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Cultural differences among people
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Few years ago my dad told me story of how he came to America and that he wished that he could go back and see his family that he didn't see for about 10 to 12 years. In my mind, I hope his wish could come true and that he could be the luckiest. But for now we stay we remain. My mom comes back from work all worned out to find money to send to her uncle back home at Africa. She always come home complaining on how hard the job is and she wish to quit but can't because she can't find another job that gives out good money. She asked on what we were talking about and told her. That's when she joined us and we all talked. Then… I found myself landing on this place that I would call home but wasn't feeling right for me. It was a place where you could I was kind of confuse with everybody, but my uncle David said once you settle in with everything and everyone you’ll see and I kept this in thoughts. My uncle Hilmi was driving my mom, brothers, and I to my uncle Isaac house since his house was like an American looking house. When we were driving my my mom didn't like the drive because dust was coming all over her face but I was enjoying the ride because this is what I can call life. He wasn't talking to us, but I had a feeling that, that would change, but I kept silent and let my mom do all the talking and me resting after that big trip overseas. We had arrived to this house with a gate and a door in the middle was a garden, I thought it was a little neat and cool but I couldn't wait to get in that bad. In Sudan the temperatures goes over 100 degrees so that night was that night where around 7 the weather was maybe 115 degrees, so my uncle put my brothers, mom, and I in this room with air conditioner, while my dad was adapting to the weather and sleep inside. As soon they had told us this were our beds I jumped in and had to share it with my mom, so my mom had to move my body because I was fast asleep and didn't feel like Then I heard is sound in the kitchen and it was my new aunt. She had just married my uncle Isaac. Then next to her was my cousin, Mono, and my other cousin, Sawakin. I had remembered that Mono runned up to my arms like I was her mother that just came back from the military, which really made me feel at home, and Sawakin looking for her. It was so funny which made my afternoon. They were sitting down make tea. My aunt Enhum, my new aunt, told me ”sabah alkhyr”, which meant good morning and I nod back because I was shy and my uncle walked up and said,”Did you understand what she said” and I told him”Good Morning”, he said”Good, so you understand Arabic but you just don't speak it,” and I nodded. Then told my cousin, Sawakin I needed water and she looked at like she didn't speak English, so I said water in her language and she said ohh waTer and I looked at her stupid because that is what I said the first time. And my mom woked up and heard everything and when I make that look she knows what that mean. So she had told me we in America say water, while they say waTer, meaning they put more focus on the T that we do. And my mom had explained it to my cousin and aunt. Then we had this awkward moment and I had try to make a conservation with her but that didn't work, so my aunt told us two to go to the store and buy certain things and explore how Sudan is. I understood what they
One afternoon Apati Asedi took Mika and I to the yard to visit Graca. She led the way from our house to the yard. When she got to the door in the gate she didn’t say “Odi” as usual to announce her presence. I noticed this so I didn’t say anything but Mika, a little less observant, didn’t comprehend a thing and called out happily: “Odi!”
I remember the first time I came to America; I was 10 years old. Everything was exciting! From getting into an airplane, to viewing magnificent, huge buildings from a bird’s eye view in the plane. It was truly memorable. After staying few days at my mother’s house, my father and I wanted to see what Dallas looks like. But because my mother was working the whole day, it wasn’t convenient for her to show us the area except only on Sundays. Finally, we went out to the nearby mall with my mother. My father and I were astonished after looking at a variety of stores. But after looking at different stores, we were finally tired and hungry, so we went into McDonald’s. Not being familiar with fast food restaurants, we were curious to try American
I walked around unsteadily all day like a lost baby, far away from its pack. Surrounded by unfamiliar territory and uncomfortable weather, I tried to search for any signs of similarities with my previous country. I roamed around from place to place and moved along with the day, wanting to just get away and go back home. This was my first day in the United States of America.
“I moved here for a better life, I didn’t want my children going through what I had to go through” (Naj Taylor, Mom). Suffering from abuse, child labor, and no freedom, Naj’s only escape was to become a flight attendant and leave her home country, Malaysia. It was a relief knowing that she was safe not being near her parents. She did not realize that, while she was running away she was also leaving her family and friends. Living in another country without her family will never be the same. No memories can be made, it becomes a broken family, no one is by your side, and you have to face the world by yourself at 19 years old. “...grandchildren and grandparents to spend time together, often we lose track of old friends we never see again” (Patetic). With no one there, growing up by yourself is rough, progressing without a helping hand. Grandparents may never know their grandchildren and memories playing with them will not be made. The result of a fast-moving society affects a family growing together and no relationships can be made face to face
It is my memory of first year in the United States. Back then, I was a between 16 and 17 years old girl who would be called, ‘fob,’ which means ‘fresh off the boat.’ I was quite shy, not fluent in English, exotic looking and nervous but excited at the same time. Coming to the U.S. all by myself, leaving behind familiar culture, friends and family was quite challenging at such a young age, but I was all ready to endure hardship and obstacles of language barrier, cultural difference and loneliness. However, the trouble that pushed me into the well of suffering that I could not see the bottom came from the most unexpected source. It was my host family; they were white with a middle-class background, living in a rural area. They seemed like nice and friendly people at first. They brought me and my roommate to various events and places where I can learn American culture, helped me learn English, taught us the basic manner accepted in the U.S. and even celebrated my birthday. Nevertheless, they had a contradicting side as well. The family had eccentrically strict house rules which gave us heavy house chore, and eventually it led them to treat my roommate and me like housekeepers in the
The journey of a clandestine migrant is filled with trials, tribulations, and hardships. Some survive and endure through tragedy only to face border patrols and deportation. Although, fully comprehending the migrant experience without experiencing it firsthand is impossible. Retracing the journey it took for someone to arrive where they are today helps put things into perspective. It makes it easier to show compassion and sympathize with migrants, immigrants, and refugees.
