Mexican American Social life Identity
Rose is a Mexican woman, who was born and raised in Mexico, but as new goals were overwhelming her and as she was about to start a new life in the United States, she faces new challenges. The pressures of her family members thinking she has became a U.S citizen, while she was away working and learning the English language, proves challenging to Rose. All the social interactions play a huge influence in her life to become whom she is now in her society. As I can relate to some as well, we as people tend to be influenced by our environment, social background, family and friend influences as well as our personal goals.
The confidence and security that her mother Maria gave Rose was a major influence in her later days when she would get older to prove that she can accomplish many things in life with the right knowledge and self-esteem. Rose was six years old when she first came around to seeing life, holding on to her mother when asking for a doll from her invisible father who was hardly around to raise her. Just like my father had once told me to stand up and defend myself from a group of boys who kept on picking on me because I didn’t want to give them everything I had for lunch or even my football. When the day came to fight for my freedom, there was a group of kids that showed up to my house and one girl called me out saying that some kids wanted me. My heart had dropped when I noticed who the group of kids were, it was the same three kids that were bothering me through out my whole 5th grade. Finally I told myself that I had to stand for myself but at the same time my soul had left me behind. When I looked back towards my house I remembered my father telling me I cannot let someone take advantage of me and to defend myself as well as to defend my siblings because family is all we got. Just as I was thinking, my dad had drove up to the house from work and was wondering who are all these kids. And I had explained that I had to defend my self and he said go for it. So I did confront the kids even though I got a black eye out of it, but throughout the rest of the year the kids left me alone. It felt good to be proud and independent that I can handle my responsibility as a young man, which helped build a strong relationship with my father.
The relationship between Rose’s mom and her aunt makes both Rose and her mother Maria stronger, independent persons that can work together. By doing so Rose’s aunt Rachael came to Mexico during the time Maria (Rose’s mother) found out that she was being cheated on, and her aunt convinced her to stop worrying about the man and stand up for herself and become an independent woman as Rachael successfully was and come to the United States. “You have every right not to put up with un hombre sinvierguenza.” Rachael gave Maria the courage to act on her own. That self-confidence later influenced Rose’s character to become a successful writer.
There was a time in High school where I had to straighten out my bad behaviors by doing, so I joined the wrestling team thanks to an ad that was laying on the floor, “Wrestling try outs think you got what it takes.” That ad caught my attention and I did try out and ended up liking the sport but the fundamentals and the state of mind you have to master can change your perspective on how you look at things and how you treat another individual by being respectful and training harder than what normal people do on there daily lives to accomplish new goals and be successful in life; in the end it’s the most prideful feeling you can encounter. Then realizing that the never-ending hill of obstacles of life can be accomplished if you train hard and be consistent, like my motto “it’s only hard if you make it hard.”
With her experience as a farm worker, Rose saw glimpses of her life to be, as a writer, and a caring person. Rose at one point in her life at the age of 11 years old worked the fields with her mother and father. Anything that happen would take place in the farms of California were the agriculture is great and the season for fruits and vegetables are to be harvest by the immigrant workers like Rose and her family. Rose and her mother decided that they wanted to take a trip to Mexicali to visit Maria’s aunt because she missed her. Working at 6 in the morning in the garlic fields was a lot of work for a woman and an 11-year-old child to fill certain amount of baskets to harvest the crops before they spoil in the fields. Her father says, “you get paid for what you work.” This experience teaches Rose the benefits of overcoming impossible tasks. So with work ethic, she managed to become a successful writer and person; who is sympathetic.
In the hot sunny days of Modesto fields, where cabbage, grapes, and many other fruits are grown and to be harvest, I worked in the fields on picking tomatoes and strawberries to try helping my mother put food on the table so that my two sisters and two little brothers could eat. I would try to fill as many baskets I could to bring home more money and some days I just couldn’t bring enough home to buy a decent dinner so my mom would try to do her part to bring money home as well. Until this day I remember the struggles we had because we couldn’t find a decent job. I was only 14 to 15 years old trying to be a bigger person, I know why I am in college to get a good job so that my family and me could live comfortable.
