Imagine you are a young 14 year old boy or girl growing up in the U.S with 5 other siblings, 3 little sister and a 10 month year old baby brother. Your parents are immigrants from Mexico and came to the U.S for a better life for your family. All that you have is a small apartment with two rooms, in one room is your two parents and the baby in the other are your three little sisters. There is one restroom for everyone to share, a small kitchen and a living room with a couch big enough to be your bed. The only thing that is keeping your family together is having pride in where you came from and why you are here. In the essay “Pride” by Dagoberto Glib he shows how even though people are poor and Mexican American they can find pride in their culture, work, and success.
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When people think of Mexicans the stereo type of them only being good for building and fixing things is always brought up and that has to change because lots of people have proven that it’s not true. Throughout time this became untrue. Many Hispanics have had a big influence on music and Television in the United States. Numerous Hispanic such as Jennifer Lopez being a singer, actress, and director or George Lopez who is a comedian, actor, and talk show host have achieved international fame throughout the U.S. If it wasn’t for them having pride in where they came from they would have never accomplished what they did. In “Pride,” Gilb says, “Pride is the fearless reaction to disrespect and disregard. It is knowing that the future will prove that wrong” (Gilb 2) this means no matter where you come from you can achieve anything you want as long as you put your all to it. This is very important because many people do not think they can achieve certain things because of where they come from, but if anyone can if they belive in
When people think of Mexicans the stereo type of them only being good for building and fixing things is always brought up and that has to change because lots of people have proven that it’s not true. Throughout time this became untrue. Many Hispanics have had a big influence on music and Television in the United States. Numerous Hispanic such as Jennifer Lopez being a singer, actress, and director or George Lopez who is a comedian, actor, and talk show host have achieved international fame throughout the U.S. If it wasn’t for them having pride in where they came from they would have never accomplished what they did. In “Pride,” Gilb says, “Pride is the fearless reaction to disrespect and disregard. It is knowing that the future will prove that wrong” (Gilb 2) this means no matter where you come from you can achieve anything you want as long as you put your all to it. This is very important because many people do not think they can achieve certain things because of where they come from, but if anyone can if they belive in