Watts family

Blood Brothers After they finished washing clothes and had supper started, Nancy saw Charity fingering the pages of the tablet the census taker had given her. “If you’d like, we can start doing some lessons each day,” said Nancy. “Oh, yes ma 'am,” exclaimed Charity, “I would like that very much.” Nancy could see that Charity was going to be an eager student, and as quick witted as she was, she should be a good one. She was right. Charity took to schooling, like a duck to June bug; she…

Catholic, working class family that immigrated to the land of opportunity in the 1980s from Cuba. I am considered a Hispanic Latina even though I was born in America. I am an only daughter and granddaughter, who grew up in a suburban part of Miami; Hialeah. I learned English as a second language in primary school and was labeled gifted and talented after completing assessments. I am a young adult first generation college student at the University of Florida; Go Gators. My family were farmers…

Countless events affect people in different ways that they never would have expected. Having parents around is extremely necessary, especially for a child. It is very difficult to grow up thinking you will ever see them again once they are gone. An event that happened in my life that had an extreme impact was the absence of my father throughout my childhood. Since the impact was extremely large, it caused many changes in my life. If there was a possible way to stop fathers or mothers from…

After hours of laughter, joy, and tears, they arrived at Anwar’s home and each dressed in their wedding attire. The time for the groom to appear came, and it was a jubilant event. The groom’s family followed by the dabke group began their walk from the end of the street. The music and chants brought attention to the neighbors as the noise was heard around the block and they stepped out of their houses with curiosity, observing the extraordinary…

name has really meant a lot to me as well as being almost a role model because of the way my family has succeeded in life. By this, I mean in careers. This success started with my Grandfather who was a prestigious doctor, my dad who is a top Texas big company litigator, my uncle, John Dobrowski, also a doctor and then it goes on to a dentist, another lawyer, and a urologist. Overall, the patriarchy of my family has accomplished dream jobs which exemplifies the importance of upholding the…

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…