Essay On Isabel Treviño

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Growing up Hispanic is difficult, especially with other ethnic races giving minorities the disadvantage. Although Hispanics are constantly being overlooked, there are certain individuals who stand out in communities exemplifying their true demeanor. Maria Isabel Treviño is an epitome of a diligent citizen who spends her time contributing to the success of others. Maria Isabel Treviño was born on January 31, 1976 in Los Aldamas, Nuevo Leon. She lived there for two months subsequent to when she was born. One day her dad, Benito Resendez, and mom, Andrea Resendez, and her older brother, Jose Abel Resendez, crossed her in the car illegally because they needed to go to California to work in the fields, and the process for her citizenship had …show more content…

The amount she got depended on the amount of boxes that were filled. Since she was starting to make money on her own her dad told her, “You don’t have to give me any money but from now on, I’m not going to give you any money either.” So for the rest of the years, she had to save up for school supplies, school clothes, and any other thing that she needed; she kept that money all year long, and unknowingly, started learning how to manage her money and learn responsibility. Because Mrs. Trevino, even at such a young age, was able to manage her money spending, she decided to go and purchase the first Nintendo that was released with her own money. And on weekends she would go and enjoy herself with some of her friends and have that, rather, normal life that she always longed for. So for years to come, this was the everyday life style that Mrs. Trevino went through, with no complaints, until she was a sophomore in high school at the age of seventeen and got her first, good working condition, job at Pizza …show more content…

She would take care of her car with no assistance, by: washing it, paying for the gas, and changing the oil herself. This displays the independence that she had because stereotypically, girls are not supposed to do a man’s job. She eventually left her job at Pizza Hut and began working at the Photo Lab at Walmart, where she discovered her passion for photography. At this point in time, she had the choice to go work in the fields during the summer, and she declined the offer. She had moved on from that type of job, although her parents still went for work in the fields. She soon left the Walmart Photo Lab and decided to go work at High-Low – now known as O’Reilley’s Auto Parts – as a

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