<p>UC PROMPT #1: Describe the world you come from for example, your family, community or school and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.</p>
<p>Being the first in my family to be born in the United States, I have been strongly influenced by the culture of my parents who came to the U.S. from India. Along with the immense amount of pressure to do well in school, I am faced with living life through my parents eyes. I am often told how fortunate I am to have sufficient living conditions that my parents lacked. Its through their actions and words, rather than first-hand experience, that I envision their childhood. </p>
<p>Throughout elementary school, I was smarter than most, had great grades, and just lived life day by day. Next came middle school, and though I was not as studious as most, my grades remained high and my parents were proud. During this time, I hardly ever saw my dad due to his job at the airport occupying him seventeen hours a day, six days a week. Thus, I sometimes went with him to the airport to spend some time with him, not to mention I was fascinated at the sight of an airplane taking off. Sitting in my dads office, swiveling around in his chair, waiting for him to get back from safe-checking the airplanes, I was fooled into thinking my dad had the hottest job in town. </p>
<p>Reality then made its way into my life; after money constraints and arguments between my parents, I realized that my dad was making just the average amount. This hit me pretty hard, and for a long while I saw through the smile my dad had always put on for me and I started to notice the tiresome effects, of which I had been blinded from before, that his job had taken upon him. Only then had I fully comprehended my moms persuasive lectures to get me to work as hard as I could and to get a good education to avoid the hardships my father has gone through to support our family.
Then came high school where the world had caught up to me. I quickly realized, after a struggling start to my freshmen year, that my lackadaisical approach to school would no longer cut it. I started to increase my working habits, get more interactive in classes, and more involved in school. One thing I quickly noticed was my active role in class debating controversial subjects regarding topics from governmental policies to environmental concerns. For me, the most satisfying triumph was taking the less popular side of an issue whether I felt it was right or wrong and holding ground. This brought back recurring memories of my childhood where I would try and logically argue my way out of situation such as going to tutoring class or simply eating a banana. It has now come full circle as to why my mom has always told me that I should become a lawyer. My parents have done all that they can, I have found what I excel at, I have my sights fully set on a career path to become a lawyer, and never have I been so motivated to strive for success.</p>
<p>This is just my first rough draft, i'm still going to send it to many people to review it. Tell me what you think. I know my first paragraph is boring and weak. Any ideas for a good first sentence would be nice. Don't worry about giving me harsh criticism, i'll take anything!! thanks</p>