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Adobe Photoshop Hear Me A Collection of Essays by Florida’s Adult Learners Copyright 2015 Florida Literacy Coalition, Inc. Established in 1985, the Florida Literacy Coalition promotes, supports and advocates for the effective delivery of quality adult and family literacy services in the state of Florida. As the statewide umbrella literacy organization and those of Florida’s Adult and Family Resource Center, FLC provides a range of services to support more than 300 adult education, literacy and family literacy providers throughout Florida. Special emphasis is placed on assisting community-based organizations with their training and development needs. Florida’s Adult and Family Literacy Resource Center 250 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1110 Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: (407) 246-7110 Fax: (407) 246-7104 www.floridaliteracy.org Florida Literacy Hotline 1(800) 237-5113 This book is dedicated to Florida’s adult learners and the teachers, tutors, managers, and programs that support them. Thanks to all of the adult learners who contributed to this book. Special thanks to the Florida Literacy Coalition’s Adult Learner Committee: Monica Baxley Beth Rattie Ann Palmer Theresa Elaine Johnson Marty Finsterbusch Cheryl Hall Jeff Arnott Mary Quijano Thanks to the following individuals for reviewing and editing essays: Camille Davidson (Editor) Nicole Caban Cindy Gold Luz A. Martínez Jim Rabiela Greg Smith Ethan Smith Sharon Smith Jennifer Young Emma Zaenglein We would also like to thank Corey Alexander for designing the essay book cover. This book was made possible through a grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Career and Adult Education Preface This book was designed to give adult learners the opportunity to build confidence while also improving their reading, writing and critical thinking skills. Adult learners enrolled in adult education, literacy, ESOL and family literacy programs throughout Florida were encouraged to submit essays. The imagination and creativity of these students shines through in their writing, reflecting a range of perspectives and life experiences that are as diverse as the authors themselves. The editorial committee chose to minimize editing of submissions and therefore entries in the book appear largely as they as they were received. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the Florida Literacy Coalition or other affiliated organizations. We congratulate the authors who contributed to this year’s publication and hope you enjoy reading and learning about their journey. Table of Contents My Favorite Day My Favorite Day is Saturday F. Argueta 1 Best Day Ever P. Coley 1 China’s Mid-Autumn Festival Y. Gou 2 Christmas Every Day of the Year T. Hutchins 3 Favorite Seasons M. Isaac 4 Always Looking Forward to Sunday M. Kozak 5 Tapati Festival M. Leon 5 Tabaski in Ivory Coast R. Mbo 6 My Favorite Day J. Pearsey 7 Love is in the Air O. Vasquez 9 Sunday B. Walker 10 A Family that Prays Together G. Williams 11 My Experience in Adult Education Getting My GED R. Augustin 12 My Road to Communicating Like a Native Speaker P. Damoder 13 No English, No Job J. Desire 14 My Motivator, My Teacher R. Desroches 14 My Story F. Dubé 15 An Experience to Share I. Garcia 16 Courage, Class, Confidence S. Joseph 17 Open Your Mouth and Speak English W. Juste 18 Experience in Adult Education A. Magana 18 Why Am I In This Class? M. Martinez 19 Nothing is Enough to Stop My Dream L. J Perez 20 One Purpose: Success C. Pino 21 My Experience in Adult Education and Literacy D. Ricciardi 22 Steadfast and Hopeful C. Sylla 23 Steadfast D. Tertulien 23 Learning English K. Torres 24 Original Poetry Answers A. Adame 26 Through It All B. Adams 26 The Way of Learning R. Bailem 27 Realize D. Bozarth 27 Admired by Thousands A. Burnham 28 Life Isn’t Hard T. Campbell 28 My Love D. Colston 29 Your Worth J. Daniels 30 Embracing Life L. Denson 30 Yourself First M. De Oliveira 31 Brazen A. Ellison 31 Take it How You Want to C. Fertil 33 LEARNING: A Literacy Acrostic S. Fontànez 34 The Experience A. Gechoff 35 A Mother’s Darkness K. Guetschoff 35 The Bad Times A. Hunter 36 The Signs in All We Cherish in Life B. Krogg 36 Dear Mother America M. Lewis 37 Lady of a Dream J.J. Manord 38 This Woman B. Mims 39 A Child No More A. Norris 40 Who Are We? K. O’Kelley 40 LEARNING: A