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    an individual. My parents and the elementary school I have attended have helped socialize me. Friends, family and my culture are major factors in creating who I am now. My father, my biggest influence has made my life turn out to be the way it is now. Had my influence been different, my life would have been altered. My identity has been formed through socialization, factors and an influence that could have changed my life. I have become socialized through factors such as my parents and the elementary

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    Is College Worth Me?

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    college is definitely worth it for me. Although I am no 4.0 student, and I have to work extra hard, I strongly believe that college is the ultimate stepping stool to success. That being said, college brings so much more than what people imagine. The first thing people assume about a college graduate is debt. However, it is possible to overcome debt, not just after college but before, during, and after. My entire life I have been raised to get a job, buy my own material, and rely on myself because

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    My Career In My Life

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    During my lifetime, I have had my fair share of hardships with money. Being from a family who had 4 kids and was constantly taking care of sick elders in the family, we were very strapped and conservative with money. My family didn’t like to spend money on anything and we didn’t buy anything that wasn’t necessary. That is why I am conservative and cheap with money, always looking for cheaper options and better deals. Because of having a childhood where I didn’t spend money, this made me rather good

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    filled with lots of hate lately, but our world seems to be an almost perfect place with my parents influences on me. My parents try their best to always protect us from the hurt, and danger in the world. My parents gave us life, and they couldn’t give us an any better life than the one that we have now. Even when they want something they always make sure that our needs are always put first, before their own. All parents, i believe try to make their kids into everything that they wanted to be and everything

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    My Personal Worldviews

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    how I was raised, what I believed, and how I came to start examining those beliefs a little closer. This critical examination of my own beliefs has led to change how I think about the world in an enormous way, and has had a massive impact on how I relate to and understand other people. The family I grew up in has been by far the largest influence on how I think, and they have taught me many great things and have been amazing parents, however in this essay I will focus on how my views have differed

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    Essay about Being Raised by Grandparents

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    the lightkeeper he keeps the light for me extra beams safety deposited inside a microfold somewhere somewhere hidden somewhere inside those pretty hands --Finney, "The Lightkeeper" Is Nikky Finney's poem "The Lightkeeper" about her dad or someone else? Many people have different opinions on who her poem is about, but when I read it, I imagine the lightkeeper to be my grandfather, even though my family is your basic "Cleaver" family. My parents are still happily married after their twenty-fifth

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    person, it is actually just because of what I was taught, both by my family and society. Everybody gets taught racist ideals, whether it is taught directly or indirectly. I believe we could end racism fairly easily, if we made a seemingly simple change. As a young kid, I observed how my mother would lock the car door when people of color were around, specifically men of color. Watching this made me believe that black men should be feared, and I should always lock my door when they are around. Occasionally

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    My Life With My Family

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    rollercoaster, but I am grateful to be living it with my family and friends. My family has taught me many lessons that I will always apply to my decision making for the rest of my life. Loyalty, honesty, and respect has been taught to me ever since I learned how to speak. The communication between my family and I is very important because I know that my voice matters. Support will always be something that my parents continue to give me even when I fail. My family and friends has shaped who I am today and

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    always had a great impact in my life since I was a little girl. I’m a daughter of immigrants that have always taught me that education is very valuable. Both of my parents didn't have the opportunities I have on this country, therefore I value my education to show my appreciation towards my parents, for giving me the life I have today. I come from a family of 6, my father, my mother, my 2 older sisters, my older brother and myself. My father has always taught me and my siblings that nothing is easy

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    My Parent’s Philosophy I, Dani Alfrey, having been born of goodly parents believe that although the circumstances in my home were not ideal for a child, I learned that the atonement is real and that prayer works. I feel that I was raised with two separate parenting styles. My dad brought with him the authoritarian style and my mom brought with her a more permissive style. I can see the crossover effects of each style mixed with my own individualality. The authoritarian style from

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