My American Experience

Until now my experiences in this country had been very special to me. For the first time, I had to be away from my family. I was forced to make every decision without being reliant on the wisdom of elders. For the first time, I saw and spoke to

As far as I am concerned, moving to the United States has taught me a lot. Indeed, even though I had already come to this country several times before for vacation, there are a lot of aspects that I had not thought about. For instance, its people, their mentalities, the culture, the system especially in education. When I first arrived, I had a hard time transitioning from the French to the American system. In addition, the

I have been taught to work for what I get. My life has been a big road of that so far, having its ups and downs. My whole life I have had to deal with immigration, racism, or my parents not being able to help me when it comes to school purposes. But this has helped me in many ways. It has pushed me, and made me trust in myself. But of all honesty, it has not been so bad, because my parents had took it all for me. And other than that, I have had no problems. If I do, I will ask for help. I feel like I am living a great life. My American experience has been run by motivation, trust, and hard work.

The day I stepped off the plane and landed in America, I knew that I’d have to face a great challenge. Being a first generation immigrant from Vietnam, I would have to learn English as quickly as possible. Although I’ve arduously prepared for this transition by learning basic vocabulary and grammar in my native country, I quickly realized that my practical aspect of using the language such as listening, conversing, pronunciation to be insufficient. By immersing myself in an English-speaking world, I finally addressed my lingual deficiency within a year.

C. My presence at the event was normal. No one looked at me differently because I am hispanic. I felt a part of the event because everyone was helping one another. Whenever I received help I knew they were doing it in a good way and without making anyone feel uncomfortable. I absolutely felt accepted. I did feel accepted and welcomed to the event. Their treatment made me feel comfortable and able to ask for help. They seem very approachable from the moment we walked into the room. I feel that since the host appeared approachable I could ask them questions and not feel uncomfortable making a mistake and asking for assistance.

My American ExperienceAmerica is home to millions of people. I have lived my life in America my entire sixteen years on this world, and have cherished every second of it. Through these sixteen years, I have been able to establish my own thoughts and feelings on what the American experience is about to me. I may have my own opinions, though others may disagree with them. I cannot live the life of the millions of people living in America, nor can I explain the American experience on their behalf through their experiences. My own interpretation is a product all the experiences I have gone through growing up in America. As a child I was in the process of developing my own character and learning new things. I grew up with the impression that You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it. That is what America is all about the land of dreams and opportunity. If I wanted to become a doctor, I could become one. There s nothing stopping me from becoming president or anything else I want to be. But you don t become president like that. It takes hard work and determination to accomplish anything, hence the phrase if you put your mind to it. The path to success may not be an easy one, but only through hard work and education can it be obtained. Some say we are slaves to society forced to spend our worthless lives working nonstop. Perhaps one can make that case when referring to a country such as Russia, where the people work for the success of the country with a communist

The one constant in society over the course of history are the actions of its youth. Children will always be children, with wild imaginations and the tendency to take after their elders. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by renowned author Mark Twain and The Life and Times of Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson both follow the lives of two young boys growing up in different periods of American history. Each of these literary works provide insight into the author’s perspective of the American experience of that time period. Twain’s opinions of pre-Civil War society live through young Huckleberry while Bryson’s views are told through a version of his younger self growing up in the 1950s. Slavery and racism play a big part in

As I stepped off the plane, the frigid air sliced through my face, just as the cold, harsh reality hit me: I’m an American now.

Many people have decided to go a different direction for a career path and still come out very successful. There are many government employees, millionaires, and celebrities who have never went to college and, yet they have created a happy and successful lifestyle for themselves. An example of why college isn’t always the best answer would be a friend of mine. He went to University of Phoenix and got a degree, but he never used it because the jobs he applied for said he was over qualified and couldn’t be hired. Still this day he has not used his degree and now works as a government employee. So, if you think college may not be the life for you, don’t stress about

Firstly, I chose to go to college for personal reasons. I never thought that I was able to accomplish going to college, especially after I began having children. My mother never made it past the tenth grade. For her being a single mother of six, she made it crystal-clear that she would not accept any of us not graduating from high school. I am the only one of my siblings ever to attend college. Going to college was never a goal set for us in our household while growing up as kids. Even though my mother did not shy away from the topic, it was not forced upon us as motivational either. This new progression will be life changing for me and my

I wanted my montage to portray the struggle I have with accumulating to American society but instead of it showing things that I feel make up the American or Cameroonian culture, I chose to pick the major things that I have taken from both Cultures. These things shape who I am and the way I perceive things. The background I wanted to represent my mind and what goes on when I think. The electrical sparks represent electrodes that control the thought process. In the top middle I have praying hands because no matter where I go my Christian religion is always a present factor. I have had religion imposed upon me by my family and environment so much that it is just ingrained in me, I believe now that I cannot accomplish anything without Jesus, he

What I see in choosing to go to college as well is to unlock new paths that you just can’t get going immediately into the workforce. Along with more job options, college also allows

When I came to America with my daughter, I was received by my husband who had been away from us for six years. We were excited to finally meet again. The land of all possibilities as my husband calls it was to change my life significantly. American way of life has changed my life in terms of social status, psychological welfare and educational status.

Being first lady, i concluded the last remarks i discovered during my time at the white house, as my final months here come to an end, i have grown, matured, and most importantly learned. Everyday we learn, whether you’re a student an adult or even the president, there is always room for knowledge through life experiences or simply teachers, preachers, counselors, your parents whoever it may be. Everyone in this country has the freedom to learn, whether you’re black, white, christian, muslim, jewish, hindu or any other type of culture or religion, as this makes up today's America. Don’t be afraid of your own roots, not only do they make you who you are through every single bit of you but the clash of different cultures, different people, bring

“America is the land of opportunity.” is what I always heard growing up on my tiny island in the Caribbean, Jamaica. This is common for most Jamaicans.