In one way or another, everyone has had at least one person who's made a significant impact in our lives. It can be a family member, a friend, or a teacher. It doesn't necessarily always have to do with doing better all the time, it can also be bad influence as well. I chose good influential people, which is my father, my 5th grade teacher, and my best friend Junior. Although it can be anyone, those are the three people that have influenced me to do better in my life more than anyone else has. My mother, my brother, and a few other people in my life have also made a good difference. Even though I had plenty of other people be good influence to me, if I had to choose, I will still choose my father, my 5th grade teacher, and my best friend Junior again and again. My father immigrated to the United States from Mexico when he was only 16 years old all by himself. He started working immediately, and worked very hard. As soon as he turned 22 he bought his own house in the San Fernando Valley. He didn't put 1,000 dollars down payment, he didn't put 10,000 down, nor did he put 50,000 down. He bought it all at once, he was so proud and now that he tells me about his story I am proud as well. Here is a 16 year old boy who emigrated from Mexico, and worked so hard doing construction work. In about 5 years or so he managed to buy a 4 bedroom home. I mean when I think about it, who has a home this big by the age of 22? Let alone come from another country and learn everything on his own. He did this all by himself and even though he says it was hard, he never gave up. My father is about to turn 50 years old in a few months and till this day he is a hardworking man. He works a lot, but he still manages to communicate and spend time with his wife and children. The reason why my father is one of the most influential people in my life is because he taught me and still reminds me to never give up. No matter how far my dream is or how big it is, he says to...