Personal Autobiography

My earliest memories of being read to was when I was about four or five years old, my mom had read me princess books along with cat in the hat ones. She knew that in order for me to fall asleep, she had to read me a couple pages of the book I wanted. The earliest memory I have of writing was when I started Pre-K, there I began to learn how to write my name. Like most little kids, my handwriting wasn’t the best but It improved over time. I only remember the teacher would give us a worksheet full of colors and we had to learn how to write them out. In Pre-K the students were basically forced to take a nap, before that nap the teacher that I had read us maybe ten pages of a book. All of my memories were

•My first memory of learning how to read and write was in second grade. Having just moved from Uganda, I didn’t know how to speak in english. So when I was placed in the second grade, everyday for and hour or two these woman would come in, I remember she had red hair, and she would help me learn english. And she would use flashcards with words and pictures. And this was a positive memory because she was super nice.

We may all be different people, but we each have a religion we belong to which describes who we are and who we will become. My name is Maritza Lopez-Portillo and I will be telling you my personal experience and what brought me to where I am now due to my religion. Throughout my life I have always been a Catholic, but never took much meaning of it into my life, till I was in my junior year of high school.

Violence, drugs, and alcoholism were prevalent in the neighborhood I grew up in. To shield me from that world, my parents had me focus on school and other activities. One activity was volunteering at our community garden. While the adults worked in the garden, the children would observe and learn. Being able to see these plants grow was fascinating, and this triggered my desire to learn about science.

My mother tried to calm me down and tell me that everything would be okay, but i knew that it wouldn 't be okay any time soon.

When I sit back and consider the significant events in my past, the important aspects of my current life, and my future goals, the underlying theme is one of appreciating diversity, especially across ethnic and socioeconomic class lines.

I was born and raised in a dysfunctional family. I have two brothers and three sisters growing up i didn't see the troubles of the world because they were always hidden from me, but my family was and is not perfect. My sister Olivia ran away with her boyfriend to mexico when she was twenty one years old and never came back, my sister Vicky is an alcoholic who never learns a lesson, my brother eddie beats his wife and kids and is also an alcoholic, my brother Tony was a drug addict, an alcoholic he did hard drugs such as cocaine, heroin, crystal meth,and about any drug you can think of he constantly put my family in danger because of the people he was affiliated with. Thankfully he is currently in a rehab center getting

died while his young. He wants her to come back very soon or not to

How to start an autobiography? Should I reread my unused résumé? Or my memoir? Who I am to write two to three pages only talking about myself? And I don’t remember writing more than a sentence in any profile bio in social media. luckily, I learned something new about myself this year, and it will help me complete these pages. It is a part of my passion of reading, which is reading books about amazing people who helped to change the world or they did not. They are amazing because they came up with their own books. It is not necessary if those amazing people had a luxury life, it is necessary to learn their ideas and history to fulfill your part as human being in your community, family, and school, and do not repeat the same mistakes; I am Nawaf Talal Algrooni.

Music lyrics draw pictures in our minds to display a story; the playlist of my life describes my memories of growing up poor, and how I got on the right track to success. I was taught school at home until my parents divorced when I was 10 years old. My dad being out of the picture caused my mom, two sisters, and I a lot of stress and tough times. Affording to care for three kids and yourself is a big responsibility for one woman. To help my mom out, I taught myself independence at a young age. I tried my hardest to do everything myself. From the age of 10 to the age of 16 I made it a point to save every penny I ever earned. Throughout those years I did whatever I could to make money. I did yard work, cleaned houses and much more. I saved every dollar I received on my birthday’s. When I turned 16, I had saved enough to pay cash for my first car in full. I then got my first job to help pay for things; since then my life has been greatly impacted. I recently turned 17. I now work at least 40 hours a week, just about every week, and I am a senior in highschool enrolled in multiple college courses. To go into better detail, these lyrics tell how I felt throughout my childhood:

As a child, I was always outspoken. I was the typical kid that questioned any and everything I encountered. Growing up in a Jamaican household, my mom and grandmother gave me the name ‘mout-a-massi’ which was patois (our english dialect) for blabber mouth. The people in my neighborhood at the time loved me. I was outgoing and always ready to lend a hand.

While growing up, I always struggled to comprehend why my parents couldn’t understand how I felt and how hard it was for me to accept my parents’ origins. For example, I would always get irritated about my mom’s accent and how people would never understand what she was trying to say. As I grew up, I learned how hard it was for her as well as my dad to assimilate into American culture compared to me. Because of my parents teaching me their cultural values, telling me their stories, and the importance of working hard, they have shaped to who I am today.

Hello! To begin with, I am Lizbeth Arias, a sophomore in you first period English class. I am 15 years old, being the youngest of 4. I have 2 older sisters and an older brother. All three of my siblings are attending a university. Two of them are studying for their bachelor's degree and my oldest sister has begun her master's degree. In total we are a family of six, including my parents. Being a student athlete is important to me, for it allows me to be involved with my school. Participating in extracurricular activities while keeping my grades up is something I want to accomplish. Since I love sports, I decided to join every season.

Looking back on my past work, a few subjects are very prominent to me now such as: the self-portrait, the autobiographical in art, performance and the body. My work is autobiographical in the sense that it’s been inspired by my experiences and influenced by my environment and social surroundings. The self-portrait is a re-occurring theme and there are works that I’ve made where I was literally in the work, acting as the performer or artist. These are themes I spent a great deal of time researching for my thesis artwork titled: Open Studio: A Phase in Six Years of my Art Education, which was exhibited at the culmination of my MFA program in 2014.

I remember myself sitting near a little block with letters and my mother teaching me the name of each of them. She starts to sing me a song to help me to memorize the alphabet. It is so funny singing the ABC song. At that instant, the door opens, and my father enters the room. That is the first thing carved in my memory, and each time when I think about it, I conclude that we are the best family in the world.