The Importance Of Love For Family

Lipsha Morrissey tries to fix the relationship between Grandma and Grandpa Kashpaw using a love medicine, but it ends up killing Grandpa Kashpaw.

What is a family? To me the word family has so many meanings, but to me it’s a group of people who will always be in your life no matter what. Having a family means that you have people that will never leave you hanging. A family is a pack, a bond. My definition comes from seeing how my family operates and no matter what, they always show love to one another. My family is Guyanese, meaning they came from the Caribbean island Guyana. Our culture revolves music, food and being very social. This involves a lot of parties and family gatherings, allowing us to always see each other and keep in touch. But, how did my family get here? What was their life journey? And how did that affect me?

The word “Family” is a noun and is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary “a group of people consisting of one set of parents and their children, whether living together or not. In wider sense: any group of people connected by blood, marriage, adoption, etc. Also: a pair of animals and their young” (OED). According to its etymology the word family originated from the Latin word Familia. The first usage of the word family was in 1484 Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iii. xi. f. lxv,. The word was actual spelled as Famylle. A fader of famylle, whiche had a sone the whiche dyd no thynge that he oughte to haue done”. (OED) The spelling of the word changed in 1667 Milton Paradise Lost x. 216 As Father of his Familie he clad Thir nakedness (OED). The spelling of the word finally in 2001 and it was used in Guardian 6 Apr. and it stated “Long-distance phone calls were almost a vulgarity, save for the occasion of reporting a birth or death in the family” (OED).

In “For my Mother,” Dr. Jami Huntsinger writes about how her mother lives with Alzheimer’s disease and how her father never gave up on his wife. In this essay, Huntsinger discusses the strong relationship her mother and father shared during this hard time in their lives. Even though Huntsinger’s mother was physically unable speak, she was still able to have full conversations with her loved ones. Huntsinger stated, “She would answer, and I would try to answer with “Really?” Or “No, you’re kidding me, “or “That’s interesting,” all based on patterns of soft or hard sounds.”. All of her doctors wanted to put her on medication, but her husband told them no, that would have been the easy way out and Mr. Huntsinger

I found the differences between sentimental and realist writing strikingly obvious, but the details as of why were hidden to me until I went deeper into analyzing the text. To figure out the exact differences and similarities that set these two writing eras apart, I examined The Island of Bornholm, a sentimentalist story written by Nikolai Karamzin, and The Family of a Vourdalak, a realist piece by Alexis Tolstoy. With a gap of forty-six years between the two pieces, there is bound to be certain differences in style and word choice, but beyond this were variances in character details, scene descriptions, and tension building that made these two stories so unique to the reader.

The idea of “family” holds various meanings for everyone depending on their rituals, symbols, ideology, and situatedness in time, place, and culture. A biologist may define family as a group involving all descendants of a common ancestor. A criminologist may define family as a group of people united in criminal activity. A sociologist may define family as a fundamental social group in society consistent of one or two parents and the children they raise. Historically, people have considered a nuclear familial structure as desirable and most successful. Over time, sociologists have set out to analyze the social construct of family, and have come to understand that single-parent, homosexual, egalitarian, and extended families can be as highly

Barbara Bush once said “ cherish your human connection your relationship with friends and family”. How can your family and friends influence the choices you make in your lifetime? Family is one thing the only thing that you need in your life,Friends is another thing you need too friends that help you at work or friends that understand you. Barbara Bush also said “ To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.” How can your family influence the choices you make in your lifetime? The family is important in our lifetime because the family helps you and may understand you. Family is a blessing in your life . Lucky ones has one but some don’t. Some People might think that family is not important but family is everything in your life.

All my life, I have always made sure that family is a key part of my life. My grandparents were always my closest family besides my parents and brother. I never really had any cousins to hang out with, so a lot of my free time would be spent with my grandparents. When I was in elementary school, I would always walk from my grandmother’s house in the morning to school. I did this every day, and over the years it made us a lot closer. I have always tried to be close with all my family members. I’m extremely happy I always had this attitude, because in a blink of an eye it can all change.

