The history of oppression toward minority population is reflected in the discrimination toward ethnically diverse populations in social serve agencies, Services have often been denied to individuals of ethnically diverse groups (Church, 2005). Nancy Martinez is a Hispanic female that is considered low income. She faces many obstacles in her life due to her race, gender, and income level. In the 19th century Hispanic individuals were legally discriminated against and excluded from receiving social services. In addition to the exclusion of rights they have been denied land along with being underpaid for their labor (Church, 2005).…
My Modern Hero “ My mission is to rescue. My hope is that one day I won't have to” I have chosen Tia Torres as my modern hero because of her determination and willingness to save those who need saving and help the misguided get back on track. Tia Torres famous not only because of her show Pitbulls and Parolees, or her rescue Villalobos but because of her love for misguided animals and people. Tia Torres came from a broken beginning, she lived with her stepmother who she always called mom and didn't have a father figure. Even in those times she still had the heart and strength to take in stray animals,whether it was a horse or a goat.…
Someone in my life that has impacted the way that I live through one of the four National Honor Society pillars would be my mother by displaying exceptional character. My mother, Esmeralda Alvarez, has always shown strong determination, and has had an open mind about all aspects of life. As a child, she grew up in Brownsville, Texas with very little money and was raised by a single mother trying to care for four kids. She dropped out of school at the age of 15 to work, attempting to assist her mother financially even if it meant never getting the chance to graduate high school.…
The factors that make Nora Rodriguez a hero are that she helps Central Americans with their migratory paperwork and guides them through every step of the way in her own time and she will do what is possible to help out her clients, regardless of the vicissitudes and the discrimination people show her and her migrant clients. In the article "Honduran Entrepreneur Helps Central American Immigrants Gain Legal Status in Mexico" by Mayela Sanchez states, "She has gone from simply providing a support service to demanding change regarding the unjust and discriminatory situations that she and the people she helps have suffered during the migratory process". Recently in the year of 2013 in a Mexican city near the border with Guatemala, an Honduran woman…
Someone Who Has Had An Impact On Me If I were to ask you what people have had the greatest impact on your life, whom would you pick? Some would say that a family member has had the greatest impact on their life, or maybe they would say a trip that they went on. The person who has had the most impact on my life is not only my softball coach, but also someone who has made me push myself to my limits. Christi Weiser has had a huge impact on the type of person I have become. I have played for Coach Weiser for two years now and she as taught me more about life than anyone ever will.…
Ms. Ernestine is the type of person that gives me advice and makes me feel all great about myself but then gives me a reality check. Those reality checks vary from what major to have in college to how I am to respect my parents. She does not have to put so much time and effort into me but she does out of the kindness of her heart. Because she sees something in me that I can not see in myself. Throughout my whole life people have always said that I will succeed.…
But she came into my life and showed me that no matter what your life is now. It will get better in the future. And that the things that I'm doing know is to never let one tell you different. My relationship with mentor has grown tremendously. She’s my go to person, my rock, my heart.…
Right now I look up to a lot of people. I look up to my mom and dad a lot. I don’t really look up to my brother at all even though he is older. Influential people in my life right now are empowering women such as Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane Hansen, Ally Brooke Hernandez, and Normani Kordei. They inspire me a lot to be a better person.…
To explain Janet’s life thus far in a sentence would be as follows; I grew up in Strawberry Plains, attended the same school from kindergarten to graduation, I am the youngest of four children, and my mother has impacted who I am today. I feel the reasons for my life and development are due to nurture and development being multicontextual. Growing up in Strawberry Plains was simple, only two basic roads exits; Strawplains Pike and Andrew Johnson Highway. Everyone knows you and plus you’re likely related to them. I did not leave Strawplains Pike until I obtained my license at sixteen and started attending church on Broadway.…
If I can spend a day with any Latino person it would have to be Selena Quintanilla. Selena was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. She was given the nick name “Queen of Tejano,” which was Mexican music incorporated with other styles, in her case it was country. At a young age Selena was meant to be an international known singer. At the age of 10, she was the lead singer in her family band, Selena y Los Dinos.…
Many people have influenced me in my life. One person has stood out and helped me with many things in my life. My personal hero is my grandma. When I was younger she helped me through a lot. Whenever I mad a mistake she would be there to help me fix it.…
Dolores Huerta not only change my point of view on feminism but, she also helped me to nurture, for the people that can’t afford to do it their selves. Her aspirations of succeeding in life and reaching her multiple goals only push a Latin-American woman like myself to strive harder and life and to show that women are capable of accomplish great things in this world. She changed history and now its Latinas like myself to show her that she has changed only history of the past but, the future as…
A. Autobiographical Statement My mother was the first and only person in her family to graduate from college, which has always been an inspiration to me. She was an abused wife on food stamps, raising two children on her own while my father was incarcerated. I will always remember when she told me that life was like a lotus flower; we may start by growing in the mud but each day we can choose to bloom above the water into a beautiful flower. It was then that I understood my childhood was not my choice, but how I choose to live the rest of my life was. My mother never wavered in her faith that if I wanted to do something in my life the only thing that could hold me back was myself.…
My grandpa is a person who influenced me the most. He worked as a businessman and he inspired all his sons to become businessmen. He passed away 4 years ago when I was 16 years old. I was young when he passed away ,but he taught me so many things to improve my living in this life.…
We don’t have to have just specific people that can influence us it could be a complete stranger that makes us who we are today but even so we are all inspired to do…