Compare And Contrast Essay About Moving To American Culture

When my family decided to move to America when about three years ago, I got to experience depression for the first time. Everyone around me seemed to be so unfamiliar and cold. I didn’t speak the same language that most of the people speak in my school, and we had different culture and shared different beliefs. I found no one to trust and talk to. My father’s word kept being played in my mind.

America is one of the richest and safest place in the whole wide world. I was born in Egypt and came to California when I was 10 years old, I love it here. The reason I came to America was because of safety, but now that a lot of people have weapons it 's not as safe anymore. We should make a law about limiting people’s weapons and only people who actually need it shall have it.

There are far too many parallels between ancient Rome and modern America. It seems as if many people do not care enough about the path our country is headed down. Ethics and values have gone out the window, the government has doomed the working class, people have become violent, people are acting without fully thinking and war is constant. America needs a change before it is too late. Ethics and values have merely disappeared but when they are present they seem to be hypocritical.

instead I was tossed a red bag of orange triangles that looked completely inedible. I was confused to say the least. It hit me then that although we both speak English, there was still a barrier. School was no better. Although I was adjusting, I became tired of being treated like a parrot, repeating words back while people listened in amazement.

As a teenager moving to a new country with a different culture, different language, and being thousands of miles away from everyone I grew up with was not an easy change, however, that was precisely what I did in January of 2013 when I came to the United States with my father. My whole world changed since, and shaped my way of thinking. From learning English, adjusting to a new culture, experiencing my first snow and finding my way in my new country, my life has been an exciting adventure. My parents brought me to America almost 5 years ago to have a better life, and to get a better education.

What makes an American? What do you think when you hear the word “America”? First words that may pop into someone from another country may say is “obese” “spoiled” “lucky” “beautiful”. America is Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.

My first language was Persian and I had to learn English in a few years. When I moved here, it was hard to understand what people were saying in the first weeks, but they helped me a lot to learn English by talking slower and sometimes louder. I admire the good qualities americans have; like their hard work, they do their best to get what they want, they never give up and they help other people. These are the good qualities I try to learn from

Renee Forneris Mrs. Urda English 1B (7) 12 May 2015 “The starting point of all achievement is desire” (Napoleon Hill). No matter where a student goes to school whether it is at a junior high school or at Providence Catholic High School students who have desire will do well. However there are many differences between Troy Middle School and Providence Catholic High School. There are two main areas that they are different in and they are academics and athletics. Providence Catholic High School and Troy Middle School both focus on academics and athletics, however; Troy Middle School makes a more competitive experience and a creates a positive learning experience.

What Does It Mean To Be An American What does it mean to be an american? Isn’t that the question that every american citizen wonders at some point in their lives? It is a simple question that can be taken different ways and answered in many different forms. Some may answer as a personal opinion, others as a factual statement, I however agree with those who see it as an opinion. Every person in America is different in some way.

The American dream is very different to certain individuals than others, an immigrants American Dream can be to come from their country and Live here peacefully in a nice home, have a decent job and for their kids to get a chance at better education. There is a lot of opportunity In America. People have hope for a better life in America. I too have An American dream just like Martin Luther King. It’s to be able to Have a better education than the ones I was having in the Dominican Republic, In America I didn’t have to pay to go to elementary school, nor middle school nor high school, Unlike the Dominican Republic Where you must pay for your education.

Conflicts arose between the culture I was engaged in at school and the culture that my family kept at home. I typically had gimbap, Korean seaweed rice rolls, while my friends ate ham and cheese sandwiches and chips for lunch and spoke about how much money the tooth fairy gave them the night before, a fantasy figure my parents did not know about. My friends would lightly poke fun at my peculiar lunch and it quickly made me feel like an outcast. Additionally, it was hard for me to find a place in school for the first couple of years, as I spoke poor english. It didn’t help that I only spoke Korean at home.

One thing I love and embrace about being an American is the melting pot culture a great majority of us strive for in this country. Influence and roots are important to each of us as individuals, all in our own different and unique ways. Whether it be during the intake, or in my case, if a student, parent, or co-worker, wanted to know about my background and culture, I would not hesitate to disclose that information to them, if they wanted it. I consider myself American even though my roots are French, Italian, and Irish. I do not think of myself as an expert on French, Italian, and Irish culture; rather, an expert on what it is like to be American while fostering and favoring some of those traditions that my ancestors may or may not have celebrated,

Coming from a low income family, living in a small town in India, I learned early on about struggling and surviving those struggles. I watched my parents working day and night to provide for electricity, pay for our monthly school fees so my sister and I can have a better education, and for the future they wished upon for their children. To further enhance this vision, my father decided for the family and I to immigrate to the US. Everything was different in the sense that I changed schools, learned a new language, had to make new friends, and learned the different culture. I had to adapt to a whole new world, which was a little difficult at 6 years old

London Carter Professor Deshaies ENG 111 13 April 2023 Compare and Contrast Essay Many people come together with loved ones every year to celebrate Easter. Cooking, feasting, hiding Easter eggs, and playing games are all a part of the spring festivities that many families find themselves celebrating the holiday. But many people don’t understand the deep history of Easter and how the festivities change from culture to culture. When comparing America’s Easter background to England’s, you can find many similarities: the Easter Bunny, chocolate eggs, and home-cooked dinners.

(a) Describe any of the cultures which you are passionate about. In general, I do not favour any one culture in particular and I do not think any particular culture can claim to be more superior to another. Instead I am passionate about certain values and way of thinking that can be found in several western and eastern cultures around the world. I think different cultures each have their own positives and negatives that shape their societies and the people who live there, for better or worse.