My parents are illegal immigrants‚ I have no shame in that‚ and they are some of the hardest workers I have ever seen. I was born in Dallas‚ Texas‚ and lived in the city of Pleasant Grove for the first year of my life at my uncle’s house. Most people refer to that area as the “hood” but here I am. We lived in my uncle’s house because my parents hadn’t been in the United States long enough for them to be completely established without any help. After countless hours of work my dad
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Personal Narrative Essay I do not remember what time the officers grabbed me that night‚ but I was on the dance floor in a nightclub called the Lonestar and all seemed to be perfect. I suspect perception has plenty to do with beliefs in life‚ and in this instance my ability to assess my environment accurately was extremely clouded. The next thing I can remember was being pressed to the ground by two police officers‚ while undergoing questioning and being told I was being placed into protective
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little I felt worthless to my family‚ especially when my brother Jimmy and sister Annabeth were born My[ only purpose seemed to be taking care of my brother and sister and once mom and father left to California I knew my family was my responsibility. They had left because of this men that said‚” boys by god‚ I believe I have found a gold mine.” (gold rush) and he truly did so my parents thought would could be better than a new beginning? On April 14‚1846 it was the day I turned 18 and left Springfield
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I wake up to the smell of coffee and my mom’s footsteps coming towards my room. She knocks lightly on the wood door and cracks it open‚ “We are leaving with or without you at three‚ Doodle.” It was the day of my dad’s open heart surgery and no one spoke a word on the ride over‚ which made things even more intense. We reached the hospital at about 4:15 and the waiting rooms are already packed… mostly by half of my family members who want to see my father. My mother‚ father‚ and I are placed into
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stepped into the hospital‚ an eerie presence of death surrounded me and the smell of antiseptic and other unrecognizable odors all rushed into my senses. It was my first day as a volunteer at the local hospital. At the time‚ I had no idea what I wanted to do in life‚ but this short‚ summer experience guided me to the path of nursing. Throughout the years‚ my mom had been placed in the hospital numerous times from her failing body. Due to this‚ I was able to get a sense of the environment. Whether
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ding… ding.” I woke pretending I couldn’t hear it‚ because I didn’t want to get up. My mom was yelling at my sister and me‚ “Get up girls it’s time to go school.” I didn’t understand why she was so excited. I miserably dragged myself out of bed; I just wanted to crawl and hide and the blanket. It was a cold day in March 1999‚ I was fourteen years old‚ and it was my first day of school in America. I was scared. My sister and I got ready‚ but we were not happy. We knew we had to go to school‚ and mom
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Today is my 13th birthday‚ I was on the way to get the cake when I was pulled into the alleyway by a man with a mask. As if my brother knew I was in trouble he flew into the alleyway with a killer look in his eyes. “I will give you two seconds to let go of my sister.” he growled dangerously to the man. I tried to run but the hard grip on my arm told me otherwise. “NOW.” He yelled to make his point. The gun slung me to the ground as he drew his weapon and before my brother had time to draw his own
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My grandma has 900 acres of land that my family and I‚ or close friends can go have fun on. We do many things there like hunting‚ snowmobiling‚ and the pure joy of doing farm activities. My father always prepares in the summer for deer hunting. He goes into our land and plows areas where he would like to grow food for the deer. After a few months when the season gets closer‚ many friends and close family members always gather at my grandma’s house to hunt throughout all of the land. My father and
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Eighteen years ago‚ my parents moved to the United States from Ukraine to create a better life for our family. Growing up here I found myself becoming easily accustomed to the American ways‚ but even though my family and I may have gotten used to that way of life we never lost sight of our Ukrainian culture. When I think about it‚ the best way that I can describe what my culture is like would be a jigsaw puzzle. When making a puzzle one begins with connecting as many pieces to each other until the
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I was killed before I was given the chance to live. Before I was born‚ my teenaged mother was expected to get an Abortion by my own grandmother. Being the strongest woman I know she went against my grandmother’s wishes and had me at sixteen. Therefore‚ causing controversy between my family‚ but my mother didn’t care because she knew she was going to have me. According to Statistics‚ the daughters of teen parents are 22% more likely to become teen mothers themselves‚ children of teen mothers are
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