Guido And Dora's Love In Life Is Beautiful

My parents Immigrated from Poland to the United States in search for better opportunity for the children that they planned to have. When my parents finally made the move, they started with nothing and no one to turn to; they did not even know how to speak English. All my parents knew for sure was that they were going to raise three children in America and do all they could possibly do to motivate and make them passionate for school. My parents have always wanted their children to achieve the careers of their dreams and be able to support their own family as well as be happy with their lives. My parents have struggled with money their entire lives, which is another reason why they did all they could to get to America and motivate their children for schooling. They did not want their children to struggle with money the way that they did. But this led another issue, affording college. My parents did not have enough money for their children to attend college. Because of this, I have done my best in school to earn outstanding grades and do my best to earn scholarships.

Living in the United States wasn’t any easier for my dad. Having no parents meant he had no permanent home. He lived with his sponsors that helped him come to the United States. My dad knew very little english and was enrolled into high school. There he and many Hmongs were discriminated by other students. After graduating High School my dad received his first job where he worked for minimum wage. Even though having a job my dad still had no permanent home. He moved in with his uncles that treated them poorly. My dad had to sleep in an attic that had a broken window in the harsh Minnesota winter. That night it was twenty below zero and my dad had three thick blankets on still struggling to stay warm. After thirty long years our family has came a long ways. Today we are fulfilling the American dream in the natural state of Arkansas.

Many people go through the same situation that I went through when they are young. It was a tough time in my life, and it has made me a much stronger human being, physically and mentally. I feel stable and relaxed and I am comfortable with who I associate with, and my adjustment to my new environment. I often visit Michigan, but when I am there I feel homesick and want to go back to Virginia. My family supports me on all levels and friends back home. My younger siblings and

Being the oldest, I grew up with many responsibilities. I have always been the one to set the example, create the right path, and be the role model for my younger siblings. My single mother worked day and sometimes even nights to provide us all with what we needed, never failing to keep a roof over our heads and clothes on our backs, so she along with my brother and sister became my motivation to become the best I can be. I knew schooling would be an issue for us economically; there was no way my mother could ever help me pay and there was no way I would allow her to overwork herself. So I made the decision to leave home at the age of seventeen and move to Oregon. Becoming a resident of Oregon allows me to afford schooling at a much better cost, even if it means being so far away. It is very difficult being distant from my family, but I am doing this for them. Finally, I reached the moment in my life where I saw what was most important to me and it was to be the best I can be for my family.

So when they moved to North Bethesda, they knew I would have a better head start in life than most other people, African American or Caucasian. I’ve maintained over a 4.0 GPA, with a mix of A’s and B’s . I was raised as a catholic, going to church most every sunday with my father, most people in his country are christians but when he moved to america he converted to catholic. This instilled values into me, to believe in jesus christ and believe that there’s a reason for everything because he set it up that way. I’m the older sister to one (half) brother, who is only six years old with my parents working often it leaves me to be in charge of my brother, which has made me become very domesticated at an early age, and pretty talented in being able to communicate and understand with those at a much younger age than me. I can cook any dish that I have the recipe too, and can make a meal in under 45 minutes. My parents become divorced when I was 4, which instilled values in me to wait till I was mature enough, and also in a long term stable relationship before I get married because to wake up one day and realize I know longer love the person I married is the scariest thing to

My parents after having me and my sister had set their hearts, and minds set on moving to the United States they felt growing up in the U.S. would give us a better opportunity. When I was nine years old they had finally saved up enough money and completed the necessary paperwork for us to come to the states and be on our way to citizenship. When we first made the move I was deeply confused and upset with my parents. I had many close friends and family that I had to leave behind I felt as if they had stripped me away from my home.

