Personal Narrative: Felco And The Crosley Radio

The history of the radio and its future was all unusually new to me even though I took physics. The chapter made me think a bit more about which waves are around me, the radio stations, and other ways we could put them into different systems and finally, how all of this can be put together into bits.

For this project I interviewed my mom, Lynn Pasko. During the course of doing this project and going through the questions, it made me realize how much I didn’t know about my mother. It never occurred to me how times have changed and how different things are now. I learned a lot about my mother that I did not know. Some of these include how my mother moved schools every year of her schooling up until her last half of junior year. I couldn’t imagine having to go to a new school every year. Not to mention how many friends she lost contact with and how hard it was to be the new kid every year. Another thing that had really surprised me was the hardest that she had to do. The hardest thing my mother had to do was after 9/11 happened, she had to write goodbye letters to my sister and I in case anything had happened to them on their way to Hawaii. Both my mother and father thought about taking different planes just incase if something happened to one of them, the other would still be there for me and my sister.

Growing up, I never fit the mold of being the average kid. While most kids were playing outside and playing sports I was going to yard sales, antique shops, and auctions buying everything from coffee tins to 1940s tin toys. I always see kids who rebel against their parents for the most random and stupid reasons such as not taking them somewhere or because the parents did something the kid didn’t like. I however really never argued with my parents on any matter except when I wanted to buy something. I would nag them to let me buy something, they would tell me no, then I would continue on with the rest of my day without bringing it up again. However, that all changed when I decided to buy a 1940 floor radio. I was previously instructed not to

Inspiring him through stories from her past, she was able to help him make smarter choices to have a better future. In addition to R.P.E., other stories that I read by different authors, always pulled me into wanting to hear how life was like for older people and the hardships they encountered. As people back home says, “I'm an old soul,” and truthfully, I love older people. They have so much wisdom and life lessons to share and maybe that's why I tend to cling to them more than I do people my age. Before my grandmother's passing on April 8, the day of the mass communication dinner, she always taught me the do's and don'ts of life and shared stories with

Volunteering at Memorial Hermann transformed my life by teaching me lessons through small moments. One such instant occurred when I went to wheel an old lady visiting her husband. The lady and I conversed for many minutes about college, my future plans, and life in general. When we reached the lobby, the lady wished me luck in all my future endeavors. Coincidentally, I wheeled the lady several times after that and each time she would remember

On one sunny day, I was helping my mom doing chores when she pulled me over to talk to me about something important. I was confused why my mom would want to me about something important, but I listened to what she said and followed her. What she told me was what her life was like back in Vietnam. She did not have much of an education. Instead, she stayed home with her mom to sell Vietnamese yogurt every day for a living. Since I was born in America, I never thought of life was like for others in developing countries like Vietnam. Hearing from my mom's experience, it stuck with me. I learned the importance of being grateful for what I have since they are a lot of people who do not have what we have in America and it made me want to help those who are in need. I was also inspired to do whatever I

In her family she was the only one to continue her education past high school. Hearing what it took to make this happen was incredible. When I was in grade school both my grandmother and grandfather took it upon themselves to make a college education account for all us grandkids. They didn’t want to see us struggle like they had to.

Although not an intellectual experience in the traditional sense, I learned something new along every step of the way. The fashion of the 60’s and 70’s was just downright tacky. Drywall used now is much thinner than what was used in the 50’s when his house was built. Blow-in insulation is no longer used in modern homes, although fiberglass has remained an important raw material used in insulation. Carpet pads are much higher quality today, but the tack strips used in the 50’s were made more durably. I learned first hand in a way I never could have during a class or extracurricular activity, and this is why this intellectual experience was so rewarding for

My great grandmother showed me old pictures of my great-grandfather serving in the Army. She would tell incredible stories about him being in Berlin. I enjoyed hearing my great-grandmother reminiscing about all the accomplishments he achieved while he was

She mentioned that one of the best things that happened to her life as an elderly is to be around and spend more time with family, especially her daughters and

I feel like I do not really know Jane’s life story very well, and this is the perfect opportunity to learn more about her. I know her as a mentor, but we have never really had a deep discussion like this before. I have also included some questions about the historical events that Jane has lived through. I hope to learn more about these events from her perspective. It’s not everyday that you actually get to sit down and talk to someone who lived through events like WWII and the Great Depression! I anticipate learning some valuable life lessons from her, particularly on the value of learning in older adulthood. Even at the ripe old age of 97, Jane loves learning, and she values doing so in everyday

She began the conversation telling me about a specific student that she has in her class this year. The student is in 5th grade, is an English Language

My grandmother’s parents immigrated to Johnstown, Pennsylvania from a small town in Poland close to Warsaw. As a young child she spoke two languages Polish at home and English when she went to school or with friends. Life started out very difficult and never really got any easier.. Her life continued to get worse when she lost her husband in a mining accident and her eldest son to a car accident. My grandma used to tell me the stories of their deaths, and how it taught her how strong she really is. She turned the hardships in her life into something beautiful, something joyous, and something sentimental. These moments shaped her into who she is, but they do not define her. These moments that she shares allow me to move on and find something joyful about every situation even if they are not be ideal. When my grandfather passed away my grandmother gave me the strength to look on the brighter side of the situation instead of the sad side.

Some things that we talked about concerning the relationship between teenagers and older people that I didn’t know is how similar some older people are to younger people. In most of the stories and movies that we read/watched, the older people were as playful and energetic as their younger companions. For example, the Pigman was running around and roller skating with John and Lorraine. I have always thought of older people as being tired and cranky most of the time. Another thing that I had not realized is how much younger people look up to older people. I knew that older people had some effect on younger people’s lives, but I did not realize how much of an impact it really was. An example of this is in Where Pigeons Go to Die. Hugh grows up to be almost exactly like his grandfather was. He lives in the same house and flies pigeons with his grandson, just like Dodd did with him.

The first subject that I talked to her about was special education. She believes that special education