A Narrative Essay On Michelle Koski

On 05/07/2018 at about 2255 hours, I was dispatched to 113 Frad Ave in reference to a battery that had occurred.

At the beginning of Sarah Polley’s 2013 Stories We Tell, a quote by Margret Atwood appears and states that, “In the end, we’ll all become stories” (Polley). This quote leads to the main message of the film involving storytelling and the profound significance it carries in life. As memories form, we reflect on them and the stories that accumulate from those memories begin to define us. The film begins with Polley presenting her storytellers, who are all part of the family. She simply asks her family to tell the story, from the beginning, of her mother Diane. They have their own way of disclosing facts about Diane, but it’s how each person uniquely tells the story that is most interesting. Whether filled with pleasure, sorrow, or regret, each subject individually describes Diane’s life. This reveals that how one is remembered or even currently portrayed is established through the memories of others, mysteries and all. Through the use of intimate interviews of her family members, Polley successfully investigates the reconstruction of her mother's existence. The memories and stories families collectively tell, even if they are unclear, are what define the truth.

Stakeholder 2: Hello, I am Michelle Carter, I am a black female, 36 years of age. I was a single mother raising a child in the lower side of Chicago. I had a son, his name was Zack Carter and he was murdered last night by a pig. A white man who was just trigger happy and felt justified by what he had done because he was a police officer. Just a racist man who shot my son because he thought my son was like any other black person probably selling drugs or something. I did make a domestic violence call because we had gotten into a very heated argument and he slapped me and stormed out, but that was my fault, because I had hit him first. We had been arguing about his grades and how they were starting to slip even though he had been a 4.0 student

I have had many great mentors that have stood out in my life thus far, but I have one lady that really stands out. Her name is Tina; I know her better as Ms. Hicks. She is a kindergarten teacher and Glee Club director at the middle school I attended. I came to know her really well when I joined the Glee Club my sixth grade year. She is so selfless and always puts others before herself. I just began watching her one day and realized that I wanted to be just like her. I began to volunteer in her classroom the last period of the day because I want to be an elementary school teacher as well. I decided why not learn form the best. Throughout the year, I learned so much from her. She taught me that students can learn and have fun while they

Kate bursts into tears. She tells Flannery that she was going to give her mother her Christmas present on the guitar as she wipes the tear away from her eyes. Flannery just stands, dumbfounded. Finally she shrugs, telling Kate that Ellis can just use the guitar she will be getting from her father. Kate thanks Flannery and asks her to join her while she strings popcorn. To her surprise Flannery accepts and the two walk to the kitchen to where the popcorn and strip was set up. Just as Kate sits down she hears the doorbell. It's the UPS man. Kate opens the door to see a uniformed man with two big boxes. One from Uncle Simon and Aunt Kim and another from the Guitar Center. Quikly the guitar box is snatched from Kates and hands by her mother and taken away. Kate gives an excited thank you to the UPS man, just waiting for him to stop in front of Flannery’s house. The truck never stops. Kate walks back to the kitchen but decides not to mention anything about the UPS truck. She is surprised when she sees that Flannery has already strung to feet of popcorn.

To begin, on May 15, 2017 I interviewed Maria Mojica about what it means to be American to her. Also, Maria Mojica, mother of 2, felt the necessity to describe that being American means that you acquire specific rights only accessible in this country. Since her mother, Guillermina Diaz, gave birth to her in Guerrero, Mexico and raised her in Anaheim, California, Maria was aware of the drastic differences between Mexico and America. Furthermore, she captured the idea that her life would ameliorate and that she could become much more successful in America versus Mexico. Although she believes that America is unsatisfactory due to more crime and violence, she declares that America has progressed in the aspect that America has grown economically

My informational interview with Karissa Page was held on the 27th of September. During our conversation, the majority related to her transition from a college setting to the working world as well as her experience going into a field different from ones major in college. I sought her as my real reader because of her experience doing as such. These topics were appropriate for our conversation because Ms. Page’s field of interest is in Public Health, while I am interested in conservation biology as well as her majoring in Biology and Psychology in Undergrad, while I am going to be completing a degree in Molecular Genetics & Psychology. During our conversations I expressed my desire to learn from her post-undergrad experience.