They sacrificed the familiarity of their homes for a country full of uncertainty in search for the American Dream. I would often ask my parents if the risk and unpredictability that came with moving to the United States was worth it. The weariness in their eyes and aching of their bones told me of yearning for their country and families, but they would always respond with certainty that they would go through it a thousand times if it meant that my brothers and I would grow up with the resources to dream and achieve

My parents are one of the perfect role models, through their motivation and inspiration, they strongly influenced my decision to be in college. In "The Book of Unknown Americans," by Christina Henríquez, Celia, Mayor's mom said, "When we left Panamá, it was falling apart. Rafa and I thought it would be better for the boys to grow up here. Even though Panamá was where we had spent our whole lives. It's amazing, isn't it, what parents will do for their children? (57)" Based on the quote, I understand that they moved to the United Stated because of the future of their children even though they had to leave their hometown. So did my parents. At first, my mom didn't want to go to America because she doesn't know the language, the weather is too different from Vietnam, and there's no family in here except my dad and me. But

I have a big family I have 9 brothers with me is 10 we are 6 women and 4 men are all large and some married and to have children I am the last child of my parents, I grew and 5 years led me to live elsewhere because where we lived was very dangerous and 7 years returned back to live the same place when the danger had passed.

I am a first generation student which made getting their support difficult. My parents have spent almost their whole lives in small New Hampshire towns. Leaving this state has never been necessary for them. So when I proposed going to another country for a whole semester they were wary. They were so proud to be able to send me to college but haven’t always been on board with my prospective future career.

Hero’s come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and forms. In the movie Life Is Beautiful, Guido, the main protagonist, is like a hero in a story or a film. He was an Italian-Jewish young man who fell in love with a non-Jewish woman named Dora. Later on in the movie, Dora was separated from Guido and her son, Joshua, because the Jews were sent to a concentration camp. She refused to leave them alone by themselves at the camp without her, so she demanded to go onto the train. Towards the end of the movie, Guido was shot for roaming around in the middle of the night, while he was trying to keep Joshua safe and fulfill his wish to see Dora.

The characters of Guido and Dora Orefice, from the Italian film “Life is Beautiful” have many differences in their personalities and backgrounds but are very similar in some important ways. They are both strong-willed, independent, and have strong family values. Guido is a Jewish man, who is presumably poor because the beginning of the film deals with him attempting to find a job. He eventually finds one as a waiter, which suits his personality because he is the type of person that always wants to please others and make them happy. Despite the prejudice he receives for being Jewish he is a very happy and good-humored person. Dora on the other hand, grew up in very different circumstances. She is not Jewish, probably Christian, and is from a fairly wealthy family. She is already engaged to another man, the man who refused Guido a job after he accidentally dropped eggs on his head. She is a somewhat reserved teacher and seems to be a very responsible, well-behaved, and compliant woman, until she meets Guido that is. Guido falls in love with her immediately when he meets her. Dora doesn’t appear to fall in love as instantaneously as Guido does but she eventually fall for him and she asks him to take her away. They leave her engagement party together on horseback in front of her whole family.

Before Guido gets killed for trying to get Dora and get out he does this funny walk to make sure Giouse doesn't get scared and that everything is going to be alright and they will all be together soon. Unfortunately Guido gets killed for trying to get to Dora so they can get out all together to be a family. Dora knew he did everything for them to be together and have a happy life and Dora loved Guido more than she would ever with Amico. Dora went through the transformation from being unhappy with Amico to happy with Guido

Fast Forward, The film jumps into the war's(WWII) last months. Dora and Guido have a child, Giosué(Joshua)(Giorgio Cantarini), For the next five Guido and Dora and their child live a blissful life in Guido’s uncle, Eliseo Orefice

Long ago...... way before any of my older siblings were born, my parents migrated from Mexico to the United States. Once they traveled here, they experienced some difficulties. Their problems were stable, thanks to the fact that my parents had some money and they had many helpful family members that already lived before my parents. Even with the help, my parents had to find a way to adjust to their new living, and environment. Knowing they had a bright future ahead, they made the best of everything and just kept on moving forward.