The New Life

people would probably just assume she was mute. But then again, how would she ever move forward with her learning? How would she ever improve if she never took those huge risks? If Linnéa stayed home she would never fully get the experience of the new culture. If she went, she would step out of her comfort zone and challenge herself. Linnéa finally made her decision to go to the dreaded science fair. The day went by quickly. She arrived at…

New Country, New Life Growing up in Pakistan, I was more concentrated on school and being happy. I went to MQ Foundation high school in Lahore, Pakistan and my childhood mostly consisted of having manners, being ladylike and doing well in school, obviously. I was surrounded by more friends in Pakistan, than in America. My parents did not have to worry about what food restrictions I had because the culture was the same. I went to my friend’s house or invited them over to mine and did karate…

differentiate various accustoms practiced in that specific area. For example, gender roles are where most groups separate and differ with one another. Some cultures may seem peculiar and obscure to the people who do not have similar beliefs. Learning new ideas can create change…

Refugee finding a job in America I arrived the United States after 14 hours of flying, I was exhausted, and everything was new for me. I soon realized the new life would not be easy, but I was determined and decided I would never give up. I took my first step to getting a driver license, and I knew I have to pass a hard driving test actually, it was not a hard test for the people who used to live in America but, It was hard for me because, I had a car and I use to drive in Iraq but, there was a…

closed the door” (Bentley 3). It’s through the numerous townships that he and Mrs. Bentley have gone through that the excitement in their lives has gone. They both have felt it, but Mrs. Bentley is the one who has taken it upon herself to explicate her life and transcribe her thoughts. She is in need of this escape, this revitalization, which is why “… she is entertaining Steve and trying to interest Philip in the music” (Coleman-Hull 7). But even then she is running on the proverbial fumes, in…

in general. Being around that type of environment would have shaped my personality to be a little different. I believe I probably would not have went to VCU but instead I would have gone to a school out of state to be independent from my family. My life would be different because I would be more comfortable leaving my parents and go different places because they would be…

Ahmed Elshafiey ENGL 120 New Life It all started in 1994 in Arizona, Tempe when my dad was getting his PhD at Arizona State University. There are five people in my family: my dad, mom, two older brothers and myself. Right after my dad got his PhD we traveled back to Egypt. Egypt is a great country to live in. However, education quality isn’t good. Of course the more you pay the better the education you get, but for a middle class family it wasn’t really possible to spend more than half of their…

The New World was a mysterious place with vast land and riches galore. This mysterious land, became the Promised Land to many Europeans with the dream of owning land, becoming wealthy, and having freedom to do as they wished. Therefore, many decided to take the long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. What they did not realize was their lives would never be the same as before and what they had thought was the Promised Land actually became a place of devastation and enslavement to the majority of…

much I had been wishing to be in this dreamland. Surely, when I had been waiting long enough, a new chapter of my life was coming. It was 2014 when I was unbelievably at the U.S Embassy of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam to participate the applicant interview to settle my new life in the United States. On the night before the interview day, I kept reminding myself that this might be the only chance to restart my life, and have brighter future for my family. With this in mind, I checked my supporting…

adapt to a whole new way of life, and no one around her knew about it.” Born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880,” Helen was a healthy newborn until the age of “nineteen months” when she developed an illness which led to the loss of her sight and hearing. Because of this, her parents didn’t know what the next step to take was so she could be led down the right path. Eventually they found a woman named Anne Sullivan who could potentially help. Anne Sullivan came into Helen’s life in hopes of…