(Canales, 2005, p.35) I also wanted the better life. However, I already had it. That is because of my family and even though we had our ups and downs, they were my warmth. “Papa’s words of many years before, that our side of town had its own wealth and warmth.
The American Dream is so essential to our country as it is an honor to reach your goals and make it a reality. The American Dream is the national ethos that people’s lives would be better and more abundant with many opportunities. The American Dream was more accessible to attain back in the days, however, changed over the years. Although the “American Dream” is still possible, many people, minorities are affected by the lack of improvement in social mobility in our society. The American Dream is still alive by being able to live a middle-class lifestyle and by obtaining it through perseverance and hard-work.
We all know that staying safe will keep us alive, but it is a boring way to live. The biggest regret a person can have is never trying what they always wanted. As mentioned before, time never stops, so it is crucial that they act now. We fight a battle before we are even born against millions of others to see who will get to the egg first and be fertilized and born. We did not come to this world to just be safe and to be afraid to do new things.
Ayn Rand’s Anthem depicts a collectivist society where no man is allowed to be an individual. Due to this society making the people believe that there is no “I” but only a “we” the people of the community blindly believe what the higher power tells them. The people in the society of Anthem live with jobs that the head of the government give them and emotion is pushed to the side, all leading to Equality questioning and eventually breaking the law. Equality is a symbol of identity within Anthem who rebels against the system secretly. The ideals and rules of a collectivist society represented in Anthem by Ayn Rand show that collectivism is not an efficient way to create peace and order in a society.
Lastly, I would like to be able to live comfortably. Times are hard and everyone just wants to be able to pay their bills and live without financial worry. I know the higher I climb and the harder I work, the better it will be for my family and me. I have dreams of traveling and exploring the world, and my daughter knowing that there’s more out there than just Grand Junction, Colorado and, unfortunately, money is what makes that happen. So I might as well work hard for it!
There is a reason for everything in this world. What drives every experience in life is one simple element, curiosity. If our world was not curious then we would never progress, never come across new discoveries, and never succeed. The word has little meaning, but serves a severe purpose. “Curiosity” has been around for quite a while now.
I can relate to Arnold and how he feels that having hope is nothing but a waste of time. It is hard to stay hopeful during tough situations, but I have found that having hope has impacted my life in a positive way. When you stay hopeful, it is much easier to stay courageous. It provides everything around you with a positive environment, and can even make you work harder to turn your dreams into a reality. You can’t achieve anything if you don’t have hope to guide you to
You’ve had a ringside seat of me on my journey to discovering, uncovering and becoming who I was purposed to be. You have had a bird 's eye view at what to do and not to do for your own journey, but most importantly I hope you have learned that the journey is not just for the one who’s living it but most importantly for those who are experiencing it. So please know that my journey is for the benefit of you and your brothers mainly. Yes, I’ve made a zillion mistakes on my journey and I can never fix them all nor do I know if I want to; but none of them matter because in the end I found victory and glory and that is the only thing I need you to remember and hold on
Living alone without the family is one of the worst things in the world especially for the teenagers who cannot depend on themselves. For me, at least I can bear than anyone else because I can depend on myself for domestic works. I don’t need to own to anyone and also my parent don’t need to worry about me. They believe in me that I can live properly and depend on myself. Except trying to adapt the new society and environment, everything is fine for me.
I then somehow gather the power and decided to struggle for my livelihood and my mother. I left my studies because I had no money to continue them and I don’t want my mother to handle more burden. I started a job and along some teaching classes to small kids. After a hard period of one year, I was able enough to continue my studies and now my only mission is to become someone on whom my father get proud of and then I will ask him why he did all of this to us . This is the reason I don’t make friends nor talk useless to someone.
I’ve always been afraid of failing and always wanted to strive for greatness, but life has it’s up’s and down’s. For the first time in my life I was a
“The task ahead of you is never as great as the strength within you”. I live by these quotes each day which shapes up of who I am. If I start something I must always finish and give it my all, whether it’s on the field and off the field. To give one-hundred percent in a game and in the classroom, that winners never quit, and quitters never win. Whether I win or lose, as long as I gave it my all, then that’s all that matters.
Personally I learn a lot from this. I’ve learned to never get into another relationship knowing its not going to work out. When you know the person isn’t right for you or change at all. You have to live life to the fullest and worry about yourself. Never regret your choices.
I personally have become a better person because of FCCLA. I take my education seriously, because before I used to blow off my education. Through FCCLA I’ve gotten so much different opportunities, that I’d be lost if I wasn’t apart of FCCLA. Also FCCLA has brought me lifelong friendships, I’ve met other people from other states, and I still do keep in touch with them, it’s also an encouragement or something to look forward to if I do qualify for Nationals. Without my advisor, I honestly don’t know what I’d do without her.
Although I am a fiscal conservative I recognize the role these programs play in equal opportunity. Without these federal grants and loans my mother would never have been able to achieve the way that she has. Furthermore, without WIC my family would not have been able to support our family of six and its food needs. These experiences have shaped my knowledge, skill set and have granted me a passion for policy. As I look to the future I know I will actively engage with the political process molding my rhetoric, ideas and most importantly developing my abilities to craft solutions to problems that people face in their day to day