Such values include the importance of family, solicitude, deference, and probity. My parents, especially my mom worked as a nurse with two jobs making sure to give me the best she possibly could so that I may be the first in my family to go college. Growing up in East Los Angeles I was already perceived as a individual who would surmount to nothing more than a life of drugs and violence. Words like “success” and “college” were unheard of in my community. All throughout my life I have found a sense of comfort and enjoyment in school. Early on I developed certain proclivities such as academic achievement, which helped me realize how pivotal education was to truly be successful. In contrast, my brother did not see the importance of education and fell into the stereotypical gang life that surrounded my community. Witnessing my brother’s life style and the menacing events that enveloped me daily I realized the only way to escape from this perilous cycle was to be sedulous in
Such values include the importance of family, solicitude, deference, and probity. My parents, especially my mom worked as a nurse with two jobs making sure to give me the best she possibly could so that I may be the first in my family to go college. Growing up in East Los Angeles I was already perceived as a individual who would surmount to nothing more than a life of drugs and violence. Words like “success” and “college” were unheard of in my community. All throughout my life I have found a sense of comfort and enjoyment in school. Early on I developed certain proclivities such as academic achievement, which helped me realize how pivotal education was to truly be successful. In contrast, my brother did not see the importance of education and fell into the stereotypical gang life that surrounded my community. Witnessing my brother’s life style and the menacing events that enveloped me daily I realized the only way to escape from this perilous cycle was to be sedulous in