behind. But they told me I’ll get use to it‚ and America will provide what I want much more‚ but will it really?. Does America really have my favorite food? Will it be the same? Will the kids there be nice and accept me like my old friends in Vietnam? How can I go to school if I don’t know any English? Many worries were running in circles in my head. Starting all over was not an easy task. What if I get bullied in school? What if my grades will become F’s because I don’t know English? Will I ever
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scholarship opportunities and for a form of employment. I am determined to go to college‚ and I think my motivation and aspirations are greater than the invisible barriers that come from being undocumented. As a teenager with limited retrospective of just how pricely things are‚ I am just now realizing the trouble my parents have to go through in order to give us the many things we have today. I am grateful for my parents and the effort they make to raise me and my sisters‚ and I am glad my sisters have
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When I was seven years old and almost a half my parents told me that my family was going to pack up everything‚ leave our home‚ our livelihood‚ and move to Idaho. I was young but I knew I was going to miss Albuquerque. I was going to miss the plump quails who walked quickly with their babies toddling behind in a straight line and the skinny‚ all leg‚ roadrunners who would sprint across the roads. I was going to miss my little Crocodile Smile green room. I had chosen the paint color‚ I had watched
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In life everyone has heard words that just stick with them. The words that make you think twice about how you feel about certain situations. The words of encouragement i remember the most are from my dad. For example‚ The time i didn’t want to relocate to Indiana. I listened to him and i’m very happy that i did relocate. First of all‚ there were many reasons I did not want to relocate. For example‚ I loved the weather in Seattle‚ and all of my friends were there. One main reason‚ I did not want
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At the age of ten the Egyptian revolution opened my eyes to understanding the oppression that was going on within my country and the class struggle that was embedded within its structure. This instilled a mustering need to help elevate and equate the basic needs and rights of those who are less fortunate. At this time the country was at a halt‚ and my brother was entering 11th grade. In order for him to finish his education without any further interruptions my father decided it was best for us to
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they decided to quit their career as educators and move to the United States. Knowing that life in America will be challenging for immigrants‚ we mentally prepared ourselves to be fearless and get through every obstacle that is in our way. No matter how prepare we were‚ being a newcomer was frightful. When I first step foot on the land of promise‚ there was a mixed emotion suddenly rushed through me as a signal telling me life here will not be easy. We faced will endless obstacles and the language
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Ayesha Evarts year 12. “moving into the world means confronting society” To what extent is this demonstrated in your prescribed text and at least ONE related text? Moving into the world means confronting society. By doing this it involves change both physically‚ mentally and challenges through obstacles. This is shown in the play “Educating Rita” Willy Russell and the book “Piggybook” by Anthony Browne. Both these texts engage on confronting society and going higher in the working class
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Thomas My grandfather had always told me to if you don’t pray 3 times a day your relationship with god will not be good. My parents had died in a fire when I was 6. But the one of the things i remember about the is that they they said that I should move to Cleveland. I tried to apply to some of the major colleges in Cleveland but I could not get into any of them so I applied to Ohio state. I Got into Ohio State I got a my major in regionalism and now I’m a rabbi at one of the major synagogues
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Relocating to London. When I was growing up‚ I had this burning desire of relocating to London because one of my role models had done it. At the time‚ I did not think of it as something that I would actually do and I did not have a very good reason for relocating other than following in the footsteps of my role model. As time went by‚ I began to realize that I had to have a very good reason for relocating‚ I wanted to get a better education‚ and it was then it dawned on me that I should always set
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Growing up I attended private Catholic schools and was surrounded by hundreds of loving and devoted Catholics. As a very young child‚ I remember walking to church with my family every Sunday morning and going to mass‚ or we went to church events and dinners with each other and our friends. However‚ as I grew older we moved from California to Alabama and my faith changed. We still went to Church but less frequently and it felt less like a family reunion where God greeted us all. My faith and opinion
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