Rachel Smeed Biography

Ronita had returned to school, 2 years after Katrina, when she went into labor. The local schools, overwhelmed by thousands of children displaced from New Orleans did not welcome more students, especially with babies, and her help with her youngest brother was needed at home. She liked high school and had hoped to graduate, baby and all, but worried her mother and grandmother could not manage without her.

In the desert many problems came upon them mostly because of Rex’s job. The Walls were living in Battle Mountain. There dad worked as an electrician in a barite mine. While Jeannette, Lori and Bryan went to Mary S. Black Elementary School. They were making good money and had a decent life which did not last long. One day

Firoozeh’s family moved to America because the company her father worked at had given him to a two-year assignment to a location in Whittier, California. The family arrived with virtually no knowledge of the country, culture, or language. Firoozeh’s mother, even though she was not a stupid person, had not been fully educated as a result of Iranian cultural differences, and she was not fully able to help Firoozeh settle in, or to properly communicate at school.

It is the summer of 1970 in Northern Ohio. The Hadley family is the wealthiest family out of all the families that populates the city of Toledo. They all live in a subdivision called Old Timbers Valley with mother, Lydia, father, George, and Peter and Wendy. The Darling family lives in a sky blue house on top of clouds, the Tremaine family lives in the old, enchanted house, and Old Man Geppetto lives in an Old-Italian village home. Unlike the others, the Hadley’s house is future realistic, full of technology. From lights turning on and off as one walks, stoves making food, sinks washing dishes, a nursey that illuminates the children’s imagination, and so many more laborless enhancements. The children’s nursey is called the Veldt, which can

At two years old, her family moved to the United States. A few years later, Gloria’s father became seriously ill. Gloria took care of him and her sister while her husband worked.

Raicine Rodriguez was born in San Bernardino California; she was the middle daughter of three girls. Her siblings and she had all different personalities; Raicine was the one who always seemed to think things through, perhaps a little too much. She lived her life as full as she allowed herself, while always thinking about the “what ifs,” before she gave her one-hundred percent. It was a very cautious act, but it held her back in many ways as well. Once in college it took her several years to decide what she wanted to major in. In her mid-twenties, she moved to Nashville for a job. Here was able to figure out the kind of person she wanted to be in life. All of her friends and family were in California so she was able to concentrate solely on

The Unites States entered World War, Frank sent a telegram to the president, Woodrow Wilson saying that he is coming and if he doesn’t know how to use a telegram to tell him and he would show you. Frank did motion study training so he had to go to Fort Sill. Lille was waiting to go see her parents and now was the perfect time. They went on train to Oakland, California where he parents lived. The trip was a disaster Lill’s foot broke and Fred was train sick. When they got there Lillie started acting as if she was fifth teen

In the novel The Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi, Farah is in second grade when she steps on a landmine, and must be taken to Germany for medical treatment. Nearly 2 years later, at age 9 she returns home, with one prosthetic leg, and her other with permanent damage. Not too long after she returns home, her house is bombed leaving a majority of her family dead. Alone and scared, Farah and her mother try to find a way to America for a better and safer life. Months later, they are finally able to enter America legally and start over. Once they arrive, they begin to realize they are both scared to be in a new place that is so different from their homeland. Both Farah and her mother struggle to fit into this new world, as time goes, while

When they arrived in America a cowboy helped them settled into their new house. He paid the rent three months ahead. Mother could not believe his generosity until Brother Quang says the American government gives sponsors money, she was even more amazed by the generosity of the American government until Brother Quang says it’s all to ease the guilt of losing the war.” Ha and her family will now have to adapt to her new surroundings because it’s different from Vietnam. Most of the things will be unfamiliar to Ha because she has to learn English. Ha then started school at first it was ruff because she was getting bullied, “They pulled my arm hair, they threw rocks at me, they promised to stomp on my chest.” It twisted inside out, for her at school. The first person she told was brother Vu, she then asked him to teach her defense. After he taught her defense her life came back again, she started to understand English much better and no longer gets

TreVon was rushing to get out the door. He knew if he missed the buss one more time he was going to be in big trouble. He’s older brothers Luther and Jaron never favored him anyway. So they did not care if he missed the bus. TreVon was very smart kid but he wanted to be cool so he did not care about his grades. The boy's mother worked 13 hour shifts at a old mill house. His mother Mary did not like TreVon outside during the late hours of the night. Today was the day he probably wished he

Her father brought Ah’Lexus and her family here to Virginia. Back in 2005, he received orders to PCS to Virginia, from St. Louis, Missouri. Her family made the journey across the country. It was not an easy transition. The family endured lots of hardship, especially having Ah’Lexus, move from school to school with her father being in the military. It was not easy for her as she was an only child in the family.

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

In the 1960’s the author was growing up with her mother and five other siblings, moving from place to place in search of a home where the

    Mrs. L was born in 1951. She grew up in a single family home with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Her bedroom had pink walls with white furniture with pink trim. In comparison to other families her family was average. They made about the same amount of money that the people who lived around them did. Her father, Mr. C, worked  in billboard postings and her mother, Mrs. B, sold Stanley products. Mrs. L attended public school and kept about and A to C average. Her favorite subject was English and her worst subject was Science. Mr. S was her favorite teacher because he would always tell the class what was on the test so they knew exactly what to study for. Mrs. L had a couple of good friends that she spent her time with also. They are Mrs. C, Mrs. D, and Mrs. E. Some events Mrs. L remembers from her childhood was getting her tonsils taken out at age five and kennedy being killed at age twelve. (word count: 170)

Timeline Kid was born southside Atrocious Inauguration Not too fortuitous Quite Stupid compared to an average kid But optimistic Moved To a rather sunny but brisk climate For a greater life Finds an amusement Sticks to it Impatient as a three year old Struggles to keep up With a slow mind But Manages To Succeed