Assimilation

Assimilation means to absorb and learn new ideas, techniques, and ways of life from another group of people. In a Raisin in the Sun the character Beneatha worries about assimilation when she is speaking to her friend Asagai. The play shows assimilation as a weakness because Beneatha is trying to gain ideas from both groups. She is trying to become a doctor and succeed like the rich white people in the play but yet she still wants to learn her African heritage which is the exact opposite. Assimilation can also be a strength.

Many people around me assimilate. There are always people striving to achieve certain goals and these goals might not be the same as their group so  they learn the ideas and ways of another group of people. People assimilate by studying others and learning how they behave and what they say and how they do certain things. People choose to assimilate because the certain culture or group of people have the same interests as they do or want to reach the same points in life as they do. I would say yes I am a person who assimilates. Many people still view minorities as people with little education and not very many goals in life. I am the opposite. I plan on going to college and getting my education and have very many goals I would like to reach. As the writer Eric Liu would say it, I am trying to achieve "whiteness." Eric Liu went from his Chinese culture to the white or American culture. He was made fun of and considered a traitor to his culture. His view on assimilation was that it created a new life and opportunity for him, but it also hurt his history and knowledge of his Chinese background. Assimilation can be viewed different ways by people, both in a positive and negative way.  

My Family

My family is definitely more important than my individual desires. Without my family I would not even have individual desires. My family supports me through every decision I make. My mom is like my best friend. Without her I do not know what I would do with myself. Every time I need someone to talk to she is always there for me. Anything I need help with she is right there for me to provide whatever I need. My dad is the strong one in the family. Whenever I feel like giving up on my individual desires he pushes me to keep going and not stop. The most important member in my family though is my little brother. He is the one in the family that brings craziness, excitement, and the most joy to the family. Whenever one of us is down in the family my little brother always does something crazy or silly to make us laugh. My family is the best. We all support each other and make each other laugh even though we all make each other crazy sometimes. My individual desires do not come close to how important my family is to me.

The American Dream

The American Dream is basically about living a successful life. A person has to work hard to achieve a life filled with prosperity. A person would then get a get married and have kids to make a family. The family then will live happy in a house that they like.

My American Dream is to go to college first and get my degree. I hope to become a successful engineer and make a great amount of money. After I get my degree and find a well paying engineering career then I would look forward into starting my family. I will get a wife and have kids and live in a really nice house. I hope to have such a great job that I will not have to ever worry about paying for bills and I would be able to get my kids whatever they want and get them even more than I have gotten.

The life and times of Nigel

I'm Nigel and my favorite sport is basketball. I have been playing basketball since i was a little kid. The court is like another home away home for me. I can play basketball all day if i had the chance to. I like to listen to all kinds of music especially hip hop. My favorite kind of food is seafood because it is the best. My favorite subject in school besides athletics is math class. I am very confident person and care about my appearance. I like to make sure i look good all of the time.

School is not very interesting to me. I think it is boring. The only fun part about school is seeing everybody and hanging out with my friends. After high school I plan on going to college. I will go to whatever college offers me the most money.