I
have absolutely enjoyed every day of my English 2010 class where I was able to
learn so many valuable and important things.
I enjoyed the topic of Family and getting the chance to ponder and reflect on my own personal experiences.
Not only did I learn about English and how to become a better writer, I
made new friends and felt comfortable around my fellow classmates. It was almost as if we were our own little
“family.” The only person I can thank
for such a wonderful learning environment is our beautiful teacher Mrs. Bonnie
Moore. She is incredible and I will
never forget her or the things she taught me in class.
This
class really pushed me to remember many different experiences in my life that I
have experienced, both good and bad.
Even though I did not get the opportunity to write about all of them, I
was able to pick a select few that were very important to me. Writing the Cultural Artifacts really made me
happy because I have never wrote those experiences down on paper before. Now I am proud to say that I have a small
journal that I can continue to add my stories to in order for my own children
to learn and hear about my younger years, how I was raised, and the type of
family I had. It truly made me open my
eyes and see how much I really do have in life and how my little family from
Idaho means everything in the world to me.
I
cannot imagine a day without the people I hold most dear. We are like a team and we help each other no
matter what. I call my mom almost
everyday, and have started to even call her twice a day since starting this
class. I have been able to create a
stronger more special bond with her and really become not only her son, but
also one of her best friends. I have
also learned how to listen, give feedback and advice, and observe different
situations. A lot of things happen
within a family, but I believe each thing happens for a reason. With each step and hurdle we come up against
it pushes us to become stronger, wiser, and to learn life’s higher valuable
lessons. From these lessons we are able
to reflect back on any specific experience and grow even more when that certain
experience seems to arise yet again.
My
parents have done so many things for me.
I cannot even begin to describe and explain everything that they have
given me. They have taught me how to
become a responsible man and to respect those around me. They have taught me also to follow my dreams
and do what makes me most happy. They
have even shown me how I would like to raise my own children in a good home
with honorable standards and attributes.
I could not ask for a better set of parents and I love them with all
that my heart can offer.
One
reason I really look up to my parents is because they started out with very
little of anything. They married at the
age of 18 and immediately my mother was pregnant. In many situations like this one divorce is
common due to the young couple having to cope with many hard things, but my
parent were fortunate enough to surpass that.
They did not have the means to continue their college education and
lived day-to-day on what little they had.
Did that stop them from finding happiness and becoming successful? It
sure did not!
My
Father is a successful business owner where he owns a small car dealership on
the boarder of Utah and Idaho. My mother
operates a dance and ballet studio where she is kept busy teaching many young
girls how to dance. Times were very hard
for them both financial and emotionally but they knew that as long as they had
each other and kept doing their best everything would work out.
After
almost 30 years of marriage they have had four beautiful children whom have all
made it to the college level. They
currently have six little grandchildren who they love and babysit daily. They are the best parents and grandparents
that I have ever seen and are true examples in my eyes.
I
feel strongly that my family fits into the broad definition in which we have
discussed in class because we are an army of one. We laugh, cry, and fight together and lift,
carry, and help each other. We want to
see one another succeed and find true happiness. A family is a unit that is unified with the
same common goal in life. Our goal is to
be truly happy and live with each other forever. We know that if we do all the good things we
will obtain this goal. Frederick
Buechner once said, “You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put
miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart,
your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in the world but a world
live in you.” My family is my world, and
I feel extremely blessed to have them in my life. Never will I forget what a family is and the important
role it plays in the life of a child, school, community, nation, or world.
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