The book I read was " We are Americans by William Perez, Perez tells the stories of twenty teens who immigrate to come to America for the " American Dream" to graduate high school and go to college. But after they graduate high school they hit a wall because they can not get a job legally or receive financial aid for college. One girl talks about how this happened to her and what it was like for her knowing she didn't really fit in because she wasn't American.These 20 teens are only some of the 65,000 that this happens to every year.
My topic is what people, teens or their families do in order to recieve a good education. The way this connects to my topic is it shows an example of what people do for education. How teens or their parents leave their native country for them to recieve a better education. But it also shows how hard it still is for some of them to attend college and accomplish goals or just achieve more once they arrive.
Book shows just one example what people do in order to get a good edacution, some leave their native countries coming from all around the world to come to U.S. to get an education, some work double shift or 2 jobs in order to pay college tuiton, some attend community college to be able to attend a regular college or university, some balance their school life and work life, some learn a complete other language, some stress about grades constantly, etc. While there are those who are born in U.S. and have parents who can pay for their college but take it for granted or just take another road, starting to work. (not that this wrong path) But at the same time there are teens who will do anything in order to attend college or get that better education that will lead to the better life.
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