My Strong Latino Accent Is Important For Our Unique Capabilities That We Have Within Ourselves

Being Hispanic to me means traditions. It means my home and my loving family. Being Hispanic also means being hard working. I was born in a humble small town in Michoacan, Mexico. My parents decided to come to the United States looking for a better future for our family. They had to leave the land that had watched them grow in order to come to an unknown land, where the future was a giant blur. But what they didn’t leave behind was their love for their native country. I grew up in a household where Spanish was only spoken and tortillas were always at the table. I grew up loving authentic Mexican food and speaking Spanish fluently. When I was in kindergarten my teacher was afraid that I would be behind the rest of my classmates. My parents couldn't help me learn English since they didn’t know it either. I was fortunate to have a kind teacher who was willing to tutor me for free everyday after school. By the end of elementary school my English improved. As I grew

Hispanic heritage is an important concept that surrounds my entire life. I have lived in Colombia until I turned fourteen years old. Colombia is a beautiful country in South America and consist of mostly Hispanic individuals. This culture has been important in my life because it helps define who I am and how I view the world. It was not until I moved to the United States that I began to become more aware of different ethnic groups. I grew up in a city where everyone was the same, looked the same and had the same cultural behaviors in our country.

When I moved from Colombia to the United States on December of 2013, I started studying the language and using it for necessities. Despite of my efforts, I could not got rate of my accent and it made my pass a temporally hard time. People made fun of me and my bad speaking skills. Even though that I was from Colombia, for them I was Mexican. At the beginning it hurt my feelings because I knew that my speaking was not perfect but also it made me stronger, and made me want to improve it every day.

According ,to google Hispanic means: spanish speaking countries especially those of Latin America. Being Hispanic for me means: being proud of how diverse and strong my culture is.The foods, music ,language and the special love we all share. or instance, fiery, hot nourishment is basic in a few weight control plans and moderately truant in others. When it comes to Hispanic Heritage Month or any special celebration(Mexico Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo,etc…) . During these celebrations it make everyone in the culture to bond in a way that make it so easy to be friends with other Hispanic in the different areas of the neighborhoods.My life experiences shape my answer because people think I look Indian based on the color of my skin, but once

If exceptional grades and numerous excellence awards are to indicate anything, I have succeeded academically thus far. However, such achievements are only possible because of my work ethic and determination. I pride myself on submitting my best work, pitting myself against my past performances. I remember my tenth grade English class; I was writing essays every week. I took every critique from my teacher and considered it for the next piece. Experience I gained from that class carried over into eleventh grade, where I achieved the highest English grade I have ever made. Even now, I look back at my older essays to help me write, so I know what works and what to avoid. Perseverance through school and desire to improve have carried me well, even through activities outside of my education.

As my identity continually changes so too does my individuality as a speaker. As a soldier my once loud, argumentative, and confident identity diminished as I did not want to stand out. As a teenager I had been an overwhelming presence that sucked all the energy out of a room. But this new me wanted none of that. And then there is the young woman that I have become, the bold Barnard woman, who voices her opinions, and embraces her femininity. Such a drastic change from the soldier I once was could only be a result of my desire to adapt to my new environment. Today I have detached my fixation for what society expects from me. I don’t conform to a

As of 2014, the Latino community has become the largest minority group in the United States, making up around 17% (roughly 55 Million) of the population alone (CNN News). However, due to the lack of news and media coverage that Hispanics/Latinos receive, people are uninformed about the community. The small portion of the media that does talk about the Latino community often has false information that tends to leave a negative impression of Latinos. By informing Americans about Latinos, they will get an idea of what 17% of the county is actually made of. Even though some people believe that there is enough media coverage in the Latino community, there should be more positive media coverage for the Latino community. Americans need to know about what is actually happening in the Latino community, because Latinos are the largest minority group in the U.S, Latinos have a strong work ethic, and the Latino community has made a major impact of the American culture.

