Education is essential to me; for without an education we are nothing. I want to keep and serve the people in my home town. Furthering my education will give me the opportunity to give them something back; and to better understand their problems. I am the first generation in my family to go to college. My children, in the future, will be stimulated by me to continue their education and to have a better life …showed first 75 words of 180 total…

…showed last 75 words of 180 total…not want to let them down. I want a better future for me and my family. I want to help them. I also want to succeed in life because four years ago I was in my country, my parents brought me to the United States in order to have a better education, a better life, and a future. Now I feel that I have the ability to achieve the dreams of my family. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**