My Family Values

My family has several values such as religion and education. Education is something my family has valued for many years and this is because of my grandfather Bishop Leach Jr. Bishop Leach was born on September 17, 1924. When he was a young child he joined Mt. Sinai A.M.E. Church in Pittsboro, NC. This church has been very important to my family because we have been attending this church for generations. Bishop Leach attended and graduated from Horton High School, which later became Horton Middle School. He graduated at the shocking age of 15. Bishop served in the United States Army once he finished high school. After serving in the Army, he then attended North Carolina College, now North Carolina Central University (NCCU) where he graduated within three years and obtained his B.S degree in social studies in 1952. While in college, he married Myrtle Alston. The couple were married for forty-nine years and had two sons Bishop Bernard Leach and James Benjamin Leach.

Parents of the decent family encourage their children to avoid conflict or physical altercations. Similar to my upbring my mother encouraged nonviolence within our household, but if worst comes to worst then we should use physical aggression to protect ourselves. I was able to maintain respect by doing good in school as well as being a part of the basketball and volleyball team. But sometimes you cannot avoid such situations living in the inner city. Marge a decent mother explained a story of her child getting bullied in school.

Think of the saying, “you are the apple of my eye”. Most of today’s society understands that somebody is referring to someone that they cherish above all else. This phrase is a common metaphor that is used all around the world. Many times authors use a metaphor to convey a message without telling it right out to the reader. This technique is used by Harper Lee in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The title of the novel refers to persecution of the innocent which is highlighted by showcasing Arthur Radley as the mockingbird of the story, and the oppression of refugees relates this metaphor to today’s society.

Opening: Benjamin Franklin once famously said: “They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety.” I hope by the end of this speech you agree with this founding father. Because, that’s right, we are talking about the USA PATRIOT Act and the idea of freedom versus security, otherwise known as Hollywood’s go-to theme for the past decade. This is how I imagine how every conversation goes in every writers’ room in LA: “Hey, Mark?” “Yeah, Steve, what do you need?” “Well, I just can’t seem to make my superhero screenplay appeal to a modern audience.” “Hmm…Have you tried setting your story against the backdrop of a society conflicted by its own unstoppable spiral into an Orwellian hellscape?”

Throughout history, notorious and creative people have used illustrations and paintings to play on people’s emotions. One of the most famous examples of this was during World War I, with the use of propaganda posters to increase nationalistic feelings towards one’s own country. Through the mass production and creativity of the posters, many young men enlisted in their nation’s army to protect and support their country throughout the war.

Ezequiel Pagan  Patrick Williams  English 111  16 October 2014   Family Value and Truth  Family in society is a social structure. Family plays a key role in human life because it can give  people a sense of home, or a loving and supportive group. In most cases when people think of families  they think of having a mom, dad, brother, sister.  However, nothing in life is perfect. Today, we have  separated , same sex, extended, and blended families. Society tries to explain these more contemporary  families but has a harsh way of doing so. In the essay, Stone Soup, by Barbara Kingsolver, she  discusses how society views families and in the essay, Family Values, by Richard Rodriguez, he talks  about American family values. Both

The family system can have both positive and negative impacts on the development of children. Whether the influence is directly or indirectly affecting the child’s life, it all matters and determine the development of the child. “Children cannot know themselves without some sense of other. Nor can they forge their self-identities without an awareness of their own values” (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 171). Children are faced with all types of factors that can promote healthy development and can hinder it as well. For example, A child that is exposed to abusive situations whether it be directed toward them or another family member, can cause for the child to be very fearful of others, or they may experience it so much that they feel the behavior is normal and do the same. The family system plays a fundamental role in forming the values of children. The type of treatment children receives during their early years of life affects their ability to handle important issues that may come up throughout their lives.

Among my core care values are basically Excellence, the Set S^4, Motivation, Respect, and The Family. The three value I will pick are: Excellence, The set S^4 and the family.

Throughout our lifetime, us as people decide to admire different objects, ideas, and people due to what pleases their thoughts and actions. The infinite examples of things we could’ve valued could’ve been toys, friends, book, etc.. But then we began to mature and begin to come out of our little shells to discover new products, views of the world, and new ways to advance in our technology and therefore influencing what we value today. And as I matured in my lifetime, I established a novel value to my parents the greatest.