One year later they moved to a smaller two bedroom home, Samantha had moved out a while ago so this would be perfect for their 3 people family. The funny thing is that the house was about 3 blocks down from the house they were moving from. So thankfully they didn’t have to worry about Vivian making friends in a new place. Michelle was so happy this would be the first house she ever owned, before she just rented, but they were ready for a

Throughout my life there have been few people that have made an impact in my life, but the one that has made the greatest influence in me is my older and only sister, Diana Cienfuegos. Although we often argue, I know I was very fortunate to have someone who guided me through the right path in life. My sister has been my role model as a student, given me strength when I need it, and helped me in whatever she could to make me happy.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Ms. Yvonne Dill who attended UIC (University in Chicago) at the age of 16, which she is extremely proud to say. “I loved it because it was close to my home, and although I was close, I was still able to be independent and live on my own. I did graduate from that school in 4 years.” I am also close to home and I enjoy my independence as well. The only difference between she and I is the fact that I did not attend college at age 16. During her first few weeks as a freshman she admits, “I was not nervous, and I felt as if I was where I belonged. I adjusted very easily, and quickly. Three of my cousins (all two years older than me, two of which are twins) also attended the school, which made the transition very

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson was born on January 17th, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois. Michelle grew up on the South side of Chicago with both of her parents and her older brother, Craig Robinson. Her father, Fraser Robinson, worked as a city-pump operator with modest pay. Her mother, Marian Robinson, used to work as a secretary at a clothing brand, Spiegel’s. However, once her mother had given birth to Craig and later Michelle, she decided to stop working and stay home to take care of her kids. With her father being the only one working and only having a modest pay, the family of 4 lived in a small bungalow on the South Shore of Chicago. With constant support from her parents, Michelle started her successful academic journey at the age of four. Michelle

Kara Walker was born in Stockton, CA, 1969. She was raised by her father, Larry Walker, who worked as a painter. Kara knew by the age of of three that she wanted to be an artist. When she began she had the intentions of creating fine art, as she grew she started getting into several types of art and creating several pieces in order to tell stories or make a statement rather than trying to achieve beauty. "I guess there was a little bit of a slight rebellion, maybe a little bit of a renegade desire that made me realize at some point in my adolescence that I really liked pictures that told stories of things. Genre paintings, historical paintings. The sort of derivatives we get in contemporary society," Kara Walker said this during an interview

When we are very young, we like to dream about what we will be when we grow up. As we get a little older, we start to choose certain people who we want to be like. We call these people our heroes or “role models.” Miss Ruthanna Kuhns is someone who has long been someone I look up to as a role model. I first met her when I was in jr. high. She was the first grade teacher in my school. You could often hear her teaching her students or leading them in singing.

"Phil, can you please get off the couch and continue cleaning the kitchen?" Dan walked towards the television with a broom in his right hand and turned off the anime Phil was binge watching. "Jess is almost home and I don't want her walking into a pig sty!"

Diamond was so excited about her new furniture purchase that she could not sleep. She stayed awake all night trying to help her Aunties clean. She told her Auntie Mahogany about the 24-hour grocery store for food. Realizing that no one ate, Mahogany agreed to go grocery shopping and she wanted to locate a place to eat. Ebony agreed the Cascade/Camp Creek area had many nice places to eat that were conveniently located to the house for a quick meal. The following day, Ebony remained at the house to await the delivery of the furniture. Diamond begged to stay home, but she received instructions to go to school and be surprised when she came home. The company delivered the furniture as scheduled. The girls wanted to know what to do with the other items and Ebony requested that they place them in