Sacrifice In Nicaragua

Words: 603

Pages: 3

Open Document

Two parents who had worked vigorously for all they had, gave it all up for their kids. The sacrifice that Papa Adolfo and Mamita(my grandparents) made was the decision to leave their life of luxury and comfort, where maids and nannies helped the household and food was always on the table, to protect their children and generation to come. My grandmother was never hesitant to do what was good for her children, and my grandfather ran the family pharmacy with her and sometimes by himself when she decided to be with their kids. They made the difficult decision to leave Nicaragua and their comfortable life, to move to Florida with my grandmother’s sister. They were lucky enough to have U.S. visas and leave the country right away, all in the effort …show more content…
In most instances, when kids were taken they would be killed in battle, never to seen by their parents again. Papa Adolfo and Mamita, whose main priority was the safety of their kids, decided to not send their kids to school because Elise and Adolfo, the two oldest of the kids were at the age where some of their classmates began to be taken away. On December 18th, a rainy day like any other, Mamita surprised all four of her children with the announcement that they would be traveling to Florida to go to Disneyworld, an occasion that was not new but, not common. When they all arrived, Papa Adolfo announced that they would be staying in at their aunt’s house through Christmas, and eventually “through Christmas” turned to “forever” as my grandparents had planned that the whole time. Their idea was for one of them to stay in the U.S while the other stayed in Nicaragua taking care of the family business and to make sure it wasn’t stolen by the Sandinistas. Unfortunately, my grandparents were forced to stay in Nicaragua, as the U.S. embassy continuously denied them visas to visit their

Personal Narrative: A Career In The Military

than launching a full scale invasion, the White House decided to recruit the very best soldiers the Army could offer and send them into the jungles of Central America to covertly train the Honduran Contras to fight the communist Sandanista's of Nicaragua. In all of the CIA's inquiries with Army Brass in their search to find the right soldier to lead the operation, it was my dads name that kept coming back highly…

Words 818 - Pages 4

Benny The Jet Rodriguez: My Role As A Role Model

My role models throughout my life are Benny the Jet Rodriguez in my early childhood, Kobe Bryant in my early adolescence, and Miguel Madrigal my father currently. All sharing similar traits, but impacting my life at different times. They’ve influenced me to become a better person by teaching me life lessons through their own experiences. Without a doubt, these people have all influenced my outlook on certain scenarios in life. Benny the Jet Rodriguez, a fictional character from the 1992 film “The…

Words 1201 - Pages 5

History Through 1777 Essay

Ashley Medeiros History Exams 3 and 4 Question #1: There was a low level insurgency going on in Cambodia long before 1969. In the early 1960s in order not to aggravate the North Vietnamese Communists, Prince Norodom Sihanouk--the hereditary king of Cambodia--opened Cambodian ports to North Vietnamese supply ships building up base camps in eastern Cambodia to use as staging areas for attacks against South Vietnam. More supplies came through Cambodia then down the infamous Ho Chi Mihn Trail…

Words 9020 - Pages 37

Cultural Awareness: Relationship Between USAd Venezuela

ideology that encourages the development of a multi role world and an anti U.S. policies. This has led Venezuela to consolidate relations with Latin American countries and especially leftist regional allies, including Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua as well as with several authoritarian countries…

Words 3509 - Pages 15

Out: Gender and Sexual Dimorphism Essay

honored, and humbled, that I was chosen to be part of this team of excavators who would perform “surgery” on the living remains of Sky Woman—the primordial female deity who fell from the heavens to land upon the back of a vast turtle, and through her sacrifice, provided the firmament upon which Haudenosaunee society and culture would be grounded, literally. Proceedings of the 18th Annual American Men’s Studies Association Conference, 2010, 105-121. © 2011 by the Men’s Studies Press, LLC. All rights reserved…

Words 7791 - Pages 32

Organic Nature Essay

Organic Nature Srihari Dandu, Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Situation Analysis 6 Advertising Objectives ……………………….. ……….……….16 Advertising Strategy 20 Testing And Evaluation 28 References 29 Executive Summary Organic clothing is clothing produced with fibers which have been produced organically, such As organic cotton, organic linen, organic silk, or organic wool. Other fibers which can be used in organic clothing include Tencel, hemp, bamboo, leather, and organic recycled…

Words 6082 - Pages 25

Essay on APUSH NOTES

forests, and overpopulation led to collapse • Aztecs: migration of people into the Valley of Mexico; ruins of Teotihuacan amazed the migrants; capitol city Tenochtitlan; strict society of warriors, merchants, priests, common folk, and slaves; sacrifice was common; 14th century rise to power • Huitzilopochtli: primary Aztec deity who was a war god, represented by an eagle; many humans were sacrificed to this god • Sexual Division of Labor: Americans who lived north of Mexico adapted to different…

Words 6157 - Pages 25