Biography Of Debra Walker 's ' The Lady I '

Describe Jeannette’s childhood, specifically her socialization or the process by which she acquired family values, information about social expectations, and survival strategies.

The person I interviewed was my mom Peggy Pacheco, She was born on October 27, 1972 at St. Charles Hospital. Her Parents are Sharon Blevins (mom), and Ronald Blevins (dad), Her siblings are Julie (sister) and Bob (brother). She’s only lived in two places, Pemberville, Ohio and Bowling Green, Ohio. My mom had attended Eastwood school when she was younger. She has medium length hair, brown hair, she wears glasses, has lots of freckles and brown eyes.

In the early 1940’s Marie was born into a small tight knit family living in a small rural Kentucky town. Marie is now in her seventies and has led a very interesting life traveling the country, raising four children, and shaping her chosen profession. Our interview sessions were conducted over a period of time, as Marie is very active and has little “free time” to spare.

During our lives, serval blissful, traumatic, culture event that established the transformations during cognitive, social, physical, and characteristic changes in our lives from the time of birth through our death. A person’s existence is shaped and molded by the experiences that have set us physically and mentality. The interview conducted for this project for an understanding of, Mrs. Candi Jones, is a mother, daughter, and sister. She was the middle child of in a physically disable household where father and sister hearing-impaired; a mother who is deaf. They are a mixture of a sibling through birth, adoption, and foster. During the interview with Ms. Jones, she discusses experienced numerous events in her life that play a major influenced

Her career plan wasn't really planned out the same way through high school. “I joined the Air Force because I wanted to travel the world after I had traveled to Spain and France to see a friend and got the travel bug in me.” This shows things don't always go how you want them too because cause she didn’t plan on joining the Air Force. Her biggest role model during high school was her E.L.A teacher. She was her role model because she was a strict teacher but she was fair. This shows that you don't have to have someone famous to inspire

The book is a testimony to the strength and determination of her grandmother, her mother, and herself and their resourcefulness in recreating themselves during

She was only 15 years old when she got pregnant with her first daughter. She decided to drop out of high school, because like many of us, we cannot handle the responsibility of a child and school. She tells us that it took her 15 years to get back in school and earn her high school diploma at an adult school in Alhambra in 1971. She mentions that what drove her to get back in school was her 15 year old daughter. Lucero didn't want her daughter to experience school, if Lucero, herself, hadn't experienced it. It is very important to for us, as parents, to always give our children the best education and to be a role model to follow. Even if it means getting back in school 15 years later. The most beautiful thing we all find here is that both, daughter and mother, were working on getting their high school diploma together. Lucero only needed 3 more classes to be able to receive her high school diploma. At the end, her daughter was very proud of her mother for achieving what many mothers

on her own. The daughter’s deviation from her family’s ways is an example of how the

With a flamboyant sweep “Barbramania had a grip on New York”, said Christopher Anderson of the year 1994. Author of Barbra: The Way She Is (a Barbra Streisand biography), Anderson reveals the startling truth about the woman behind the world renowned legend. The hot-headed, Jewish girl with the large nose and notoriously grandiose temper defied all odds as she achieved global success. Growing up with incessant bullying and verbal abuse from classmates, producers, and even family; Streisand unceasingly struggled with “gnawing self-doubt about the way she looked” and the talent she possessed (Anderson 20). As her astounding hardships are brought to light, one can see the lasting impact childhood experiences can have on a person. Many parents and influential figures do not understand how their harsh words can

As a child, Nellie endured hardships. Her father died when she was only six and her mother remarried to a man who was abusive. She later wrote “...an outspoken piece on marriage and divorce” (Nellie Bly). This shows that she and her mom stayed strong during that time because it displays that she overcame what she went through by writing an article about it. Another experience from her childhood is her attitude towards life. She always had and adventurous spirit and was able to put herself in other people’s shoes. There traits developed at a young age building her work ethic from early on. As an excited child, “Elizabeth enjoyed the rough play with he boys - the tree climbing, horseback riding, and sports,” (Nellie

Wendy Lankford was raised within a “traditional” family and grew up alongside her mother, father, and younger brother in my home state of Maryland. Today, she is married to Shane Lankford and together they care for three adopted sons; ages 22, 7, and 4. Wendy is a stay at home mom and home schooler who is also actively engaged with her church community and several service groups. Both she and her husband have dedicated themselves to raising awareness and working on behalf of orphans, those with special needs, and those living in poverty.

February 22nd, 2016, on a rare sunny afternoon in the middle of a forested, I interviewed my mother Theresa Lim in our home in Federal Way, Washington. It was a simple and friendly conversation to know about one specific person for an English assignment. We sat in our kitchen at the dinner table, both across each other, we started the interview.

The interviewee was born in Portland, Maine in 1942, and is seventy-five years old. She had four older brothers, one older sister, and has a younger sister who is three years younger than her and whom is her best friend. She has two sons, one daughter, and five grandchildren. Unfortunately, one of her grandsons died at the age of four from Canavan disease. Her and

She had little schooling, but she had run businesses. She had managed on her own, with a husband and sons, in a country that didn’t care for her or her culture, but only for their aggrandized version of it. Her experiences were rightful cause to be jaded and hard, and yet she saw brightness and she saw brightness in me. She saw the great things in life, she loved hard and appreciated the little things — us going for a walk together or just sitting in the sun on a warm day.

“I had an amazing life. I had wonderful husband I loved more than anything else is the world. I had six beautiful children, who gave me nine grandchildren, and the strength I needed throughout my life. I have regrets; but everyone does. I believe my life was wonderful because everyday I pray for my family and thank God for what he has given me throughout the years. The good times, and the difficult ones – everything was a blessing.” Winnie, now 75 years old, believes she has been blessed everyday of her life. It sounded surprising after I interviewed her to hear how religious and optimistic she is about her life. You see, I knew her as my quirky grandmother – who used to crotchet dolls on top of soda bottles, or kiss a penny that