The confidence and security that her mother Maria gave Rose was a major influence in her later days when she would get older to prove that she can accomplish many things in life with the right knowledge and self-esteem. Rose was six years old when she first came around to seeing life, holding on to her mother when asking for a doll from her invisible father who was hardly around to raise her. Just like my father had once told me to stand up and defend myself from a group of boys who kept on picking on me because I didn’t want to give them everything I had for lunch or even my football. When the day came to fight for my freedom, there was a group of kids that showed up to my house and one girl called me out saying that some kids wanted me. My heart had dropped when I noticed who the group of kids were, it was the same three kids that were bothering me through out my whole 5th grade. Finally I told myself that I had to stand for myself but at the same time my soul had left me behind. When I looked back towards my house I remembered my father telling me I cannot let someone take advantage of me and to defend myself as well as to defend my siblings because family is all we got. Just as I was thinking, my dad had drove up to the house from work and was wondering who are all these kids. And I had explained that I had to defend my self and he said go for it. So I did confront the kids even though I got a black eye out of it, but throughout the rest of the year the kids left me alone. It felt good to be proud and independent that I can handle my responsibility as a young man, which helped build a strong relationship with my father.
The relationship between Rose’s mom and her aunt makes both Rose and her mother Maria stronger, independent persons that can work together. By doing so Rose’s aunt Rachael came to Mexico during the time Maria (Rose’s mother) found out that she was being cheated on, and her aunt convinced her to stop worrying about the man and stand up for herself and become an independent woman as Rachael successfully was and come to the United States. “You have every right not to put up with un hombre sinvierguenza.” Rachael gave Maria the courage to act on her own. That self-confidence later influenced Rose’s character to become a successful writer.
There was a time in High school where I had to straighten out my bad behaviors by doing, so I joined the wrestling team thanks to an ad that was laying on the floor, “Wrestling try outs think you got what it takes.” That ad caught my attention and I did try out and ended up liking the sport but the fundamentals and the state of mind you have to master can change your perspective on how you look at things and how you treat another individual by being respectful and training harder than what normal people do on there daily lives to accomplish new goals and be successful in life; in the end it’s the most prideful feeling you can encounter. Then realizing that the never-ending hill of obstacles of life can be accomplished if you train hard and be consistent, like my motto “it’s only hard if you make it hard.”
With her experience as a farm worker, Rose saw glimpses of her life to be, as a writer, and a caring person. Rose at one point in her life at the age of 11 years old worked the fields with her mother and father. Anything that happen would take place in the farms of California were the agriculture is great and the season for fruits and vegetables are to be harvest by the immigrant workers like Rose and her family. Rose and her mother decided that they wanted to take a trip to Mexicali to visit Maria’s aunt because she missed her. Working at 6 in the morning in the garlic fields was a lot of work for a woman and an 11-year-old child to fill certain amount of baskets to harvest the crops before they spoil in the fields. Her father says, “you get paid for what you work.” This experience teaches Rose the benefits of overcoming impossible tasks. So with work ethic, she managed to become a successful writer and person; who is sympathetic.
In the hot sunny days of Modesto fields, where cabbage, grapes, and many other fruits are grown and to be harvest, I worked in the fields on picking tomatoes and strawberries to try helping my mother put food on the table so that my two sisters and two little brothers could eat. I would try to fill as many baskets I could to bring home more money and some days I just couldn’t bring enough home to buy a decent dinner so my mom would try to do her part to bring money home as well. Until this day I remember the struggles we had because we couldn’t find a decent job. I was only 14 to 15 years old trying to be a bigger person, I know why I am in college to get a good job so that my family and me could live comfortable.
i realize my structures is pretty decent but not enough to convince my instructors which why it is now my goal, to make my future essays more better than this essay i see that i drift off topic and give quotes and place my quotes at the bottom of my paragraph and i hardly have many supporting sentences and i know i could use some extra time on my next essay to become better.
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