Dreams from My Father

another war broke out in Iraq. My family felt threatened by all the violence the country was going through. That's when my family and I fled to Syria for a limited time until the country's condition improved. When we came back to Iraq at that time, the security conditions were terrible They got…

Ivan Serrano born on may 13 , 199 Atlanta Georgia Grady hospital. Ivan grew up in Fulton county till he was 12 his dad Concepcion banegas Martinez and mom Noemi Osiris Serrano gusman had been together since teenager years. Ivan parents are from a country name Honduras. Ivan was always a smart kid. Fulton county wasn't the place for him but he liked it there. Ivan grew up seeing to much violence and killing. he would see it so much he got used to it. Ivan's dad took care of them by illegally…

In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, the main character Blanche is on mission to find a stable place in life, but she has too many skeletons in her closet which prevents her from the telling truth. When she arrives at her sister’s apartment she realizes the living conditions are not the way she expected. Her brother in law Stanley, and sister Stella are used to these living conditions, but Blanche is standing in the way of the couple’s progression. In Arthur Miller’s Death of a…

curious how things worked, and I played with other kids. Like normal. The teachers suggested I was autistic. That I was the fancy “R-word”. This set the table for my school years. A good clean start. The real crime though is that they never told me. They let me figure out my “disability” on my own. I do not have autism. I wish I could look at my records to see the actual words they used for me. I wonder if it still says that about me. If it does, I’ll just say, “I knew it.” 1st Grade: I learned…

There 's a quote I was told by my father when I was a little girls. When I was feeling despondent or was unable to accomplish a task he would say, “You were strong yesterday, you are strong today, and you will be strong tomorrow.” Due to my adolescence state I didn 't think much of the quote and the inspiring meaning surrounding his wise words. It pleases me to say that peering back on my past I can discern the effect my father 's words had on shaping me into the person that I am today. A girl…

The Journalist of Visions Have you ever picked up a novel and could not put it down? I enjoyed the book Scribbler of Dreams because it drew me in from the start. This book was not based on any true events. It was all thought of by the author. Another great thing about Scribbler of Dreams is that the concept is not that hard to interpret. Scribbler of Dreams is a significant text students should read because of its intriguing plot, the diverse characters, and the interesting point of view.…

American Dream is a belief by people that if they work hard enough and long enough in this country, they will find success in whatever they do. The American Dream is constantly shown and depicted in movies and books by having characters trying to achieve this fulfilling life. This success for most people is shown through a good paying job, a big house, and a happy and very loving family. Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman is a character who tries his whole life to reach his American Dream. The…

had gained from the experience. In one year Adam achieved everything he set out to do, but most…

known for the extremely conservative ways of life and their seclusion from society. Living in a Hasidic community came to be a challenge for author Chaim Potok as part of his writing style included language and descriptions of things the community frowned upon. Potok took how he felt surrounded by people who didn't agree with his lifestyle and turned it into a book, My Name is Asher Lev, to show how he felt on a day to day basis. My Name is Asher Lev describes how a young boy named Asher goes…

stories “Robot Dreams” and “The Veldt,” it is proven that technology is not always a positive thing that can help improve society. The authors of these stories tell us that if you rely on technology too much it can bounce back on you through the characters in the literature. Us humans can’t be around technology to much or it will negatively impact us negatively. In “The Veldt,” the Hadley family relies too much on the technology in their Happylife Home. “Would I have to tie my own shoes…