A 15 year-old girl is forced to leave her homeland because of ethnic hatred and arrives in New York. Her family has lost everything and must start from scratch. Three years later she graduates from high school and has a chance for a college scholarship which will educate her and allow her to earn a good living that will help her parents (her father works as a porter).
On her scholarship application she writes about how she transformed personal bitterness into determination. She begins this way: ”A man’s soul is harder than a rock.”
Help her finish her application:
(This prompt is from a new book I am writing to help people find their writer’s voice. I welcome your comments and your writing. Please share with us.)
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I think everyone can be change. But it’s a very difficult. I think that the better way is to change things around you: the place where one lives, the friends that one has, the job tha one works, etc. These things allow you to change and maybe became your life better.
How long do you spend a day coming up with stuff like this?
Excellent ideas here, have email1317ed my mum so expect a big reply!!