The Influence Of My Grandmother

Her childhood really made her who she is today even though she lost so many people in her life at a young age she never quit. Eleanor was a well respected women for how hard she worked to have people be equal. She wanted to fix the issues going on between blacks and whites and women and she helped pave the way. Eleanor never stopped working for what she believed in even when her husband got sick and she lost her own child. People still talk about Eleanor today and she was even nominated 3 times for a Nobel Peace Prize but never won. Eleanor Roosevelt was always a hard working women when she would plan something she would do it “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” - Eleanor Roosevelt (Eleanor Roosevelt,

paved the way for religious freedom. She was a great leader in the cause for

She showed them that they could be equal. The only difference was the color of the skin. She taught them that that wasn’t even a big difference. She fought segregation her entire life.

She was selfless and risked her life to save others. She survived through slavery, isolation, abuse and harsh racism. When there was a bump in the road, she drove around it. She had a great sense of direction and was very motivational. If one of the people that she was freeing got too tired and insisted that they couldn't go on, she convinced them that it was worth it to keep trying.

had a wide-range perspective. She fought for what she believed in, never giving up, dying for her

I am an African American, male, Combat Veteran of the Gulf War who entered the world with a hug. My grandmother Louise Hurd, who we called Mama Lou, delivered me in the back room of her house, located in Los Angeles, California in a small community called Watts. Mama Lou had a warm soul and loved everyone; she had 12 children and 48 grandchildren. Sundays was the day of unity, we all met at her house, where my cousin and I would spend the entire afternoon playing. When it was time to leave, the remaining kids would run along side of the car waving. These first experiences in the importance of human relationships had a lasting effect on me, which is believed to have given me the ability to easily form

She had the courage to show women that they can be more than just a housewife. She went out and helped Lewis and Clark and she took care of her child at the same time. She was sick and kidnapped yet still managed to be a good person and change the world for women.

African American through her high education and writings, which led to a spark in civil rights.

After her death, it help jump start the civil rights movement .She the way the government preserved proseved black people. They saw sall that they were treated badly bad even if they were innocent, and it needed to change before it got worse.

and speak her mind of what she believed in. She faced challenges without fear, and was

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.

She Inspired me because her entire life she worked on improving other people's lives and other people's opportunities. She was not greedy, but caring and devoted. She was not

by everyone for what she did. Rosa Parks was proud and didn't care what people told her she did

she is an inspiration and role model to many young people around the world because she teaches young girls and boys to respect and believe themselves.

She makes sure that everyone around her is content in their day to day lives so that she can go on with her own. This shows me that even if I am minding my own business and not bothering anyone, I can always be more helpful to the community around me, and therefore, changing the public’s perception of me for the better. Emma learned from me how to not stress. Being in a similar familial situation as me, she was astounded to learn that I am acing my many rigorous academic courses, leading three clubs at my school, running my own community service program, and being completely involved in musical theatre. However, she was more shocked to learn that I was not pulling my hair out while proceeding through my day to day life as I have committed myself to many activities. I told her that the reason for this is because I live in the present, but keep the future in mind. By doing so, I enjoy my life and don’t have to worry about what the future entails all too much. She takes this information to live a more fluid, carefree life. She is someone who has changed my life, and has made my vision of the world more clear, and I will never forget