Martinez Session 1 Journal
As I sit here and think about what made me come back to school, I realize that it was my children who made me believe in myself. They have questioned me on why I never went back to school. I have dedicated my life primarily to being a mother and working to help support them. I have been away from school for over 25 years. Graduating high school was a struggle for me, I was learning a new language and I had to rely on myself and God to survive and learn. I had to start working at the age of twelve because soon after we had arrived to the U.S. my father left my mother and we had to learn to survive on our own. My mom was still very timid and afraid of this new world. She never learned the new language or how to drive or even speak for herself. I took over as the mother of the family. My mom would ask me to do and decide everything.
Thanks to God, He put a nice man in my way. I was almost fifteen, he became my boyfriend and was the one that would help us by taking us to and from work. At the age of sixteen, I asked him to move in with us because he was also saving money for his family in Mexico. His father had died and he was the sole provider for his mother and seven younger siblings. He worked two jobs. It was not in my plans to get married so young but back then I saw it as a way to pay him for always helping us. We have been together since then. He has been my everything and I love him with all my heart. He took on another family even though he
He always enjoyed picking up the check when we went on dates but I knew that most of the money he earned at his job as a Salesman for Winters Auto and Trucks Sales was mostly used to help his mothers and brothers.
My grandmother resided with one of my aunts for the last 15 years of her life. As her health started to fail her, she became more and more dependent. My grandmother was always a very independent woman and the rock of our
dependent. In addition to being able to use a dependency exemption on me, he also has found it very beneficial to itemize
three-bedroom apartment that was based on your income, which was a blessing because, I had just lost
first jobs.He was the first person in my life to tell me that I was
Before I moved from where I was born - a small city in Sweden just to be with him and turned his life completely upside down. Just a couple of days after this story took place both our lives changed forever. We met and 6 months later I moved to Newcastle to be with him. I had to get used to the language/accent, the food, his family and getting around a big city when I came from a small town. I was 16 when I moved to a strange country by myself. My family and friends are still in Sweden and I miss them a lot. It is very difficult to have a boyfriend from a different country, to move in with him at a young age but we have really faced every type of issue a couple can have and we handled it and are still together and i know that we will be togheter for the rest of our
with family members until he was able to save enough money to rent his own apartment with his
When mother was diagnosed with dementia, my wife and I decided to take care of her in
I have three children, Danielle, Greg and Dean; I was lucky enough to be a stay at home mom till Dean went to Kindergarten. These years were the best time of my life, being home fulltime with my children. After helping Danielle, Greg and Dean; graduate from college, it is now my time. College takes a lot of time and
As I got older, I was blessed to have met the right people in high school who end up being my longtime friends till this day. They were able to assist me during my hardship struggles of my double life I lived in. Because of them, I was able to be process myself through individuation, where I can separate more from my family and established my own identity now. My outside experience was able to open my mind and perspective more, and let go off high expectations that held me back to attempt other
All of it conducted by my mom because she could not understand how we could manage to let her live with us for free. My mom is a proud woman who believes she has to carry her weight and do her fair share. In the end, we told mom to decide on how she wanted to "help" us and what made her comfortable, and she made the decisions on what she wanted to pay. We required nothing of her other than the pleasure of her company and the opportunity for her to become closer to the grandkids we were helping
Everyday, thousands and thousands of animals are being hunted, caged and killed for the purpose of animal testing. This is a very controversial topic regarding the life of many innocent animals. There are some people who believe that using these animals for testing is wrong. On the other hand, there are just much people believe that there are many benefits for using animal for experimentation. I myself think that people are the most important animal on this planet. Therefore, using animal for testing to protect our livelihood is the top priority.
I began to help my mom around the house. I had to learn how to cook a proper meal when I was seven years old, do laundry among other things to give my mom some relief. One day, when I was nine years old, my grandmother shared the news of my father’s departure to the U.S and that he did so to give me a better chance. It was heavy news for me, and as an emotional child I cried with my grandma and felt sad that from now on I was not going to get the occasional visit from him. As a teenager in the process of growing into a man, you think you need a father figure, a man perspective, advice on things that life throw at you, it was clear that I didn’t have that anymore. I was fortunate to have my mother and my grandmother to teach me right and wrong; the rest was pretty much up to me.
Making my way through the crowded streets of Hyderabad (India), I arrive at the door step of a bakery shop. I have picked up some freshly baked sweet rolls for breakfast. My family really enjoys breakfast the day sweet rolls with jelly and warm milk are on the menu. Over breakfast, my family usually discusses any important events of the day ahead. Most families in India create a strong sense of family bond and aim to instill good values in their children. In this paper, I will be shedding some light on my past and present experiences. I will also be writing about the things I want to pursue and achieve in the future. I will be giving references from the course books as needed.
“Good Country People” is a classic short story by contemporary American author Flanner O’Connor. Published in 1955, it a compilation of symbolism, imagery, characterization, irony, and allegory which created a Christian Humanism short story. The most famous yet clichéd Idiom “Pride goes before a fall;” adapted from the book of Proverbs in the Holy Bible, is exemplified both literally and figuratively in this short story. Its central message goes to show how the attitude one portrays can lead to their self-destruction.