Each generation has something valuable to offer Through the years, many people experience and learn new things. The younger generations continue to keep bringing out new and interesting things that the generation previous to them have not seen or thought of before. The three main generations I’ll be discussing are Generation X, Generation Y, and of course, Generation Z. Each of these generations has something beneficial and important to offer. For instance, my parents’ generation, Generation X, has gone through completely different things that may even be unimaginable to the younger generation and can teach the younger generation more about morals and values due to those events that occurred during the time of their generation (1963-1978).
My writing of these incidents in this location, time, language, and manner, are solely credited to my family’s life-changing decision to travel to the unfamiliar land of America. This unforgettable experience signifies the detachment from my closest and most loved family, which I yearn to be with to this day. However, I can only remind myself that, perhaps, I am a better individual as a result of my journey across the globe, and that everything which occurs in life occurs for a
Its representations of both immigration and the idea of change, as scary and unsettling experiences could not be more realistic. However changes in our lives our inevitable, it’s how we react and deal with the changes that shape our character. This is why you get that good-feeling at the very end of the book when the main character is re-united with his family, after all he’s been through readers are reminded that no matter how strange or confusing something like a foreign city might be; it’s just a matter of time before you’ll learn to adjust and be
He wrote “Her life set the emotional tone of my life, colored the men and women I was to meet in the future, conditioned my relation to events that had not yet happened, determined my attitude to situations and circumstances I had yet to face.” to me this shows that every decision he will ever make in life will be approached in a different fashion therefore changing the answer to that question more than any other factor could possibly change it. The success of his writing career should be credited to the way his personality made gave him perfect traits to pursue a career in writing. In his writing on page 101 he noted that his childhood made him “love burrowing into psychology, into realistic and naturalistic fiction and art, into those whirlpools of politics that had the power to claim the whole of men’s souls.” These traits that he gained from enduring through the toughest of times due to racism, family illnesses and poverty gave carved him in a way that made him have the perfect mind to become a great
Abraham Lincoln once said “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.” I have been haunted by similar words, in my own head, for quite some time. I never finished college, yet I love to learn. I have always dreamed of completing a degree, owning a company, or working in an office. Now, given the opportunity, completing this degree will become my greatest achievement. I always feel that I have let myself down.
Salinger”). These new stories changed his life forever. However, Salinger couldn’t run away from the troubles that come with war, trauma. During this time he met a woman that he fell in love with, but he fell in love with
There are many occurrences in life that shape you into the person you are today, a wiser more experienced person. Many people can actually recall the exact moment in their life which was forever changed by a single event or chain of events. When that event happens it becomes an unforgettable memory for you and impacts you and your decisions for the rest of your life. The event that forever changed me and was most significant to me was when my best friend dropped out of high school, and was unable to graduate with me along with the rest of the class of 2010. Life seems to take many twists and turns that somehow mesh into each other to form a chaotic knot of happenings.
All of these men and women put their life on the line for the protection of a country that they love. It is important to them that when the return from the jobs that they are welcomed with open arms not just by their family but by employment opportunities as well. The journey back into civilian life is a challenge for many war veterans and there are many programs and people trying to get these heroes back to work, but for many they find it a challenging task. It is important to see how these Americans cope with these changes in their life, what is being done about it, and why this is the new greatest generation. Every day there are Americans departing for a war zone or returning from their most recent tour.
My life is no exception. Indeed, when I look at my own life I see where I have had to deal with many unique challenges which sometimes seemed impossible to overcome. Especially with regard to leaving my native country Colombia after my husband and I married and I came to the United States for the first time. There were so many challenges that I often wanted to curl up in despair: a new language, a different culture with different customs that took getting used
Traveling around the world is very exciting and is a great learning experience for most people. However, living in a new country as an international student is a lot different than just traveling to that country. You have left behind friends and family and must start over completely new. The biggest things that international students face are leaving behind people back home, getting used to a new culture, and dealing with the financial issues that come along with moving to a new country. To leave your country and go to another one is a big step to take.