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    Noemi Soto lives with pressure to be perfect due to her parents' sacrifices in moving from another country so she could have better opportunities. Her parents worked hard with difficult jobs so Noemi and her brothers could get an education, which has always been their top priority. Noemi struggled learning English when she began school but strived to do well, seeing education as something nobody could take away. She is pursuing higher education both to continue learning and to teach her younger brothers they can achieve more than they think.

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    Noemi Soto lives with pressure to be perfect due to her parents' sacrifices in moving from another country so she could have better opportunities. Her parents worked hard with difficult jobs so Noemi and her brothers could get an education, which has always been their top priority. Noemi struggled learning English when she began school but strived to do well, seeing education as something nobody could take away. She is pursuing higher education both to continue learning and to teach her younger brothers they can achieve more than they think.

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    NoemiSoto

    ElDoradoHighSchool
    Placerville,Ca

    Iliveinahouseholdwhereperfectionisamust,butIunderstandwhy.Myparentscame
    fromanothercountryoncetheyfoundouttheywereexpecting,me.Theylefttheirfamiliesand
    theirlifebehindsoIcouldbebornintheLandofOpportunities.Theywantedmetohavea
    betterfuture,andtheyknewtheycouldgetmoremoneyonthenorthsideoftheborder.Because
    theyriskedsomuch,andhaveworkedhardtheirentirelifeIfeellikeIhavethispressuretobe
    perfectanddothingstherightway.
    Myparents,especiallymydadhavealwaystoldme
    Noquieroquetutengasuntrabajo
    comoyo,quieroquetengasunamejorvidaqueyo.
    .Idontwantyoutoworkinajoblikemine,
    Iwantyoutohaveabetterlife
    .
    SincethedayIwasbornmydadhasworkedeveryday,justso
    mymotherandIcouldhavesomebeansfordinner.Tillthisdayhehasthesamejob,somy
    brothersandIcouldhaveanotebookandpenciltogotoschool.Formyparents,meandmy
    brothersgettinganeducationhasalwaysbeenimportant.Thatswhyschoolcomesfirst.
    Sinceayoungageschoolhasbeenmyfirstpriority,eventhoughIhadfamilyand
    financialproblems.MyentirelifeIvestrivedtodogreatinschool.AbadlettergrademeantI
    wasnottryinghardenough.Becausemyparentswerefromadifferentcountryandspokea
    differentlanguagetheycouldnthelpmewithhomeworkandschool,andIwastheoldestchild
    meaningIwasonmyown.Allmyschoolefforts,thebadgrades,thegoodgrades,wasallme.I
    learnedonmyown.WhenIstartedkindergartenIhadnocluehowtospeakEnglish.AllIknew
    wasCanIgopotty?IstruggledtolearnEnglish,toblendin,toreadandwriteEnglishfluently.
    TothisdayIstillstrugglewithmygrammar,maybethatswhyImmoreofamathandscience
    geek.
    Iampursuingthishighereducationtonotonlybetaughtbuttoteach.Notbecomea
    teachernecessarily,buttoteachmyyoungerbrotherswholookuptome,toteachthemthatthey
    canbecomesomeonegreaterthanthepersontheythinktheycanonlybecome.Also,onceyou
    areeducatedthatisonethingnobodycantakeawayfromyou,yourknowledge.Thatisyours
    andalwayswillbe.
    AsofnowIamnotexactlysurewhatIwanttobecome,butIhaveexploredmanyideas
    andIvelearnedwhatIdontwanttodo.IthinkthatnomatterwhatIchoosetodoinlifeitwill
    helpthosearoundme,mycommunity,andmostimportantlyme.

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