An aspect of life that many strive for is a prosperous and content family. Like many people who have been in a family, I value this ideal and this remains true despite my experience living within varying family structures. However, living in a Stepfamily consisting of a Canadian born English father and a Chinese mother has given me a unique Chinese Canadian cultured lifestyle and an interesting perspective on the different moral codes and ethics between two cultures. Effects of cultural relativism are largely prevalent in my life, especially in relation to the clash of parenting styles, customs, and cuisine between my parents. These misunderstandings are due to one partner viewing the other person’s beliefs and actions from their own cultural background; often causing me to be the voice of reason or at the very least, the mediator. While arguments about matters such as conflicting lifestyles are exasperating, they along with Canada being a cultural mosaic provide me values on being more sensitive and considerate of every culture’s differences. I will admit that even with exposure to several cultures, I like the vast majority have a slight inherit ethnocentric preference towards aspects of my own. Some standards and customs I follow are associated with Chinese culture while others are Canadian based. The other cultures that I have yet to understand or experience causes me to be more hesitant in accepting their principles as being “right” or “normal”. While I realize my own

Society is composed of different communities who are brought together by their same geographical location, groups that share the same beliefs or have the same values, as well as cultural and political purposes. Those of us whose families immigrated to a different country usually bring their culture and traditions to pass them on to new generations. Immigrants often arrive to enclaves where others of their same background can help provide aid during their first weeks and months in a foreign country. My family was no different in their struggles in a new country far away from home where people spoke a foreign language. I was raised in the middle of confusion and struggle of immigrants who understood I was not an immigrant but still needed to understand my culture and its values. Following I will provide stories and examples of my upbringing and how my world view and perspective along with my values where shaped by the struggles of my family and my own personal struggles as the first American born in an immigrant family.

Life is resplendent yet it’s not a bed of roses. Though it’s repleted with abundances of highs and lows, it has many facets of benedictions and accomplishments. There are two types of people in this world, one, who consider life as arduous and merciless. These sets of people live life as a punishment, often known as a life without principles. They lose every sense of direction and their elusion to authenticity gets disoriented in the process. On the other hand, there are those who view life as a challenge. For them life has color, meaning, and a prospect. No matter what situation they are in, their life’s motive is to keep on going because aeonianly prosperity is in their fate. No wonder an adage asserts, “Where there is life, there is hope.” The most essential values emanate from within us because they are the true reflection of ourselves. Having such morals gives people goals to strive for, no matter what the odds. Most importantly, it’s crucial to genuinely understand that these morals must come to life and should be followed consistently even if they seem blurred or unyielding at first. My own personal values lay in the conception of living a jubilant life, a life with no regrets, a life that is lived for long term achievements compared to short term achievements. This would mean living a life that is worth giving up some of the most consequential things at the peril of the future.

To commence, I indent to explain my family’s background, why we are here and who we are. I grew up in a big city in central Mexico called Guadalajara, a place where people were occupied all the time, running late in traffic, and trying to fulfil social norms that came with that lifestyle, however, my family was different. We came to the United States trying to escape that lifestyle because our economic situation was diminishing, and we were not able to keep up with the social norms that came with living in a big city in the heart of Mexico. All people sought was attention, and they attracted so by dressing themselves with expensive clothing brands, driving luxurious cars, and diminishing the self-esteem of those who could not afford what they did. My family attempted to keep up with these social norms for a while, but at one point, it simply became impossible. Furthermore, at the same time my family was economically struggling, violence in the big cities drastically increased to a point that me and my brother were forced to stay in school until very high hours of the day, due to busses being burned in the streets, along with nearby shootings caused by the drug lords that resided in the area. At this point, my family and I were unable to feel secure in our own home, so we took the healthy decision to move to California, where my mother’s uncle provided us a home and took us in with open arms. My father still has to travel back and forward due to his job in Mexico, but my

In all cultures and backgrounds there are cultural roots that have or should be explored. In this paper I will be exploring my own cultural roots. I will be discussing the cultures that influenced the values and beliefs I have on family child raising and education.

My strong belief in taking responsibility for me and my family actually began in earnest, when we moved from India to the United States, six years ago. I don’t recall having very strong beliefs about anything specific in the past, but as I got older and especially when I moved to America, major changes began to take place in my life.