The Chambers: The Stereotypes Of My Life

Imagine the life of a nomad, moving around to different place, meeting different people, and having different lifestyles. This is the life of the Walls family. In the book The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, she explains that life as a nomad was never amazing. Her life of moving around and being the same old poor child isn’t what she wanted to be. Throughout her journey, she has been discriminated and stereotyped for her family’s actions, and for the way she looks to the rest of the world. The point of this essay is to tell you that there are obstacles like this outside of the world of fiction. With the school board’s recent sentiments regarding the lack of value that fiction provides, fiction should not remain

Everyone has a history, a story that ends with the present day. It is these stories that give us insight into our own habits and traditions. Humans have a natural desire to know where we come from and are always looking for way to explain things. I have been told many different stories about my family's history. I have relatives from Norway, England, France, Italy and Germany. My family has always taught me the importance of knowing who came before me, and I have been taught many different things about what makes me the person I am today. My maternal grandfather's family was from Italy, my grandfather is a first generation American. His wife, my grandma’s family is from Norway, my great grandmother was born and given up for adoption in a small outside of Bergen, Norway. My grandfather on my dad’s side of the family was born in Pennsylvania. His family history goes back to the civil war where many relatives of mine served for the Confederacy, the Larimers were once Lorimers, Huguenots who fled French prosecution to England. The one side of the family I knew very little about was

My sister and I had to switch houses every week, and I still do that today. Obviously, my sister doesn’t do this, because she is at college. When she comes back, she still goes to see both parents. The divorce has changed both of our lives, in a positive way and a negative way. It has expanded my family. I have met so many more people because of my split family, and I have gone on a few more trips as well.

Often enough, divorce usually has a negative effect on people. I am no exception to that. Though I was too young to remember what life was like before my parents separated themselves, having that life for as long as I can think of was not a good experience. It caused me to have a serious case of anxiety before going to my dad’s house for visitation, during, and after. No one likes to feel anxious or stressed, and I felt that everyday, all the time. I was a self-conscious, shy girl who wasn’t ready for complex

Where we are from, our own personal history contributes to who we are. Each of our own stories are unique and make up a part of ourselves. We all have a knowledge of our own, customs, traditions, a family, and a history.

The single story is about how a people stereotypes one another based on what they learned through books, media, people, and other sources. For example, Chimamnda announced how she viewed Mexicans as immigrants and them trying to get through the borders, but the moment she stepped foot into Mexico the perspective she got from other sources changed everything. She was ashamed of herself because when she visit the view was completely different because what she saw was happiness, love, and fun. The single story is an image that is created based upon information that was given, but not on your own perspective. In other words, it is the truth to the reality. For example, when people hear of Niagara everyone think of land, poor, Africa, homeless,

In the seventh grade my parents decided to get a divorce, it had a very negative effect on my family. Being in middle school the situation was very confusing and vague. I thought to myself how annoying it’s going to be switching houses every week and having double the thanksgivings, christmases, easters,etc. Also having

Does where we come from define who we are? Perhaps in some ways it does, however it doesn’t describe our whole structure. There are many aspects to take in to consideration when analyzing where we come from and who we are as a person. These are not the same thing and many times people assume that if you are from another country or another community than you become that country or community. Jennifer Landenhauer, is a great example of this, she is a 27 year old, mother of two, with Cambodian ancestry who is married to a Latino man. The parents and grandparents were refuges who immigrated to the United States in the 1970’s after the Vietnam War. Jennifer’s parents were unable to care for her in the manner that they saw fit and she was placed in a foster home where she later was adopted by a white family who raised her in the suburbs of Washington D.C... As Jennifer grew up she struggled with her identity as she appeared to be of Asian descent but knew very little about her heritage. Needless to say she felt trapped in a world that she didn’t recognize

Your family history defines who you are and why your are that way. From where you are born to when, it all defines who you are today. How you got to the place in your life

At initial, I did not comprehend the meaning of a divorce. For me a divorce meant that my dad was going to take vacations, however, come back to the house once he finished his vacations; little did I know that it was not like that. It meant that he would no longer live with us. At first, it was hard to get used to living in two different homes

Although the idea of divorce can be sad, sometimes it’s necessary. My family has become so much closer through all of this and I can honestly say, I think we’ve all come out of it just a little bit stronger. I always heard people talking about how in order to really enjoy the high points in your life, you have to go through some rough times, and now, that really makes sense to me. This was by far the hardest thing I’ve gone through, but also the thing that has helped me grow the

My family is very diverse and comes from many different places. My maternal grandmother came to the United States from England when she was 18 and met my biological grandfather. They lived in Montana on Flathead Indian Reservation. This is where my mother was born and raised. When my mother was in high school, she met my

Family history is very important to an individual. By knowing where you come from, you can have a better perspective of your life. Having a clear understanding of your family background allows you to better appreciate the things that you would normally take for granted. The house, the car, and the average clothing may look better when one sees the sacrifices their family has made. They will see that their family has worked very hard just so their family can experience the better things in life. A persons roots and origin is one of the most important things to explore. It alone can bring you closer to self-discovery.

I gained a lot of personality traits from my grandparents, aunts, and parents. But, being a typical teenager I was always learning lessons that shaped my personality along the way as well. My parents were taught by their parents and now I am learning from my own. My dad has taught me how to work for the things I want and to never give up on my goals. My mom has taught me how to be a selfless, kind-hearted person just like her. My parents have high expectations for me, just like any other parent, so I strive to make them proud of

Whenever I hear people talking about divorce, or hear phrases such as “broken family” I want to either comfort or correct the person. I am able to set aside the sliver of pain that resides in the back of my head and realize all the wonderful things that have come out of my parent’s separation. I was pretty young when my parents started to have constant arguments but never really put the pieces together on my own. My worst childhood memories are not of scraped knees or broken bones but a broken heart. What had happened? What had I done? I can now confidently say that all the difficult times my parents’ divorce put me through have helped to bring my family together, separately. It left me with countless life lessons and the realization that things can always be worse. My parents’ divorce not only brought me severe pain but strength. It’s helped me to grow as an individual and I want to always remember that this is how things were meant to be.