* Due to my decision to obtain my B.S. while in my dotage and the fact that youngest of my ancestors were born in the early 20th century, most of the information in this paper comes from personal memories, stories I heard in my youth and independent research of my family tree. I talked with my mother, but time has erased many of her memories. It was November 14, 1969 when I made my uneventful entrance into the world and was immediately bestowed the unfortunate name of Bruce Bernard Barrett. I am the youngest of five children born to Alba Gaylord Barrett (September 11, 1925- February 14, 1994) and Emilie (Diehm) Barrett (June 3, 1936- present) At the time of my birth, my father was 45 and my mother was 33. I was born in Charleston, WV and grew up near my father’s childhood home in Braxton County, WV.
Distant Ancestry I am second-generation American on my maternal side but my father’s side can be traced back to Colonial America, specifically Colonial Virginia. My family stayed largely within the same 50-mile geographical area in Western Virginia through Virginia’s statehood and the subsequent formation of West Virginia during the Civil War. My paternal ancestors were of English and Welsh decent with the notable exception of my second great-grandfather, Isaac Willoughby,. Issac was born in Monaghan, Ireland in 1829 and immigrated to the United States during the height of the Potato Famine in 1848. Isaac worked his passage from Ireland to New York on the Jenny Lind
During the 1800s, the social structure changed due to the Industrial Revolution. The middle class expanded. Although not all the members of this class were of the same status, they all shared the same values. They all believed in the importance of hard work and morality. One very important value was family togetherness. During this time period, middle-class families worked to preserve this family togetherness, as well as their prosperity, which they did by raising their children well. Women were more involved in maintaining family unity and the raising of children than men.
If someone were to ever tell my younger self that I would one day be one of five siblings, I would have never believed them. Unquestionably, my siblings are an enormous part of who I am; aspiring me to become an intelligent and an affectionate human being. Life doesn't always hurl obstacles in your way, but when it does, it can turn out to be completely disparate and even fascinating from the original thought. At the ripe old age of eleven years old, I was expected to step up to the plate and take care of my new adopted siblings, David and Alysa. Countless responsibilities, circumstances, and a world of authority and gratitude have shaped me along the way due to that one event. Indeed, I am grateful that my parents went through with the adoption because even though I had an impact on my adopted siblings, they have propelled me to become an exceptional brother, son, friend, and student.
My family of Burrows, Bennet (father) Goodbeer, Littlejohn, (mother) is the mixture of what America is French, German, Irish, Native American, and Black. Origins come from the Atlantic slave trade where most of my family was relocated to Arkansas. Where their condition of slavery with all of the horrors of it like the breeding, whippings, lynching, slave codes. The lack of education and the chance to prosper without being a handicap of being a subordinate which in 2016 is still every true to till this day. As for the Native American and the Irish side of the family, I don’t know much than seeing some pictures and Serval stories that I can’t recall from my childhood.
The 1920’s was the era of not only mass consumerism, social changes, and profound cultural conflicts but that of the Lost Generation and the effects of World War I during this time period. World War I had a significant impact on the lives and the writing styles of the Lost Generation, changing their perspectives on both the government and their lives.
For this project we had to collaborate and create a presentation that models a child profile. Our student was 17 year old Aaron, who is apart of Chatsworth Senior High School’s Life Skills program. This program is a transitional program designed for students to receive education in the morning and obtain job experience for the last half of the day. Aaron is currently working at his father’s business, but it has been reported that there are numerous problems with Aaron’s behavior and skills. His father has asked for help in fixing this predicament because he doesn’t want to fire his son. As a group, it is up to us to analyze the information and decide a proper course of action for Aaron.
Both my paternal and material families of origin are Caucasian. Ethnicity is Scotch-Irish. With reasonable accuracy I have been able to determine that my maternal great-great-grandfather (not reflected on this genogram) was living as a young man in Georgia during the Civil War period. In my maternal line I am also told that there is a Cree Indian relative in my great-grandparent line; time and place is unknown.
The 1920’s was known as the Roaring Twenties, the Jazz Age and the era of wonderful nonsense. There were many changes that occurred during the 1920s. Women lives’ changed with the 19th amendment, working outside the home and fashion. Other changes were the Jazz Age and Prohibition. After World War I, Americans wanted to go “Back to Normalcy.
Parents and grandparents of the 1920s believed that children were contributing to the breakup of family morals and traditions. The children started gaining more freedoms and were gone more than what they were used to. Children were advancing to new lives and being away from home more. As time went on education became a larger part of the children’s lives. Spending more time in school, better educated the youth and prepared them better for the real
1920 dramatically announces its arrival, marking a new beginning between the past and the future of the United States. Prior to World War I, the country remained in a nineteenth-century mentality, but this decade seems to break with the old attachments and promises great progress, pointing to a more modern era. But what growing news indicate, the decade of the twenties is a time of severe contradictions. Despite the unparalled prosperity and cultural progress the country is experiencing; it seems to be accompanied by intense social unrest. The country is at a crossroads between innovation and tradition, due to the many trends that converge to conform the 1920s.
My dad originally came from Ohio, and moved down here with his parents. My blood grandfather died of a stroke before I was born, and my mamaw remarried. My mom always lived in North Carolina, first in Kannapolis, but moved to Carolina Beach in middle school (to my knowledge).
Since I have always had such a fascination with genealogy, I thought it an honorable undertaking to research our ancestry. I wish someone had done it fifty years ago so that I might have access to more information on our direct line of ancestors, other than the word of mouth passed down through the generations that I’ve had to rely on and what little I have found digging through dusty courthouse records.”
The oldest child plays an inimitable role in the structure of her family. She has a propensity to be confident and often craves her independence at an early age. She sets the standard for her younger siblings and realizes that her actions are observed closely by impressionable eyes. This accountability often instills in her a drive to act in a respectable and responsible manner. As the oldest child in a family of eight, I have been persistent in regarding these characteristics and have enabled them to shape my identity.
Life is full of many hard decisions that people have to take, often on the spur of the moment. Some we get right others turn horribly wrong. Joe Keller, the tragic hero of Arthur Miller's play All My Sons, was no different. His whole life was dedicated to his family and their well being but all his plans were undone by one fatally flawed decision.
The ideal American family was transformed in the 19th century in large part due to the great changes taking place in the American society. Many family groups fit this changing mold while some did not. In this essay I will show how this concept of the ideal American family changed. I will also try to explain which groups of Americans followed this concept and why.
No one can’t meet a family like mine’s. My family is well diversified. Every family member plays an important role in all my family’s lives. In my family, there are four people: my father, my mother, my little brother and me. My father is one who brings money home and is also responsible for organizing and planning family trips. My mother is the one who is in charge for making meals and makes sure everyone eats at the appropriate times. My little brother is the pet of the family. He actually doesn’t have any responsibilities, for he’s the pet. I am the rock of support in my family. I always go beyond my parents’ expectations. I also support my younger cousins and little brother, by being a role model that they can look up to. Another