Comparing Carlos And Joaquin

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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross once said, ”The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, and have found their way out of those depths.” This quote describes how I feel when it comes to the three most important people in my life. If it was not for these three people I do not think I would be able to get to where I am at this point in my life. Those three important people in my life are my mom and my two older brother, Carlos and Joaquin. They have impacted my life greatly, and there is definitely no doubt about that.
Like most siblings, my eldest brother, Carlos enjoys picking on me, but knows exactly what to say when I am feeling down. Throughout his teen years he did not do the brightest
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Seeing how much he has grown in school and at being a more responsible person makes me really proud, especially after all the doubt and negative remarks my dad has made and said. He is going into his senior in college majoring in psychology and is also a first generation student. He not only has goals set for himself, but for me as well. The standards he has for me are pretty high, the reason being that I'm the youngest of the four. He is gone the majority of the time, but he still manages to catch up with me and ask how everything is going, despite how busy he may be while juggling school and work. There is times where I am hesitant to call or ask for help, but no matter what I know he will lead me in the right direction especially if it has to do will school …show more content…
She has sacrificed, suffered, and done so much just to provide her kids with the best she possibly can, she works six days a week more or less and has to deal with harsh weather conditions. She has suffered from the loss of both her parents, an affair, and everything else life has put her through, and she still manages to keep on going. She is a really strong independent woman, with a twist of a sweet and sensitive side that she tends to hide from her kids so that we will not go through the things that she is going through. She is a really amazing person inside and out despite all the chores she has me do, she is a really funny person and that is where I get my goofiness from. She supports me in everything that i do and knows me better than I know myself. If I were able to give her the world I would not hesitate to do so, because she deserves every inch considering the things she manages to get

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