The American Dream
Recently in class we had a guest speaker Mauricio Garcia that I thoroughly appreciated. Typically when listening to a guest speakers it feels like it is never ending and my attention has been lost, but Mauricio kept mine. Mauricio was an amazing speaker something he really has a gift for it. He talked about his life experience and how he was forced to move to the United States from El Salvador when he was 16. He also told us about his life and the obstacles that he had to go through and overcome to get to his “American Dream”. I applaud him on all the things he went through to make it to where he is today. Mauricio talked about his family and how he had to leave them behind when he left. He had no mother or father while he was here in an unfamiliar place, uncomfortable and not knowing what to do, not wanting to be here. I left class that night slightly confused on what I was supposed to write about. I kept reviewing what was talked about and tried to somewhat compare anything to Mauricio’s life. Though he was only without his parents for a short period of time, I began to think about students who have divorced parents and what kind of role that plays in one’s life. Granted his parents were never divorced, but he was without his parents for quite some time and may be a factor that does affect students through their journeys to that American Dream.
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