My Favorite Family

Generations upon generations of people have been thriving in Spanish speaking countries. Cuba is no different, through traditional clothing and special holidays they always are in tune with the past. With flamboyant traditional attire, that rivals the suns bright color and Spring flowers, coupled with fun to watch free flowing up beat music like Guaguancó or Pachanga, the Cuban culture is very exciting. In order to start to describe my family ties with Cuba, I will use an analogy: With every spin of a vibrant dress it seems as if the hands of time slowly turn back time. As the clock goes back so does my family history. In the early 1920's my great grandmother and her family made the trip from Spain to Cuba. Ever since then my family has had bearings

In 1971, New York Times columnist Fred Ferretti wrote an article about a new television series called All in the Family. Ferretti asked, whether or not if racism and bigotry were considered funny and he concluded that it was not and as a result believed that the show was lacking good taste. Apparently, the television viewers of America disagreed. Running from 1971 to 1979, All In The Family wasn’t the first television series to tackle major issues on a major network, but what was innovative about the series, was that is that it hewed its situational comedy from topical issues, and it explored them through characters we got to know and cared about every week. Simply put, All in the Family wasn’t just a great situational comedy; it as was an ongoing national conversation rooted in well-written, well-acted and multifaceted characters.

In high school, I might have been known as the “weird girl,” but today, to many outside of it, I am known as the “successful girl.” High school wasn’t my thing, the whole stereotyped aspects of it. If you were known as anyone you were on an athletic team, if you took honors and accelerated classes you were known as a nerd, and answering questions in class gets you pinned as the teacher’s pet in high school. I myself didn’t like it because not only are cliques and charming looks not my thing, but because it didn’t mesh with the lifestyle I am proud to live as a part of the agriculture industry. Back in high school, I wasn’t just known as weird, but as an outsider as I was involved in 4-H and FFA, organizations for youth in agriculture, and did things such as giving up spring break to attend a livestock show or my senior prom to compete in a meat judging contest, two very important events, maybe not to others, but to me.

I always imagined the warmth of a town, like feeling at ease and at home. With humble people who take care of their belongings and are generous to those around them. I pictured the kindest people who never thought

His condo was really big. My great grandma was there as well. I slept upstairs on a bunk bed. They lived high up in the mountains. We left the house and the air smelled wonderful. Pine trees and burning wood everywhere. I took my family hike. We walked up giant hills, walked across bridges and played in the river. It was about a five-mile walk. One big loop around the mountain. We came home and My Great Grandma Susan, made a really scrumptious soup. A few days later, We drove to the "Potholes." It was a waterfall formed by the snow and erosion. It felt like a water park. we swam went down mini waterfalls

BUSP program, to me, represents a family that will aid me in order not to fail academically. I want to be part of the BUSP family because I want to be prepared for the Upper division classes.I want to be part of research projects regardless of the topic or of how short or inessential they may be. I need to challenge myself in new areas of the scientific field and gain knowledge needed to succeed as a researcher. In addition, I want to be fully prepared for graduate school and any work-environment I can find after I graduate. I have never had the opportunity to work in a laboratory and I want to experience the process of being a scientist. Participating in BUSP is meaningful to me because it will be a golden opportunity. This program will allow

My grandmother and her siblings lived near a grocery store with old fashion wooden floor as well as freshly picked fruits and vegetables from the farm. My grandmother stated the rent prices was different compare to her days and her oldest sister had to pay only $6.50 for rent. My grandmother said back in her time a nickel was worth a whole lot and If you had a dime you were considered to have a lot of money. To return to the subject, after losing their mother, another tragedy strikes seven years later when my grandmother finds out her younger sister Veronica got married. My grandmother stated from her days you could get married at the age of fifteen if you had parents ' permission. Everyone was so upset because he or she thinks her sister was too young to get married and did not trust her husband. My grandmother said he kept saying he would kill somebody and go to jail. My grandmother said her sister husband started to give her bad vibes. To change the topic my grandmother also said one day when her sister was in bed trying to go to sleep her husband was in the bathroom taking a bath. She felt something poking at her side and turn around to see what it was. It was a bunch of knives in the bed with her. Fear for her life she left silently while her husband was still in the bathroom. One day my grandmother sister spouse had called her sister to meet him on the track. Hesitant she went to meet him that morning. After my grandmother sister was done talking to him, she turns to

When I was a baby my mom, dad, and I lived in a petite blue townhouse. Now I am 13 almost 14 and its my mom, dad, brother and I and we live in a slightly larger tan house. A lot can change in 13 years but one thing that will never change is my family. Family is such an important part of my life and I like to say that I have a special family.

In my family there are six people in total. I have my parents, two older brothers and a twin sister. To tell you a little bit about my family members I am going to start with my parents. My parents are divorced with my mother living in Tennessee with her new husband, and my father is still single living in Florida. My oldest brother Aaron is twenty-eight years old and lives in the state of Georgia. My second oldest brother is Caleb and he is with me here in California at college as well. Next is my twin sister Loreon and she is living in the state of Florida with her husband and baby girl with them expecting another baby in the summer. Then there is me Linsey the youngest in my family by two minutes, I am twenty-two and I am studying really to get to Japan.

