June 6, 2011, the day that changed my family’s life forever. I am sleeping on a pull out mattress at 4:25, at my grandma's house. My grandma woke me up to her and my brother Ryan quietly yelling, and shaking me to wake me up. I jump up from being scared and realizing what they were saying to me and why they were trying to wake me up like they did. Now knowing that my baby sister that we have been anxiously anticipating for nine long months, is finally here. My grandma and I tried to figure out what
eye, my life seems almost perfect. My parents aren’t divorced, I’ve never lost someone I was extremely close to, I live in a good home, I’m getting a great education, I’m not dying from any diseases, I have great friends, overall my life is pretty good. But, when you look closer it’s not all rainbows and sunshine. Everyone has a backstory to their life, so here’s mine. My family is your typical nuclear family. I live with my mom, my dad and one of my three older sisters. When I was a kid, my family
months, the family van served as our unheated home in which my siblings and I rested our heads every night. Bundled in any coats, blankets, or socks we could find, in just 16 short years, I went from living on the floor of the family van to performing on the floors of the 2012 Olympic Games. I’ve quickly learned that life isn’t about the destination, it’s about the journey. Throughout my childhood, I encountered several hardships and hurdles, however, with the support of my faith and family, I prevailed
A value of life is hard to be found and when found every person has a different value of life. Like Kevin Pearce, Roger Ebert, Hamlet they all had a different kind of value of life. Many people can disagree with their value of life, but everyone has a different kind of a point of view of about the value of life. People have to believe in their value of life so it will help them when they think about their future. Many of the article that involved the value of life that is different. Kevin Pearce’s
FIn my nuclear family, I have my mother, father, and my younger brother and sister. Some members of my extended family consists of my nana and poppop on my father’s side of the family, as well as my grandma on my mother’s side. I am not blood related to my grandma because my mother was adopted when she was four years old. I am extremely grateful because most of my grandparents are still alive, both of my parents are still alive, and both of my parents are still married. My Dad’s family comes from
My grandmother grew up in a time where Perth Amboy was made up of almost exclusively of white identifying people. She grew up being called a spick by her classmates while being discriminated against by teachers for being smarter than the white kids being a Hispanic woman. At a young age, I was running around the senior citizens building while my grandmother played bingo and this is where I learned the importance of race. I spoke to my grandmother in Spanish quite often
This is my story. This is where I tell you how learning from my past has made me a better person. I would constantly worry about the future and the type of person I was bound to become. I read the bible from time to time. When I feel like everything is being overwhelming and stressful I just open my bible and read the first thing that I see. One time I opened the bible where it says, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own”(Matthew
11th, 2016 My Tribe My tribe is my family. I consider them my tribe because out of everything in this world, my family has stuck with me the most. Through hard times we got through it, and we are becoming stronger as a family unit every day. Since I consider my family as my tribe, it consist of my close family. My close family is my step-mother, my father, and my little sister. Out of all the people in my family they are the people who have helped me become who I am today. I met my step-mother
This paper will discuss my personal makeup, the physical, emotional and social aspects. Topics such as racial heritage, cultural and ethnic heritage, family structure, socioeconomic structure, socioeconomic history and gender all play vital roles in personal make up. Racial Heritage Racial heritage is a socially constructed concept, based off of what was originally thought to be scientific evidence. However, has now been debunked to describing “common physical characteristics of a group and generally
kids to live in the moment and not to blink, as life goes faster than you may think. No one ever stops to think about what they are really here for or what their life means to them. Life is the way an individual grows, how they function throughout their life, the way they make a living, and what they do to continue their legacy, all leading to their death. The definition of life can shape the way people perceive their lives, but what does the value of life really mean to others? People may view their