from the people who are in front of us and who care about us. It also makes it to where we can’t see the mass destruction that we have had on our world.
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself,’ I lived through this horror, I can take the next thing that comes along’- (Eleanor Roosevelt). Courage is a character trait everyone has deep inside of them whether they show it or not. Courage is being brave enough to do a certain task even if you are scared to do that said task. We gain courage by taking a step out of our bubble and experiencing new things that can lead us to learning new things about ourselves also.
My parents came to America when I only was one year old in search of a better life and education for me. Coming from a small country, Guyana, they knew the value of an education and made every effort for me to do the best I could in school and as a human being. My mom worked extremely hard to send me to school, always prepared and neatly dressed with two pigtails every day. As a little girl, my mom constantly reminded me and my younger sister, Amelia, that all her hard work was for our benefit and all she asked from us was to work hard in school, always be polite and wear a smile. Amelia and I grew up with that deeply ingrained in our minds.
I am the product of two hard-working immigrant parents. My mother and is an owner of her own law office as she is an Immigration attorney in downtown Manhattan. Whereas, my father is the office manager at my mother's office. The two of them work hand-in-hand to make sure 1) the office is succeeding and 2) make sure my brother and I have everything we could possibly need and more. For this I am forever grateful.
Maddie Roberts Tripp Contemp Lit 4 October 2017 In the Stars 2 years before marriage Buzz buzz, my phone read “ Hey Amy I know you 're not doing anything tonight because you never do, so you need to come to this awesome Halloween party with this guy, one of my friends.
I was a nice pleasant morning when when I woke up . The sun was shining and there was a deer outside my window . I was really sure that today was going to be a good day. My mom and dad were downstairs making breakfast . My mom is a brave woman that see would do anything for her kids and she is a really good cook .
