Elisa van Meurs grew up with a Polish au pair, speaks fluent Dutch and English and loves horseback riding -- her favorite horse is called Kiki but she also rides Pippi Longstocking, James Bond, and Robin Hood. She plays tennis and ice hockey, and in the summer likes visiting her grandmother in the Swiss Alps. "It's really nice to go there because you can walk in the mountains and you can mountain bike ... you can see Edelweiss sometimes," said the 13-year-old, referring to the famous mountain flower that blooms above the tree line. It's a privileged life unlike that of her birth mother, a woman of African American descent from Indianapolis who had her first child at age 15. Her American family is "really nice but they don't have a lot of money
On 15 February 2009, Diane Van Deren was one of a dozen runners taking part in the
In the Age 7 and Age 14 in America documentaries, various children from different parts of the US were interviewed in regards to their life, what kind of family they were born into, and their opinions on various real-world aspects, such as discrimination, wealth, and relationships. The child that I chose to analyze is Lucy from New York.
Have you ever thought of how cool it is to be able to sit and watch a movie in which the
I am Eva Rapaport . I was the only child . I was born to non-religious Jewish parents . I was born on October 27th , 1929 . My father was a journalist and my mom loved taking trips . I have a cousin that is two years older than me that I loved spending time with . FOUR MONTHS LATER , my dad was harassed by the Gestapo or the secret state police , that turned out bad . I was always getting called bad names by my best-friends because I was Jewish and I was different from them . My friends never wanted to be by me and they never wanted to talk to me unless they was criticizing me . They told people they couldn’t be around me .My parents soon said we had to escape , so , we eventually evacuated by trains . During my third grade year , there were
Evidently, her life exemplifies the overcoming of poverty and how it really is possible as long as you stick to education and persevere through life.
Lena Younger doesn’t have materialistic things and good wealth but, she walks high, displays pride, and carries herself. Her children’s are her pride and joy and would do anything for her children’s. With no important dreams of her own, for even her dream of having a house is interested only by her aspiration to make living conditions better for her family. She says, upon receiving the $10,000 insurance check from her husband death. I think her American Dream is to have a house so, her family can live in a better environment. Lena is belittling by some of her family member because they want to use the money for something else. “Big Walter used to say, he’d get right wet in the eyes sometimes, lean his head back with the water standing in his eyes and say, "Seem like God didn’t see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile." He stating that he makes sacrifices for his family even though he has dreams for himself.
She's the daughter of John Van Lew and Elizabeth (some called her Eliza) Louise Baker, in addition, the sister of Anna and John (her sister and brother).
During the beginning of the play, she essentially pretending that race is irrelevant and that her chances of getting into a medical school is just as good as anybody else’s. She takes pride in being her own person rather than focusing on her race.
Many female Hispanic-Americans have had a significant part in shaping Florida today. Maria Mestre de los Dolores Andreu was one of those miraculous women who played an important role in history. She was the first of her race and gender to become an official lighthouse keeper in Florida and inspired many great female Hispanic-Americans to join the U.S Coast Guard. Maria made a big impact on women all over Florida and proved that women can do anything if they put their minds to it.
In Florida and across the nation there are countless men and women who work to serve and protect us every day. Countless Hispanic-Americans have gone the extra mile to make Florida admirable place to live, including Maria Andreu. Maria Andreu made her mark as a Hispanic-American because she took up the responsibilities of her husband, she willing worked many laborious tasks, and represented herself as not only a Hispanic American, but also as a woman.
For the first time, she clearly saw what her life would have been like had her parents didn’t take the risk of leaving their home. Poverty was omnipresent, opportunity was non-existent and educated, hard working professionals were barely scraping by. Even the youth had nothing to look forward to. “Their faces all shared the same expression -- hopelessness. I would only see a small glimmer of hope in their eyes when they spoke of America, and how different their lives would be if they could live there.” says Cameron, “My parents risked everything because of hope. Hope for opportunity. Hope in the American Dream. Hope for their children. The risk they took is unparalleled to any risk I’ll ever have to face as an entrepreneur in America, and I felt so ashamed that I had allowed ignorant remarks shape my life and translate into resentment, especially towards them. The very thing that I viewed as a disadvantage growing up as a foreigner, which I let cripple me with fear and insecurity throughout my childhood and teenage years, was now my biggest blessing. My perception shifter, and it transformed into pride, a strong will, and an unrelenting ambition to succeed. My culture is unique and beautiful, and so am I, and I am grateful to have the opportunity to become anything I choose. My entrepreneurial instinct kicked into
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Elena Macias is a third-year journalism and media studies major with a minor in history at San Diego State University. Macias is from Colton, Calif. and was raised by two parents who loved taking her to rock 'n' roll concerts. From the first amplified strum of an electric guitar, she was hooked on the heavy sound and wanted more. Her music taste was developed with the help of her grandfather's radio and dad's CD collection.
Nicole Seelert continues to excel in and outside of school. As a senior, getting ready to apply for colleges and leaving a place that we've gotten so used to can be a bit nerve racking, but for Nicole, she is nothing but prepared and excited for what her future has in store for her. This year she is looking forward to see what college she will be attending as acceptance letters come in. For fun, she loves to spend time with her family and her friends because they are the people she can be the most open with. In school, she is currently involved in the Red Cross Club and has recently started volunteering for the city of Chino. In the future her goal is to become a cardiovascular nurse or a per fusionist. With her determination, there is nothing
When she get’s home from all her physical actives she than goes hangout with family and friends. Andrea hangs out with them all the time because it her favorite thing to do. Two words Andrea calls it Crazy and Fun at the same time. In her family she has a older brother and sister. Also she has two pets a dog and a fish. Every summer she goes to six flags. She has a blast there and loves all the roller coster and amusement rides. The second she did fun this summer was going to the beach