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My Last Day In High School

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This is the last year of my high school year. Time passed quickly. I have been in this country almost eight years now. All the commercials, news and magazines always show that America is a strong, wealthy country, welcoming everyone who comes to achieve the American dream. I thought I would be a better man when I stepped on this land. In 2008 I came to this heavenly country to seek a better life, education, and new friends. I was hoping I could be so popular like movie star Jackie Chan, but everything is out of my imagination, everything is different from China. Everything that happened was out of the plan. I did not be a popular kid at school; happiness never came in first few years. Instead there were many troubles hit at my head. I did not speak any English back in China. During this period of time, I hated to go to school. I felt like an idiot, who couldn’t speak or write in English, not welcome by this nation. There was nothing I can do in the school, …show more content…

Every time when we have a small discussion group I was scared. They make fun of my sentences and paragraphs. Who knew I spent two hours to write that essay? Why? Why I must I take that shame? Why isn’t America now it was described in the book? I even had the idea to commit suicide during those years. What will my future be? Learning English is hard. For example, it is like forcing an American to speak and write Spanish. If today is a test day you better hope you can read the question in Spanish; otherwise you will fell the …show more content…

She gave me a home at school. I looked down at my essay and a big F is written beside my name. “Again!” I whisper to myself.
“Ming, let me see your essay, I will correct all the errors in your essay.” Said Mrs.Cowart with a big smile on her face. I was embarrassed by my

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