Imagine living in a place where you can have the freedom to do whatever you please with little to no punishment‚ that is what it is like to live in America! As an American I know there are many things I am gifted with living here that many other countries do not get to experience. I am thankful I live in a country with gifts such as freedom and opportunity. I could never Imagine living anywhere else. The first thing I am gifted with as an American is freedom. The first type of freedom I am glad
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christen me as Angelica and in our home‚ they nicknamed me as Ana. Yet in school‚ I preferred to be called Andrin. I am the type of person who was shy‚ quiet and not-so-energetic. But deep inside‚ I have many thoughts in my mind‚ many topics to talk about and many things to do. It was just that I am not
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When I was younger‚ around age 7 probably‚ it was around December and it was super cold and my church was doing Posadas‚ a tradition for some Mexicans and Mexican- Americans‚ for about a week and a half before Christmas. On one of those days that I went‚ my friend‚ America was also there. She was younger than me and always wore her hair up in ponytails and sometimes wore a small bow in her hair. I only ever saw her in church and church related things. So we never talked during church because then
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Immigrated to America When was your biggest event that made you really nervous? In 2013‚ on Monday. I was in 5th grade‚ I went to the school as usual‚ and I was really tired after school. At this point‚ I did not even think that my father is going to tell us about going to America. “We are going to America this summer.” I heard my sister screaming and saying‚ “ Are you serious!? That’s so coool!!” happily‚ but I could not be excited like her. I immediately thought about how my school life in America is going
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was better for my future that I finish high school in America. I was thrilled‚ but at the same time I knew coming to America meant starting over. Leaving my country‚ my family‚ my friends‚ and my culture was the hardest thing I had to do in my life. After living two years away from parents‚ now I can say that the sacrifice was worth it. Being in a new cultural setting can be intimidating at first‚ but is also very exciting. Living in America gave me an opportunity to develop new strengths‚ and
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of weather I would have to be used to. After all here I was on my way down to the south moving to Kentucky. It was a slightly a year before when I was first told by my parents that we would be moving. At first I didn’t believe them. I thought‚ “What kind of sick joke is this? “But after a few minutes I realized they were serious. More serious questions came popping into my mind. Why would we move? What about my friends? Who is going to buy this junky house? These were all questions that initially
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A Snowboard Have you ever seen a giant before? I have. I’ve seen colossal white giants at Lake Tahoe before‚ and the story of the first time I experienced one up close is what will hopefully get me an A on this assignment (Mr. Maples‚ please have mercy on my C+). I remember how at that time the mountain’s raw and terrifying glare already frightened me enough to reconsider my actions and choose to give away to fear. What did I‚ a small‚ scrawny 9 year old boy‚ do in the face of these giants? Believe
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doing tonight. I was cold and snowing outside but we didn’t care about how cold it was outside we were sitting around the fire telling stories just like a happy family should do. The last story we told was the story of the birth of Jesus. Then right at the end where Mary and joseph were leaving the stables and fleeing Bethlehem for the safety of baby Jesus. Outside I heard sirens coming from all different ways‚ I was curious about what was going on outside the neighbors were all outside running down
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on the way I asked my father to once more regale me with the tale of America‚ he cleared his throat as my brother closed his book‚ a rare occurrence‚ his soft voice disrupting the quiet call of night‚ “In America everyone is well‚” he called recited softly‚ “no one is hungry. In America‚ everyone has the opportunity to chase their dreams‚ no matter how foolish.” At this point even our mother’s
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Samantha’s little sister. We drove down a long twisting neighborhood to get to the school. Once we got there Samantha told me about how the middle school and high school are connected as one building and the parking lots are extremely small fitting maybe 50 cars. The high schools by my house have enough parking for a small country. We picked her up by the softball field and she told us about how she didn’t even have to pay to get into the softball game because she came from another sporting event. So‚ their
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