My heritage‚ my culture‚ where I’m from is something I shall never be ashamed of. Lucky to say‚ I have hard-working Mexican parents who are my motivators for everything‚ they are the reason I hope to one day be a first-generation college graduate. When my parents had my oldest brother at 17‚ despite their young age‚ my parents were thinking of my brother’s future. Mexico has high crime rates‚ drug trafficking‚ unemployment‚ poverty‚ and climate hazards. Families come to the United States to achieve
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Woof. Woof woof. The consistent barking of my neighbor’s dog awakens me. I look outside the window only to realize its just 5 o’clock in the morning. Four hours before I need to get ready to head out with my family for a Sunday outing. “No use hitting the pillow now. I won’t be able to sleep anyhow.”‚ I tell myself. Having no clue how to spend these 5 hours‚ I start walking around my house. My room‚ with its orange hues‚ is the brightest one of all the rooms. Be it summer‚ winter or monsoon
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kid’s birthday wish. Unlike most children‚ my birthday party did not consist of bouncy houses‚ stacks of presents‚ and a princess cake. Burning buildings‚ solders‚ and panicked refugees were the highlight of my birthday party. Giving up the only world I have ever known and fleeing to America was one of the most drastic changes in my life‚ especially at such a young age. After the Balkan War‚ we lived in a small shed on the outskirts of a town named Tuzla. my parents were so poor at the time all we could
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Home is a term that is used throughout the world as the place where one lives. Is this really what home means? In looking deeper at what the word really means‚ many interpretations become apparent. Another word that sometimes is confused with home is the word house. A house is the actual building where a person lives‚ whereas a home is more personal. The dictionary defines the word home as the place in which one’s domestic affections are centered (Scott‚ Foresman Advanced Dictionary p.528). A house
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It is my responsibility to pay back any debt I owe. I also believe that I live in a country where fairness and the pursuit of life‚ liberty‚ and happiness is a fundamental right. Several years ago I attend Alabama A&M University to help me in my pursuit of the American dream. With bright eyes and an open mind‚ I set out on a quest to become the first male in my immediate family to graduate with a Degree from a 4-year University. I was the last of six children (5 boys and 1 girl) that my parents
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A dream within a dream 1. Good morning today I will be talking about the poem a dream within a dream written by Edgar Allen Poe‚ first published in 1827. The poem is a two stanza lyric poem. The poet asks himself if a person can determine the difference between reality and fantasy by asking " is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream". The poet is reflecting his feelings of the time and exaggerating his confusion as he is watching the important things in his life slip away as if they
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Hoogheem Class 10:00 – 10:50 A Home Away From Home As we adventure out into the world we find new places that we would like to call “home” because we currently revisit that place time and time again. I found that place in Florida. I may not visit there every month‚ but when I do‚ I feel relaxed and at peace. The smells‚ sounds‚ people‚ atmosphere‚ and activities keep me coming back. There’s nothing better to me then the environment of everyday sunshine and the beach. My family and I have been going
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Ruoqi Xu Psychology Professor Dude 11/22/12 Dream and Its Meaning Dream can be happy‚ delightful‚ absurd or even fearful. Dream is what we experience when we sleep; it “involves an integration of perceptual‚ emotional‚ motivational‚ and cognitive processes performed by various brain modules” (Passer and Ronald193). However‚ the content of the dream and the reason why we dream specific content still remain a mystery till today. Although many scientists have been attempting to find the answers
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I got kicked out of my house. Homeless‚ I had literally no where to stay or anyone to turn to. I had never opened up to anyone about my home life situation. Due to my upbringing in a predominantly rich‚ christian neighborhood I didn’t feel like anyone would understand my abusive parents or try to help. When I got kicked out I was sure that was the end of the line for me. My friend Teddi has always been a nosey girl‚ and although it is obnoxious at times‚ this time it saved my life. Knowing something
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accepted this. Why would my parents mislead me in any way? They were‚ of course‚ all knowing about the world. When I moved to my third new school in 6th grade‚ I was introduced to new people and new information. As my view of the world began to expand I became less enthralled with the views about sexuality I had been given at home. Since Freshman year I knew my sexuality wasn’t what I had always assumed it to be. It’s been there my whole life in the way I’ve interacted with my female friends and
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