Enhanced My Character

Over the course of my seventeen years, I have definitely enhanced my character due to the society and people surrounding me. Many influencers have caused me to become a better and improved individual. I have developed an individual who is grateful and studious.
I was raised in a Catholic household, however I did not have a connection with my faith until I reached the age of fourteen. My religious community at St. Ann’s Catholic Parish has had a powerful impact on my character ever since I began to participate in religious activities.During my eight grade year, I joined a youth program that was offered to middle school students, during that time, I attended a retreat which completely altered my personality. I became closer to God and began
At the retreat, young adults discussed how God helped them through harsh times and how they found their path towards God. One story that stood out was about a young girl who was on the verge of committing suicide due to unhappiness and stress. She discussed how her younger sister suffered from a disease which caused her to be unable to walk or speak, but she always had a bright smile on her face, while the young girl had everything but was so unhappy. The young girl told us the only thing stopping her from killing herself was her younger sister, so in order to remove the suicide thoughts she looked for help in God. Her story reminded me of how lucky I am to have the life I live, because their so many other individuals struggling through life yet they are the happiest people, while I have everything yet I was constantly complaining.That day I learned an important lesson, happiness does not
Coming from parents of immigrants, I have attempted to make them proud and achieve the future they were not able to obtain in their home country. At a young age, my parents informed me about the importance of education, they used to tell me about the lack of access to education found in Mexico and how it had a negative impact on their future. Sometimes teachers would not show up for days, other times students did not have a pencil and paper, and to some students school was too far and had no form of transportation, all of these factors caused students to drop out before reaching middle school level. My father being one of them, dropped out and worked at my grandparents farm until he earned enough money to move to the United States, at the age of sixteen he left home and traveled to an unfamiliar country. My mother, on the other hand, was able to achieve some high school education, however when she moved to the United States at the age of eighteen to follow her family in search of the American Dream, her dream of graduating was crushed. She arrived to the United States in hopes of being able to complete her high school career, but when she attempted to enroll in her nearest high school she was rejected for being over age, so she was never able to gain a high school diploma. My parents braveness to leave home for a better future has strongly encouraged be to focus on school and be the first in my family to earn a high