Family is the foundation of society. A society builds upon the traits of the families that it consists of; society will not be able to function without its main components. Due to the long and perilous slave trade era, innumerable family ties were broken. During the era of slavery, children were sold to white landowners as laborers and domestic servants, husbands and wives were sold to different owners; families were torn apart. Hence why after this era, one of the priorities of the freed people are reuniting their families. Some journeyed thousands of miles to find their loved ones. Some succeeded, yet some failed; and some found that their partners had new families. Consequently, many previously enslaved children were orphaned and lost during this period. Many had no or limited means of contacting their children because they were sold from one owner to another. Hence, the establishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau in March 1865 to help the African Americans transition from slavery to freedom was timely and desperately needed.

Merriam-Webster defines tradition as “an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior”, and research has confirmed this ideology contributes to a strong familial bond. Growing up, traditions have played a huge role in my life; some of my earliest memories are watching Treehouse of Horror on Halloween, and eating pink-sprinkle doughnuts, like the ones from the television show, The Simpsons, every Sunday with my family. Having this bond has molded me into the person I am today, and for this, I am forever grateful. I believe it is important in a child’s development, specifically a female’s, to have a connection with their family. Author of the article, “Make Room for Daddy”, Elise Lipoff, argues that “in order for Homer to bond with his children, he needed something that they could share”. In my case, my father shares his love of The Simpsons and holiday traditions, with the rest of my family joining in.

Gregor is enslaved by his family because he is the one who makes money. Thus, except for his sister, the family seems to treat him not as a member but as a source of income. When Gregor is no longer able to work after his metamorphosis, he is treated with revulsion and neglected. Once the family begins working, they also find complications in communicating with each other, eating dinner in silence and fighting among themselves. The exhaustion of dehumanizing jobs and the recognition that people are only valuable so long as they earn a salary keeps anyone who works isolated from others and unable to establish human relations with them.

As a youngster I remember that my grandmother would rise early, at 6 AM in order to prepare meals for the family for special occasions. She and my mother knew about all our favourite dishes and they would find the time to these special dishes along with the regular breakfast for the family. Food is one of the most important binder for any family and modern, nuclear families have a difficult task in conserving this connection. It is difficult to prepare meals from scratch when you have to work, drop the kids at school, manage the house, and do the shopping, while maintaining the relationships with friends and loved ones? Even with all the innovating things and resources available in the modern kitchen, we may not be able to be as resourceful in the kitchen that our grandmothers did twenty or thirty years ago. However, it is imperative for everybody to respect family traditions and preserve the culinary knowledge that has been

Values are something that an individual holds to be important and meaningful in their lives and every day decisions. Most people are not even sure of which values they actually adhere to or find more important in their daily lives. It takes a bit of deep thought and self-reflection in order to find what one holds most dear in their lives. Life experiences may also change what a person values not only from themselves but from others as well. Such as a person who may value competitiveness in the workplace, may not enjoy it as much if they are passed up for a promotion or a raise. Family and religious background also play a role in shaping ones set of values. A person who comes from a family of farmers may value hard work more than someone who comes from a family of politicians that would find their reputation to be more important. Values are generally adopted at an early age from the ones who raise us and change as we adapt to adult life. So they are not set in stone, and we change what we hold dear according to what we experience in life. My personal values have changed many times over the years due to changes in lifestyle, career choice, additions to the family, and the need to better myself for my family.

Mandalas are symbols engraved with a meaning that is drawn together using a centerpiece. My personal mandala is a symbol of my life, laid out are all of the passions and hobbies in my life. As my centerpiece shows, all of my activities surround family. Family has been a sturdy structure to lean on and a strong influence in my life since I was born. Unlike many things, such as friends, family will always be there for you, no matter what.

What is a family? What parts make up a family? These two questions are questions that millions of adults and children ask themselves regularly. When people think about a family in their head they think of a nuclear family. Where you have a Mom, Dad, and a few kids running around a home in the middle of a suburban wasteland. That is the nuclear family that I feel most modern families strive to be like. But factors can change within a family and still be a family. I do not believe that a family is strictly based off what people see from the front porch looking in. A family is about the everlasting bond that is formed between a group of people whether they are related by blood or by other means. A family is a group of people who stick together during hard times and good times, they laugh together and they cry together. They eat meals together, party together, are weaved together in life. They are like a strip of palm leaves, and when you weave a bunch of them together it makes a basket, that is a family. The people that someone can call at two in the morning on a Wednesday just because they can’t sleep. The ones who would sacrifice anything to help them. The bond can never be broken because the word “family” holds them together like glue to wallpaper.