My Grandma Essay

The grandma saying anything she can to save herself, still in the end doesn’t save her. “You wouldn’t shoot a lady, would you?” and “I know you’re a good man. You don’t look a bit like you have common blood. I know you must come from nice people” (pg.413). Lady being described earlier in this analysis just comes back to her thinking her life is more valuable than everyone else’s, as well as saying his blood isn’t common so he must be from nice people. The grandmas reasoning of “nice…

born on December 10, 1960, my mother was the second eldest out of five children. She was born into a loving Latino family, with my grandmother, her mom, being a single mother. I chose to do a collage incorporating her favorite elements, such as her favorite colors and photographs of people who are dear and close to her heart. My moms biggest influence was her grandmother, Grandma Pila. Grandma Pila, as well as my grandmother, was also a single mother for most of her life. My mom admired her for…

“My grandma is asking, ‘How are you?’.” That is a common phrase I have been saying since I was little. Translating for my grandparents has become second nature for me because I do it so often. All of my grandparents were born and raised in Portugal and moved to different countries to work and create a life for their families. Because of this, my mother was born in America and my father was born in Venezuela. I grew up learning about three different cultures: American, Portuguese, and Venezuelan…

say something like what Minn said about her grandma you must not like that person. Minn made a very big deal out of going to visit her grandmother so I think she was trying to get out of it by making up excuses. Once Minn visits her grandmother she learns about how she collects bones and skulls from a shipwreck that happened on a close by island named Elbow Island. She starts to explore more into the shipwreck and learns about the passengers and her Grandma finds out and they end up turning a…

My traveling grandma Madeline I am going to discuss about my traveling grandma Madeline living situation these days. My grandma now lives in San Diego, California she has lived in United States for the past 16 years now. Before coming to the United States she lived in Jordan for 4 years and prior to that she was living in Bagdad, Iraq independently she had own her own apartment. The city that she lives in currently is El Cajon, CA, which is a city in San Diego. Which has the largest culture of…

I interviewed my Grandma Becky. She was born February 25, 1955.Her mother’s name is Dorthy, her father’s name was Walter. She has 9 siblings Diane, Johnnie, Walt, Rose, Mike, Teresa, Matt, Mark, Judy. She has lived in Ohio all her life, she has gone to 3 schools Perrysburg, Otsego, Penta County. She wears glasses,has short grayish/brownish hair, brown eyes, her height is 5”7’. She has had 2 jobs they were being a beautician, and owns her own housekeeping business,but she likes the housekeeping…

the person that my Grandma Lucy is. My grandma is one of the people that inspire me to be who I am today. My grandma takes care of my aunt, cows, and chickens. Grandma Lucy takes care of my aunt instead of my aunt taking care of my grandma. My nana guided me onto the right path, she has shifted my life to make I good. Nana made sure that I was a good girl. She doesn't save many life's but, she can still be a hero. My nana is my hero. My grandma care with her heart and soul for my family, me,…

Katherine Anne Porter’s famous short story “Flowering Judas” follows a women named Laura who is being courted by a man named Braggioni. The story itself uses symbolic meaning with flowers and religious symbols . With every event taking place in her house the reader feels the isolation with her. in Katherine Anne Porter “Flowering Judas the themes, author styles and literary devices all make the story more enjoyable to read. In Katherine Anne Porter’s “ Flowering Judas” the theme of Ideals vs…

Necessary Endings Helena Maria Miramontes is an American writer and English professor. She has written novels and shorts stories, like “The Moths” which is included in her collection of”The Moths and Other Stories.” The Moths is a coming-of-age story about a 14 year old girl who takes care of her sick abuelita. The characters of the story are the mom, the father, the girl’s older sisters, and the narrator which is the girl. The narrator is described as being different, unlike her older sisters…

them.” My grandma, Patricia Plattner, taught me so many lessons about life. Although one sticks out the most, she taught me about gratefulness. My grandma nevers complains about anything. She has experienced many tough times, but she stayed sweet, strong, and thankful through it all. In my opinion, having three teenagers move in with you sounds ghastly. My grandma had to take us in for a month in half. She hasn’t had kids in the house since my father, so it would be stressful to handle my…