Written in 1986 by Li-Young Lee the poem “I Ask My Mother to Sing” tells the immigrant story. Lee himself is an immigrant‚ his family came to the United States in 1959 fleeing persecution. In his poem Lee captures‚ the pain and sadness immigrants face as they try to remain connected to their homeland. The title itself says a lot about the poem‚ although its meaning is made clear later. In the fifth line Lee states how he does not know what his home country is like‚ he has “Never been in Peking‚
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My Uncle My Hero Picture this: a little girl at five dancing around the living room on her daddy’s feet. Now picture her at sixteen going on her first date and her dad interrogating the boy. Finally‚ picture her at eighteen‚ and her father sitting proudly in the stands watching her get her diploma. Now you have pictured these scenes erase the dad’s part of it and add an uncle. This has been my life for the past eighteen years. Instead‚ of the dad being an influence on my life‚ my uncle Jamie
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In the book “my favorite chaperone” by Jean Davis Okimoto. Maya is an emigrant that has moved from Kazakstahn to Seattle. Her aunt sponsored their trip giving the economical situation her family was in. Her parents lost their job as teachers and had to start selling their things to be able to put food on the table. When they came to Seattle her parents got jobs as a taxi driver and a maid. She went to school and met a girl named Shanon‚ she encouraged Maya to try out for the gymnastics team‚ that
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Person who has influenced me in my Life: When I think about the person who influenced my life the most‚ the first person that comes to my mind is - my Dad. My Dad is a tall‚ cool‚ independent‚ hardworking and a very practical man; ready to accept change and alter state of mind according to any situation. He loves me a lot as every father and always remains strong by not showing his emotions. He is full of fun‚ light hearted and always looking at the positive things in life. He is not
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discrimination from others‚ I have faced it from‚ at the time‚ the most important person in my life. My father. He’d start off the morning by saying‚ “Evelyn‚ sometimes it is hard to believe that you have good grades." My shoulders sag. "Come on Evelyn; do not tell me your brother is smarter than you‚" he says calmly. "Evelyn‚ I do not know how you get A’s and B’s. Your brain must only work at school." I put my head down. I feel my eyes filling up with tears by the second. I just want time to go by fast
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“A Person Who Has Influenced My Life” Deberha Cooke my beautiful grandmother‚ found out she had cancer late June of “1999“. Five years later it became worst‚ and the doctor gave her six months to live. ‘’I don’t want to die”‚ Deberha proclaimed as we sat in Botsfrod hospital supposedly waiting on more test results. She continued‚ “Life is precious”. I replied thoughtlessly‚ “Yes‚ it is”. Then‚ inconspicuously we changed the subject to our weekend plans. That day‚ the customary routine
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events or individuals that greatly change their life. Many people have influenced me during my life. One wonderful person who has had a special effect on me is my volleyball coach. Six years ago‚ when I first went to the volleyball training‚ I found out that my coach was seventy years old. It was very surprising for me because she did not look her age. After some training with her‚ I realized that any young person would envy her strength and energy. At her age she was still capable of doing the same
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present and that there was only one other person of color. At first this did not bug me‚ but as the week went by‚ I realized that we were the only two non-white students in the whole middle school. This made me feel very out of place‚ because I had never been the only Latina at a school‚ so I did anything I could to fit in. I was willing to let people make me their own personal dictionary‚ for inappropriate language‚ or to translate their readings. As a person of color‚ I was always taught to put others
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you become the person you are today? In my life‚ there once came a special person that made a difference. Her name was Wiktoria. She was a beautiful and bright girl that always had a smile on her face‚ even when things weren’t as colorful as a rainbow. Ever since I met her on a family party‚ she has become an important part of my life. Her determination and faith after her mom died‚ proved to me that you should never give up on something you believe. To begin with‚ Wiktoria was my dad’s friend’s
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“My Body‚ My Employer‚ My Abortion” In the article‚ “My body‚ My employer‚ My abortion” by Loren Clark-Moe‚ stated the argument that every women is fully capable of making appropriate decisions about their health‚ their body‚ and life just as she made for herself. To give a little background of the article‚ Loren Clark-Moe‚ a 29 year old woman who worked with the federal government as a former analyst at the Department of Homeland Security. Loren believed passionately in the importance of public
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