Overcoming Obstacles In the book‚ Growing up Chicana/o‚ written by various authors‚ the characters from each story experience many situations where stereotypes that discriminate their race make their lives much more problematic. Even though these children are knocked down‚ all of them seem to get back up and become stronger‚ more mature people. Maturity was one of the most important themes of this book. Racial stereotypes create obstacles for Chicana/o children in school or in extra curricular activities
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Growing up in a diverse city‚ the culture around me has always been different. Every person that I see always has a different type of belief than me. I’m a 17 year old Muslim student who lives in Southeast Texas. My father is from the Middle East‚ and my mother is from Western Europe. My parents migrated as refugees from Croatia to Houston in 1995 due to the ongoing war in Yugoslavia. After they’ve migrated they’ve lived in peace here ever since. However that has changed a lot since 9/11‚ one of
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Growing up in Casper‚ Wyoming is supposed to be wonderful‚ and for the most part‚ it is. As kids‚ we could always find something to do. Whether it be spending all day at one of the ponds that seemed to be around every corner‚ where we’d try so hard to catch small fish and funny looking bugs that we could bring home with us like trophies‚ or running around one of the parks‚ attempting to organize one of those sports games that never actually materialized‚ despite our promises a few days prior to
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childbirth and lying in the hospital bed while a mother gently cradles a baby in her arms‚ to the day a person may find himself lying six feet under; there has become an apparent process which every human must proceed through in order to truly and fully grow up. This process may be called the stages of life‚ and there are three major steps that an individual must overcome: childhood‚ college‚ and having a family. For a kid‚ having a parent or guardian is like having a shadow cast over him‚ being influenced
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Let´s start by the beginning. I am Armando Santos. I am 43 year-old and I have grown up in Spain; and I have spent my last 6 years out of Spain‚ relocated first to Belgium and then to the United States 2 years ago. I do not know where I will go next. Through these countries and moves I will explain you my past‚ present‚ and future. My past is Spain. Spain is the country where I was born and I grew up. It is where my family and most of my friends live. I spent fourteen years in a catholic school
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Alice in Quantumland 1. Electrons have no distinguishing features except spin Upon falling into the quantum wonderland while in her living room‚ Alice finds herself faced with a new reality of existence that seems to baffle her. She is first met with some strange-looking dweller of the new and vastly strange wonderland that she could not make out. She politely introduces herself as Alice‚ thereby invoking a response from her companion to the effect that it was an electron. Alice also noted
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Who I am I grew up in a very diverse family. Being exposed to many different cultures and beliefs‚ I was given the opportunity to learn from those I have grown up around and decide what culture I truly feel I belong too. The places I have been and all that I have been exposed too‚ has made me an irregular individual from my classmates. I feel sympathy for those who grow up in a closed minded environment and was never taught about the truth of the world around us. My whole life is a fond memory
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Relational Transgression occurs when a person abuses the relationships boundaries in which they both defined. Often times‚ it was nearly impossible to avoid certain individuals no matter how hard we try. I do not consider myself to be brought up in a perfect family. Yes we lived in a seven-bedroom house with new cars in our driveway‚ the newest clothes and shoes for Christmas‚ and the latest technology‚ but if anything‚ my family was far from perfect. I remember this day very vividly; I was about
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super ready for this.” I nervously stuttered. I really tried not to show my weakness in fear of being viewed as weak‚ but I could not help myself. Ryan just left without a word. He probably thought I was weird with all that stuttering. I later met up with my cousin and he definitely appeared to be a great deal more fit for football. I was just a chubby boy while my cousins tough grind really showed. Those negative feelings and feelings of doubt continued to stick with me as we rushed onto the field
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I should stop there and explain the whole thing. This morning I drifted between consciousness and sleep while everyone bustled around getting ready. They all get up so early and seem to stomp around the house for what feels like an hour before they finally leave. When the noise had subsided I managed to fall back asleep and woke up to my alarm and the foul smell of pho wafting from the kitchen. When I had dragged myself out of bed‚ I shuffled to the kitchen‚ enjoying the emptiness of the house
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