Older adults have always played an important role in my life, which has led me to have a positive outlook on old age. When I think of old age, I see a wise individual who is eager to spend time with family and friends and enjoys giving back to the community in their free time. This is view is largely shaped by my grandparents, who each at different levels of physical decline, are still very active in the community. In recent years I have had the privilege of working and volunteering at Pembina Place Personal Care Home. This experience has exposed me to individuals who are further declined than my grandparents, and who are involved in little to no outside community activities. Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s were very common within the PCH I was working in. Interestingly, the residents of the care home did not shift my view of old age in a negative way. Instead, their willingness to engage in whatever ways they could, from sharing advice, telling stories, singing songs and eagerness to take part in activities…
would like to visit is Mexico. I would love to be able to go to Mexico because I would love to visit my grandparents. When I was a little girl my family and I went, but I was two so I don’t really remember anything. Both my Mom and Dad are form Mexico, so most of my family is down there. I know I have a lot of family that I haven’t met yet, and would like too. Besides just visiting my family, I would love to be able to go on tours and visit the wonderful attractions Mexico has to offer. When my…
LUKOSE ENGLISH -119 ESSAY # 1 Best Days in My Life After a long time I went to visit my homeland . Those days were my best days in my life. I…
My grandparents are a lot of good things rolled into two people. They are sweet, thoughtful, caring, and amusing. They are like parents but without the strict discipline. I was interested in the time my grandparents decided to “court” and eventually marry since they love brought me into this world! Their love story is likely to sound typical, but to me, it is romantic and touching. They have been together for fifty some years, and my grandfather says it’s the same feelings and love as when he…
The purpose of this paper is to identify my cultural history and how it affects me as well as my master statuses. I will identify where my ancestors are from, my family’s values and traditions, which traditions I chose to pass on or not, how the traditions stand up to traditional versions of the culture, how my worldview has been affected, and where I land in terms of master statuses and privilege. This paper will be used as a tool to explore the diversity in my family and how it will affect me…
Although children never listen to their parents, parents warn their children about spending too much time with friends and are correct the majority of the time. I realized I was spending too much time with my friends when we began to argue constantly. Although I should not have stayed friends with some people, I continued to push away the harsh feelings I had for them but it continued to get worse. I didn’t like listening to my parents because I believed they were wrong, but I came to a…
When growing up I knew my grandmothers from both sides of the family because they were still alive. I did not see my grandfather from my parental side because he died before I was born, but I was able to see my grandfather from my maternal side. Also, I felt the tenderness of my grandfather’s love before he passed away when I was aged 4. I can remember whenever he came visiting to my house he brings plenty of candies; he also gave me money to buy more if the once he bought were not enough. I…
into perspective, he also paints pictures very neat in detail. My grandparents played an important role in my life. Therefore, I was drawn to the two paintings of Norman Rockwell that dealt with grandparents: “Gramps and Me,” and “Grandpa and Me fishing.” I chose the two paintings…
go along with that event that was stated. My post memory involves a supposed old wise old man who people would call their grandpa. This person is someone that is suppose to be present in your life but for me, he wasn’t. My parents have always told me stories about my grandpa and how they all got into a big fight but I…
Latin America I had the privilege to observe one of my students where I work. His name is Israel, and he is in the fifth grade. Israel is Latino, and I wanted to get to know a little more about his culture so it would help me better understand why he and his friends learn differently than American students. I wanted to know how his family values compare and contrast to my family values. In addition to getting to know Israel, I also wanted the opportunity to get to know Israel’s family. Knowing…