On War:

War and killing is the worst thing ever for a person to think about. War destroys countries, families, and the future. War can cause immigration and separate families. We can reach one goal in many different ways, so why don’t we choose the best and the easiest way. War is never the solution to any problem, because war is a problem. I just want every leader in this world to think about building their countries in the best way, saving time and money for educational projects or any other things that could help for a better life, not to create a worse life. In the end, I think using our brains is way better than the strongest weapons in the world, why don’t we use them?

Autobiographical Writing:

The Only Thing that Stays the Same is Changing

Life was easy. All I had to do was go to school, do homework and hang out with friends. Nothing to worry about. Playing most of the time and having fun. I had really good grades at school; I was one of the best students in my school. I used to be annoying at school and in my neighborhood, but I always had good grades at school. I did not have to work; I got money from my parents, uncles, aunts and everyone.

I am from a really big family that most people knew in my city, an extremely religious family. Most of my friends lived around the area where I used to live, so it was really easy to gather and have fun playing soccer and other games that kids could play to have fun. Sometimes we had our own way to have fun, and I think it was annoying. We used to play this game that we created; we would go to people’s doors and knock and run or ring the bell and run. Or other things like stealing fruits from people’s gardens. Some neighbors did not really get annoyed, but some did. They used to tell our parents to punish us, but that neighbor would get punished by us too. We used to throw eggs on the windows of those people who snitched on us, or flatten their cars tires to make them feel disappointed.

I was really short for my age; my mom was scared that I wouldn’t grow taller. Until the age of 14…when everything changed. My parents decided to leave the country for a better life situation. I had to leave everything back home. I had to leave my family, my friends and my school. It is a completely different life that I have had here, in the new country we moved to.

Life is Going On, So Got to Go With It

Life is going fine with me for right now. I go to school, have fun, and try my best to learn the language. It is easy to get educated and work at the same time here in the United States. I have a job and I feel ok with it so far, making some money just to cover my needs. I am trying to keep everything going the right way. I am helping my two younger brothers with what they need, such as doing homework with them sometimes. I started to build my credit here in the United States to help me later on in the future.

I am kind of tired of my current life, at the same time I am glad about being here, and having better opportunities than other young people back home. The United Sates is a dream for every young man in the Middle East. It is easier here to build a life and future.

I am getting experience at my job and it might help me later on with a better job, or starting my own business. I am responsible for taking care of a shoe store. This will help me much in the next job I might get; it will give me more advantages.

I keep on going right by not wasting time on going out too much or doing useless activities. In my free time, I visit my friends, take care of stuff at home and do school work; basically I spend my time in the right way, but not always though. There is a big difference between my past life and my present life. Now I have more responsibilities, no time to waste, a lot of things to get done.

I Don’t Trust the Future

I have too many plans for the future. I have big dreams, and I will run after the most accomplishable dream first then try to go up step by step. I will finish high school, go to college, and study more about computers because this is what I’m interested in. I will try my best learning everything about computers and how to use them and the software on them. I think I’ll focus on the business programs like cashier systems and profits accounting.

Learning English is the most important thing I should focus on because without very good English skills I won’t be able to accomplish anything in this country. Learning English is going to provide a second opportunity to make money by translating articles or anything from Arabic to English. I think sometimes of moving to another state to get a better chance because here in Tucson there are not that many chances. So I might get a better chance somewhere else, like Michigan, because many Arabic speakers live there.

After getting my citizenship, I am planning to go back home and get married to an Arabian woman, and I’ll try to bring her with me to the United States. I want my kids to live in this country because they will have a better chance. I also will try to have my kids mixing between the Arab and the U.S culture, so they will be comfortable living in any western or Middle Eastern country. I know spending holiday time back home will help to have my kids accomplish that.

I always hold on to the idea of going back home and living there for the rest of my life. No matter how good life is here, it wouldn’t taste as beautiful as life back home, around my people and family. Of course I will appreciate the time I’ll spend here and the benefits I’ll have.

In conclusion, I am a Muslim man and I believe that my life was written by Allah, and I have no control over that. I can plan whatever I want to, but always what Allah says is going to occur. We always say inshallah before starting or doing anything; inshallah means that everything is in Allah’s hands and he controls everything.