On April 11, 1998, I became Catholic and it was the happiest day of my life. I had waited over 25 years to be confirmed and receive communion and because of religious education, my dream had finally come true. Religious education has many facets in the Catholic Church and that night I made a promise to myself that I would learn as many as I could in my lifetime. As a military child, I was always intrigued by the Catholic faith. Every Sunday I would watch the Catholic families pile into…
father leaves his wife and three children behind in a village in Mexico to take the dangerous journey to “El Otro Lado” or America the family’s life is turned upside down. He promised to soon return to the village with enough money to build them a dream home. However, the promise became harder and harder to believe after months of being gone turned into years. Another obstacle is thrown at the family as he asked his wife to join him, forcing Reyna and her two older siblings Mago and Carlos into…
depended too much on the things that our substandard farm supplied us with. My father couldn’t deal with all the harsh conditions that were affecting our family and wanted a better future for us. As a consequence, he decided to chase the “American dream” and he cross the border illegally. At the time I still wasn’t born but my father’s sacrifice changed my life dramatically because later on he became a U.S. citizen and was able to bring my whole family into the United States. I emigrated…
speaking to the mute, eye rolling, girl, Deb eavesdropping in the hall. I’m the guy living with mom, no power or respect in that. Later, when emotions calmed, Deb tells me she spoke with her bosses and they think I’m a perfect candidate for their job program. “They need success stories. The stats are making us look…
Never before in American history was there a President whose previous job titles included cotton picker. That is until Lyndon Baines Johnson ascended to the highest office in the country because of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He worked in the cotton fields as a young boy and such an experience influenced his political agenda when he was elected President. Much has been said about Johnson as a ruthless politician. Even more has been said about his relationship with the…
Eric Arthur Blair was a well-known journalist and novelist, in these pieces of literature he wrote he changed his name to George Orwell. George Orwell wrote many books, novels, and journals, George really did have a passion for writing and he loved doing it. George Orwell wrote in many different ways; he had some journals and article that were serious and full of facts, but he also wrote some books that were comical and full of satire. George Orwell was a very skillful writer during this time…
immigrated to Canada from China to give me a better life. After immigrating to Canada, my parents worked hard to secure a steady income and home before deciding to have me. Having grown up in a typical Asian household, I was encouraged to do well in school, participate in a number of extra-curricular activities, and ultimately strive to do well in life. However, it was the safe community that I grew up in and my social class that had a significant impact on my educational attainment and personal…
the world they once new was going to change. That afternoon my grandmother cheri and my mommy katie were in the house and gregory , crystal and my grandfather greg were out doing chores. my grandmother had a dream that her oldest daughter katie was pregnant, she thought it was just a dream, but when she did decide to ask my mommy katie busted out into tears and said mom i think i am pregnant. Finding out this news my grandmother made my mommy katie a doctors appointment that same day, to only…
The Psychoanalytic Perspective is a theory of personality that was developed by Sigmund Freud the Father of Psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis is where you have your client lay down and let them talk freely hoping they release information. According to Freud he thought of the human mind is like an iceberg, it’s mostly hidden in the unconscious. 2Sigmund Freud proposed a psychodynamic theory which personality consists of the Id (responsible for instincts and pleasure seeking), the Superego (which…
the worlds true beauty and what it has to offer, I divulge into my sanity, “ I want to help people, whether they are senile or an adolescent, I want to be the helping hand people need.” I wanted to be the people’s “remedy.” Ever since I was in Elementary School, I have felt this hunger to help people. As I conjure up the past, I would skip recess to aid the lunch ladies by tidying up the noshery. In addition to this, I was awarded a plaque for helping around the cafeteria. People…