Essay on Importance of Grandparents

The Boy Kings of Texas: This book tells the story about Dom and his family that lives in Brownsville Texas. That how his families greatest secret is that the only reason that his family was able to stay in the United States is because when his father’s grandfather died his mother married this American man in order to gain citizenship for her and her son. That how it is a dirty little secret that no one wants to talk about. How one of the major reason why they do not talk about it is due to many…

tomorrow had just became today. Yes, I was born in Park Chester, New York, but that’s not the whole story from top to bottom. A month later after I was born, I went to a beautiful little island called Trinidad and Tobago, to where my parents and grandparents had lived. My mother had always dreamed of the American dream: a job, a car and a beautiful home. But, she was too scared of leaving the place that made her…

There was chatter everywhere and an excited buzz filled the school. My mother scanned the hallways, searching for a certain room number that would match the one that was listen on the paper in her hands. A large “Welcome” banner decorated the entrance of the school and white balloons were swaying next it it. I looked out at the sea of unfamiliar people passing me until my mom gently tugged at me to show me that we had arrived at the classroom. She kissed me goodbye and told me to have a great…

It was glorious. The sun’s hot rays shining down on me as I sat basking, the cold stone floor beneath me my back against the cool glass windows. I listened to music on my portable CD player, tapping my finger to the beat. The music engrossed me, I closed my eyes and took it all in. I felt free like I hadn’t a care in the world, no school for a week, the summer sun warming me through, I could smell the flowers in the distance, the words of the song danced around my head, I opened my eyes to look…

My full name is Genevieve Kenmore Sanders, but I usually go by Genny. I am a sophomore, and in my free time, I like hiking with my dog Cake, reading books that challenge me and/or make me look at the world in a different way, and hanging out with my friends. I am an opinions editor for the school newspaper, the Wolfpacket, and I love pushing the boundaries of what we typically publish by running more risky articles that will encourage strong feedback, positive or negative, from the rest of the…

discontinue, she would have to know immediately so she can start planning differently for the future like budgeting and saving her money even more. She could help support another generation if the program wasn 't there, but only for her parents and grandparents and not for “random people from other generations.” She’s not too sure about any changes of the program because she does not know enough. She believes that the benefit in society is helping other generations, which means that taxes goes…

I suppose that as I am not solely Korean, I do not look blatantly different to others, but I look it enough to see it when I glimpse in the mirror. Sometimes I think that is the worst part; people do not always recognize my Asian blood and therefore do not hold back in the degrading comments that they make. When I was in high school, especially when sitting in a history class, there were always classmates who felt the need to throw out inapt remarks, hoping to receive a laugh from the class. A…

Have you ever had went through something were you thought you had no one and alcohol was the answer? Many teenagers tend to rely on alcohol to help them forget what 's going on in the world around them. I was one of those teenagers. Growing up I had gone through a lot with losing family and friends so close to me but the one that hurt the most was losing my grandmother and my great grandmother the same year. Ever since I could remember both my grandmothers were always in and out of the hospital…

Grandpa Samuel and Grandma Dorothy were born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Grandpa was born in 1930, and grandma Dorothy Isabela Violet in 1926. Grandpa had no middle name and Grandma had two. I don’t know how that happened. During the days of my grandpa’s youth, World War II was being fought during the years of 1939 to 1945. Belfast, Northern Ireland was the target of many air raids. It was a mandatory requirement for parents to evacuate their young children to the country for safety…

I had the pleasure of interviewing my paternal grandmother Audrey; she is the last grandparent I have left. Since I was a child, she had never wanted to be called Grandma or anything of the sort. She was too cool for that. She prefers to be called Mimi, however I sometimes slip and call her “Gram” and she thinks that is pretty cute. She has two children of her own, my father who is the oldest with two children (girls) and my Aunt Star who has two children (boys). She has resided in Chester…