Looking Back and Forward
Looking Back and Looking Forward
Justin Firpo
PSY 202
Michelle Davis
April, 22, 2012
Outline
I. Where am I from?
a. Born in Dallas, TX
b. Raised in Southern California
c. Nice neighborhood in Fullerton
II. What was my family like?
a. Well off
b. Mom wore the pants
c. Mom was uppity
d. Dad was down to earth
e. Oldest of two
III. What things do I remember about my childhood?
a. Money was a symbol for love
b. Intolerance for others
c. Realizing I was different
IV. Who were the important people in my life?
a. Mom
b. Dad
c. My grandma Rose
d. Neighbors
e. Man at the ice rink
V. What would make me happy in the future?
a. Stable career
b. Stable relationship
c. Comfortable life
Looking Back and Looking Forward
In my younger years I had some pretty distorted views about the world around me thanks to my parents, mostly my mother, but as I have grown up and am now an adult those views have changed immensely and made me a better person.
My name is Justin Firpo and I grew up in a decent sized town called Fullerton, California. Let me backtrack a second. I was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised by my adopted parents in Southern California from age 3 months until 18 years old. Fullerton was your standard definition of a town for people who were of the upper middle class to the lower upper class income classifications. This paper is being written with the intent to describe to you how my upbringing at a very early age, my own secretly kept views, and later events in my adolescence has shaped me into who I am today.
I am from a neighborhood of folks who are well off financially with decent sized houses and nice cars. My parents, Marikate and Robert Firpo, were
Justin Firpo
PSY 202
Michelle Davis
April, 22, 2012
Outline
I. Where am I from?
a. Born in Dallas, TX
b. Raised in Southern California
c. Nice neighborhood in Fullerton
II. What was my family like?
a. Well off
b. Mom wore the pants
c. Mom was uppity
d. Dad was down to earth
e. Oldest of two
III. What things do I remember about my childhood?
a. Money was a symbol for love
b. Intolerance for others
c. Realizing I was different
IV. Who were the important people in my life?
a. Mom
b. Dad
c. My grandma Rose
d. Neighbors
e. Man at the ice rink
V. What would make me happy in the future?
a. Stable career
b. Stable relationship
c. Comfortable life
Looking Back and Looking Forward
In my younger years I had some pretty distorted views about the world around me thanks to my parents, mostly my mother, but as I have grown up and am now an adult those views have changed immensely and made me a better person.
My name is Justin Firpo and I grew up in a decent sized town called Fullerton, California. Let me backtrack a second. I was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised by my adopted parents in Southern California from age 3 months until 18 years old. Fullerton was your standard definition of a town for people who were of the upper middle class to the lower upper class income classifications. This paper is being written with the intent to describe to you how my upbringing at a very early age, my own secretly kept views, and later events in my adolescence has shaped me into who I am today.
I am from a neighborhood of folks who are well off financially with decent sized houses and nice cars. My parents, Marikate and Robert Firpo, were
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