Essay on Grandfather

Life’s Cruel Practical Jokes I wish I knew my grandfather as people want me to know him. Everyone pictures my grandfather in his prime. People tell me that my grandfather became an accomplished professor and chemist. Time and time again, others said to me that he built his art creations using science. Pictures shoved in my face tell me of the years my grandfather and my grandmother traveled the world. “When I headed off to college, he built my shelves by hand! Everything he did, he did…

Everywhere, I saw children in my age with their grandfather, grandmother, or one of their parents while I was alone. I kept wondering “why that happens to me? Is there any problem? Where are my grandfather and grandmother?” I have asked myself these questions when my friends showed me the gifts they had from their grandparents. Dad did not tell me anything about his parents. So, I was passionate to know anything about them. In the following week, I decided to travel through time using the time…

Roman name Herminius. Like many people I am the namesake of elder relatives (my grandfather and great-grandfather). In spite of being the namesake of my elders there is not exactly any tradition behind the names only parents who felt that it was right to name their kids after old Hermino. Although the history of my name goes no further than being named after elder relatives. I find my name to be very meaningful. My grandfather was a role-model in both of my parent’s lives which made…

Gou Wa walked on street searching for helps everyday and was anxious for her grandfather after she was informed and was almost blind because of spending her days in tears. Luckily, she got helps from the army commander through performing a Sichuan opera named as “goddess of mercy” in commander’s birthday banquet, with the using of skills that she studied from her grandfather without his permission. An impressive scene in this opera was that Guanyin (Gou Wa acted) sacrifice…

“Your grandfather, Odysseus arrived at the swineherd’s house and reunited with his old friend, Eumaeus Eumaeus did not recognize him and only saw him as a beggar. Nonetheless, he welcomed Odysseus into his dwelling and fed him food and wine - remember son, we must welcome everyone to our homes, for we cannot anger Zeus, the host god. Eumaeus truly honored your grandfather and he talked on and on about his riches and his heroic journey to Troy. Even though he thought your grandfather will never…

Both of my grandfathers have always been a huge inspiration to me. Growing up in Germany during World War II, my grandfather on my mother's side was forced to overcome a lot of hatred and diversity throughout the years. Then he moved here and was a minority in his school and society, since he only knew a few English words. His strength during his childhood is inspiring. But by far his greatest influence on me is his love for golf. I️ started playing golf with him when I️ was ten years old and it…

and he always pushed me to do different things. He knew how much I hated the stigma of “Females are not equal to Males’, in the Army. So one day I was talking to my grandfather and he said to me, “Baby girl what is your greatest fear?” I had to think for a moment and I said, “I’m afraid of flying.” So the next day my grandfather took me down to the airport to just watch the airplanes take off and land. I was trying to figure out what he was trying to show me. He then turned around and…

My grandfather’s grandfather lived on a farm somewhere in central Mississippi during the late 1800’s. According to my grandfather, he was a very hard working and honest man, both out of necessity and from his upbringing. My grandfather’s grandfather would take several weeklong trips in ox-drawn wagons down to Covington to sell his livestock and produce in the town’s markets. This trip…

A veteran is not a superhero in a comic book or someone who wears a cape. A veteran is someone who stands up for America, day after day. My grandfather, Robert Gillanders, served in the Connecticut Air National Guard for forty years. Mr. Gillanders grew up in Hartford, Connecticut and currently lives in Wethersfield, Connecticut. I chose this person because he has never given up in any situation and is my hero. Entering the military was not the easiest thing to do. Although it was…

Recollecting the memories of his grandfather, Michael celebrates the hardships his grandfather had to go through but lived honorably despite the fact of many obstacles in his lifetime. Michael describes the origin of “Grandfather”, from a showing of the D. W. Griffith film The Birth of a Nation in a college film course. He states his anger at his professor for attempting to highlight…