Burma Research Paper

Most families sacrifice a lot to give their kids the life that they never had. This is especially true for me, after learning about the hardships my parents had to endure for me to enjoy life in America. We come from a small third world country called Burma/Myanmar and during the 1900s, Burma was facing civil unrest and students were facing off against the military. Burma was spiraling down and didn’t seem like it was going to improve and seeing this, my parents strived for a better life for my brother and I. Due to this, my dad went off to sea and I didn’t have much contact with my dad, since he would only come back for a month or so, meanwhile my mom finished school in Burma and took up various jobs.

Eventually, my parents hardships paid
However, my family’s life was changed during my ninth grade year, I waited for my dad to pick me up, but he didn't come and my brother came instead. This was when my brother told me that my dad had a stroke and was in the hospital. I first thought he was joking and said “That’s not funny, why would you joke about that.” But, I soon found out that it wasn’t a joke, seeing my dad lying on the hospital bed, seeming so frail made me realize that my dad was stressed out, even though he put up a different
My family has helped me stay on track and to not stray from my goal and because of this, I wish to someday let my family live a lavish life, free of stress and hardships. They are also the fuel to my fire and the constant reminder of all that they’ve lost to grant me my life in America is what urges me constantly strive to be better at whatever it is I am doing. I will not deter from my dream and as long as my family is around and I will never back down from whatever challenge I have to face, in the long road that awaits me to become a