Robles, Janell. "Barriers to Success: A Narrative of One Latina Student's Struggles." Harvard Educational Review 79.4 (2009): 745-754, 784. Web. 3 November 2014.
This Review about this Latina Undergraduate Student, Janell Robles is very encouraging. It goes on to talk about her struggles to success. For Janell most of her life has been defined by how she grew up. In other words her ethnicity, although she wasn't born in Mexico, she grew up near it and therefore considered herself Mexican. When she went to study abroad in Mexico City, many of her ideas were shut down. No one knew what to make out of her, she wasn't Mexican because she is from Houston, Texas, but she wasn't white either. Janell was raised with many Mexican traditions and therefore could relate a lot to them. Life is sometimes defined by the way we were raised and how we see ourselves despise where we grew up. We choose who we are just like Janell felt she was Mexican.
Janell also did her research on Latino's. Most others didn't find that scholarly, yet she continues to do her research. She is a motivation to any reader. Life is also defined by what we do, if we let people run our lives, we will only get to where THEY want us to be. Our life is ours, so why not live it how we want it? Take a chance, life is all about taking chances and risks. Sure we'll make mistakes, but that's life. So live it and follow your dreams just like Janell has.
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