I grew up in a household slightly different from the average household. This abnormal household showed me that no matter the family unit someone can have a positive influence in their life that will push them to achieve their goals. We lived in Maryland so the cost of living was high my parents had to work multiple jobs. This means my brother and I really had little to none parental or supervision growing up. I am only four years younger than my brother so I would hang with his crowd of friends rather than mine. In my household, my mother’s niece, Monet lived with us she is about ten years older than my brother. When my brother and I would wake up and I would be the only person in the house. I can remember waking up and smelling the freshly cooked waffles and bacon downstairs. Monet was my mother’s brother, daughter. Monet became so close to my brother Avery and I she was almost as if she was our sister. I can remember growing up and she would always say, “You don't have to take the route I took, its many more exits on the highway.” Even though I was young I was not blind to the fact of Monet role in the community and her neighborhood job I never judged her, she did what she had to do to make ends meet. It was an experience every day, or anytime being with Monet. She was so popular around Maryland it was almost like everywhere we went we received respect love. Now that I look back at the past, I see that Monet has taught me a lot that I know and live by today. I could

Distance means so little when someone means so much. Even though me and my grandpa are over one thousand miles apart, we keep a good relationship. Every week we call each other and our conversations are just as good as if he were right there. Me and my grandpa have always been close. My grandpa, who I like to call Poppy, is one of the best people I have in my life. He and I treasure the time we have together. We love to cook and basically do everything we can together whenever possible. He has been in my life just as much as any other member of my family. Even though I have numerous memories with him, one is very notable. Some of my favorite memories with him happen over dinner. Dinner is one of the few times we're all together. It’s a great deal different talking to someone in person than on the phone. Everyone is brought together by great people and great food. We’re at the table hours more than needed talking and joking. Good food, better people, and an even better time.

My family has a history in this town and it all started when my Great-grandparents moved to the Great town of Columbus Indiana, from Germany. Why the settled here in the early 1900s I couldn’t give you an answer for that, but I am sure glad they did. My Great grandpa Fred purchased the piece of land that I still live on to this day in 1932. He was also the owner of the Suhre inn right in downtown of Columbus, which is now the county building where my aunt works. Then in 1940 he and his one and only child Linda, or for me “Meme.” Who was one of the biggest role models in my life, and taught me how to live a good life. She was the one that taught me how to treat others. She wasn’t all talk if she ever said anything she made sure she could back it up.

Now for the part we're all waiting for, the siblings. My oldest sibling Daniel (32), this is one of the three siblings that totally excluded themselves out of the family. Right out of high school he closed all contact from my Dad and all the kids that still resided with him. Needless to say, I am the only kid that hasn’t talked to him. Next, Chase (30) I have a very distinct relationship with him only because when I look and talk to him it feels like I’m talking to my Dad. Like my Dad, he chooses his favorite siblings and the specific ones he wants to have a relationship with and like you can guess I’m not included in that group. Three years ago Chase decided to get into drugs and misuse them and I talked to him asking if his life was that bad that he had to turn to heroin for an escape and he just sat there with no response that is the one conversation that will stick with me till I die. Now the second most impactful sibling Rochelle(29) she gets me through thick and thin when it comes to my parents and calms me down when I need it the most. She has made me who I am and will always be by my side till I die. She has been in a total of six car totaling accidents since my birth because she suffers from Schizencephaly which is a rare birth defect where slits or clefts are formed in the cerebral hemispheres of the brain and causes her to have periodic seizures. Next, we hit Cole (27) my relationship could be stronger but it's not weak. I only see him maybe once or twice every

There are 3 things you never sacrifice: your dignity, your heart, but most important, your family. Trust is a very hard thing for people to earn from me, especially since i only associate myself with my family. My family consists of my mom, dad, sister, my 4 dogs, 4 aunts & uncles, 2 grandma’s & grandpa’s, & 10 cousins (3 are older, the rest are younger). There are really REALLY close friends of my family that i consider to be apart of it. Ever since my brain damage, i’ve cut ties w/ everyone, even today i keep people at arms length. You get betrayed, heartbroken, hurt so many times that you just… shut everyone out. Ever since my brain damage, i’ve been really paranoid, but rightfully so. I’ve got a lot of enemies, it gets exhausting to keep up with them all. Nobody likes being hurt by the people you call your friends, especially me. Ever since then & even to date back all the way to when i was 11 years old, i always tried to make myself look strong. By doing this, i locked my own heart in a suit of armor, so that it would never break ever again. It may sound like i’m going to end this by saying i’ve gotten better at trusting people, that i’m happier & able to hold onto friends easier but unfortuately that hasn’t happened yet. The only way it can happen is if i let it happen, & that’s not happening any time soon.

"Cassie wake up before you're late for your first day of school" my mom shouted from outside my door. I get out of bed with a small sigh. I reluctantly swung my legs off my bed and saw that I had about 20 minutes before Emma came to pick me up.