My Mom grew up in the Catholic Church‚ “before the Second Vatican Council” as she says‚ however the only time I visited a Catholic Church was for weddings and funerals. According to my Mother not being a Catholic was unthinkable‚ being Catholic was married with being an American; however my Mom is no longer Catholic and her children were not brought up Catholic‚ Why? I had the pleasure of speaking with Father Ward‚ of the Immaculate Church of Mary‚ Harlingen‚ Texas. Throughout our conversation
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The correct way of raising a child? Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld’s essay “Why I love my strict Chinese mom” is a response to the all the negative feedback her mother had gotten for her essay “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”. The intention of this essay is to persuade and inform the reader of why Amy Chua raised her daughter Sophia the correct way. Chua-Rubenfeld’s first argument is that the critics (the outsider) have no clue of what the Chua-Rubenfeld family is like (p. 2‚ l. 21). The fact that Chua-Rubenfeld
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My Mother Is My Greatest Influence in My Life I’ve learned through the eyes of my mother that life isn’t easy. My mother has come a long way after losing her mother at a very young age and growing up with her father and grandmother and five siblings‚ one being a twin. My mom’s dad had to make sacrifices while raising my mom and her siblings; it wasn’t easy growing up without her mother‚ my mom put herself through college with the help of her dad. My mom has a successful career and is married and
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“Hi‚ I’m Marissa.” I said as she came into my house with her belongings. I saw the puffy thick dark brown curls as soon as she walked into the front door. Like most of our foster children‚ she was from Bridgeport the largest city in Connecticut. She was Italian and Puerto-Rican with light beige skin. She was chubby and had awfully large feet for someone who was only 8 years old. She was very hesitant and looked down at her feet with her thick-lensed bifocal glasses and said‚ “Hello.” Julie came
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My mom Sheri Glew‚ was born August 25‚ 1965‚ In Belvidere. She grew up in Southern Wisconsin outside New Glares‚ on a farm. She lived with her mom and dad. Her dads name was Robert‚ and her moms name was Shirley. Her mom and her had a good relationship‚ she did with her dad too‚ but she was scared of him if he yelled. My mom was thirty-three when her dad died‚ he was seventy-four. Also she was thirty-seven when her mom died‚ and her mom was seventy-three. My mom was the youngest out of three children
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nothing until the prove it.” My mom gets the Caring Award. She shows every day that she cares. She leaves work to take me to archery practice and goes to my volleyball games. She cooks great food for me every day. The final thing she does is takes care of me when I’m sick. My mom is the most caring and dedicated mom and gets the Caring Award because she leaves work and goes to my sports events‚ cooks for me‚ and care for me when I’m sick. My mom works to keep a roof over my family’s head‚ and still
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The Week my Mom was in the Hospital The year I turned nine my mom was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. The day she went to the doctor’s office we sat in the car as a family and talked about what was happening. She said that she was sick and was going to be taking different medicines and be going to a lot of different doctors. We prayed and then we went out to eat. Since then I have always known my mom as being sick‚ but I put it in the back of my head because she never looked or acted like the people
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When I was about 13 years old me and my siblings would constantly beg my mom for another dog. Our other dog Kozmo was getting old‚ and we wanted to get him a friend. My mom was completely against getting another pet; she thought we would never take care of it. But soon enough my mom came home with a six month old purebred golden retriever. We ended up naming her Katie‚ so that our dogs would both start with a K. Katie’s fur was a golden brown‚ with a red tint. Her eyes were a deep brown‚ and
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has come from my mom. The fact that my mom has had the greatest influence on me is simply because she is the person who has taught me to be responsible for myself‚ something which has also helped me to discover who I really am. Her sense of independence is an aspect that has had a profound effect on me; I believe that independence opens up many opportunities because it requires that a person be confident in his identity and that he know his needs‚ goals‚ and limitations. My mom was taught to
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It was in 2002‚ when It happened. My Mom was driving me and my sister to my grandfathers house‚ it was a bit foggy‚ I must have been like 500 feet from the house when I was hit. You see‚ there is a main road the has a small gravel road come off of it‚ my Mom turned the car to branch off onto the gravel road‚ when a drunk driving a volunteer fire truck slammed into the side of our van - the side I was sitting in. Our van flipped into a ditch on the side of the road‚ and the truck was hardly damaged
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