Childhood Memories Essay

Positive and negative childhood memories On November 5, 1996 I was born in Punjab, which is located on the rich side of India. My parents were very excited and happy to have a baby girl as their first child. My dad told our relatives that “ I am very lucky to have a baby girl in my house” and he gifted everyone with a box of Indian sweets. Once I was released from the hospital and we all went to the Sikh temple to get an alphabet letter out of the bible which would be the first letter of…

sorts of fruit of the earth. As I took in all the warmth and happiness of Thanksgiving, I realized my home during the holidays was much like the grand centerpiece of the table. Like the cornucopia, my home was filled with joy, stuffed with memories, and overflowing with love. On a day devoted to thanks, I had so many reasons to be thankful. I had gentle sounds, cozy quilts, scrumptious food, and the comfort of my family. I had so much to be thankful for in a place like not other, a…

Have you ever thought about how fascinating it is that one familiar smell can bring back so many memories? The smell that can bring me back to my past and fill my heart with joy from the memories. The biggest memory that peppermint brings back for me is my Grandma. My Grandma was an amazing woman, she always wore a certain perfume and still to this day I am not entirely sure what the perfume was but it had some type of peppermint fragrance to it. My Grandmother and I used to do everything…

Memory is very fascinating there are many methods that you can withhold information. Without memory we would not be able to remember what we did yesterday, what we have done today or what we plan to do tomorrow. Without memory we could not remember anything. Memory Storage is the ability to retain information in the brain. Storage Memory involves receiving information to the brain and being able to get the information out the brain when needed. We have short term memory where you restore memory…

Educationalists in training, such as myself, have many different concepts and ideas to focus on and plan for in the future. How would we go about handling a classroom and its students, while satisfying the curriculum and our responsibilities as educators? Good, experienced teachers have the ability to skillfully teach their content area, as well as the ability to relate and communicate with their students. A great way for educators to learn more about their students, and vice versa, and the…

The soft sounds of approaching footsteps outside my bedroom window intrigued me. Today, the familiar padding of cat’s paws took on a significant change I did not recognize. I knew that Scruffy, a scrawny alley-cat who eked out a meagre existence in our neighborhood, was late this day. Usually, this ageless creature made no other sounds as he neared my bedroom, but this morning he uttered several plaintive heart-rending cries and I wondered why. Scruffy is the name I knew him by, while my…

Ipperwash Beach has been my home away from home for as long as I can remember. Some of my earliest memories include getting thrown off the inner tube into waves so big they could swallow me whole, campfires that my grandfather would build rain or shine, just so we could get that perfect bedtime treat and a sun burning so bright I thought the sweet summer would never end. As far as I was concerned, Ipperwash Beach was a magical place that couldn’t do any wrong. From a young age, I can remember…

What is a Mother? Before I begin discussing my early memories and definition of a mother, I feel it necessary to write a brief social location. I grew up in a rather small bilingual city in the east coast of Canada. As a child, as far as I could understand my parents had sufficient incomes, there was always ample food for my brother and me, and although time allowed to play video games was limited, we had the luxury to own a Nintendo. My family and a large number of French speaking families in…

In Annie Dillard’s essay, “The Chase” the reader is presented with a childhood memory she remembers as if it had happened to her yesterday. The memory of this part of her childhood brought her so much pure happiness. The quote “it was all or nothing. If you hesitated in fear you would miss and get hurt.” drew me into the essay. The questions which it had me thinking about were what was Dillard’s purpose of describing every sport she and the guys played and how exaggerated each play was? Why was…

(on the Gila River Indian Community Reservation). We lived in a house on the last street called Wihog St. It was a white three bedroom, one bathroom, and floor had pale white tiles in all the rooms. Growing up in that house on held the best memories of childhood life In the front yard there were red, yellow and, pink roses that my mother and I had planted. Our house faced towards the last roll of houses across the street and off to a distance behind those houses there is mountains,…