My family history, culture, and environment have influenced me tremendously. Since my mother and father have both worked so hard in life to be the best they can. Both as parents and as individual human beings who have accomplished a lot and work as hard as they can to put food on the table. My father dropped out of school in tenth grade because of financial circumstances and had to get a job to help his family. That makes me want to work even harder in life and finish however long it takes to get my doctoral degree. Then I will be able to give my