Literacy Acrostic M. Oquendo 41 A Friend J. Parks 41 Symbolize A. Penniman 42 True Peace of Mind V. Pierre 43 ENGLISH: A Literacy Acrostic L. Ramirez 43 The Meaning of Love K. Rodriguez 43 Depression is Illness K. Sauls 44 Faith C. Walton 45 How Life in My Country Differs from the U.S. True Wealth S. Aguilar 46 Life in Guatemala VS Life in the U.S. M. Cardenas 47 How Life in My Country Differs From Life in the U.S. R. Diaz 48 Step By Step T. Ferguson 49 Life in My Home Country vs. Life in the United States L. Hernandez 51 Different From My Country E. Lopez 52 Differences Between Colombia and United States J. Mamian 53 Costa Rica L. Martinez 53 Coming to America O. Nerlande 54 Belize J. Rojas 55 My Two Countries T. Saavedra 56 Mexico City S. Santoyo 56 Between Two Countries L. Elena 58 Life in the United States J. Tamas 59 Having Challenges is a Good Thing in Education A.Tourrand 60 Living as a Foreigner B. Uzcanza Fox 62 My Different Life Y. Wang 63 An Encounter that Changed My Life Daring to Dare L. Dantas 65 Life is like a Light M. Defrand 66 My Experience with a Tornado C. De Ohagon 67 A Journey of Friendship and Love A. Grebely 68 A Book That Has Changed My Life R. Jean 69 An Encounter that Changed My Life M. Kohl 70 An Experience That Changed My Life E. Moreno 71 My Son T. Musgrave 72 Changing My Life B. Pollard 73 How I Met My Soulmate D. Milena 73 A Turning Point in My Life Thrust into the Big Apple at 15 G. Arias 75 He Brought Out the Best in Me B. Campillo 76 A Big Change in My Life D. Crawfor 77 A Turning Point in My Life C. Duluc 78 A Wonderful Journey M. Hernandez 78 My Big Accomplishments M. Garcia 80 Our Second Home M. Gil 81 The Moment My Life Changed Forever S. Green 82 Never Give Up R. Griffin 83 How My Life Changed D. Hernandez 84 From Bad to Good B. Jewell 85 The Biggest Loss I Have Ever Experienced E. Johnson 86 A Story of Hope Anonymous 87 Every Situation Has a Silver Lining N. Kiwan 87 My Turning Point M. Lyles 88 My Dream Will Come True, Someday R. Marroquin 89 Just Another Way of Life A. Nobili 89 A Difficult Decision D. Orellan 90 The Death of My Father J. Ramos 91 Five Heartbeats Were My Reason for Change R. Ricks 92 A Courageous Decision R. Turner 93 The Best Decision C. Vallejo 94 Neither Here nor There A. Vazquez 96 A Turning Point in My Life D. Villa 96 My Turning Point J. Warnsley 97 My First Semester at the University A. Yanez 98 Why Voting is Important to Me The Importance of Voting J. Lanier 99 Voting for the First Time K. McChesney 100 Voting is Important M. Taylor 101 Someone or Something I Admire Basketball G. Alusma 102 Someone I Admire L.Cadenas 103 My Mom is Someone I Admire R. Coleman 104 A Strong Independent Mom L.Covington 104 My Everything M. Diaz 105 The Best Guests O. Falsia 106 Can You Talk Like Him? R. Gabriel 107 Auntie Jeannette J. Hagins 108 The Person Whom I Admire H. Horvath 109 My Grandmother D. Lopez 110 A Real Hero K. Raymundo 111 Discovering Will Smith’s Concepts of Life C. Michel 112 Someone I Admire G. Milord 113 Today’s Civil Rights Hero C. Moss 114 My Husband E. Mozqueda 115 Lest We Forget B. Payne 116 My Daughter Shaina Y. Pierre 117 My Parents J. Pineda 118 My Brave Mom E. Rivera 118 A Sister’s Life T. Robinson 119 Mom and Dad Are My Heroes P. Bernal 120 The Right Choice V. Rodriguez 121 My Hero R. Ivet Sea 123 What the American Dream Means to You My American Dream! M. Caron 125 My Perspective of the American Dream I. Hernandez 126 Our American Dream N. Meiselbach 127 Making Your Dreams Come True G. Miller 128 The Importance of the American Dreams J. Paul 128 My Big American Dream D. Sajbin 129 The American Dream F. Su 130 My Life in the US I. Villalobos 131 My Life D. Watson 131 My New Life in the USA M. Wrzeszcz 132 My Goals and Ambitions Everything is Possible A. Bellinetti 133 GED Stepping Stones R. Bennett 134 I Will Give My Family a Comfortable Life S. Cardona 135 My Goals and Ambitions J. Cash 135 My GED D. Dawson 136 My Goals R. Dean 137 My Journey G. Dieujuste 138 Life Without a Struggle A. Ferdinand 139 My Goals and Ambitions M. Fleurismond 140 My Objectives and Ambitions L.Forestal 142 My Goals and Ambitions L. Garou 142 My Future A. Jose 143 I Believe in Myself N. Ilkhomova 143 A Dream Come True E. Ilina 144 My Life’s Objectives and Ambitions L. Loudjy 145 My Future Plans A. Luca 145 Music and Barbershop K. Mackey 146 A New Life S.
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