Essay on Grandfather

When I think about what to write about my childhood, I always go back to the age of fourteen. There were a lot of things that transpired at that age including the death of my grandfather, which has to be one of the worst times of my life, and the birth of my twin brother and sister. I had a very stable environment, and I interacted well with others. However, unlike most, I never wanted to “fit in”. A fourteen-year-old girl that always had the mindset of being her own person; that was me. My…

father's father, my great grandfather and growing up in the great depression in the nineteen thirties. He spoke of the many obstacles they encountered on a daily basis, like finding work to bring in income for the basic necessities for survival, such as food and clothing. During that era, many of the people in the Central Texas area were immigrants from Europe that came here to settle, farm and raise their families, this was the case with my ancestors. My great grandfather was a blacksmith by…

Michael Steven Allison Brew, my grandfather, was born August 9, 1948 in Tucson, Arizona. His mother was Anne Brew and his father was unknown. He was adopted by his stepfather Robert Brew. Robert Brew was a military man, the branch he was in is unknown. Michael moved around a lot because of his stepfather’s affiliation with the military. At the age of 18, he was kick out of his house because of his addiction to drugs. After being thrown out, he enlisted into the United States Coast Guard. He…

the wonderful memories of the undying moments my grandfather and I shared together. I never fully understood the meaning of those six words “good things never last for very long” until 8 years ago when I had to cope with the sorrowful death of my last surviving grandfather, Egbert Thorpe, whose life got taken away by a defiant lung cancer. Somehow, I believed that his life could have been spared, but I…

As a child, I would have given anything to have my family live with my grandparents from my dad’s side. I love my grandparents very much, and I always wanted to be there. Naturally, I thought this would be a good idea. As I have grown up, I realised that I would not want to live with my grandparents from either side of my family because I like my alone time. Everyone knows that when your grandma is in town, you do not get alone time. When I was a young kid, my family and I would go visit my…

My father was born in Mexico in 1969. When he was younger his family did not have much money. His older brothers had to work to help support the family because their father had gone to America to find work, and did not send money back to his family. They did not have many of the things like we do now. An example of this was my father and his sibling had to make their own sandals. These were made with rubber from old tires and string. Jose, my uncle, was the first sibling to cross over into…

For this old age assignment I decided that I would interview my grandmother Jackie Poligni. She is 81 years old and is still in really good shape. She enjoys cooking and baking food, and knitting. I really enjoyed interviewing her about her life and how she felt about getting older. I thought my grandmother was very quiet and shy as a child, but little did I know she was actually very into acting, and was even a dare devil. She is very happy about how her life, unlike some older people,…

a. I have one first generation relative; Grandpa Derksen migrated from the Netherlands at age two. b. He lived in an urban area. c. Grandpa Harness was part Cherokee Indian. Grandpa Derksen was Dutch and he bought us wooden shoes. d. My grandpa’s family did not accept us or my grandma because we were not full blooded Cherokee. We were not accepted on their reservation. e. The only intercultural/ethnic marriage was my grandpa and grandma harness. My grandpa’s family did not talk to us or…

While reading Richard Wagamese’s book Indian Horse, many, if not all seven Grandfather Teachings were said or explained during the novel. Even though, Saul Indian Horse had a tragic beginning in life, as he grew older he became aware of what happened in his past and in many ways that made him a lot wiser. However, Wagamese showed these three Grandfather’s teachings and their importance some more than the rest of them; being love, wisdom and truth. One of the most important lessons that Saul had…

That role model is my grandfather, Ben Jordan Sr., born before World War I in the year of 1912, which ironically was his house number (1912 Bell Street). He was a lean man that touted a medium build with strong arms. His smooth, dark brown skin was a complement to his stature. He wore a crown of gray, salt and peppered-hair but most kept it bald. He was partially blind from cataracts, but could manage some visual images from the corners of his eyes. My grandfather was not considered a man…