Growing up hispanic means so many things to me, from having the best abuelitas and abuelitos, to late night conchas because we have to wait til midnight to open christmas presents. It has taught me that family is so important and that there are no guidelines to who or where your family comes from. There has not been one person to walk through our front door who does not immediately become"mija"or "mijo". Being hispanic also means that there is never a dull moment, there is always going to be a cousin doing something crazy and an uncle trying to dance at quinceanera. I learned so early one to never take myself too seriously. Part of being hispanic means being a welcoming person and whenever anyone is in need you are right there for them, because

Being an hispanic brings a lot of pride to me. I am more than a statistic. Bing hispanic means that I am only suppsoed to graduate from high school enroll in a college only attend for a year but then drop out. But I am here to change that. Such as many other latinos, my parents matter to me a lot. I must bring pride and honor to our family name. Not just here but to those who have stayed behind on the other side of the Rio Grande.

Growing up, I barely heard the early 2000’s hits blasting from the car radio; instead, Marc Anthony would always serenade us. Growing up, Christmas day didn’t begin Christmas morning; instead Christmas day began Christmas Eve night. Growing up, I didn’t dismiss my heritage; instead, I embraced it. My Latino background defines who I am. Surging throughout my body, my Puerto Rican and Salvadoran heritage has shaped me into the person I am today.

There is always something to talk about poverty, women, men, abortion, Hispanics, Muslims, and so many other topics. When the word Hispanic comes to mind it’s more about the pride or just the courage that someone has. Being Hispanic or Latino is about the person you become; the person who decided to be successful. Being Hispanic means a lot to me, it means that I'm a part of a great history and culture. It means I'm a loyal person and I will complete the objective at hand.

I, over the semester, have grown in both literacy and critical thinking. A direct comment from Mr. Gish on the first essay I wrote for the class was “Nice reading!” to this sentence in the essay “This continues to show that people in poverty aren’t charity cases, but rather they are human beings.”. This comment, along with others, shows me that I am capable to effectively write in one of the worst essays that I have written. The reason for this growth was the support of both my friends and family. My father would help me with grammatical errors and final revision decisions in some essays. This growth happened slowly with a lot of effort put towards it. An example from my first essay is “First and foremost, Gordon Park’s imagery throughout his composition.” this is the topic sentence to a short paragraph in the beginning of

My recent move from India to America during my junior year was an enormous challenge for me, which led to many other smaller challenges that I had to face. I had to adjust to new environment, school, people and an unknown country, which was difficult. Leaving my friends who I grew up with, and finding new ones was also an obstacle for me. But, a quote that inspired me… “difficult is not impossible moving to the USA was a challenge, but it also gave me an opportunity to improve and to grow. Practicing speaking every day, learning the pronunciation of words to improve my English, believing I could do it, asking for help rather than letting those problems push me down, I started to improve, and this all helped me adjust. I practiced pronunciation

“Fairy Tales” and “Race & Identity.” These two subjects are the subtopics of my past INT 101 preceptorship and my current preceptorship, respectively. The former class was taught by Dr. Anya Silver, and the latter is being taught by Dr. Matt Harper. These classes take on the idea of “Understanding Self and Others” in extremely different fashions. However, my role as a preceptor is the exact same. I plan to capitalize on my strengths—presenting myself in a way that shows the students that I am trustworthy in critiquing their papers but also approachable/amiable that they feel comfortable simply talking to me. I desire to be a mentor and a writing tutor. However, in doing so, I create my own weakness, and that weakness is being

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure” (Bill Cosby). Reflecting back on my life I have dealt with numerous downfalls but I always bounce back. I was born in India and moved here when I was six years old. As I grew up in California I was not a bright student at first. I was enrolled in Carmichael Elementary in which I was the only one with Turban on my head, which caused me to get into a lot of fights with other students who were making fun of turban. Not knowing how to speak English at the time affected the way interacted with teachers and students. On the other hand my family always had a tight budget at home. Both of my parents worked at the store we owned which was the only source money. At school kids were always talking about their new shoes and the iPod which his or her parents got them. I didn’t get everything I wanted as a kid but as I got older I understand if did I could be a spoiled brat. When I moved from Carmichael to Sacramento and I was enrolled at Maeola R. Beitzel elementary. Going to this new school I already learned English so I made marvelous friends and was surrounded by positive people. Going from a chaos environment to this harmonious environment in part because I was speaking English, made me have unique personality .I was playing sports and growing as a student. Those years went by in no time. Now I am in high school and my family’s income has been growing. My mom changed her work to now at Jack in