countries‚ Ghana‚ and America pull hard at each other‚ battling one another for the complete claim of me. However‚ I remain stuck in between the two‚ not knowing which culture has conquered me. September 6th‚ 2006 was the day my brother‚ and I left our mother and home in Ghana to come to America. After a long 12 hour flight‚ I met my father for the first time. It was an unforgettable moment. He was taller than I imagined and had a brilliant smile. His eyes sparkled with delight as he helped us carry our
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blistering cold water while my peers sleep became a daily routine for me. Before I knew it‚ swimming became a part of me‚ it became a defining aspect of my life. However‚ I did not always know that I would continue to spend long hours at the swimming pool for the next four years of my life. When I began high school‚ I was always told to find a club or sports team to join‚ and my experience in this phase of my life would be considerably more enjoyable. I had played several sports and been in various
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getting my first car at the age of 16‚ I faced one major problem: no money. Searching for an answer‚ I gradually learned that getting my first job taught me many valuable life lessons and helped me evolve into the person I am today. After almost 4 years of work experience ranging in many different fields‚ I have adapted new skills and abilities‚ as well as the value of money. With challenges being faced‚ the forced me to manage my time‚ money‚ and effort in an organized way. This changed my direction
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from you? I wanted to join the military‚ that’s one thing I wanted more than anything so I joined ROTC. I saw ROTC as an opportunity to get closer to my goal in becoming a general in the army. ROTC I can say really changed my life in many positive ways. For example I met really great and intelligent people‚ And I learned new things every day. My freshman year I made a position in the battalion staff called S1. S1 is the battalion personnel officer I was in charge of putting everyone’s community
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you hear and half of what you see‚” Dad reiterated as I became a young woman. But growing up‚ I relied on what I could see‚ what I could touch‚ and what others shared with me. I held my peers and teachers words as peremptory and gained a sense of false dependence. As I entered my third year of high school this changed. “I need you to translate what this man is saying‚” Dad explained as he drove through our neighborhood. An older Hispanic man with a hat‚ long sleeves and jeans‚ an unusual outfit for
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During the revision of my poems many elements were changed. This included the length‚structure‚diction‚ opening and closing. All my poems got longer; most of them substantially. All of my poems grew by at least one stanza. This was not at all intentional as I feel poems should just be as long as the creator deems necessary; assuming they don’t need to meet specific criteria. This is what differentiates a poem from a song. Most songs are edited and manipulated to fit in the 3 - minute time slot radio
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they had been hours before.” (John Green). In my opinion‚ loss is one of the worst things one can face in life. It hurts. It sucks. It makes you feel as if you are the one who is dead. People tell you to prepare yourself when you know a loved one is about to die but that is simply not possible. The doctors gave my paw-paw six months to live. So for six months we knew. I think in those six months I did the opposite of prepare myself. I spent all of my spare time with him. I stayed the night at hospitals
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influential leader in my life is my mother because she exemplifies a godly woman in many ways. She is a whole person. She is a cooperative leader in the home. She also understands and accepts her role‚ despite cultural trends and pressure. She models authentic spirituality. She is the keeper of intimate feelings. She demonstrates and teaches compassion. She desires to complete duties with her heart. Her strong faith in God is contagious in my life. As a whole person‚ my mother is beautiful
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Growing up‚ my family and I were on and off church goers. In my younger years we went every Sunday‚ but as time passed‚ we seemed to go less and less. Though I no longer attended church‚ I still believed in God. I devoted my life to the lord at the age of seven‚ while attending a youth camp in Michigan designed to bring young hearts to the lord. I participated in the camp for several years‚ but as I got older‚ I wanted the summers to play sports and socialize with my friends. So I stopped going.
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something we learn over time. There are many different ways we can discover who we are. The way we were raised‚ who we surround ourselves with‚ or what we choose to influence and inspire us. We can uncover truths about ourself‚ or somehow feel lost and unfamiliar with who we are. In the stories‚ “Why My Mother Can’t Speak English” and “Growing Up Native”‚ they both deal with topics in the realm of identity. “Why My Mother Can’t Speak English”‚ written by Garry Engkent‚ and “Growing Up Native”‚ written
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