I heard the familiar sound of the front door closing gently. My father was returning from work as a barber. Although he begins his day at 5:00 a.m. every morning, he usually returns at around 7:00 p.m. I never really questioned his schedule when I was a child, but as I entered high school I wondered how my dad could work so hard every day of the week and still enjoy what he does. The …showed first 75 words of 683 total…

…showed last 75 words of 683 total…I now know how he can wake up every morning at 5:00 a.m. and work hard until 7:00 p.m. and now I will do the same for my family. I will heavily stress the importance of a college degree and a good work ethic. I feel that this is the reason more and more Hispanics are earning their college degrees; they don't want the hardships of their past generations to be placed on their children.