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Essay / Essay on My Culture - 732
She grew up in East Asia as an only child with wealthy adoptive parents. Her parents paid for her education so she could follow her dreams and become a doctor. She ensures the health of her patients and also supervises the work of the nurses. An interesting aspect that intrigued me was the work she put into her studies; Additionally, the medical school she attended places high academic expectations on students, as her country operates a very different academic system than that offered in the United States. In his family's tradition, the religion they practiced was Buddhism. This was a very attractive side to her because her outlook on life was heavily influenced by her religious beliefs. Coming from a family practicing Catholicism, it was very interesting to see that both religions provided strong values in our lives. Another area that stood out to me was social class differences. Even though we come from different economic backgrounds, our educational goals are the same: we both strive to obtain meaningful careers. Additionally, a slight difference I notice between our cultural perspectives is the format in which our families operate. In my Mexican-American family, we tend to have great respect for our parents, but our parents also tend to have great compassion when it comes to helping me. For my sister, they also have great respect for their parents, but her family consisted of a stricter form of family.