I was born in a family where my grandparents and parents are all the knowledgeable persons because all of them had the chances to go to colleges. Therefore, when I was a child, they always told me that the knowledge will change people’s lives to a better level. Since the education in China is not supported by the government, so people have to pay children’s education by themselves. Today, as I grew up and I am going to graduate with my degree, I thank my family for their love and support over the years.
Actually on my father’s side, I almost have no memory about my grandmother because she passed away while I was in the cradle. However, my grandfather was a hero in his young ages. My grandfather was born in 1921, during the year 1950 to 1953, my grandfather as one of the volunteer soldiers, took part in the Korean War which was aim to resist the US aggression and aid Korea. My grandfather told me that after the war, he was prized by Chairman Mao and my grandfather was proud of his experience for a long time. As for my father, he used to be a business man and the profit of his company was very acceptable. However, a few years later, the government carried out a policy that this company should be owned by the government so my father left the company and restarted his own business. However, as we know, along with the development in this modern society and the decreasing employment rate, to run a business successfully is not as easy as before. In spite of the fact that my father’s current business is not as profitable as the previous one, however, his spirit always encourages me to study hard and to be a useful man.
As for my mother’s side, before my grandfather’s retirement, he was a governmental officer who always seeks the benefits and rights for the public. At that time, some of the governmental officers in order to gain their own profit or benefits, they used their job positions or power to do some unethical issues. Up to now, what I am very