Who I am? I am a Guatemalan and an American woman‚ throughout my life I have grown up in a misogynist society‚ my first language is Spanish and most of my education has been in Spanish. All my life I have lived in Guatemala and El Salvador. Since my childhood‚ I had the influence of two different mentalities. My mother is a Guatemalan and graduated from sixth grade with a very traditional education and my father from the United States who graduated from college with a four year degree in biology
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’Maybe he gave up‚ maybe he lost his courage‚ that doesn’t matter to me‚’ insisted the stranger. ’But he cannot be considered to be the best archer in the country if he has abandoned his art. That’s why I’ve been travelling all these days‚ in order to challenge him and put an end to a reputation he no longer deserves.’ The boy saw there was no point in arguing; it was best to take the man to the carpenter’s shop so that he could see with his own eyes that he was mistaken. Tetsuya was in the workshop at
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History 121 Book Analysis “All But My Life” February 15‚ 2013 All But My Life All But My Life is a memoir about a young Jewish girl‚ Gerda Weissmann‚ who was able to endure the hardships of World War II and the Holocaust. Gerda went through and saw more horrific things in the matter of a few years than any of us will ever have to face in our lifetimes. The fact that a girl this young and hopeless can withstand so much pain but yet contain so much strength should be an inspiration to all. Reading
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English 111 paper #2 02-28-12 The Day That Changed My Mind Around three years ago from today my grandma was given the news that tore our family up. She was told she had around two in half years to live due to cirrhosis of the liver. She had a special case because cirrhosis of the liver is more common due to drinking too much alcohol. My grandma never drank a day in her life. Cirrhosis of the liver is a slowly progressing disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue. Eventually
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My Last Day At School The twelfth of February 1960‚ was my last day at school. I was full of mingled feelings of joy and sorrow. I was happy at the idea of freedom and preparatory holidays for full one month. I was sad at the thought of parting from my teachers‚ friends and Alma Mater. We were asked to come to school at 2 p.m. on that day. All the students of the 10th class were well-dressed. Everybody appeared at his best. First of all‚ we were photographed. Then we had a sumptuous feast
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Throughout life‚ sometimes change is the only thing that seems constant. Change has come to my life in many ways‚ in myself and in my surroundings. At the same time‚ some things stay the same – and this is when traditions are formed. I am often reminded of this by the photograph that sits by my bed.My first day at college was also a new change‚an important event of my life. To me it is an unforgettable day. During my school days‚ i had a glimpse of college life. I thought that the college life would offer
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My Best Friend My Best Friend is Jane Doe. She has helped me figure out who I am. She has showed me the right path. She is always right next to me even if I did not take that path. My whole life would most likely be entirely different if I had not met her. She is the one person I know I can count on no matter the situation. Jane is more like the sister I never had growing up. I met Jane about four years ago at a Nursing home. We worked together as certified nursing assistants. When we
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Being an immigrant brings both positive and negative impacts on my life. I cannot say that I was totally ignorant about the decision my parents had made for us. But I was totally unprepared when that day had finally come. Obscurely I remember‚ when we arrived at the LAX airport‚ I couldn’t understand a single word of this new world surrounding us. It seemed like all of my endeavors in English classes were useless. Luckily‚ my mother managed to have all of the documents set‚ and we peacefully crossed
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core subjects that I think I have really excelled are math and music. I started my first high school mathclass in 8th grade. Unfortunatly I did not work very hard at first and I ended up getting a C. SInce that horrible year I have got muchbetter grades‚ usually A’s. I work very hard to understand everything that my teacher teaches. I also found that it helped me a lot to study even when I did not have a test the next day. Obviously‚ I have excelled in music a lot. Except I did not start excelling in
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My Second Mom I have been exposed to countless of important people in my life. Many have affected who I am today and the part of the reason for the way I act and think. Some of my family members have affected me in the sense that I have changed either culturally or religiously. There is one special person who isn’t family by blood but I consider family because of our close relationship. She is my best friends mother whom I consider to also be my mother. I have known her since sixth grade and
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