... a place where there are skyscrapers, food stores around every corner, and apartment complexes 10 stories high, would be a major change in any persons life, almost as big as going to the moon. Ewing, who came from Jamaica, lived with his family in a little house with barely enough room for all of them to sleep. When he came to America in 1975 ... , he faced a lot of new challenges and hardships. He had to deal with the new language, school, and of course, the racial discrimination. But in school, he towered over the rest of his class, standing at 7 feet and tall. When he lived in Jamaica,...

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• Grade Level: High School