At first, my very first experience in the United States is so bored, depressed, and hopeless. It was a new journey for me, I learn a language that I had never learned before, I get bullied just because I am the only one Asian who do not speak English. However, my life has become better when I realized that the “American Dream” is possible. Well, for me, the term “American Dream” is fitting for the one who attends at school, who has confidence and hard work. It might be a dream for my generation but not my parents. I saw my parents struggle to keep my brother and I fed. They worked more than two jobs, just to help us finish our education, paying our rent, and everything. I saw them suffer in tears, to sacrificed their future to let my brother and me to get a better education and opportunities to
It all began with a simple phone call one night after dinner. “Nevaeh,” my sister hollered up the stairs, “Its for you. Its Jacari, and he sounds strange. “ As I came downstairs to pick up the phone, I was not happy. I was tired and had looked forward to a nice quiet evening at home, not another stupid adventure with Jacari.
I remember it was a warm August in 1763. Three years after I sailed into Italy; and, encountered my greatest accomplishments I have now. I had painted for as long as I can remember. Before I headed off to Italy, for thirteen years, I worked in Pennsylvania painting portraits. My other paintings are from the historical or religious point of views. I planned to go back to America, but something had held me back. There’s so much inspiration I’ve seen from the first days I came here. I decided to stay at Bath, with my companion, William Allen, for a month. I came across on famous subjects a year after I settled here, like George III, which I constituted on The Departure of Regulus. My interests have changed since I came here, the war that is happening right now has constructive little messages. I wonder what I could create by that.
My brother who was already was living in America picked me from the Dallas Fort Worth airport. As my we drove away from the Airport towards his house where I would abode for a while, the smooth drive fascinated me; I was accustomed to potholes on the road in my home country. Deep in my mind I kept pondering how I will be able to survive in this cold, only to be amazed on arrival at the warmth I found inside the house. Out of curiosity I asked my niece, “why is it so warm in here?”, my niece answered with a smile “the heat is running aunty” whatever she meant I did not understand, although she spoke in English she had an American accent which took me long to adapt and decipher.
The pain in my legs, the sweat running down my face, hard breathing while trying to grasp air, people yelling spontaneously at me “GO Maddy GO!” hundreds of spectators all around watching and yelling, breathtaking mountain views in the background, dirt flying up in the air from pounding feet hitting the soft dirt is something I wish I could go back to. Running at USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country Nationals in Albuquerque, New Mexico the year of 2012 is a special day I wish I could go back to. It was December 8th, very hot and muggy in the state of New Mexico, but very cold and snowy back at home in Indiana. With thousands of runners from all over the state warming up, jogging around, stretching and getting ready for their big day, I was
This was a very interesting and informative article. The growing number of immigrants highlights the importance of a course like this. I appreciate this article as it shined light on many of the struggles ELL deal with daily. It takes time, patience, support, and courage to learn another language. For me, reading this article reminded me of my journey to America and the struggles I dealt with as a student. My parents did not speak English and living in community as a minority had its pros and cons. I learned the language faster, however, I was stigmatized for the way I spoke and learned by certain students and teachers. Many teachers did not know how to deal with a student like me which hurt my progress. For example, a teacher told me I should know the meaning of a word when I asked for its meaning on a
Then she would say something to me in Creole and I would answer her in English. We both acted like we understood each other by just smiling and nodding. It was actually funny, because we continued this conversation for at least five
“At last she spoke to me. When she approached me the first words to me I was so confused that I did not know what to say or answer to her. She asked me was I going to Araby. I could not remember whether I answered yes or no. It would be a splendid bazaar; she said she would love to go.”
My childhood, it was the toughest time in my life. In 1995, when I was 7, our family is displaced due to civil war from Kabul to a rural area in the Moqur district of Ghazni province. War and displacement caused our family financial standing to collapse. The worst unfortunate, my father was disabled and couldn’t work as a normal person to afford the expenses of his family of ten members. I was the eldest son of my father with 2 younger brothers and 5 sisters (4 elder and 1 younger than me). I was the only one who was expected to help my father by working together with him in order to come up with some money that covers expenses for the basic needs of living. I was busy with my childhood hobbies, but very soon I witnessed that the life is getting