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Perspectives Magazine: Moving Tribute To Grandmother

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The text I found the most interesting in the Perspectives Magazine, was the “Moving tribute to grandmothers”. This is because I personally have a very close bond with my own grandmother. She is my best friend, and has had a big impact on me throughout my life.
One thing she practically has worked hard for, is keeping the family together. My brother and I, had not had as much contact with our cousins, if we hadn’t had our grandmother. She invites our two families to Sunday dinners, and brings her grandkids to the cinema or theater. Every seventeenth of May, our family stops by her apartment to eat her traditional cake and mixed eggs with sugar. She has brought me to many trips to the mountains, and taught me table manners and to be polite. Even though I don’t see her that much, I appreciate what she has done for me and the …show more content…

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