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and gave me insight on how two cultures can collide because of different values that each one may hold. The book intrigues the reader by introducing the Hmong culture and their beliefs. The Lee family is Hmong family that were refugees and settled down in Merced, California. The members of the Lee family include Foua who was the maternal Grandmother and Nao Kao was the maternal grandfather. They had nine children, their names were Chong, Zoua Cheng, May, Yer, True, Mai, Pang, and Lia. The book…

A Guiding Light In an essay by Annie Dillard called “An American Childhood”, Annie Dillard talks about her childhood growing up. She speaks fondly of her mother and describes the antics that her mother did. Mrs. Dillard relates those antics to the lessons taught to her and her siblings by their mother. These lessons that were taught and instilled in children by their parents is more important than it is thought to be. Positive parental guidance in a child’s life is beneficial in many ways. In…

better person and a parent it is honesty, a good work ethic, and to always spend time with your family. The first thing my parents taught me was honesty. From a very young age my parents would say to me “it is easier to live with the truth than to live with a lie.” My parents have always been very honest people. To my knowledge they never lied to me, and they expected the same from everyone in our family. When I was about 5 years old I knocked over a bucket of paint and covered it with a…

childhood I can tell so many good stories that I can share but the best childhood story I can share with you is one of my road trip with my family. My family loves being at the rode. We literally bring the whole family clan. Spending time with the family is one of the memories I treasure the most. This road trip is one of the best memory I have with them. Family road trip to Bataan, Philippines. It was four in the morning when we head out to the rode. I remember that morning I was…

victimizing Li’l Bit, but also taking the blame off of her when she committed the same acts that Uncle Peck did to her at a young age. Vogel used different characters to help enhance the play by having a minimal cast list and focusing on how each family member interacted with Li’l Bit. Overall, the play is enhanced by showing the abuse that Li’l Bit went through but how that was able to increase her self-esteem and made her have courage to end the relationship that she had with Uncle…

wildlife, it has always captivated people’s attention. However with large distances between largely populated areas and the cold temperatures with long winters most people shy away from living there. But for me Alaska is my one true home; where I have family and friends, and where I want to one day settle down to spend the rest of my life. My one true home has always been Alaska, the place that I feel most like myself. I was born in Anchorage, Alaska on November 23rd, 1990 in Providence…

There are many couples who are infertile and are unable to conceive their own child. Infertility can be caused because of many different reasons. If a couple is unable to have a child because of infertility, is it so wrong for the couple to want a their own biological child? There are many different reasons a couple can be infertile. There are also a variety of solutions to the infertility problem. In women there can be an uneven hormone balance. If there is an uneven hormone balance then eggs…

but the most outstanding one was "Don’t socialize with other people, especially boys." I often wondered why my dad would come up with such a ridiculous rule, because I was raised in an environment where men rule and reign, to worsen the situation my family was full of boys. Did this mean I shouldn 't have socialized with my brothers, cousins or even him? I do not think so. In September 1997, I was coming home from school and I saw my friend Nicolas…

and a father and step mom that somewhat helped my mom with financial matters when it came to me. Due to my mom working to provide for me I was instantly forced to grow up to take care of myself. After my mom and I moved house to house with different family members she finally saved up for us to have a condo of our own. We moved into this problematic condo in Lake St. Louis, Missouri when I was eight years old. I was devastated to leave my friends I had since kindergarten but quickly got over it…

In the public service announcement “Adopt US Kids” a mother is seen with her daughter trying to figure out what is wrong with a sweater. We can gather from the basket of yarn next to the cat on the floor, that the mother has knitted the sweater herself, but there seems to be a problem, the sweater has four sleeves instead of one. The house they are in seems to be a middle class house, which is very relatable to most Americans. Also at the bottom of the PSA is a text that states “You Don’t have…