My Family Influence My Identity

Despite only being in high school for two years, the friends that I have made have greatly impacted who I am as a person. Whenever I am struggling, my friends are the first people I turn to for advice. I learned from them that I always put others first even when it may cause a large amount of stress later on, am very talkative about the things I am

Family have been one of those primary drivers that propel you to keep going in life. I lived with my grandparents and cousins for 10 years in California. When my parents got divorced in 2001, my dad went to pennsylvania and my mother went to North Carolina. My grandma influence my life quite heavily by life lectures and tell of her struggles to get to America. One of the important lectures can be doing well in school, because I have the path of free education and my grandparents didn’t. Whenever I caused trouble in school or get a C, I get punished. Grandma would grab anything near her at the time and beat me with it.

My friends do many fun things with me, such as playing games, sports, or cheering me up. My friends are also very helpful. They help me with many things. These include homework and schoolwork. If I don’t understand a lesson and the teacher isn’t able to help me, then they will. They also help me develop skills that I didn’t have before. For example, my friends helped me get better at soccer when before the only thing I knew about soccer is that you can’t use your hands. My friends are a very big part of my life and I don’t know where I would be without

Family members heavily influence our perspectives. From the time we are born our parents begin teaching us beliefs and values that are “right” in their eyes. Amy Tan, the author of “Two Kinds” talks about how it was living with a strict, traditional mother. In chunk 6, paragraph 67 Amy’s mother states “‘Only two kinds of daughters.’ She shouted in Chinese. ‘Those who are obedient and those who follow their own minds! Only one kind of daughter can live in this house. Obedient daughter!’” Her mother drilled this idea into her mind, which definitely affected her to a large extent. Her mother's expectations were too much, and she could never fulfill them. In her mother's eyes she was a disappointment, and this experience changed her perspective on what’s important in a person. Another example of family influencing our perspectives is shown in “An Indian Father’s Plea” by Medicine Grizzly Bear. In the personal letter from a father to his son's teacher he expresses his concerns for his sons education. Pg(99) “‘My son Wind Wolf, is not an empty glass coming into your class to be filled. He is a full basket coming into a different environment and a society with something special to share. Please

Friends can help people in multiple ways, but the main way is it gives people life skills.

As a child, I felt that having friends was the most significant cause in who I am today. Throughout my life I have had many friends who have influenced me in numerous ways, but now most of them have become distant acquaintances. Although the majority

My family influences me to make the right shows in my life. I am strong because I have seen my family struggler. I learned from my experience to be strong to reach my goals. I am confident because I can't let people use me and walk over me and brave during difficult times. My family has dreams for me which coincide with mine. Their sacrifices are my motivation.

Their impact starts at an early age and increases through the adolescent years. It is common, solid and essential for teenagers to have and depend on companions as they grow and develop. Friends can be positive influences and supportive. They can offer one another some assistance with developing new aptitudes, or empower enthusiasm for a variety of activities such as homework, projects, sports, etc. Then again, having friends can have a negative impact.

Family holds a high value in my life. My parents wishes means a lot to me. My dad had always dreamed of their sons to go in the field of science. Unfortunately, my brother did not follow his wish and decided to go for graphic designing. I felt obligated to fulfill my father’s wish. When I was applying for college I decided I was going to start off as biology major. Therefore, one of the biggest decisions of my life was based on the core value of family.

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

I believe my family and education has had the greatest impact on my life. For my family, my Uncle Cole is the one who had the most impact on me. He is an athletic trainer at Oak Grove High school in Missouri. Also, he is the athletic trainer for the Kansas City Chiefs. When I was in eighth grade I job shadowed him in Oak Grove, Kansas City. He is extremely close to not only the athletes there but also the students who don't play sports. I saw how he interacted with all the students and faculty and decided then I wanted to continue my education after high school to pursue a degree in something sports related. My mother influenced my decision to further my education by always telling me to stay on top of everything and never depend on anyone

Growing up surrounded by idealized American values and my mother’s traditional Chinese-Vietnamese principles challenged my identity as a first-generation Asian American. I excelled in school. I pushed myself to join programs such as Paideia, an English course integrated with history to attain higher levels of critical thinking. Despite being academically independent, my good grades and interest in English demonstrated how well I understood the language. Cantonese, the language I used to communicate with my mom, was an entirely different story. Because my mother would work night shifts and then sleep during the day, we could barely spend any time together, creating a lack of communication. I eventually lost my fluency in Cantonese. During Christmas,

In the novel “Personality”, written by Daniel Nettle, it asks and answers the question almost everyone has wondered about, what makes you the way you are? Society as whole has an abundance of different personalities, as well as some the same. But, why is that? Our personalities are what makes us unique. They drive us all to have a variety of different interests, careers, and relationships, which steers the course of our lives.

In most cultures, family plays a big role in one’s life. Family helps shapes people into who they become by giving

I feel my friends and family have had a good influence on my life. They have influenced me a great deal. I tie friends and family into one group because I feel they both did the same thing for me, and I see my friends as a family and family as friends. My friends, although they have changed a ton in my life, have been great in helping me in my development. They have helped me a great deal in my life but they were the ones who first started me drinking and using tobacco. So I guess they weren’t always good. But I don’t think anyone can go through life without friends to help them along the way. You always