with lots of commotion‚ its downfalls are the many criminal gang activity the streets of L.A are known to have. Growing up in a hostile environment everything I knew and was used to was the gang street life in L.A. Education did not become a priority the possibility of improvement for a better life never crossed my mind. I am the first generation child it was hard to adapt to the American way of living‚ despite been born here. I only gathered with Hispanic kids who were also the first generation
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put magic on me and made me had a bad start in USA. My family immigrated during the winter and it brought changes in my life and my personality. It is a sign of starting new. In this new place‚ I have enjoyed a certain level of comfort like making new friends and seeing new things. But‚ every day‚ I still had to grapple with language difficulties‚ cultural gaps‚ and day-to-day life issues. Especially about associating with people‚ social aspect became one of the most challenging thing I have to conquer
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was born and lived much of my life in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a home for multiple ethnic groups of people with different languages and dilex. I come from Amhara and Tigre Tribes who are known to be living in the northern part of Ethiopia. The weather in ethiopia is very nice‚ the temperature usually is about 70 degrees. The bright yellow sun would be shining in the clear blue sky ten moth out of the year‚ followed up with two month of rain. For majority of the people life in Ethiopia is a struggle and
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Climbing the route of life I let my right arm hang loose to cover it with the magnesium powder I carry with me. I draw a shaky breath and look up to the top of the invigorating boulder. The cheering of my friends from beneath reduces to ruis in the back of my mind. I concentrate on the remaining two meters I need to distance‚ tighten every muscle in my body and make the last pass easily. I sigh of relief escapes my mouth. I made it. Climbing is a physical sport but it has also modified my attitude
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I struggled to come up with a time in my life where I could not be myself. I have had the same job for fourteen years‚ have been with the same person for more than fourteen years‚ and have had my friends for longer still. Trying to find a time that I can distinctly remember not being myself I have to go back a long time‚ probably around eighteen years. The more I thought about it‚ the more I could only recall freshmen year in high school as being a time where I was living two lives. I attended a
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Personal Narrative Essay Growing up‚ I spent a lot of time at various relatives houses. For the first chunk of my childhood‚ my mother’s entire side of the family lived within fairly close proximities of one another. As a young child‚ I never really thought much about visits to my grandmother’s house‚ or the three minute walk to my aunt and uncle’s house when I had became restless and wanted something to do. Maybe it came with age‚ or maybe the cliché that‚ “You don’t know what you have until
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I have faced many trials in my life: emotionally‚ mentally‚ and physically‚ etc. In my youth‚ my family and I moved every couple of years because my father serves in the Army. Each move introduced new challenges and adjustments. I have lived in five different states‚ but six different cities. I constantly had to learn how to readjust to my new environment. Moving taught me how to adapt socially ‚ but always starting out as “the new girl” or an “outsider” was burdensome. Repeatedly leaving people
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in the Bible ( like David‚ Samson‚ Saul stories/morals) to my and my kids life. In addition‚ I know I want to provide for my children while being an example. That is why I feel it is time to go back to school. Even though my cashier position was terrific for me while single‚ I would like something different when dealing with kids. I would love a career with flexible hours‚ a number of accessible vacation days‚ and a work life balance program. I feel like thru college I can achieve this career goal
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letterman in football and track. A 3-year letterman in basketball and tennis. Football meant every in my life so much that I had immersed myself in the sport‚ and was dedicated to it and nothing else mattered. I had even had committed to coming to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor to play football. However‚ on March 31‚ 2013 I was driving home from work‚ when one of the biggest moments in my life happened. While I was driving my car began to shake and I ended up losing my front driver side wheel and
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to opportunity and success.” Despite the initial hesitance of an unconfident ten-year-old with such a daunting task‚ I became determined to change our lives. I became determined to get that key. I wanted my mother’s lifelong struggles to end and my life to not be constrained by the shackles of financial insecurity. Most of all‚ though‚ I wanted to be in a position to improve the lives of others in similar situations to
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