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Essay About Moving To America

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Francis had to experience many different things when moving to America. Any person from another country that speaks a different language would have trouble in a new place. I am going to tell you about the changes you have to make to come in a different placed. The hardest thing to get used to is the language; everything is more difficult when you don’t know the language. Even to get a job is harder you might not know what your boss is asking and get fired. Francis experienced this a lot. When he was giving his speeches to people he had some trouble saying it in English. However he took classes to improve his speech and that made him a better speaker. Another thing you have to get used to is the food. Sudanese food is a lot different from

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