I always looked down on those who had the ability to achieve greater things but did not utilize the opportunities they had. In this case, I had a friend that was like brother who had opportunities I envied, and wished I had. He had opportunities such as legal status, job opportunities, and connections.
My friend’s legal status gave him privileges. As a resident of the United States he was able to get a drivers license. He notices how useful his license was when he got pulled over by the police. He was able to use his driver license as a form of identification and by just having his license he was able to prevent himself from unnecessary problems with the law. Another privilege he was able to gain was that he was able to attend college with …show more content…
My legal status hinder me in many ways, and unlike my friend, I was not able to get a driver license. I never though how bad it was to not have a license until I was pulled over by a cop and right away I got arrested and taken to juvenile. After that incident I was not able to drive around for a while. Then as I was approaching graduation I started looking at college applications and when I saw the box that said what kind of legal status I had. It broke my heart because I knew I was going to need to pay out of pocket or else I was not going to be able to attend. Financial aid was out of the question and I knew that it meant I had to work hard that summer. My dad and I were trying to get a house but without credit we couldn’t get it. That was another disadvantage we had but to my friend he was handed down on by his father.
When I found out that my friend decided to not join the military I got upset. Ever since I was in the fifth grade I always wanted to join the marines. My friend came to me one day and told me about how there was an officer that told his class how they could join the police force. The moment he mention that only people that were either a resident or a citizen I felt more jealous of his legal status. He explained the benefits he could get from joining and he still decided not to join since he claimed it was not for
My friend’s legal status gave him privileges. As a resident of the United States he was able to get a drivers license. He notices how useful his license was when he got pulled over by the police. He was able to use his driver license as a form of identification and by just having his license he was able to prevent himself from unnecessary problems with the law. Another privilege he was able to gain was that he was able to attend college with …show more content…
My legal status hinder me in many ways, and unlike my friend, I was not able to get a driver license. I never though how bad it was to not have a license until I was pulled over by a cop and right away I got arrested and taken to juvenile. After that incident I was not able to drive around for a while. Then as I was approaching graduation I started looking at college applications and when I saw the box that said what kind of legal status I had. It broke my heart because I knew I was going to need to pay out of pocket or else I was not going to be able to attend. Financial aid was out of the question and I knew that it meant I had to work hard that summer. My dad and I were trying to get a house but without credit we couldn’t get it. That was another disadvantage we had but to my friend he was handed down on by his father.
When I found out that my friend decided to not join the military I got upset. Ever since I was in the fifth grade I always wanted to join the marines. My friend came to me one day and told me about how there was an officer that told his class how they could join the police force. The moment he mention that only people that were either a resident or a citizen I felt more jealous of his legal status. He explained the benefits he could get from joining and he still decided not to join since he claimed it was not for