I come from a world where my grandparents didn’t go to college and didn’t pass high school.That was just how it was back then. The people that came from Mexico to the U.S. would come just to work. They didn’t care about an education as long as they were getting payed. However for my parents it kind of changed. They did graduate from high school, but they didn’t go to college.They just started working. Whereas, for me I want to do something different. I would like to graduate from high school and go to college. I don’t want to work as hard as they did to earn my life. They arrive home from work all tired and late. It's very difficult for them. They work for a long time doing something they didn’t enjoy, but it pays the bills. Even though they are like that, because of their parents it’s going to be a different story with me. Like they say “Learn from the past, live in the present and hope for the future” .
For my grandparents since they didn’t finish high school and didn’t go to college, they have a hard time reading and writing. Which is sad and hard, because it’s very important to have these skills, because you need them for your everyday life. Therefore it makes me get inspired, because I would like to keep improving on my reading and writing. You need that in life to succeed well pretty much on everything. I wouldn’t want to be confused when I have to read the letters they send me when I’m older. I would also want to know how to write checks. Since I’ve seen that it’s very difficult for my grandparents, because they have a hard time reading their medication so I end up helping them.
However for my parents they do know how to read and write but they didn’t go to college or didn’t get an education after high school.It’s important to get an education, because you get a better job that you’ll like and get good money. For this reason my dream is to get a good education so I can get a good job in the medical field.So I won’t have to ask my parents for money when I have to buy something or pay for something. I would also like to take them around the world, because they really deserve it.
Moreover,the community has made me dream to go to a different town and see new places. In Lindsay the population is not very big so everyone knows everyone.Most of the work that is here is labor work. A lot of people work either in the fields picking oranges or work in a packing house.There income is not that great for the work they do.They work a lot of hours, but yet their income doesn’t really make a difference. I can’t picture myself doing that for the rest of my life. That’s another reason why I would like to live somewhere else.
In conclusion, in the past people didn’t care about their education because they were just worried about the present and never looked towards the future. You can’t do nothing about the past because it’s the pass and you can’t change it but you could change the present to have a good future.
Life Map Summary
Lesly Carrillo
Mr.Gonzales
Life Map
November 4, 2015
The five my most important events in my life or that’s going to happen to me in the future. Was when my sister was born and when I go to college.Also when I travel and when I have a career.Last but not least,there’s the first time when I first went to Disneyland. The reason why I think my sister being born is an important event is because I wanted a little sister since it was just me for awhile. When she was born it changed my mom’s, dad’s and of course of my life because it wasn’t just the three of us anymore. The reason why going to college is an important event is because it’s important if I want a career.To me traveling is important event in my life is because I get to travel wherever I want and those memories will stick with me for the rest of my life and I could say that I traeveled the world.Then, there’s getting a career that’s an important event in my life because I’m going to have that job for a long period time.Last but not least, going to Disneyland was a nice event because I was little when I went and there’s people that don’t have the chance to go at that age.
Mr.Gonzales
Life Map
November 4, 2015
The five my most important events in my life or that’s going to happen to me in the future. Was when my sister was born and when I go to college.Also when I travel and when I have a career.Last but not least,there’s the first time when I first went to Disneyland. The reason why I think my sister being born is an important event is because I wanted a little sister since it was just me for awhile. When she was born it changed my mom’s, dad’s and of course of my life because it wasn’t just the three of us anymore. The reason why going to college is an important event is because it’s important if I want a career.To me traveling is important event in my life is because I get to travel wherever I want and those memories will stick with me for the rest of my life and I could say that I traeveled the world.Then, there’s getting a career that’s an important event in my life because I’m going to have that job for a long period time.Last but not least, going to Disneyland was a nice event because I was little when I went and there’s people that don’t have the chance to go at that age.