andria 1 / 1 Nov 20, 2013 #1One of the things that was always told to me growing up by my family is "me nah raise nuh pretty dunse". That's in Jamaican dialect and it means I'm not raising no pretty dumb person. Academics are a big part in my family. All the adults in my family including me are immigrants. My mother once told me that the basic goal for an immigrant is to make something of their lives in the U.S., make money goes back home and live comfortably. Throughout my life I have seen how hard my mother has struggled to make sure me and my sister has had the best. So throughout school I try to do the best I can. I see myself as a persistent person. When there is something that I want I will try and reach for it. It's like something pushes me to get it. For instance, when I had tried out for twirling. I was the worst. So I would go home and practice every day. When tryouts came and I was in the big spotlight in front of all the judges, I really wanted to prove to them that I could do this that I wouldn't disappoint them if they let me on the team. So it was my tryouts and I was trying really hard and I thought I did pretty well. Unfortunately they didn't feel the same and about a week later the list went up and my name was not on the list. So I went the person who was in charge and I said I really tried hard this is something I want to do. So I went back to her every day for that past week seeing if she could get me a spot and she did. I wanted this really bad and I still go home and practice every day, I even broke my mother's chandelier practicing. If you truly want something you cannot give up you have to strive an take a chance with things. Although I like to take chances, I'm also a person who instead of making my own mistakes I learn from others. Me being a persistent person is going to help me a lot in the future. If you always give up when someone says no in the world you will never get anywhere. I also like to learn from peoples mistakes instead of making my own. You get to see what you could have done in that situation if it ever comes to you. History repeats itself but its up to you if you want to change it or not.
Pahan 1 / 1,906 553 Nov 21, 2013 #2One of the things that was always told to me growing up by my family is "me nah raise nuh pretty dunse".One of the things that I have been constantly told by my family is "me nah raise nuh pretty dunse".That's in Jamaican dialect and it means I'm not raising no pretty dumb person.In Jamaican dialect it means we don't want to raise a dumb person.Academics are a big part in my family. All the adults in my family including me are immigrants. My mother once told me that the basic goal for an immigrant is to make something of their lives in the U.S., make money goes back home and live comfortably.Education meant a lot for my family. We are immigrants to the USA and my mother used to tell me that their goal is to educate us so that we can return to our home one day and lead comfortable lives.
Pahan 1 / 1,906 553 Nov 21, 2013 #4Throughout my life I have seen how hard my mother has struggled to make sure me and my sister has had the best. So throughout school I try to do the best I can. I see myself as a persistent person. When there is something that I want I will try and reach for it. It's like something pushes me to get it. For instance, when I had tried out for twirling. I was the worst. So I would go home and practice every day..... I find redundancy in some sentences. So this is what I suggest;I grew up seeing how hard my mother struggled to provide the best for me and my sister. This made me be determined, serious and persistent student. I never gave up pursuit if I was interested achieving something. For instance, as I began trying out for Twirling, I was the worst in the team, but I would go home and practice hard every day.Hope this helps :)
