My Family Influence

Coming from a Mexican immigrant family I have learned to recognize since a very young age that because of the status that my parents are placed in they cannot pursue a better future like the one I want. I have been given the opportunity to challenge myself with obtaining a higher education than just high school itself. My parents have demonstrated to me through their hard work that I have to value this opportunity unless I want to end up with low paying job. My life long dedication comes from seeing my parents make sacrifices in order for my education to continue.

Ever since I was a young child, my parents always told me to try my best in school, they always told me this for the reason that they never had the opportunity to have a good job because they never finished school. This event is shaping me to care a lot regarding my education. In addition to that, another event that has shaped me to become the person I am today is that since my parents don’t have good paying jobs they have to work hard to take care of me and my siblings this event has caused me to become a hard working person and to seize all opportunities to live a good life because I don’t want to struggle like my parents.

Their sacrifice has been my unwavering motivation ever since I came to this country at five years old. Everything I have done, everything I am, and everything I will be has been the result of one decision that forever changed my life. My greatest goal is to one day be able to return this unmeasurable favor in any way I can, and the first step towards that is a great education, a concept that was planted in me at a very young age.

There are a lot of people that have impacted my life. Some of them affected me in a really negative way or in a positive way. My family really helped me in my life and guided me to the right path. There are three main people that stand out who impacted me for the best and mean everything to me.

My parents have worked from sunrise to sunset for 22 years now. I have been throught most of it with them. I am aware that I am, where I am because of my parents hard work and dedication to make their dream a reality for my siblings and I to receve a higher eductaion. My parents have tought me very well that

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Ever since I was a kid, my parents always talk about the hardship they went through to get here. From a house with ten siblings, no electricity, and barely any food, my dad manage to escape poverty and support his family by pursuing his passion in electronics. With his passion, he went to high school without an elementary education and barley passed. Afterwards he went directly into the workforce and continue to educate himself until how he is today.

They have worked long, hard years and to be able to say I can provide for them as well as myself drives me to work even harder for my goals. The sacrifices they made, I am willing to make with the sleepless nights from hours of studying and the long shifts that come with being a

As an immigrant, life was very difficult financially. With just the clothes on their backs my parents left their home country, Haiti, and came to the US in pursuit of the American Dream. They wanted a better life for my sisters and I, however, we faced many challenges growing up. It was difficult adjusting to a new country, language, and culture. My parents did not speak English nor did they have a formal education, so it was difficult finding a stable job to sustain us. We became dependent on public assistance in order to survive. We lived in a low-income, underserved area and attended low performing schools. Our family income was well below the poverty level but this did not stop me from pursuing my dreams. I was determined to not let my

While there are people that are inspired and motivated by the stories and actions of other individuals, there are also those that are inspired and motivated by their parents, like myself. Over the course of 18 years living with my family, I have come to appreciate the amount of effort they have made into making sure I succeed in life and making sure that I learn from their experiences. My mother, Melania Santos de Marte, has always been the one that took care of me the most from when I was a kid up until today. My father is Amable A. Santos and he was the reason why my mother, sister and I were able to come to the United States. He was the one that made sure we had a home to go to and also the reason why we were able to come to the U.S. in the first place. The willpower and endurance my parents have displayed inspired, and motivated me to get an education so that later in the future I would repay them for their support.

Now that im making their dreams come true, even if they were not fortunate to attend college and not have money for a higher education . I am living their dreams. My parents have inspired me to become who i want to be in life, and if that mean spending, more than four years in college i will strive to achieve it. I know i will have a good support system and encourage me to be happy no matter what. I am still learning more to this day hoping to bring all this information back home and build opportunities for youth in my

My family’s background has influenced me greatly. It’s helped me learn to appreciate life and not take things for granted. The reason for this is because my parents were poor. Both had to drop out of school in the third and fourth grade to go work in the fields to help my grandparents and their families put bread on the table. They moved here to the United States from Mexico in their early 20’s completely empty handed with no skills in many fields to show for and no education. They knew they were at a disadvantage and it was going to be difficult to build from scratch in their new country, but they knew that here in the U.S. they had many more opportunities to make something out of themselves and not let my siblings and I go through the same

I learned to thank my mother for bringing me here, because it greatly shaped who I am now, and the journey I had to go through academically. No one was expecting me to go this far even my own family doubted that I’d achieve a diploma. So many people doubted that I’d go this far. Before I couldn’t read the word D-O-G but now I will be able to teach children in these poor neighborhoods. I will be able to place a love of learning in children by pursing a degree in education, and soon opening a business that will help future generations excel in their passions, and never lose that

My parents as well as my extended family have been crucial in providing the foundation for my beliefs, attitudes and values. I grew up

My family has had the largest impact on my personal philosophies on life. To understand these ideas, my brief history must be known. My mother raised me by herself at the beginning of my life. She educated me in an understanding that struggles make us who we are. I can remember how her hard choices affected us and how we lived. There were instances that she had to choose between feeding me and the electricity bill. She always chose me. She once stated, “you have given me hope for my own life”. So, she made the hard choices and made my life possible. She worked Monday through Saturday from 7- 7. Consequently, I cannot remember a time when she was not working on something. She would bring work home, remolded a house on her own, and nurtured me the best she could. In the end, her resilience succeeded, she was promoted to manager of a medical office and eventually earned a Bachelor’s degree with a 3.9 GPA. Our lives transformed, because of her struggles to create a better life for us. However, during our time of struggles, I was partially raised by my grandparents, because I did not see my mother until 8 at night, on Sundays, and she would work on our home until 3 in the morning and then get up and start again. My grandparents became a vital influence on my life. Subsequently, my grandmother taught me about art and creativity. Through her eyes, I would see the world in all its colors and glory. I absorbed the ability to use a camera and paint to attempt and capture the true beauty of the world. Many times, I failed, but I believe that in some moments, I saw the world for the first time. My grandfather became my best friend. He taught me everything a man needs to know from