Family History Essays
The story of my family is an interesting one. All four of my grandparents grew up in Cairo Egypt. Shortly after the Exodus, the rise of Egyptian nationalism, all of the Jews were kicked out of Egypt including both of my parent’s families. They were robbed of almost all of their belongings, which they couldn’t…
Having a close circle of people is the most precious thing in the world. When you come home and see a bunch of happy faces, delicious dinner on the table and everything is flavored with sincerity and coziness – it enriches you with the feeling of worthiness. Family history is of the utmost importance due…
My family and family history starts like most people’s. Two people fell in love, they had kids, their kids had kids and so on and so forth. But where we come from and who we are, is a completely different story. From our European roots, to the mixing of our blood once my family migrated…
Ayauna SumpterFamily History Assignment Customs, traditions, rules, and religion these are a few of the main things that make families so unique. Being that these 4 components is what makes up one big family there is way that these compartments intertwine, I am only 19 years old, and I ‘m pretty sure my family history…
Initially, beginning this assignment I wasn ‘t sure what to expect. My extended family and I are not very close. It was difficult for me to have to reach out to people to find out information for this assignment. When I first began to research my family history it was very difficult for me and…
Family HistoryShe is a 22 year old female, she comes from a Hispanic background. Both of her parents are Dominican, they were both born in the Dominican Republic. Her mother migrated to the United States at the age of 12. She later on got married in the Dominican Republic. In 1994 her father migrated to…
“Huh. Never knew that.” Sitting at his computer a twelve year old version of myself looked intently at a computer screen. “This does explain the coat of arms Dad has hanging in the toilet though.” While researching for a family history project the young Tom ahd stumbled onto some surprising information. His last name, Drummond,…
Family History: I come from a big, loving, catholic family. We are all very close and friendly to each other and to the ones around us. Making friends comes easy and we tend to treat everyone like family. We see the good in everyone and welcome anyone with open arms. Anxiety, depression and alcoholism do…
Moreover, the children of an adoptee are also victims to the secrecy. Just like an adoptee, their family history is also a void. Heaven forbid the child of an adoptee was to have a medical condition, not only is their health put at risk by the lack of family history and having to possibly endure…
Heather’s family history is very unique. Her mother was born in Caracas, Venezuela. When her mother was 10 they packed up and moved to Buffalo, New York. Heather’s Mother’s family traveled a lot growing up. Heather’s grandmother, mother and uncle both traveled to Japan and spent 4 years living there. Rebecca, Heather’s mother, decided to…
When you think about your family history and how far you can follow your family history back to the first time they arrived in the U.S you would be pretty amazed. When I start back to my family history on both of my parents side I can go as far back as my great-great grandparents…
Throughout my life I have heard a wide range of stories from my parents. When putting this assignment together I have put these stories into account. Randall Bass, educator of English at Georgetown University, concurs that stories shape individuals ‘ personalities. Bass expresses that, “People infer their feeling of personality from their way of life,…
