Monday, June 13, 2011

The person I admire

People have many different admirers. It could be their mom, their dad, their brother, or anyone who has influenced their lives.

The person I admire is my mom. My mom has always been there for me. She's the one who has stuck with me my whole life. She's was the one who raised, and even though my father left, she decided that she'll be the one to raise. My mom is the best thing in the world. My mom works to put food on the table, to keeps us under a roof, and everything she can to keep us safe.

When I'm in trouble, my mom tries to solve the problem as peaceful as possible. If my mom as violent, it's probably because the situation is the worst of all. She has thought me to respect people, to know what is the value of life, my mom is the meaning of life to me. I love my mom!

A response to a stressful situation

Everyone goes through stressful situation. They say they don't know what to do, and they just give up. But if you try a little harder, you'll find the solution.


A month ago, I was stressing over love. My girl and I broke up. I was so sad because I didn't know what to do. I just wanted to give everything up. To me, not even education was important. I asked my mom what the whole point of education was. I was sad and depressed. I thought my whole life was ruin because I was with that girl almost a year and I really loved her.


Then, I asked myself this question. "What am I doing?' I told myself that I had my whole life ahead of me. That there was many girls in the world who would love me as much as her or even more. So, I just started focusing on school, and I still am. If I find the right one for me, than I did, but if I don't then I'll just keep going until I find her.


Well, I didn't give up on that situation. I kept going until I grew some sense into me, and if anyone is stuck on the same thing, I advice them to do as I did.

Family

Out of the most important things in an average person's life is their family. Many people don't have a family. That's why they're always sad anddon't know the value of a family. There are people who don't care about their family, but the truth is that there are many individuals in the world who wish they had a family. That's why I value my family.

In my opinion, my family is the best in the world because they love and care for me. They show me what a real family is by supporting me in everything I do. Everything I'm doing now is because of my family. I love them because I wouldn't be in tthis place if it wasn't for them. They have thought me everything about manners, they make me happy,and that's why I love them!

If you ask me, what is the real value of family? My answer will be everything in the world.

What I expected when I first came

When I first came to the United States, I was scared but also excited. I was scared because I didn't know anything about that country, and I was excited because I was in a new country. I was around eight or nine when I first came to the U.S. It was also the first time I met my grandmother. I thought that my grandmother would be taller, even though she was pretty tall for me, at that age.

When I came here, I thought that everyone spoke English. I didn't understand  anything anyone said. I thought that it was an all white school. Then, all of the sudden, some kid comes up to me and says, " Hola, como estas?" meaning hi, how are you in English. I was amazed how, out of all those people, I would find someone who speaks Spanish.

Another thing I expected was that I wouldn't make any friends. I was with my cousin, and then she left, so I was all alone in the line. I had nothing else to do but to stay in that spot and wait for the teacher. Suddenly, a girl came to me and said hi. Then, two of her other friends and said hi. That day I met five people.

I didn't what to say that day. I didn't expect to meet so many people on my first day of school. As you can see, my expectations were incorrect.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Where do your find support?

I find support everywhere I go. If I'm lost in something I just ask the person right next to me or, if there's nobody next to me, I look for someone who will help me.

The best place where I get support is at school. Every time I need help, I go to school and ask my teachers or counselor. If I'm ever stuck on something, on a homework or project, my teachers are always there to help me out on it. I've never had any personal problems, but I know that school is there to support me, if I ever do.

School helps me with a lot of things, but if there's one place where I know I would get help, is at my house. My siblings are always there for me when I need help. They support me in every decision I make, as long as it will benefit me. They always tell me to do my work. When I'm tired, they always help me out with things. My house is life the center of help to me.  

What role does school play in your life?

Many people say that school sucks. That is school is just a waste of their time. They're always skipping classes. They don't so their work. They always try to get in- school or out of school suspension. They don't know what the value of getting an education is.

Well, if you ask me what the value of education is, my answer will be your future. School plays a huge role in my life. If it wasn't for school, I would be at home sleeping and being lazy. School has thought me most of what I know right now. Who knows where I would be right now if I never went to school. My mom always tells me that if I ever drop out of school (which I will never do), that she'll send me to the Dominican Republic again. I don't want that and, plus, I love school.

To me, school is one of the most important things in my life. If it wasn't for school, I wouldn't have so many friends. Also, I would have never met one of my favorite subjects. It plays a big role in my life because my future depends on it.

Child Support

People talk about child support all the time. In my opinion, child support is bad. I say that because when a woman has child support that means her and the baby's daddy when apart. some men say that women just do it to get revenge on the boyfriend or husband, while some women say that it isn't.

I won't say which one is true because I honestly don't know. People shouldn't be talk about those stuff. My mom never put any of her ex- boyfriends on child support. I guess it's because she is a independent women; she doesn't like depending on a man's money to support her children.

Child support is a good way for a single mother to raise her children because it may help her with the bills, food, or anything around the house. but I think it isn't good because the poor child or children don't have their father to be there for them, whenever they need him. Child support has a good side for women, but also a bad side for the children.