Sonia Sotomayor

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Prosperity The trials and tribulations that one goes through in their young life will shape them into someone who pushes through adversity or someone who breaks down and decides to quit. The struggles that Sonia Sotomayor went through in her book My Beloved World pushed her to fight when times got tough for her and her family. Sonia took everything that she could from what she had and she built on it in such a way that greatly helped her later in life. The success of Sonia Sotomayor is a result of a strong role model that helped her navigate life and learn and the hardships she endured at a young age that made her mature. The death of a parent is extremely hard on a child but the way one bounces back and moves forward from that event …show more content…

Early in her life Sonia felt the love and affection of a role model who did nothing but love her. In her book Sonia touches on the topics of how her grandmother helped guide her through her childhood and was the role model that she needed. Sonia said “I have come to believe that in order to thrive, a child must have at least one adult in her life who shows her unconditional love, respect, and confidence. For me it was Abuelita (her grandmother)” (pg ). When Sonia said this it showed how her grandmother shaped her and helped make her into the person that she is today. Sonia’s grandmother was someone that Sonia inspired to be like because she was very close with her grandmother. Another role model that Sonia had was her mother because of how hard she worked to support her family. Sonia’s mother always wanted the best for her family, this shows when Sonia said “She was the one who moved us to the projects. Unlike my aunt, she chose to work. She was the one who insisted we go to Catholic school” (pg 16). With these two role models in her life Sonia was greatly helped on her path to being successful later in

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