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Personal Writing: My American Dream

I am from Nigeria, a country that is beautiful and filled with wonderful natural resources. I lived in Nigeria with my family, including my mother, father, three sisters and one brother. We were a happy family until social disorder and much unrest invaded my country. As a result, my family as well as other countrymen suffered. We did not have enough food and water--two staples that are necessary for anyone to survive. In addition, diseases and illness became epidemic, especially in the rural areas. Seeing these conditions made me sad, of course; but more than that, the experience taught me to think about what I might do in order to help alleviate some of the suffering. I often ...

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very hard, and due to his effort, in March 1999 three of us joined him here in Washington, DC. Upon my arrival, I had to face challenges of language and different social customs, my accent made it difficult to communicate with others. I had to make new adaptations in order to excel in unfamiliar surrounding.
Even though I always looked forward to living the American dream, a place for opportunities, I knew that it was easy. I know I am an achiever because I have found within myself the mental and moral strength to pursue my dream in the face of hardship and pain. I have overcome that fear of making tough decisions of whether or not I will fit into unfamiliar surrounding in America. I know that courage is more than the absence of fear. It is the ability to go forward even when one is afraid to overcome fear and carry on.
I plan to go to college when I finish high school, and become an optomerist so that I might help people by finding if not the cure for River blindness and ...

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Added: 7/20/2006 08:48:03 PM
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