Essay On Hispanic Culture

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Being Hispanic is not just an ethnicity, or a classification for a person's origin; it is a way of life that molds an inspires future generations. It gives an individual a unique perspective in two countries, two cultures, and different hardship. My grandparents raised me in their ranch in Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas; a border town in Mexico. During my years in Mexico I got to witness, and bathe in a truly impressive culture. I went to several festivals, cavalcades, and rodeos. Met many fascinating individuals, saw impressive architecture, and dinned in many fancy restaurants; such as the pickup truck turned mobile taco establishment. Furthermore, none compare in importance than the lesson my grandpa taught me; nothing comes free, life is but a …show more content…

Whatever was left was evenly distributed through the brothers and sisters. His older brother selfishly banished his family from the land. Deprivation was not my grandfather’s demise, but where he found the strength to fight to rescue his family from misery. He went on, thrived, bought a ranch, livestock, and had kids of his own. Now my grandfather is ninety years old, and sadly he lost the ranch he worked, and sacrificed so much for. Government bought it from him to build infrastructure in it. The money he gained was not well managed, and the ranch being the sole source of income exceptionally hurt my family. One of my uncles from his share had enough to buy a small twelve-acre ranch, compared to the four hundred one my grandfather owned, and it is from this that my family hangs from a thread. I have first handed witness my family have it all just to lose it. Being Hispanic means having pride in your origins, where your family came from and what it took them to get there. It means loving your family above all, and be willing to fight for them. And just how my grandfather fought to give our family a future, I shall do just that. A future that is strong as my grandpa's love to

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