Monday, December 15, 2008

ofelia



     Ofelia is a hero because she helps kids in the community. She tries to keep them in school and help them understand things they don't know. She is a very warm caring person. She also has three kids and lives in the Logan Square area. She works for LSNA, and she does it to help the community in need. Ofelia knows what they are going through because she went through it herself. She doesn’t want them to drop-out like she did. She helps parents to understand what their kids are doing, and also what’s going on in the community. She told us that she enjoys doing charity and community work because she wants her kids and other kids to grow up in a safe community. She doesn’t get paid and works for free, and she also works with other parents in the community.
    Ofelia is a neighborhood hero because she cares about Hispanic and Latino people. She told us that she’s making her goals and dreams come true. What she wants is for all the kids to graduate and to be someone in life. Her motivation is her kids, and what she did in her past. When Ofelia was growing up, she had trouble with her English, so she dropped out because of her personal needs and family work.
     To me, Ofelia's  a hero because she teaches me that even though she dropped out when she was in high school, she didn’t give up and didn’t take a wrong path. She got it together and became what she is now. She got her G.E.D and is now in college. She cares about her future and didn’t get lost in gangs and drugs. She’s a hero by not falling into temptation and by doing what’s best for her life. Also, now she helps her kids, her race, and also other races. She helps her community to progress, and not end up badly.

Tania Navarrete

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