Chinese New Year

problems most likely stem from a combination of both environmental and individual factors. The environmental factors that have affected Carlos include that fact that he is an ELL student whose family immigrated to the United States when he was ten years old. According to his parents during an interview at the school, Carlos only speaks English when he is at school. The rest of the time he speaks Spanish to his family and friends, which limits his exposure and practice with the English language.…

When I was 7 years old in December of 2003, I stepped foot for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the time I did not know how hard it was going to be, having to grow up quickly, become an independent person, and aside from learning that the people who you think would be the ones to help you end up being the one 's who try to destroy you. My mom always used to say, “You were born alone not with people do your own thing do not expect others to.” The first months of living here were…

languages at school and not every time you leave your hometown to come back. I had to start over more than one time, and I was always behind with what they teach;moreover, my basic childhood ,then i moved to Egypt to a whole new level, and fianlly, I moved to the United State to a whole new life, and language. My childhood was always based on learning. I always wanted to be a teacher and I would have my parents sit to teach them what I had learned in pre-school. Teachers loved how fast I…

less fortunate, the group has strict requirements but I was accepted both my Junior and Senior year but was unable attend because of my schedule. But the most honorable title, I was given was, eighth place in my class rank of 2016, which is considered to be the top five percent, but it will soon change to six by the end of the school year. I had begun working with my father since the end of my Sophomore year, my father works as a Trucker who moves cargo for Walgreens, I had worked with him on…

Stanalise became a sister to a sister, a few years later. Bookey Butters was the name which Stanalise gave her. They both grew up vegetarian, not eating meat. Her grandmother would sneak them some, whenever they’d meet. She attended the same school for nine years. She created a new family made up of her peers. She still remembers the names of all of the teachers. Stanalise also remembered playing on top of the bleachers. She told events from each year like it was the other day. In…

I always enjoyed singing. I sang along to the songs in Disney movies, to the radio in the car, or just at home in my room. I was in choir all year during seventh grade. We sang many songs that year, even one in an African language, but only one song had any solo tryouts. Mrs. Smith picked “Wide Awake” by Katy Perry for us to sing, so we could have at least one modern song. There were three solos in it, I tried out for the first one. The tryouts weren’t in front of the class, but I still had to…

Walter then begins to describe how a number of people came into Walter's life that year including some of his family from west virginia. Another person he describes to have entered his life was his uncle Lee who had gotten out of jail. Walter describes as a man who looked a lot like his adoptive father and always talked out of the side…

These choices can make or break you. My first pivotal choice that I want to talk about is my decision to stop playing basketball. I played basketball since the 3rd grade. My 8th grade year, I was coached by Coach Drushel. He called me Devinstein because he said I had a high basketball IQ.…

Fourth Grade – It was a crisp day in early fall. The wind was blowing softly. The fourth graders were lined up outside, ready to go in after a fun day of recess, eager to get away from the chilliness. The fifth graders were already outside, engaging in a rowdy, yet fun game of kickball. The anticipation of going inside lead to no one noticing how a boy kicked the red ball too far out, and it went above the young grade of children. I stood in the line, unknowing of my fate of meeting that very…

the end of the summer that you want to go back to school. Sure there are the fun activities and a vacation, but even then by the end you want to go back to school. I do not remember the summers from elementary school very well. I do know that every year since the third grade I go to my grandmother’s house in Tennessee for at least a week. When my grandmother remarried she moved to Chattanooga Tennessee to live with my Grandpa Jerry. Grandpa Jerry’s property has many acres on it. The have a nice…