Savior sibling

The Bulger Brothers Boston, Massachusetts the home of the divergent including the contrastive James Whitey Bulger and William M. Bulger who are two brothers with extreme differences. The two brothers grew up together but struck up different lives all within the same community and city. One a criminal and the other a politician, but both became very successful and lived separate paths with similar upbringings. The Bulger brothers, James Whitey Bulger also know as Whitey and William M. Bulger…

their marriage. My mother was known as the good wife and mother, often abused by my father. Back then these things were kept a secret and what happened within the home stayed within the home. I did not experience this with my father as much as my siblings did that is until I got older. I was very fortunate as the youngest and can only assume my father to some degree must have aged out of his violent tendencies to some degree…

"I was was raised in New York by my mom, my mom's mom, and my mom's mom's girlfriend. The hardest part of my day is knowing that everybody still sees me as a girl," was the opening lines of 3 Generations, the American drama film directed by Gaby Dellal and released by The Weinstein Company in 2017. The film revolves around a transgender boy named Ray who was raised by his unmarried mother, grandmother, and his grandmother's girlfriend. The narrative begins with Ray and his family in a doctor's…

The passage, “A Pair of Tickets” is an excerpt from the book, The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan. Tan’s book is a narrative that derives from Tan’s life growing up as a Chinese-American. Jing-Mei “June” Woo is a thirty-six year old woman who has always considered herself to be “American” as she was born and raised in San Francisco, California. June finally travels to her motherland as a result of her recently deceased mother’s desire to reconcile with her long lost daughters. Throughout her journey…

According to my father, his name is Roderick T. Patiag, his parent was met accidentally in a sari-sari store on the day of Barrio Fiesta. Add information, the meaning of Barrio fiesta from the dictionary is a religious festival and an event marked by festivities or celebrations. While the meaning of Sari-sari store from the dictionary is a convenience store found in the Philippines. The word sari-sari in Tagalog means "variety". Such stores form an important economic and social location in a…

As I examine myself during the stage of childhood and the early stage of adulthood, I came to be very thankful for where I stand today. Both my parents came to America as illegal immigrants not being able to speak any English but wanted to pursue the American Dream. While we had to over come many obstacles, I had one of my own. Even though I wanted to believe in myself, I knew I would not be able to attend college or even think of attending an astounding University because I needed to help my…

“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, “Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini, “How to kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, “Sugar” by Bernice L. McFadden and “The Other Side of the Bridge” by Mary Lawson are five different books, where the plots are set in the 1800’s or 1960’s. Each book has a struggle the character must overcome, but the main character (s)’s family or friends had an influence on how their life goes. Since, a family had a major role in every main character (s)’s decision the…

Imagine being a ten year old girl watching her own dog die. Home alone, babysitting two boys, one at the age of seven, the other three. That was me. But let’s rewind and talk about events leading up the the situation I was in. My dog, Riggs, was always a big guy. He loved food and whenever no one was looking, my brothers, sister and I would sneak him a few treats here and there. He was always a healthy dog. Tons of energy and boy did he love to play fetch with my dad. Riggs wasn’t an aggressive…

Growing up my parents always told me, “to be successful, you have to work for what you want.” These words have always stuck in my head because I’ve seen how hard my parents worked to give my brother and I the life we have. My parents, who are originally from China had a rough upbringing. During their childhood, they had to work in order to support themselves and their families. They had little education and the opportunities to grow and to become successful were scarce. Knowing that staying in…

I remember when I changed from a child into an adult as if it was yesterday, and it wasn 't one of my fondest memories. Growing up as the middle child and the only girl I had it the hardest. I didn 't get along with any of my parents, siblings, or any family for that matter. I was painfully shy and some of the men in my family took advantage of that. I was very young the first time I was molested and when my family found out about it they either blamed me for it. So I never mentioned it again,…