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White Lies Research Paper

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My family is surrounding me. They are all hugging me, my younger sister, and my parents. Everyone is crying. The people passing by don’t pay any attention to us; crying in airports is quite normal. I say “see you soon” to my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, and then drag my suitcase to my flight from Dublin, Ireland, to New York, to Texas. The worst part is never knowing when “soon” will be. It could be next summer; it could be 3 years from now. This is how it always is. I could try and tell you who I am, using my name or my Facebook bio. But I am not a name. I am not a number. I am more than a social security number; more than the information you have lying next to this essay as you read it. I am a person. And this is me: I come from a particularly diverse family. Often, when I tell my story, it sounds like I am lying… but I can assure you, I am not. My mother was born in Africa. In the Congo to be exact. She isn’t African, her mother is Filipino; her father is American. My grandmother just happened to be there when her water broke. I’m still not sure how she managed to get on an international flight to …show more content…

I want to succeed, I want to thrive. I was created for a purpose, and I intend to fulfill it. My high school chemistry teacher told me I have some “I want to save the world” in me. She told me that after she is gone, she believes that I will make her smile down on me from heaven, or wherever she ends up. I intend to make her do just that. I want to write about what matters. I want people to listen to what I have to say. I want people to take me seriously. I want to be an English major, and I want to show all the kids who wish to become English majors that it isn’t a pointless degree. I want to know how you destroy a monster without creating one. I want to go to law school so I can fight for innocent people put on death row. I want to publish a novel. I want to make my parents proud. I want to be a woman who everyone can look up

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