# data[].attributes.headline
1915: Mexican Revolution, The Yucca Miracle

# data[].attributes.subject
1915: Mexican Revolution, The Yucca Miracle

# data[].attributes.body
The oldest known story in my family is the hardships that my great grandfather Felimon experienced during the Mexican Revolution. He was only a small child when everything occurred. Daily, mercenaries and soldiers ransacked their small town of Galeana, taking livestock, food, and sometimes women. Despite this, there was an unusual amount of yucca plants in the area, which allowed Felimon to survive. These plants are the reason why my family is here today, because without them my grandfather would never have met his lover later on. This was the reason why my grandparents were very religious, as this was seen as a miracle done by God himself.

# data[].attributes.body
This is a Yucca, and it's a cactus-like tree that can be found anywhere in a semi-arid region in North America. This plant is responsible for the survival of Felimon; eating the potato-like roots gave just enough nutrition during hard times.

# data[].attributes.body
During the late 90s, my uncle Jorge and my Grandfather Sebastian went to the U.S. in order to find work and test the waters of the “land of opportunity” that they dreamed of back home. Things were average; my grandpa found work and eventually moved to Ivanhoe, however my uncle faced a devastating car accident when driving with a friend, paralyzing him from the waist down. This was the main turning point of my mother’s life, as the rest of her family had no choice but to move to the U.S. as well in order to support him. Without this event, my mother probably would have never met my dad because she would have otherwise immigrated at a much later time.

# data[].attributes.body
I finally was able to get in to Manchester GATE for my 5th grade year. This was probably the most influential decision I’ve made, since it’s what made me choose to go to Computech and then Edison. This school seemed much better since it focused on mathematics and a much higher level of academics which I thought was cool. If I never took the initiative and joined this school, I probably would’ve been a slacker.

# data[].attributes.body
Legos have always had a supporting role when it came to my creativity. I first used them when playing with my brother around 10 years ago; using storage bins and Lego Batman figures to roleplay the same scenario of defeating a shark over and over again. On my birthday in 2014, the Lego Movie released, and this movie is what further increased my love for Legos. The reason why this is so influential is that it is what made me like things in the engineering field; being able to build things to do cool stuff. Without this motivation, I probably wouldn't have been interested in an Engineering career currently.

# data[].attributes.body
This was the cafeteria at Manchester. It always had that signature ammonia smell mixed with the processed food smell that enveloped the whole room and spread to the hallways.

# data[].attributes.body
This is the infamous double decker couch that is shown in the movie. It shows how silly the movie was, yet it demonstrates the level of creativity that Emmet needed in order to make this somewhat useful contraption.

# data[].attributes.body
This is one of the Lego figurines that me and my brother always played with. It came with a set that included a drill and some sort of minecart. However, these sets are either broken or lost today.

# data[].attributes.body
Since Manchester excels in many topics, it makes sense that it would be Nationally recognized.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Learning from Great American Schools since 1982

# data[].attributes.body
Mexican Revolutionaries during the war, taken from "Faces of the Mexican Revolution". Similar individuals exploited my great-grandfather's town.

# data[].attributes.body
This family photo shows my uncle and his family before the car crash. He was in high school at the time.

# data[].attributes.body
Taken from "Image 1 of Palestine daily herald (Palestine, Tex.), November 22, 1910"

# data[].attributes.body
This photo was taken in the early 2000s, and it shows the drastic changes that happened to my uncle's body. Straps were needed to keep his legs in place, as muscle spasms regularly happened back then.

# data[].attributes.body
Taken from: "Let’s Talk About Creativity, And This Necessity To Be Creative"

# data[].attributes.body
Taken From "Crash" by Roy Ernest Ballard

# data[].attributes.body
This was written by using lines from "We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks, "Last Day" by Amy Ludwig VanDurwater, and "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley. It describes the nervousness I had before switching to Manchester, and that this decision had an influential role in my life.