My Family Background: If I Grew Up In Indiantown

A person who has been a major influence on my intellectual life, has really helped shape who I am today, and helped me reach for my goals would have to be my paternal grandmother. She always encouraged me to do well in school and would tell me to focus on what I really loved and to push myself to achieve the things I love. She encouraged me to do well in school because it was her personality. She was a teacher for over forty years and she knew that getting the best education was the key to success, so that's why she stressed that point on me. Whenever I saw her or would talk to her on the phone, she would always ask how school was and if I were keeping my grades up. As her only granddaughter, I would always respond affirmatively because I knew

Of all of the people I have encountered in my life so far, my father is the one to leave the greatest impact. I remember my dad would always ask me “ do you want to be the boss or be bossed? ” These word are what drives me to work hard and try my best in everything that I do. Maybe it was the fact that I have seen him grow so much over the years that his words and actions have affected me so much today. Through these words and actions I have been able to think of what i want to do and where I want to be in life after I graduate high school.

Growing up, I've had many experiences that have made me who I am today, from how I was raised, to activities in church and school, and my dedication to academics. All of them, however, have been and continue to be influenced by my mother. She is a single parent and has had double the responsibility of most two-parent families, but she has always shown me that everything can be done if you put your mind to it. My mom worked a full time as well as a part-time job so both my sister and I could attend a local private school, Oakhill Day School, from age 2 through 15.

There have many people in my life who have influenced my life. But I must say the most significant influential person in my life is my mother, Dorsey Steamer, because she always has been pushing me to do better inside and outside of school, and has also taught me to be strong and independent. I always respect my mom for her independence and for pushing me to reach my limit.

Other people such as my brother, my cousins, teachers, and family, they are all great influences and impact my life. Without them I would not be the person I am today. My brother has been a great influence on me and my cousins. I hope to be as great as an influence as my brother is to me to younger children.

My family’s background has influenced me greatly. It’s helped me learn to appreciate life and not take things for granted. The reason for this is because my parents were poor. Both had to drop out of school in the third and fourth grade to go work in the fields to help my grandparents and their families put bread on the table. They moved here to the United States from Mexico in their early 20’s completely empty handed with no skills in many fields to show for and no education. They knew they were at a disadvantage and it was going to be difficult to build from scratch in their new country, but they knew that here in the U.S. they had many more opportunities to make something out of themselves and not let my siblings and I go through the same

Throughout our lives we come across many individuals that can have a positive or negative effect on us. You could have learned about them through books, television, or meeting them in person. For me, I just happened to have had a great influence that lived right under my roof. It was my sister Althea. What made her so special was that she was the second matriarch of the family, as well as a great role model for all her siblings.

One of the biggest influences on me has been my PA. He was welcoming, trusting, loving, caring, and many other things. He answered my questions and gave me the push I needed to strive after things. He spent time with me as I worked through stressful times and believed me when I tried new things. He has been more than just my PA, he is a great friend who has guided me. Another thing that really impacted my development would be deciding to have

My biggest influence my is involvement in the 4-H program. This amazing program has taught me many life skills,such as public speaking, planning, and leadership. When I started 4-H at the age of nine I could not have gotten up and talked to a group of five people especially if they were strangers; now because of 4-H I can speak confidently to anyone or any number of people. When I prepare me speeches or presentations it takes many hours of planning; I can plan anything from

Though, many people and circumstances influenced my life, there are three I can easily identify. First, my baseball coach from High School. Early in the season he gave us a piece of paper about fixed and growth mindsets. As I read through it, I found it very interesting. Someone who has a fixed mindset is someone who avoids challenges, easily gives up, and is threatened by the success of other people. A growth mindset is when someone embraces challenges, essential, and uses things as a wake up call to work harder next time. I walked up to Coach Wides after practice and thanked him for handing that paper out because I really was struggling through my senior year of High School. Later in the season after we lost a game, he was talking to us about

My senior year of high school marked the eighth school I attended. My parents were never together and my mother moved to New Orleans when I a three, leaving behind all family, friends, and familiarity. Kansas was boring and she yearned for a change. Raising a toddler in an unfamiliar state all alone was admiral, I never had to want for anything; my mother took care of me. After hurricane Karina and two years post Katrina, money fell short and life got difficult, rather than let me suffer for what she couldn’t provide, she sent me to live with my father in Texas. Hurt to be away from my mother, I also admired her determination to ensure I was provided for and educated.

I think that God is the first clear-cut person who has helped influence the development of my character. Without him, I wouldn’t be the same person I am today. I wouldn’t be the servant I strive to be daily. The other people who have helped influence me are my family and friends. My friends are a huge influence that I couldn’t over look. When you’re growing up, you pick up certain things that help form the person you become. And without friend that challenged me to be the person I desired, I couldn’t be the person I am today. Finally, I believe my family helped in a giant way too. I got to experience a lot more things with my family than normal students might get to experience. So, of course, they also played a huge part of my character growth.

Whether it is a good influence or a bad one, it is unarguable that one of the first groups of people to have a lasting effect in your life is your family. To be more specific almost every child 's first role models are their parents. The majority of young boys want to be big and strong, just like their father, and most young girls aspire to be just like their beautiful mother. To quote W.E.B Dubois, “Children learn more from what you are than what you teach”. One of the basic traits of being a good role model is to lead by example. Whether a parent 's example they are setting for the child is

There have been many people in my life who have come into my life and have influenced me, but the person who has influenced me the most is my father. My dad has encouraged me the most to get the best possible education I can get and get involved in multiple extracurricular activities. One of the main reasons why he is my primary influence is because he is constantly mentoring on how I can have the best life as an adult not only family wise, but financially wise as well. My father will impact me greatly

There were many different things about my family history because my parents both came from a different family background. The one thing my grandparents have in common is that they are Chinese. One different thing is that they are born in separate places. My grandparents on my father’s side were born in China then came to Burma, while my grandparents on my mother’s side were born in Burma. Another interesting thing they had in common is that they opened a coffee shop during their 20s.