To gaze into the lyrics of both Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur is like living in the ghettos of New York City where violence never stops. Both of these artists grew up seeing and living a life filled with violence. Gunshots and drive-byes, death and murder were a daily occurrence. Although the lyrics of both artists are simply telling their life stories and how hard it was to grow up in their “hoods” they contain vulgar, hateful, and sexual verses that send the wrong message to their listeners. Whether these listeners are teens or adults, white or black, they are continually sending notions of hatred and fear through their lyrics and actions. Ultimately, their lyrics, actions, and creation of the East coast West coast rivalry began promoting violence to whoever hears, listens, or watches them.…
The Relatives Came is the story of a family living in Virginia who visits their relatives in another state. This book appeals to an extensive range of children because its plot focuses on a large family living together throughout the summer and having to share a small space. Nevertheless, the initial discomfort later turns into a memorable experience as family members come closer together. The language style used in the book is age-appropriate and the characters are realistic without being over-exaggerated. Another observation is about the illustrations of the book that naturally connects with the story of the book and the reality of family’s reunions.…
My cousins and I would always be together, Literally 24/7. Sometimes we would fight and i look back and remember and i think it's the funniest thing in the world, we still bring our little arguments up to this day to have a real good laugh, but having so many different personalities around made my life so much fun. If we weren't outside playing with the water hose getting in trouble with our great grandmother for wasting water or playing tag or Hide And Go Seek, We’d be inside watching cartoons while our Aunts were having extremely loud Conversations in the kitchen and the Men were outside talking about football or something. My favorite memory of my childhood was when i would get to go to my grandmother's house every Saturday with my close family around to eat either Barbacoa or homemade Menudo.…
My Aunt Caprice owned a large house and a couple acres of land which my brother and I would roam anytime we visited. Every Christmas Eve my mother would drive us over to Aunt Caprice’s house to visit her family and other close family friends. My Uncle Roger would take me around the property and let me collect chicken eggs for him. This taught me the value of hard work and was a humbling experience for me in my youth. My cousins, Bryan and Brent were very close to my brother and I, we would often hang out in the backyard either jumping on the trampoline or playing video games with each other. Some of my favorite memories were spent at that house, especially on Christmas to see family or just to go over and watch Dallas Cowboys games with…
One of the most memorable moments I have experienced was four years ago, when I traveled from Matamoros, Tamaulipas to San Antonio, Texas. I had the opportunity of visiting San Antonio for the first time, and more importantly, of spending time with my family who I had not seen in years prior to the trip. Spending time with my family is of great value and importance to me, so I became utterly excited to see them as soon as I had the chance.…
We took this trip during summer break. My wife and I decided this trip so all of our family can go together. My father in law and I were taking turns driving it took us about 12 hours to get to Louisiana. The ride was very exhausting for everybodyI had gotten tired so my father in law took the wheel. My wife woke me up as soon as we got to the bridge; to cross to Louisiana I was so excited to see the water and all the trees that she had told me about. We went to her uncles house to sleep and to stay for the trip. After we slept we went to New…
I went to Dominican Republic to see my mom and my brother and sister. When i saw my mom we started crying each other because we have a long time without seen each other. When i saw my sister and brother in dominican republic i went crazy and they were big. Them we went to see a movie and we have a lot of fun.…
My parents used to travel frequently since they liked to visit new places every time. Therefore, family vacations were a norm for my family, especially during the summer time. My brother and I enjoyed the time…
The relationships I made will forever hold an important place in my heart. I am grateful that my family was able to provide this experience for me and my siblings. Everyone had an awesome time and we still talk about the memories and look forward to going back. We are currently in the process of booking a vacation for over Christmas this year, with the destination to be determined. I am excited that my family gets to do these special events together because it makes you realize how important family is and the special bond you create over different memories. Family vacations let you take a break from work or school, or just your everyday life and get to enjoy the moments with your family. These memories will last a lifetime and will be passed on from generation to generation. We will continue to do this tradition and let it live…
I liked it better that way. One activity that stands out more than most was the playing of records. Having a record collection of Jazz, Soul, Blues, and Rock was impactful on us all. The importance of taking care of the physical record added to its appreciation overall. To see my parents enjoying music with the other showed me the power of music and its impact on love. CD’s weren’t available for a few years, so records and cassette tapes were the primary platforms for audio. Sitting around to be played at our leisure was an experience I appreciated at the time. It was a bonding family experience that gave us opportunities to enjoy and celebrate the moment. Another favorite past-time of my parents was traveling. My siblings and I for the most part enjoyed being dragged throughout the county and abroad. Whether…
The most memorable time in my life was my daughter's cleft palate surgery. It was January 4th when my daughter and I had to leave El Paso, TX to take a trip to Austin, TX. It was a long drive for a little baby like her at the time she was only two years old. Early that morning my parents took us to the bus station.The bus was leaving at 6 a.m. in the morning to get to Austin, TX at midnight. My daughter and I felt it was the longest drive ever as the bus was very full and kept stopping. Finally, we arrived to Austin at midnight. I had to walk around for some time until I found a cab to take us to the hotel. I was scared and nervous. I was all alone with my daughter in a city we didn't know. We arrived to the hotel and finally felt safe and some peace. As soon as we walked in the room, I called my family and let them know we were good.…
During May in my 4th grade, we decided to go to Turkey. When I went back to Turkey, it was better than ever. All my family went except for my father. We went for two months, and it was the best experience ever. I couldn’t meet up with many of my old friends, but I didn’t really…
I had a lot fun with my family I am looking forward to going to another soccer game with them in the future with. It was one of the best time I had with them I will never forget the time I got hit with a…
On November 26, 2015, I went to my grandparents house and ate a lot of Thanksgiving food. I stayed for about 4 hours and then I left and went to my aunt’s house and ate more Thanksgiving food. We all sat around the table and said what we were thankful for. I had a lot of fun at both houses.…
In addition, my grandparents planned a lot of activities to keep us amused. We and our friends used to go to the beach every morning, and sometimes we went in the afternoons too. We played a lot of board games such as dominoes, canasta, continental and monopoly. Also, we used to play outdoors. For example we did races, played hide-and-seek, and took refreshing hose showers at the backyard.…