Secondly‚ family is known as the first and most important influence that forms my identity. My family started influencing my identity from the moment I was born. I remember my grandfather saying that we are all born in different places‚ and in those places there are different races‚ but we are all people and should be treated equally. When I was young‚ I did not know what was allowed in society and what was not. My family made it a point to teach me that just because someone has a different skin
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Coming from an low income family made life problematic‚ which shaped the humble person I am today. My identity is influenced by my background watching the dedication my parents on working hard despite the low income jobs they held. I am motivated by observing their struggles and successes‚ they made the impossible possible Life wasn’t always easy growing up in a poor family fortunately‚ I am descended from hard working‚ motivated parents. Often times people take things for granted because they have
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On October 12th I volunteered in union with the Multicultural Center at the annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration‚ the apex of a series of events that took place across Hispanic Heritage Month‚ helping to educate the campus about Hispanic culture. The celebration took place in the Galaxy rooms in the SU from 7to 9pm which featured a talent show‚ a country flag display‚ a mariachi performance‚ a poetry recitation‚ followed by a traditional cultural meal. I chose to volunteer at this event because
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FAMILY GENOGRAM Liberty University: Introduction After full length research and discussions with my relatives‚ I found out that we all shared certain similar characteristics. Musical talents and sports talents were are as a result of family culture as I will explain later on. One thing that was constant is the love that everyone had for each other. Even after separations and arguments‚ everyone still had something nice to say about each other. The characteristic
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My family means a lot to me‚ because I spend countless hours with them and listen to what they have to say. My family and I are not from Utah‚ but we have lived in Utah for a long time. This means we had to live with people who were mainly Mormon. My family has always perceived Mormons as nice people. My family’s experiences with the LDS community has brought us to this message. I would personally partially agree with my family’s message based on my experiences and socializing with Mormons. Evidence
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about family traditions‚ I instantly became nervous because I couldn’t think of one tradition off the top of my head that was special and unique to my family. I sat there and wondered‚ should I tell the truth and reveal the fact that my family doesn’t have any traditions? Should I make one up and fake my way through the entire thing just to get a good grade? Should I take someone else’s family tradition and call it my own? As you can probably tell‚ I was completely stuck. I feel as though my family
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bad news. In my Mexican family‚ it is a type of taboo to talk about bad news because it brings bad luck. For my family‚ it is debatable whether being part of the LGBTQ+ community is a bad or insignificant thing. It is believed that it is better not to talk about this kind of sensitive topics to save others’ discomfort. I decided to come out of the closet with a letter. I wanted to be clear that I was not straight. The steps I took to “come out” to my parents were: brainstorming for my letter‚ going
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Civil War Letter To my beloved family‚ Not a day goes by that I am not constantly reminded of my stupid decision to leave home‚ in search of a name for myself. People told me that joining the Confederate Army would be a grand adventure. Let me tell you‚ Father was right in more ways than one. I could have never have dreamt of such horrors that I have seen on the battlefield. Everywhere‚ I look is disaster. The skinny‚ pale eyes of dead men lying on the field‚ alongside enemy and assorted
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My family history is all over the grid‚ the most common health issue being cancer. My mom had a form of leiomyosarcoma in her liver and my dad has had skin cancer. My dad’s cancer was partly hereditary and also a huge part of it was him never wearing any UV protection and my mom’s cancer was not. Both of my grandparents on my dad’s side had skin cancer once again from a lack of UV protection. My mom also had a clotting disorder which both my sisters and I were tested for and it came out negative
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immigration in my family goes all I know is that my paternal grandmother’s parents came to the United States from Ireland. Once in America‚ the two of them had three daughters: Catherine‚ Mary‚ and my grandmother‚ Anna (though she went by Ann and we always called her Nanny). They raised their girls in Jersey City‚ New Jersey until their passing‚ at which time their eldest daughter‚ Catherine‚ took over looking after her younger sisters before joining the convent. At the age of nineteen‚ my grandmother
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