Believing That You Can

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Believing That You Can


challenge in my life to succeed. The American Dream
means to me that no matter how far away my dream seems I
will go after it with courage. I will keep my family together
through happiness and sadness, and I will continue working
hard to improve my life.


Alma Miranda is a student at ACE- Leon County Schools.


What the American Dream Means To Me
My name is Christiana Nwagbuo. I am from Imo,
Nigeria. One day when I was little, my sister took me to the
beach. When we were swimming at the beach a big wave
took me to the sea. I survived, but it was scary. I still
remember that incident. I have eight siblings but two of
them died at a young age. My father did not want to pay for
my high school; therefore, I could not continue my
education. Then I went to a fashion design school for
sewing. During that time I met my husband, and six years
later we got married. My husband owned a business, and
there were some people who worked for us. Then I joined
my husband and worked with him. We have five children:
ages 20, 18, 16, 14 and 8. We came to the United States in
May 2009. We never thought of coming to America until
my brother-in-law filed the documents for us.


He has been in America for many years. Before I came
to America, I thought it was a heaven and the most beautiful
country in the world. I also thought if I went to America one
day I can become rich. After I spent three years here now, I
know that America is not the country that was in my dream.
It has more crime than I thought. Living in America is very
difficult, because everything is very expensive. It is hard to
find good jobs without a good education. I need to go to
school to get a better job. Most people in America
discriminate against immigrants like us. If I could, I would
stop all the taxes that the government charges the people in
America. However, I like America because everything is
well organized. Students get free education from elementary
school to high school. Another reason I like America is
people cannot drive without a driver’s license. In Nigeria,
people can drive without a driver’s license at their own risk.

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