Honor Thy Father

The word father ideally has many definitions that come from both the dictionary and people in general. Just like any other parent or family member every person has a different opinion of what this word truly means from their own perspective based on their life experiences. However, the definition of a good father has is generally something everyone can agree on. In simple terms the “good father” is the foundation for family, one who originates, guards, and provides. The leader, source of…

decided to change my outlook on life and focus on what I could control; capturing the good times with my father, developing from the good times and bad times, and if things did not work out the way that I wanted to try again and not give up. I was scared of my father, I was scared of how he behaved when he lost control. He would slam doors, yell, and hit things. These expriences with my father marked my transition from childhood to adulthood. Being so young, these events made me grow up very…

My parents were never really religious. They instead fit nicely into the group of people who like to refer to themselves as “Cultural Catholics”, those who don’t really care for the the God aspect of the faith and instead only follow through with the traditions. As a result, I got Baptized And had a First Communion but never really went to Mass and therefore had a weak foundation from the beginning. Around the time that I was nine years old, my mom called me into family room and told me…

It was the same old dream. She’d turn the key in the lock and open the door. To her horror, she’d see that same old monster. It was a different kind of monster although. She couldn 't see it even though she definitely tried to. She felt it move and creep around her. Looking at her every move and waiting for the right time to attack. She ran around the house trying to find something to hide under. But she never knew whether the monster was in that room or not. “Will you get up already?”…

A kid in a corner (candy) store I like to think I loved every kid’s dream… I got to grow up in a candy store! Granted, it wasn’t just a candy store; it was called the “Active corner store”, and it was created and ran by my two newly immigrated parents, Straight Outta Ethiopia, all in their first few months in Canada. So what, the location wasn’t ideal and the area was basically dead; this was Canada in 1996! This is where dreams come true! This beautiful and opportunity filled country is where…

is her mother cooks alligator meat for Hushpuppy and tells her to stay strong and be brave even when she is alone. Her words make Hushpuppy understand that there is no need for her to find her mother, and she can live well and take good care of her father as long as she is strong and brave. - The man in the boat keeps the wrappers of chicken rolls he eats each time and tells Hushpuppy that the wrappers remind him of who he is. This man’s experience teaches Hushpuppy to never waste time and…

Her father moved to California from Portugal when he was 19, knowing very little english. He found a job as a construction worker and got married at the age of 25 to another Portuguese immigrant. When my mom was born she had to learn both English and Portuguese as her father and mother rarely spoke English in the house. Money was always an issue, with the small family of three barely scraping…

were free labor. Dad considered us extensions of his own body.” This obsession with their home is brought to the reader’s attention as early as the second page when Alison is playing with her father (a rare occurrence), when he is finished he tells her to grab the vacuum because the rug is dirty. Most fathers might enjoy the time with their child and ignore the fact in order to give the child attention. Bechdel goes…

“If Your Parents Are Still Paying Your Bills, You 're not alone” May 21, 2015 The piece that I’ve deicide to write about is on how students like me are still having to ask their parents for money to make ends meet. The reason why I chose this article is because I think it hits home for a lot of us. As a college student, life can be never ending rollercoaster. A lot of us are either going to school full time while working part time or if you’re like me you’re going to school part time and…

this is the state of his entire world. After confronting his parents, Jim physically attacks his father for being weak and indecisive – the exact opposite of how fathers were supposed to act. With the thoughts and…