Personal Narrative: I Am Karla Leal

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As said in When Worlds Collide, (1492-1590) “forged a solid alliance” (p.40), I really see the meaning of that relate to my family. We unite together to help each of us become better persons, and make the environment between us feel more assurance. I’m Karla Leal, and I’m part of a united family.
According to my occupation I am known for having good work ethic in the teaching field. I try my best on my outcomes to have a positive impact on everyone. Aside from the teaching field, I also put time into taking care of dogs by volunteering. In the future I would like for this experiences to help me pursue my career of teaching. I have faced many challenges including having to deal with family problems while taking classes that need all of my attention with no distraction whatsoever however, I have managed to overcome those problems by ignoring them and treating them in a mature way. With my college education on the line I view myself having a role that has influence many
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In my family there are only three of us, for I am the only child. Intelligence runs in the family, my father has a major in business, he owns several airplanes, small airplanes nothing elegant, and owns a company. On the other, hand my mother is a housewife, she takes care of things around the house. On her part time she sells cosmetics from a magazine like Mary Kay, L’Oréal, etc. Both of my parents are from Reynosa, a city from Mexico. I have so many cousins that I think I have not met half of them, yet only a few of them. I do however, met a cousin who I have so much in common his name is Carlos, just like mine but he is a guy. We were born on the same day just minutes apart, I am the oldest by 15 minutes. Both of us like to shop a lot and engage with our family. I personally think that we both are similar in some kind of way, a way that is not define yet is there. The thought of having a loving and caring family is so satisfying, this is a snapshot of my

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