Mexican
"We would like you to know we are not all docile nor revolutionaries but we are all survivors. . . We do not all pick lettuce, run assembly lines. . . We do not all sneak under barbed wire or wade the Rio Grande. These are the facts. . ."(Castillo). Ana Castillo, the author of this poem, proves a point that as a race we all come here to the United Sates in search of a new life. We come here to survive and as Mexicans, we suffered a great deal. There has always been something there encouraging them to succeed in life, their family. Parents try their best to encourage their sons and daughters to succeed in life and take advantage of the opportunities they never had. Mexican parents work hard to give their families the best life, by creating and sharing great memories with them. Therefore, one can relate back to what ones childhood was like and what fond memories one keeps of them. Looking at what the present holds for us and what the future might bring makes one think that in order to succeed one has to overcome those fears of failing. Interestingly enough, my past experiences made me realize the world we live in is full of opportunities as well as the mistakes that we make that guides us how t
Looking back into my past I remember how one of my friends decided to take the wrong path and become part of a gang. My father has always been there for me but slowly we started to drift apart. Afterwards I would have to take a two-year resident program where I'll begin to work in my field of choice. A responsible man that did what he had to do to provide his family with everything he has to offer. " Those words I carry with me wherever I go because it feels like they've been nailed in and I can't let go of them. Is like what my mother always says "take advantage of all the opportunities that life throws at you and make something of yourself. Realizing that I'm at a point in my life where I'm not a child anymore, but dealing with the concept that I'm a young adult. As a result, I went through all the racial slurs that fall upon Mexicans and realized that I did not want to fall under the category that I resented. I believe that in life anything is possible one just have to put ones positive mind into it and you'll succeed and become someone in life. We came here to survive and to live a better life. We are not just what society thinks we are. Growing up on those streets was the hardest challenge I had to overcome.
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