Jeffrey Bravo Professor Hernandez English 96 January 25, 2014 Cultural Remembrance It is always important for one to go back to their original roots to know who they were. People forget a lot of the times where they came from and who they really were before their new life. In the memoir The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande she and her family go through many phases in the United States where they always yearn back for Mexico. Similarly many immigrants including my family always have moments in their life when they want to go back to Mexico. In the film 30 Days Immigration by Morgan Spurlock Minutemen Frank George is an immigrant from Cuba who has integrated well in the United States.
Every time her uncle and aunts go visits her she always gets sad when they have to leave because of the goodbyes. Although most of the time his flights are delayed, she decides to stay home instead of going along to drop him and leaves, her father tells her that her uncle said he will never forget them. Furthermore, she talks about the day she turned fifteen and how they did not have enough money to celebrate like most girls with a quincenera but instead they have a gathering of 6 people to celebrate. Their budget is tight but her mom still decides to buy what her daughter deserves and nothing lower. She has a fun memory despite the struggle of being poor.
Sadly a lot of lives were lost. But the good thinking that did happen was that the British retreated and we gained our rights back and never had to answer back to the British ever again. Epilogue: A few years after the war ended Revere retired from war and his trade. Revere would always love to tell stories of his ride to family and friends they all loved to hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere. Soon after he died at the age of eighty-three leaving children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and they have all heard and remember his midnight ride.
They lived there for about a year. During this time, Joe's mother contacted her brother in law who was already in America and asked him to help them to come to America. When they arrived at Ellis Island, they ran into difficulties because the administrators wouldn't let deaf people into America, and Joe is deaf. Joe and his mother went to Venezuela, South America for three months before they were finally admitted into America in 1947, under the Hispanic quota. When they arrived in America, they found out that Joe's aunt and uncle also survived the war.
Ronda’s Newsletter Mom and Dad The most passionate thing in my life is family, especially my parents. They have been married for 52 years and they continue to show me and my brothers what real love and dedication is. My mom had a brain aneurysm that left her paralyzed on the left side and minimal brain issues. My dad is her sole care giver. I think they are more in love with each other today than when they first married.
My cousin Nicole was born in 1986 and the reaction of my grandfather is caught on home videos. The expression of love and high emotions were brought out of him at that time. The other cousin was born soon after and after long years of somewhat depression of his children moving out and his parents dying was suddenly erased. “He seemed a much happier and loving man that I always remembered he was.” says Aunt Jenny. “The years where his grandchildren were born was really in my sense, the prime of his life.” Home videos of me as a baby and Da’dooch together are proven facts that him and I bonded well even though I was a young
“…Amen; even so, come, Lord Jesus!” (Bronte 433). Forty years have passed since Rochester and I have first started our own journey as husband and wife, and ten years since he passed towards the beyond life. Seven years after our first son, Edward Jr. was born, Mary came into our life. She was a beautiful little girl with light hair and green eyes. She was the princess of the house and that is how everyone treated her.
One morning while attending church, overly impressed by his “dark eyes and deep brown hair”, he gave her an intimidating look, which made Gloria wondered what lied beneath his exterior. “I can still look at him and admire him so much. I am truly blessed to have someone I respect”, Gloria explains with a smile from ear to ear. Throughout her five years of marriage, her significant others traits like intelligence, funny, and loyalty came along. Married and no children “enjoying life as much as she can” Gloria quotes.
G00205048(Steve Memolo) ENGL1 Diaz is a man who has emigrated from Dominican Republic to New Jersey and is desperate to visit his home town again . He has had it rough as a child, Diaz talks about how his father abandoned him, living through poverty, and the cure for his pain he said was reading. After 20 years of being away from home in the states he is now finally able to afford a trip back to his home country. Diaz and his novia as he describes have booked a flight and Diaz is very excited to go. Diaz has high expectations for the trip .He asks his novia also known as girlfriend in Spanish to go with him and he is covering all expenses It all starts bad when his ex.
Puerto Rican American When I was thirteen years of age, my family and I boarded on a plane heading towards New York City. I was extremely upset about the move because I loved my school and was going to miss our house, and all of my friends in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. My mother seemed excited for my father’s interview and possible new job in the service industry at a restaurant that he got from his brother in law. My mother was also ecstatic to possibly start a career as well because she also said New York City is the city where dreams come true. My parents told me I had cousins in New York City and we were going to move in with them in Brooklyn.