The article “South L.A. student finds a different world at Cal” written by Kurt Streeter was a true story of Kashawn Campbell, who was struggling in his first English writing class at the University of California, Berkeley (“UC Berkeley”), one of the best public universities in the US. Campbell was raised in one of the roughest neighborhoods in South Los Angeles, Jefferson, where composed of Latinos and blacks exclusively. Campbell was determined at his early age to make a change of his life regardless of his pathetic background. Because of his outstanding academic achievements in his high school years, he was admitted to UC Berkeley and was very grateful for his accomplishment. However, he very soon encountered many obstacles in his studies…
I identify greatly with the vision at Santa Clara University. Ever since I was young, I have dreamt of changing the world for the better. I hoped one day I could save the world from itself. To be the superhero that would swipe away the conflict and pain that is ever present in today’s media. While the dreams of saving the innocent from super villains has faded, the backbone and underlying foundation has not dissolved.…
When we moved back to Los Fresnos, my mom would take my brother and I to the library in the summer at the beginning of my sixth grade year. I remember the first time my mother took my brother and I to the library. The long rows of bookshelves were a true sight to behold. In that instant, it was as if my mom read my mind. “Now, let’s go get you two your first library card.”…
A universal theme for me moving from Texas to California is overcoming. I was 8 years old when my family moved, and had to overcome knowing no one, a new school, and being out of my comfort zone. At this age you tend to start making good friends, all hang out in groups, and be less adventurous. My parents kept saying, “Find people who like the same things as you, and everything else will be easy”. The next week I did just that.…
When I was six years old I moved from Colorado to New Mexico. At the end of my junior year of high school, I found out that I was moving back to Colorado. I was full of emotions, I couldn’t decide if I was more mad or sad making me hate the world. I thought of every possibility of how to stay in New Mexico to finish high school. At the time, I was talking to a girl that I really liked and I had a lot of very close friends.…
When I first moved to Ste. Genevive I was in seventh grade and was about fourteen, we moved to a trailer park and half my family there my uncle, cousins, aunt, and uncles. One day after school my mom told me not to ride the bus she was gonna pick me up. It was about 3:10 and she still wasn’t there I didn’t know what to do so I started walking when I noticed my moms car on the side of the road she had been in a wreck and the other car was my cousins.…
As the next year approached, I promised myself that things would be different. I was more experienced and educated about what makes a dance successful on stage. By thinking about every comment I had ever received about my dances, and combining that with my determination, I finally earned the opportunity of performing in 2012 Eritrean festival. Finally, I saw that the past three years of my hard work had not been worthless.…
Moving to USA Throughout history, many people have migrated from one place to another in order to find a better and more suitable place to live in. Three years ago, I moved to the United States of America because of a bad situation in my home country Syria. Moving to the United States has enriched my life in many different ways, including switching my major of study, changing my life style, and becoming more independent.…
It was a cold and snowy day outside when it all began. January 14, 2014; the day that my parents had officially decided to move to Phoenix, Arizona from Detroit, Michigan. This is the day a lot changed in my life. My parents made this decision for a few different reasons. However, the main reason was my eight year old sister, Abigail, who had a terrible case of asthma.…
When I was younger, my parents always bragged how I was a quiet and obedient child. Growing up in a small town of Tennessee and Illinois, where there were more trees than people, you knew everyone. Everyone knew you. Life was simple back then. Everything changed after moving to California, with massive schools, more people, and bigger houses.…
Slowly, I began to get closer and closer to front and center. My sophomore and junior year in high school, I began to flourish and I was blessed with many opportunities. I was scouted by UCLA’s dance intensive program two years in a row, placed in numerous national and world competitions,…
Living in Olathe, Kansas, a large suburb outside of Kansas City, did not prepare me for the move to Salina. The benefits of living in a larger suburb are that the high schools can really help you prepare for the transition to college level classes. I did not take the help the school gave out into consideration when going to classes. My senior year was when everything clicked into place and I knew what I want to do with my life, and that was flying.…
Personal Statement #1 Los Angeles. When most people think of LA, they think of the Hollywood sign, movie stars, the pinnacle of pop culture, and beautiful weather year round. What people fail to realize is, what Los Angeles is really made of. Though this world within a world is mostly generalized as LA, it is a pretty broad name that really stands for many small towns or wide areas that make up the city.…
Today we started our journey to California. Bill and I packed up all our necessities. I am excited to start our journey to California but, I Am also very sad to leave our house and farm. I loved our house so much but I know that I will love California.…
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