Grandparent

Two relatives of mine shaped up my life greatly: my father and my grandmother. Much of the reason why I’m a motivated, challenged person is because of my father. He would tell me stories of how his mother would motivate him to work hard at school. He was such a competitive person, whether it was education or sports. He would receive the top marks at his classes, and he would then go on to move to the United States in 1983 to continue his studies. He became a graduate of Columbia University with…

Have you ever spoken with someone who you thought didn’t carry their communication efficiently, which made it hard to get anywhere in the conversation? When it comes to thinking of incompetent communicators in life it can be very difficult, especially when you might view yourself in that category. What you can say about someone else can easily be aimed right back at you. For that reason it can be very hard to think of someone to write about and the incompetencies they may have when it comes to…

Part One One thing I pride myself on is the way that I look at life. No matter the circumstance, I choose to believe that whatever happens is God’s plan and is happening for a greater reason. I can remember the first time my mom told me that everything happens for a reason, I was very young at the time, I know this because I was taking a bath with my two younger brothers when she got a call saying my great grandpa had passed away. My brothers and I were obviously very confused with the situation…

Lan Samantha Chang’s short story, “Water Names,” on the basis is three sister listening to their grandmother retell them an ancient legend or commonly considered a ghost story. The grandmother finishes the story abruptly leaving the children with many questions, as well as the reader. However if the story is read in-depth, one realizes that the interplay between the present setting and actions with the ancient legend holds an underlining meaning—desire in all forms and the disruption between old…

Family stories and secrets pass down through generation to generation. Being third generation here in the United States, my father’s side lacked in that area except for how we got here. Rumors stated that my great-grandfather moved here with his family to flee from the mob in Italy. Slight curiosity growing up turned into an immensely intense urge to find out more. I kept asking questions in hopes of receiving answers, always being left unsatisfied with blank stares. After years of being left in…

My Grandmother’s Voice As a child I was always confused by the characteristics of my grandmother, whom I called Mommom. I was born an analyzer. My determination of whether someone was a friend or foe was always by process of careful analysis. Not that I would ever come to a conclusion of this analysis within a short meeting. My analysis of a person always had much thought and consideration. However, I found it difficult to analysis my Mommom when I was growing up. She was firm, a natural born…

It was a normal Friday morning. The air was crisp and chilly. I met my friends on the way down the stairwell of my apartment building, and we had a conversation about the date. It was Friday the 13th. They told me that there was a movie called Friday the 13th, and that the day was bad luck. I laughed and joked about it until we got to school. Everything was normal until it was time for recess when it took an unexpected turn for the worst. I was playing basketball with my friends when I got…

Growing up, I lived in a house on the north side of Columbus, Ohio. With one floor, two bathrooms, and three bedrooms, the house was filled to the brim with my five person family. As a little girl, I didn’t mind the smallness of everything; to me, our home was just cozy. From kindergarten to eighth grade, I went to a school where everyone had the same kind of house as me. Everything I grew up with seemed like the norm because, up until that point, I hadn’t known any different. My family had two…

(a) Material facts of the case Hacon & Sons Pty Ltd is a family grazing business and a trustee for the Hacon Family Trust. After Mr Walter Hacon and his wife passed away, the remaining shareholders of the Hacon & Sons Pty Ltd are their three sons. The properties that trustee’s grazing business were conducted on are owned by corporate subsidiaries of the trustee, and three sons. The allocation of the operation profit of the company is not conducted by dividend but invest to the distributed fund…

This year Mary was given the overwhelming task of hosting Thanksgiving for her 36 person family. She has decided to shop for her supplies in Marshall, Minnesota. Mary has the choice to shop at either Walmart or Hy-Vee. When making her decision, she has to take into account the differences and similarities of the two stores. Walmart is a grocery and department store, while Hy-Vee is strictly a grocery store. Other than that, there are many differences and similarities between the two stores. When…