Personal Narrative: Nora Salazar And Luis Maldonado

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In the poverty-stricken streets of Colombia, my parents arose past hardships, hurdles and vices that could have otherwise bridled their ambitions or could have strayed them away from the foremost godly offering that would have ever entered their lives, me. During the midst of the early morning in Laredo, Texas in a bustling hospital room my mother was bearing the pain and agony of my birth as she did not receive anesthesia for my anticipated arrival, but surely enough on September 1st, 2001 I was born. I was bestowed one of the most conventional yet timeless names, Ashley Michelle Maldonado, though it is commonary, I could not envision myself being named any other. All throughout my youth my parents, Nora Salazar and Luis Maldonado, have exhibited …show more content…

Tennis does consume a majority of my time as I must practice and improve my skills, because of this in many cases I end up juggling school and tennis. School has not always been my strong suit, tests and quizzes have never failed to defy me, principally in math courses, even though I try remarkably hard to retain the knowledge of numbers and equations, it simply does not cement itself in my brain. On the other hand, english, reading and writing have a special place in my heart, it has aided me throughout most of my education and it is one of the only subject matters that passes my mind’s barriers effortlessly. If I could give my life a grade at the nonce I am in my life— it would be an A, because I am exceedingly grateful that at this moment I have great health, family and friends, education, and that I can enjoy the small pleasures in life. Another matter I’m beholden to is the kindness of strangers and it is a gift that should occupy more of the world and if I could change anything in the world it would be to eliminate all evil from people. That being because more often than not, I feel impotent when I view damage produced by others and I simply cannot fix the deranged minds of these horrific people. Doing so would also abolish all injustices that limit us and would help us live in a better and more prosperous

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