“I am an American citizen and she is no” is the opening line of “Two ways to Belong in America” the article written by Bharati Mukherjee. This is a story about one sister choosing to mainstream into American culture, while the other Mira chooses not to. Mira and Bharati is product of brain drain. They grow up in Calcutta, India and left that to study in Detroit to attend college to further their education and to return home. But, plans changed when Mira meet her husband an immigrant of India with a student’s visa and they later on married.
A good education by the right institution would open the window of opportunity by guiding me in the right profession to chase the better companies to apply for a job with a focused clear mind. With a good college teaching me it could help me understand diversity and a multitude of cultures, helping me build a better network circle of people which could be important in having a future career. Being more educated with such a larger way of thinking could help me be a more independent person also a self-starter instead of a follower. Another quote that someone told me was by Oscar Wilde (Berdichevsky) “You can never be over dressed or over educated.” You can never be over educated to me means that you can always add to your education. If you have an Associates degree you can always go to Bachelors degree and even higher.
American schools should offer more language choices to help their students whose parents’ English is as a second language communicate with parents. Owning to their responsible for their families, parents have to work many hours a day; consequently, they do not have the chance to teach or use their first language with their children. In addition, many different languages are used in the United State daily. Having three children and coming to United State from Vietnam 20 years ago, my friend, Huynh, had to work 10-13 hours a day until her children graduated high school. She rarely had the chance to talk to her children, so her children almost did not learn Vietnamese from her.
When an immigrant becomes a citizen, it changes the way he or she feels toward the United States. Rodriguez writes, “It is not surprising that studies show that naturalized citizens tend to have a positive outlook on the United States.” Being a citizen provides many privileges and two of them are, being able to run for public office and having the right to vote during an election. In a public office position an immigrant can help not only with immigrant’s issue but also possible with country’s issues. Voting is very important for immigrants because it help the cause of future immigrants, forcing politicians to hear the voice of immigrants. This privilege is an important right that resonates with the pride one can feel as an American.
Some would argue that religion is a force for social change. This statement appears to be true because of things such as the civil rights movement in America, and the fact that without religion the changes that occurred during the civil rights movement would have never happened. This is because during the civil rights movement religion helped to mobilise public opinion by the use of preaching. Too get the people motivated for social change preaching would help pass messages across through a religious service and thus motivate people to change laws. A famous example of this was Martin Luther Kings ‘I have a dream’ speech, his use of religion in his passionate speech for equality helped to motivate people in society to push for social change, and ultimately changed America’s legislation and outlook on integration and equality between the black and white community in America.
In the case of scientists, is, in some cases, expected or even required, as part of his career studying or working in countries other than the country of origin. Another important reason is the famous “American Dream”. As immigrants we all want to achieve to get a better education, have a career and get a better economic position. There are several causes for immigration, ranging from global to personal reasons. Causes of migration 1.
The speech Mrs. Holler had given had placed a heavy weight on my shoulders, my schedule was already so difficult, and I didn’t think that I would be able to be successful with a class that required so much devotion. But then I made new friends, sitting with different grade levels, and I started to get more comfortable with the class. But then you switched it up once again. You gave us our group members; you put me in a group with complete strangers, Jacob Biber, Julie Klemz, Katelyn Meeter, Natalie Ambrose, and Kristen Saunders. Ohmigosh, I wanted to run out that door and never come back.
College was a new start all over again. I had to become familiar with the campus by learning my way around to different locations like the library, student center, and my classes. I had a load of heavy books that felt like weights I had to drag along with me in a rolling backpack, that caused me to feel embarrassed my first few days of school. I would no longer have my best friends as my classmates so I had to meet new people to do group assignments and socialize with. Finally, I was officially living on my own without having to hear my aggravating mom constantly in my ear
When you go to High School the first year you get a set schedule from a counselor and you have no choice on what classes you go into beside an elective. You have 6 classes a day, 5 days a week, and things can become very stressful, very fast. In High School you have a lot less responsibilities and a lot less motivation because most kids are just there because they have to be and don’t really want to learn anything when they have too. High School is also full of teachers who are just there to get their paycheck, teach as little as they can, go home and do it again the next day. In High Schools around the United States scores are getting worse and worse and it’s due to unmotivated teachers who don’t care about the integrity of teaching anymore because it all seems pointless in this current time.
It might sometimes be difficult for me, but unless I put that effort, I can do anything. I have told my sisters that we can make a big difference in our lives by giving everything we got. My parents have told me that we’re here in America to have a better life. By getting a scholarship, it wouldn't only help me in my education I would use it to help others in my career as a