My research question is :How does multiculturalism affect the American identity? This topic interests me because I am both Dominican and American. I also find that knowing what it means to be American is hard to define. Another reason why
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Author: Dessire Perez
Shitty First Drafts- Dessire
Part A- After understanding what Lamott said, she believes that writing your first draft is more about the process than the product itself. The first draft allows you to get all of your ideas out onto paper in order to
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Writing Task: Resilience – Dessire
Outline-
I- 1. Introduce my parents and how they only know Spanish. 2. State how I only knew Spanish until I started school. 3. Talk about learning to fully understand English and Spanish in order to translate between the two.
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Writing Task Between Two Worlds- Dessire
Both of my parents come from the Dominican Republic and don’t know English. From the moment that I was born, I grew up learning only Spanish. For the first couple of years of my life I had always had people
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Writing Task Mentor Quote- Dessire
“All of your cousins are relatively successful except for x.y.z. “
In my family if you weren’t at the top , then you’re looked down upon. There’s always been this pressure of having to be the best, do your best,
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Success Tips- Dessire
Tip #1:
One tip that I suggest and should start to do more of is to participate. Participation hasn’t always been my strong suit and has been something that my teachers used to address consistently. This in particular is significant
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Intro- Dessire
Hey my name is Dessire Perez and I am 17 years old. I’m a part of the first generation in my family to be born in the U.S ; While both of my parents come from the Dominican Republic. Every
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