Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Hence, ford was big supporter of hemp and recognized the various ways it could be used. For instance, Fords first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the car itself was constructed from hemp that Ford grew on his own land. In fact, the cars had hemp plastic panels…

school life in America. For instance, imagine only getting ten minutes to get all energy out during the school day. Wouldn't that be tough? In Costa Rica, children and teens are used to only getting this amount of time. “We have a 10-minute recess. My friends and I share our snacks” (Jiménez). Typically in American schools, children and teens are given an average of thirty minutes for recess. In America, lunch and recess are times to spend with friends. While students in America are excited to…

Many cultures have been inspired by the Unites States, however South Korea has shown Americanization characteristics while still maintaining their own unique traditions. They have learned and are fascinated by the American lifestyle by their differences of religions, traditions, and media. In Korea, the culture is mainly impacted by several values: the importance of family roles, their fine cuisine, and their popular music. Korea is a peninsular country located in the Far East, adjacent to…

“ A Veterans whether an active duty, discharged, retired or reserve - Is someone who , at one point his life, wrote a blank check made payable to the united states america for amount of, up to including his life.”There are veterans around the world China, Russia, United States, Mexico nearly everywhere there are people who devoted their life to help the safety of others or they were forced , in some countries like china every male is forced to join the army even if they don’t want to…

small-town boy drawing in class to being one of the biggest hits in a huge city. Walter never realized where drawing would take him until after high school. Little did Walter know that an insignificant passion would transition into a huge impact on America. Walt’s family was far from your a-typical in home relationships. His father’s name was Elias Disney, that is where Walter got his middle name. Living in…

father followed his brother Cecil B. de Mille to California, to try for work in the new gold field of motion pictures. He went for a year's stay and remained for the rest of his life. Agnes attended the school of University of California in Los Angeles Around the same time her parents were getting a divorce her mother came back to New York to start a new life with Agnes and…

Dinner was ready around 6 o’clock and I ate roughly ½ cup white rice, 8 FL oz. water, ⅓ cup of boiled tofu with chicken, and reheat ⅓ fried bamboo from lunch. Growing up in poverty, desserts were not served for breakfast, lunch, or supper. Cakes and big packs of sodas were only eaten on special occasions only. However, cookies, other sweet drinks as well as candies are something that my mom always tried to buy. My mom would cook one or two types of food and set up the table. Anyone can help…

about Australia, but do they really know everything? First, they should know the history behind Australia. Like who were the first settlers and how did they come upon Australia. It’s very important for everybody to know about it, because it’s such a big country and it’s the only country that’s a continent too. I know it’s not the “coolest” country out there, but people would change their mind once they learn more about it. It also has so many unique attractions and features. Like the fascinating…

accounting firm. How many brothers and sisters do you have? Where are they living and what do they do? I have 2 brothers, they both live in Merrick, New York. My twin, James Troici is still in college and works at his college doing film projects. My older brother, Frankie Troici works at Starbucks and just graduated college, What was it like growing up for your parents? For you? My mother and her family had an extremely well off life in Sicily. Her family owned a big piece of land and…

Notre Dame and even joining their famed football team, but his father wanted him to work along with his brothers at the steel mills. Regardless of their generation, these young people struggled against their father’s expectations and despite their challenges, achieved their college degree beginning a new generational tradition.…