My Family : The End Of The Family's Life

Long, long ago, my sister and I were playing down in the basement. I was riding my bike and my sister was playing. I was tired of playing downstairs, so I went upstairs. I saw my mom cooking, and I went to play with my toys. My sister came up and played in her room.

Every family has their fair share of stories to tell with each generation. My grandparents told my sister and me some interesting stories and my parents passed them on to my sister and I. Through all the experiences that they have shared with us, it felt as if we were with them and shared that moment together. With all the stories that ‘exist’ it was inevitable that there were a few stories that intrigued us or stuck with us wherever we go.

My family has lived here in Oregon since the before the war between the states, and family tells us stories of the good times before all these japs started taking over. Around the turn of the century or so it started to seem like these people were everywhere. It all started with the building of the railroad. The companies brought in those people to build the railroad, and now that the railroad is completed they will not leave. To make matters even worse there is an effort by their leaders to get them to strike for the same pay as us white people that work for the railroad. There has been extremely little or no effort on their part to become like us Americans. I was walking through town the other day and what did I see, there was a huge Buddha statue in front of a new Buddhist temple. They can't even go to church like regular people.

My personal narrative has to do with my journey alongside my family in an event that we all faced. When I was in fourth grade my father got cancer. I am not over protective of the fact that he did, in fact I am quite open on the subject. If they haven’t forgotten, then my friends know, and classmates at the time did know. In this way it is very personal, but also a shared story. As I stated earlier, my father got cancer when I was in fourth grade. This can certainly be considered an unusual childhood. I do not think that many children have had their parents go through cancer when they were around this age. My family spent lots of time in this situation. We were open with this fact, and people had helped us. My fourth grade class

I can remember the gut wrenching feeling that overwhelmed my entire body the moment my parents broke the news to both my sisters and me. I sensed a lump in my throat and was unable to swallow, and tears that filled my eyes right before they streamed down my face. My cheeks were feverishly red as anger overcame my body. I could not accept that my parents were going to be getting a divorce.

I’m 17, I’m 5’7, I’m productive with my time, I typed this essay and my family has a tremendous role in my life. With the guidance of family, interests, and the places I’ve been, I have determined the future I want to pursue.

Social class from a sociological perspective refers to a group of people of who share similar status, levels of power and wealth. At the moment in my family I would say that a lower-middle class serves as a best representation of our socioeconomic status. A lower-middle class according to Rosside’s model, accounts for approximately thirty to thirty-five percent of the population. It includes less affluent professionals such as nurses and teachers. I based my family’s socioeconomic status on our moderate position when it comes to income, education, and occupation class.

There are many different types of rites of passage into adulthood in the world. There are certain rituals, traditions, processes, ceremonies, and even some things that we do not even think about. They differ throughout all families. Every family has their rites of passage even if they do not know it. For some people, just turning 18 is the rite of passage to adulthood. For others, like the Sateré-Mawé tribe, have a special ceremony. At the age of 13, they have a ceremony called the Bullet Ant Ceremony, which they must show their strength while they are being stung by Bullet Ants.

Losing a friends that you have to see everyday hurts more than if they were dead. I was 12 years old when I met Nastacu. She was introduce to me as "Stacy your brothers William oldest daughter" I took a look at her and seen she was close to my age and she looked cool. We got alone enough over the year for people to think we was sister or even best friends. She was my best friend. She was my sister. Then we grew up. In our teen year’s people always seen us together. When we was 16 years old we brought our first real bra together and wore it until we couldn't wear it anymore. We were inseparable. I loved her. I still love her but her mother is the devil walking the earth. Shirl had a Stacy with my oldest brother and she was a true work of art. She was so evil. Anytime I would go over their house I was put in a corner for no reason. If I would breathe to loud I was put in a corner. Stacy and her sisters as well was disciplined this way too. It got to the point where I refused to go to their house. In our teen years this did not put a strain on our relationship. We refused to let anything come between us. Over those teen years we still remained close although we didn't see much of each other as we liked.

By looking at my parents’ gross incomes you’d see that we are a somewhat financially stable family. Because of my parents’ incomes I do not qualify for scholarships such as the Daniels Fund and the Horatio Alger scholarship. But, what these awards don’t take into account is medical need. As you can imagine, a rare vascular malformation isn’t exactly the cheapest disorder to possess. My KTS has provided me with a lifetime of medical need which includes check-ups, possible surgeries, compression garments, etc. My parents have provided me with the best possible health care since I was a child, but unfortunately they do not have the means to help me pay for college. I’ve always known they will not be able to help me pay for college so over the

On April 26, 2006, it was time to say goodbye. I remember the bus ride to the airport was quiet; there were a lot of things going through my minds. Especially the fact of having to leave my mom behind was heartbreaking, but as I sat on the plane, I kept telling myself it was to better my future. Finally we arrive in Miami seeing my dad for the first time was weird but exciting too. It was weird because I haven’t seen him in fifteen years and now me coming to live with him. In other words, it was like coming to Miami for the first and living with a

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Death is a topic that most people try to avoid, especially the death of a loved one. The spouse or family member may feel awkward and decline discussing the death. However, some are eager to discuss the lost depending on the stage of the grieving process.

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This is a story about me. MY family, MY home and the worst experience of MY life, but we can start with him. He grew up with five other siblings and a father that used a belt on them after one small mistake. My mother and him grew up in the same city on the same block, so they knew each other as children before they were married. I want to make it perfectly clear that he was not my father. My mother married him two years after she divorced my father. “D” came into my life when I was too young to know the difference between a good person and a bad one.