My Family History

The word family has changed so much in the past century. A family back in the 1950’s was probably considered a husband, wife, and one or more children. Times have changed and families have become much different. The Interpersonal Communication: Relating to Others book defines family as a, “Unit made up of any number of persons who live in relationship with one another over time in a common living space who are usually, but not always, united by marriage and kinship” (Beebe, Beebe & Redmond, 243). Families can be broken up into five different types. The first is the traditional family, which includes a mother, father, and their biological children. Next, is the blended family which includes

Together my family tree or Genogram and I see why it is important to know who we are and where we come from. I am an African American and both my parents are of African American decent. In the African American culture, many of our ancestors came to America by capture and not by choice. It is said that many African Americans were slaves and were a part of slave trade that was increased between the 15th and 19th centuries (Bennett, 2003; Van Sertima, 1976). Many African Americans were brought here to make their white or European owners money and cause them to be prosperous in areas of agriculture. There were white indentured servants, who could have worked to till the ground and make the harvest plentiful, but it wasn’t enough, so plantation owners saw it profitable to use African slaves as a solution to

There are a number of pros and cons that come with therapists taking a detailed family history. An advantage in taking a full family history is that it allows therapists to help their clients learn from their family history by developing a healthy perspective on their past. Instructing the clients to reflect on their past can help them come to terms and provide a sense of comfort in facing their past. Another reason is that it helps the therapist gain a fuller understanding of the family. Getting full details of family history is important to understand the past events that have occurred. Here the therapist may have plans for the family 's treatment for therapy and therapeutic goals each member can obtain. Asking the right questions

I have family members from this particular culture that endured slavery. My family members were slaves and had babies by the white man. The last name of my family is the McCoys and the Hatfields, which were rivalries. These slaves’ owners are my family. My grandpa told me that the McCoys and the Hatfields disowned us because we were black, but just recently they acknowledged us as family. I viewed their struggle as heartbreaking and strong. It’s heartbreaking because us mistreated and disowned by our own family, but they kept moving forward. Due to my grandpa’s grandmother and mother enduring slavery, I’ve seen how it has made my grandpa. My grandpa and his siblings look like they’re white, but whenever someone calls them that, they get highly upset and say “they are not white, they are elite”. Also, they were strong individuals because they endured things that I couldn’t imagine going through. If I was back in the time of slavery, I would’ve went crazy. My mission would have been to kill the white people or kill myself. No individual should have to be mistreat and degraded. I give prompts for those who experienced that

I am an African America child living. It is the summer of 1979 and I am incredibly hot right now. I live in Wyoming. There are not a lot of people who appear similar to me here. I talk to my mother plus ask her many questions. I remember asking her, “Why am I called an African American?” My mother went on to say that our race originated in Africa. After she explained this to me I asked her, “How did we get here?” She replied by explaining that we were first people sent here as early as 1619 (Robinson, 1999). My mother went on to explain to me that we were part of a slave trade. I learned that we were slaves until a law was passed to give us freedom. I occasionally wonder

I was born in slavery in Diamond, Missouri, during the Civil War. People don’t exactly know the year and the date of birth of me. The people that raise me and my brother James, were Moses and Susan Carver. Susan Carver taught me and my brother to read and write because the local school didn’t enappect me and my brother to school. I escaped my parents house to go to school that was 10 miles away. I attended a series of schools before receiving my diploma at Minneapolis High School in Minneapolis, Kansas. Accepted to Highland College in Highland, Kansas, I was denied admittance once college administrators learned of my race.Instead of attending classes, I homesteaded a claim, where I conducted biological experiments and compiled a geological collection.

History is defined as the study of the science of humanity in the past. It's a broad subject that spans over countless people groups throughout the years that the world has been around. Even before the times we have written word history was still being made, and it is still extremely important. We tend to forget that in our average day to day lives we are still making history. That all over the globe everyone is taking part in what might be in a history book someday.

Learning about your family tree can be fun and exciting. I can also raise more questions when you come across a surprising discovery, which is exactly what happened to one woman while she researched her family's history.

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an autosomal, dominant, inherited disorder of lipoprotein metabolism that results in elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) in plasma concentration (Henderson, O’kane, McGilligan, & Waterson, 2016). FH can dramatically increased risk of atherosclerosis, which can lead to a common genetic cause of premature coronary heart disease (CHD). It is crucial for patients to know their genetic family history and genogram to have early diagnosis, treatments, and follow ups that may delay the complications of the course of FH and consequently CHD or other cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The proband is paramount in identifying other at-risk individuals; hence, enabling, and educating these patients to discuss the risk with family members is essential. Nurses need the knowledge of FH genetic standpoint to educate patients and make appropriate referrals for individuals in need of genetic counseling. The purpose of this paper is to complete a genetic family history of an individual of choice. Construct a genogram and attach it to this paper as an Appendix. Provide and explanation of the genogram

Based on my own ancestry, I believe that I have 90% to have diabetes Type II because my mom, my grandmother, all my aunts from my mother side, and even my cousin, that is only 16 years old, have diabetes Type II. I have too much possibilities that I can have diabetes Type II when I get older because in my own ancestry, just from my maternal side, almost everybody has diabetes Type II.

Me and my brother Silas were born a year apart . He was born in 1956 and I in 1957. Our families history is a dark past , where evil flows through our blood. They were all devil worshipers ,that went back to the 1800s till now. My family was known as scratchers back in the day , nickname for what they were . They would worship animals , then blend in with the outside world , in order to survive . They would let one woman conceive as many babies as they wished , in order to keep the bloodline and tradition going. The active worshipers would eventually get caught or die alone , keeping the bloodline going would make their work never end. By the time me and my brother Silas were brought into the world , the tradition was still going , but it wasn't a demanding ritual like in the past .

Family history is very important to an individual. By knowing where you come from, you can have a better perspective of your life. Having a clear understanding of your family background allows you to better appreciate the things that you would normally take for granted. The house, the car, and the average clothing may look better when one sees the sacrifices their family has made. They will see that their family has worked very hard just so their family can experience the better things in life. A persons roots and origin is one of the most important things to explore. It alone can bring you closer to self-discovery.

What I am today is the reflection of my family's history. History of endeavors, pains, failures and growth. One evening, I was talking to my grandma and she started telling about our family. At first, it seemed quite boring, but ended up in tears and made me learn the most important lesson of my life. It was quite a deep thing to realize for a kid but fortunately and eventually I understood.

I grew up with my maternal grandparents in China. From an early age, I was taught the notion of filial piety, paying respect to elderly members while making concessions to the younger members. It plays a central role in my family as well as the families in which my grandparents came from.

I was born and raised into a hardworking family that are the complete opposite of culture alienators. My siblings and I are all first generation in America on my mom's side and second generation on my dad's side. Life was very hard for my parents to raise all seven of us and depended on my grandparents for most of their help. Being that my grandparents brought all nine of their kids to America from Belize it was also very hard for them so survive and find stability. Most families that come to America from a third world country usually find it very difficult to keep up family traditions and sometimes lose all contact. My family found a way to stay very close and keep the Belizean culture very alive still to this day. As you can tell by now