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We always have to do twice as much to be thought of as half as good

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We are creating what has not been created before.

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And now I know I’m no longer interested in meeting the expectations of others...but instead being what I expect of me.

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Dreams are usually based on unrealistic ideals, but manage to manifest themselves into something different and in the end far greater....

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Focusing my students on creating a better future for their own children, just as their parents did for them.

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My parents having to rebuild their life from scratch and never knowing if they would return to their country.

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The streets might not be paved with gold but they are paved with the sweat of so many. We all played a role in creating this country and the many who are still to come will do the same.

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This reminds me of my grandmother's experience as the child of an immigrant family in the early 1900s. My great grandparents came to this country to escape famine and oppression from British rule, but when they got here, they faced prejudice and poverty that resulted in the dissolution of their family unit. M

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I wonder about disillusionment leading us to the understanding that we build the world that we live in

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"Picking yourself up by the bootstraps" for some is a source of pride; for others, a mentality; and for others, an offense that ignores the history of this country.

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"Picking yourself up by the bootstraps" for some is a source of pride; for others, a mentality; and for others, an offense that ignores the history of this country.

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My mother struggling for over 12 years to achieve her nursing degree.

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I have used this quote to start conversation in classes before when studying immigration.

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I have used this quote to start conversation in classes before when studying immigration.

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reality is much different than ones expectation
I wonder what parents expect or truly want out of their child's educational experience
Do they even know?

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My dad (immigrant) having to work his way from not knowing the english language at age 11 to becoming one of the most respected doctors at Rush hospital.