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Juana Lopez
Professor Wheatley
Eng 101
16th May, 2017
Making Sacrifices
A dream doesn’t become a reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and
hard work -Colin Powell. Jose Lopez is 48 years old. He is a tall, chubby man with small hazel
eyes that grab your attention when he is in front of you. Jose has a black mustache and thick
brows. As the oldest child of his family, he took responsibility with his dad to go to different
states in Mexico and sell shoes. Later after not finding ways of finding money, Jose decided to
come into the United States in search of a job and a better future. At the age of 17, he was
working in the fields in California to send money to his parents to help out his family. He had to
make sacrifices to see others happy. He wanted that his four little brothers have everything he
didn't have. He continues to make sacrifices. He wakes up every morning at 4 AM, and goes to
work to give a better future to his family. I admire this because he does not have a easy job. His
job is one of the hardest in the world as he has to work outside in hot temperatures and
sometimes with arm and back pain. That's why I admired him and believe he is a role model.
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"I remember one time when my dad and I were traveling in Mexico. We were driving late
at night and out of nowhere a dead body was in the middle of the road. My dad rapidly drove
faster as this was one of the techniques sneak thieves usually used during this time, at that
moment I was scared but later got used to it, I knew the risk we were getting into," Said Jose as I
was interviewing him at the dining table in our house. I could not concentrate on what he was
trying to say my three years old sister continued dancing, running and singing "Let it Go" from
Frozen. OH NOO!! I hate listening every time the same song over and over again. I asked him
why he kept moving from place to place. He responded "My family used to make shoes, but
Guanajuato is the city of shoes, so most of the people who live there make shoes, which made it
hard for my family to establish a business. We decided to go out of town and sell them around
Mexico." I could see Jose, making serious faces and also smiling when he remembered a funny
memory. I asked him about his favorite place and he told me about Los Cabos, every time he
went there he took advantage and went to parties. I kept thinking about how I wanted to someday
in a future I could go to the places my dad had adventures, and also make my own memories.
"Selling shoes around Mexico was going well but not as we wanted so I decided to come
into the United States in search for a job that could help my parents and me," Jose said. I felt
how hard it may had been for him to leave the people he loved to have a better life, as I heard his
serious voice and he took a deep breath. "When I was in California, I was around seventeen
working in the fields it was not easy at the beginning getting used on working hard. I was used to
be seated all day for hours, coming into the USA was a big change." As I heard him, I
appreciated my life. I have not gone through hard stuff like my dad. My life has been easy
compared to him. My sister had already calmed down, as we decided to put her favorite show.
Now I was getting annoyed by the song of Sofia the First.
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My dad is a serious person that does not talk about his past, at that moment he was
talking a deep tone. Most of the time he talks and share his memories he tries to be funny, but in
this interview it was different. By now I decided to asked him if he liked his job, but I already
knew the answer. He doesn't actually like working in the fields every day, especially on the
sunny days in high temperatures. He has received better job opportunities, but he has rejected
them. Working in the fields is better than his last job, he used to work in a packing plant that
gave him more responsibilities and fewer hours of sleep as he worked at night. He left this job, as
the company closed around four years ago. Most of the job offers he has received, required him
to move from San Luis to Salinas, and he does not want to leave us. He has tried moving away
from us two times but returns in a few days because he can't be away from his family.
His brothers continued making shoes in Mexico, and their business was going great. They
now have a shoe factory. I asked him if he had the opportunity to go and work with them would
he do it. He replied with "yeah, I would like to take the opportunity, but not now, right now I'm
still here in the United States because of you guys." He referred to my little sisters and I. "I want
you guys to have a better future than I had. I may have to work in the fields for you guys to
become my dream come true, but I know it would be worth it." As he was telling me these
words, I started to feel emotional. My dad has made so many sacrifices through his life for his
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family to be happy. He has always seen others before himself. He may not have the best job in
the world, but he has made sacrifices to make others happy. Ever since little, Jose had to work
hard in fields and selling shoes. He had to made sacrifices leaving his hometown and loved ones
in search of a better life for a better future. He still makes those sacrifices. He wakes up every
morning at 4 AM and works all day In the sun to provide his family a better life. "se que algun
dia todo valdra la pena"
Work cited
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"Colin Powell." BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2017. 17 May 2017.
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/c/colinpowel385927.html
Lopez, Jose. Personal Interview. 23 February, 2017
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