Kevin Tacy Mrs. Portier English 101-3m October 1, 2011 Harley Duval seems like just a normal teenager living her life but then again she is different. The description of Harley would be a strong-minded, independent teenage mother. For only being 17 she is actually very responsible and mature. She also has a great deal courage to be raising a child at such a young age and to be still in high school. Everything Harley does in her life is for her child, no matter what circumstances occur.
At the age of 12, Nai was removed from her family of seven siblings and placed in a foster home. At the time, Nai (the second oldest child) and her older sister were caring for their younger brothers and sisters as her parents were usually absent. Being placed in foster care was extremely difficult for the siblings, who were separated and sent to live in different counties. Nai had become used to serving as caretaker for her younger siblings, and spent the first couple of years in foster care worrying about her brothers and sisters. Visitation opportunities together were rare, and over time Nai became resentful of and disappointed in her parents for being unable to “put the family back together again.” She had a very difficult time dealing
Senior Immigrant Interview Name: Samantha Doccy Date: 9/14/14 I interviewed a woman named Maribel. Maribel is 83 years old and lives in live at Wood River Village in Bensalem. She moved in 1964 because she wanted her children to grow up in the United States. “I wanted my children to live where they would not be judged for who they were.” Maribel grew up in a very small town in Puerto Rico that was not very accepting of people who were different. She had a gay brother at a time when this was considered unacceptable.
Unfortunately, as life would have it after she graduated high school with a 4.0 gpa she quickly learned that it was all in vain, she was not able to attend a university because of her citizen status. My mother was forced to play the hand that god gave her. As life pummeled her with obstacles she continue to be carried on by her ambition. She now has earned a real estate license and a cosmetology license, all earned while working 2 jobs and raising 2 children. My mother raised me with the same mentality.
Alleyah therefore learned early that it would take planning, hard work and assertiveness to gain the benefits of being successful. I believe Alleyah has worked hardest at balancing her academics, community and extracurricular activities, home life, relationships and her faith, thus achieving considerable success. Alleyah’s life at home has been quite challenging, particularly due to her mother’s and my divorce. Not only did Alleyah have to endure her first 12 years with the burden of two displeased, divorcing parents. The last six years, Alleyah has had to manage an adolescent and teen life in the midst of divorced, angry parents with different parenting approaches and expectations of her.
Adapting to a new environment wasn’t easy for her at all as English wasn’t her first language and she also felt sick at times due to the change of the weather. She knew without English she couldn’t work even with the degree, so she took up private English classes and eventually she was getting better. Yemi had to do an access course in Ireland called PLC in order to become a full time nurse. This course lasted for a whole year but been the intelligent woman she was, she passed and came out successful once
The first are my parents. They are the core to me being who I am. They taught me right from wrong, they showed me unconditional love in more than one way, and they are my best friends. My mother taught me how to be a great mom and a good wife. She was always patient with us kids and with my dad.
I have two younger brothers and we are all fairly close in age and have good relationships with one another. We grew up with loving, hardworking parents that did everything they could for us even though their own relationship was often strained and troubled. Some of my best memories were on our family vacations. My parents made sure we had enough money to take the whole family on a vacation at least once a year. Those were the times I felt my family was the closest and they are memories I will cherish forever.
All the bad that happened during my High School years didn’t change who I was as a person through all of that I still had my morals instilled in me from elementary school at Holy Trinity. My Morals stayed strong and now still are to this day. Catholic school made me who I am and I am very happy my grandparents took the time to put me through it I could never thank them enough. Giving your kids a good start to their life is the best gift a parent can give to their child. The child wont realize it till there grown but they will thank you for giving them to opportunity to start off with everything they need to be successful and humble at the same
I grew up in a large, single-parent family, my mother, Malli Robinson raised me and my siblings without and help. She is a really special women, I literally wouldn’t have been able to do what I had done if I hadn’t had a mother like her. She always pushed me to be the best that I possibly could be and she always told me that if I set my mind to something that I can do it. She was definitely role model and the person I looked up to the most, just because she did such a great job raising me and my siblings by herself. I excelled early in sports and I learned to make my own way in life, and could you imagine how