If you really knew me you would know that I lived in Philippines for more than 13 years. I was born in Manila‚ Philippines on July 12‚ 2001 and I was a pre-mature baby. I am partly Chinese from my father’s side because my great-great grandfather was Chinese. My parents named me after my mother‚ who’s second name is Clare‚ and Chiara is the Italian version of my mother’s name —— me‚ along with my three other siblings were all named after my mother’s name‚ Clare in different versions. My parents picked
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little brother to visit my grandparents every weekend. My grandparents lived north of the state of Mexico; it was the town of Atotonilco in the state of Hidalgo. The exact location was miles out of town into a rural area; this area is about at least 90 square miles in total land. What makes my grandparents’ home so important to me is that‚ this land is full with life. There are woods‚ small rocky hills‚ plain fields for cropping‚ creeks‚ and most importantly my grandparents’ farm. It was a paradise
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Caramelo Caramelo has been quite an interesting novel. It describes a Hispanic family to the tee. Sandra Cisneros chose her title perfectly for this book. Life ’s hardships and possibilities are explored throughout this fascinating novel. The author describes the word caramelo in different ways and in two different occasions. The first occasion was to describe Candelarias ’ skin color. Celaya quoted: "Her skin a caramelo. A color so sweet‚ it hurts to even look at her
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“Grandchildren love and respect their grandparents” is the universal theme articulated in numerous art forms‚ including the folk tale “The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson” and the poem “Abuelito Who.” Universal themes‚ making an appearance in various sorts of literature‚ are the messages and morals of life that have been handed down from generation to generation‚ because they are messages that can be understood by every person throughout all of history. Some universal themes can be strenuous
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The 1960s was a time of optimism and rebellion‚ but not for everyone. I interviewed my Grandparents Roberta (Copeland) Bradley and James Bradley‚ in order to see the 60s from both a man’s and a woman’s perspective. Before conducting the interview‚ I didn’t know much about the 1960s‚ I knew the bold points like civil rights‚ Cuban missile crisis‚ feminine movement and Vietnam. I learned most of my information through reading the chapters of my history book. Reading the textbook helped me know the
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no way to ignore the ominous truth that death was near and abundant. The life in my loving great grandparents’ soft grey-blue eyes was just slipping away slowly‚ and there was nothing I could do about it. My parents told me that things could only get better. I felt as if they had lied to me. “Things” did not get better; “things” got worse‚ much worse. Always close at hand‚ my great grandparents lived next door to me my whole life. Both had soft‚ thinning‚ silver hair and smile lines around their
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are a friendly people‚ known for our resilience‚ love of adventure and good food‚ vibrant music and the pulsating Bhangra dance‚ apart from our ability to work hard and adapt to new situations and immerse in new environments‚ making them ours. My grandparents‚ paternal and maternal‚ moved to Delhi during the mass migration of 1947‚ when India and Pakistan became two sovereign nations. My grandfathers‚ both qualified engineers‚ etched new lives in what for them was then a foreign land‚ and pursued successful
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pilot that had many achievements‚ and lived a successful life. Amelia Earhart had a rough early life. Born july 24‚ 1897 in Atchison‚ Kansas‚ her father was an alcoholic who couldn’t keep a job. Her parents sent her to live with her grandparents. There at her grandparents‚ Earhart and her sister “ sought out adventures‚ exploring the neighborhood‚ climbing trees‚ hunting for rats‚ and taking breathtaking rides on Amelia’s sled.” (“Amelia Earhart”). she did move around a lot. Her schooling
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figurative language‚ contrast imagery‚ parallel sentences‚ concrete details‚ sensory details and many more different rhetorical terms throughout the essay. The author begins to tell describe her past childhood as a kid growing up in the house of her grandparents. It all begins in her brothers eighteenth birthday in which her brother tells the author when was the last time she had cloud pictures. Meaning when was the last time the author had any pictures of imagination that she once had as a child. In return
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“Next Stop‚ Edgewater Park.” the bus driver said as I gathered my luggage together and got ready to get off at my stop. This wasn’t the first time I rode the bus to my grandparents’ house‚ but this ride seemed peculiarly longer. As we arrived at the stop I felt anxious because I haven’t seen my grandparents in about two years on my 12th birthday. I stepped off the bus and pulled out the note my mom gave me before getting on the bus. The not read‚ “Hope you made it safely‚ once you walk to the parking
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