Personal Narrative: Minimum Wage

My mother is always working hard to provide all the necessary needs in our house, but she cannot give us things that we want, so I decided to work so I can be able to help her with the bills, and pay for college. That is my first barrier. I am the oldest child, and it is my responsibility to help my mother and siblings even if I have to sacrifice my own time. Thanks to God I am finding a way to have time for work and school. I work with one of my aunts and she is helping me find the best work schedule so I can have time for school, and enjoy myself at least one time per month.

I prayed on my knees beside my bed. No one went to church but me.” (20) When she entered college, all of that changed. Her priorities began to shift. She took several classes to complete her degree while living with families in exchange for doing laundry and taking care of kids.

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My mom has taken care for me still and has raised me my whole life. She used to participate in different school and church activities to help everyone. When she cleans the house, she makes it look like brand new and it has seemed like no one has ever lived in it before. She cleans often sometimes because she has three boys.

The children 's role in the family was to be helpful for both parents when needed but to mainly go and study hard in both regular school and catholic school. According to Forrest & Porturas, J (2006), “eight to ten children were not uncommon in a tradition family in Peru back in the 1970s, while today three to four are the norm.” Allison is the youngest of four siblings.

I am currently an undergraduate at Rowan College at Gloucester County completing my pre-nursing studies. As I was growing up, I always enjoyed the idea of helping and healing others. My inspiration to become a nurse was watching my mother make a difference in the lives of elderly at a local senior living community as an Activities Assistant for years. Even though, she was unable to go back to school due to personal circumstances, the compassion she showed towards others around her was something special as she took care of them as if they were relatives. Whenever I had free time, I would just sit and play a game with the elderly residents hearing their life stories from when they were young.

I could not sleep that night I stayed awake all night I was afraid and happy I didn 't want to leave my grandmother, but I was going to be reunited with the woman who gave birth to me. The next day we were packing we went to my grandmother

My number one greatest accomplishment was raising my four daughters on my own. (Opinion) Each of my daughters have graduated high school and have full-time employment. (Fact) Raising children as a single parent is a difficult task (belief) however, I kept each daughter focused on school and social activities enough so that they didn’t get into any legal trouble or become a teenage mother.

With the finalization of my parents’ divorce came a series of custody cases. Although, my siblings and I preferred to stay with our mother, it wasn’t up to us. Waiting for the verdict in that courtroom was very petrifying. After, what felt like hours, the judge had decided. “Case summary: after carefully examining both parents, the parent fit for full custody will be Ms. Salazar,” Said the

Grandma took care of me when I was younger and was a huge part of my life. She was at every school event, extra curricular activity, and we saw each other everyday after school. Now my grandmother can not even

Celia had to maintain them and put them to bed every night. To start up she became a teacher, inspiring young children. Her parents Catalina and Simon made a big influence in her life even though her father didn’t give her full attention because she loved to sing. Second, at the start of Celia’s career she started off as a teacher but not literature

She explains that she spent almost every second day in the hospital, whether it was caused by kidney stones, an illness, or giving birth, as this was the span of years where she had all of her four daughters. Her husband was working longer days as well, which meant she had more responsibilities on the farm and with the kids at home. It felt like she was burning the candle at both ends with all of the daily stress and tasks. In terms of her life satisfaction, she rates it a seven on a scale of one to ten. She wishes she could have better health to allow her to travel and see more of the world with her husband.

My father is also an immigrant, arriving all the way from Sri Lanka at age 22 with his best friend. They came here to escape hardship in their country in order to experience the American dream. He worked hard all his life just like my mother, holding a physical demanding job at a shipyard for over 20 years. While they are now divorce but they still both mutually putting me as the first in their priority. They make sure that I have my basic needs met and also keeping me happy and content with life.

His grandmother was on her deathbed, even though he didn’t have a strong faith in God, he prayed to have more time with his grandmother. For Subject B, God listened to his prayers in his time of need. Surprisingly, his grandmother lived on for one more week, before she passed away on Mother’s day. Praying to God has impacted the way he lives, he now prays to God multiple times a day. Speaking to God has made him feel at ease.

Fearing for her life and true to his promise, the Prophet took her into his home where he prayed for her recovery, nursed her as one of his own, only to see her linger a few days and then join her mother in the spirit world. Emma and Joseph accompanied the children as the body of little Lydia was taken to its final resting place. One by one all the remaining children found their way into the Prophet’s home where they remained until he, too, was taken by death. Then their father returned in good health and in due time they accompanied him across the plains. They would never forget the kindness, love and genuine concern Joseph and Emma had shown their family.