Essays about Parenting Page 28

I have always been proud of my heritage, a mix of both Filipino and White. However, I wish I could speak the language of my mom, the Cebuano language (also known as Bisayan or Binisaya, which is the second most common language in the Philippines, as distinct from the first most common, Tagalog, even though…

I thought it would be possible for me to write every day, but being realistic, it’s not. Also, I’m trying to enjoy the best out of my exchange year, so that means less computer, less cellphone and less social media. I can’t believe it’s the last day of the year, it went by too fast….

As I sat in my bedroom listening to Wale’s song “Ambition. ” I turned up the volume in an attempt to block the sounds coming from the other side of the door. They were not sounds of joy and happiness; rather they were angry and bitter voices. As accusations were being hurled outside my room…

On March 10th, 2012, my life changed forever. This was and continues to be the worst day of my life. If you’ve ever lost someone you loved, you will know that this pain is indescribable. For me, losing my brother almost three years ago still saddens me. Maybe it always will, maybe I will never…

Everyone says a girls first love is her father, but not mine. A father is there to protect you, support you, and be everything you need him to be and unfortunately I did not have that. When I was younger I always thought I had done something wrong when my father didn’t want to see…

There are many things in life that can change the course of a person’s life. It can either make a positive impact or a negative impact on a person’s life. It’s always best to have the positive impact though. For me, the life-changing event happened when I enrolled in Niagara College a few months ago….

Dear Father, Looking at past events, you had talked me into taking business and economics as a subject. Furthermore, now that I have taken it and understood better, I like it a lot more. In the beginning of the year, I had a very negative attitude about this. In addition, my teacher’s explanations are understandable…

Me: What is your full name?G: Koralina Rosa Mahogany Patterson(*Interesting factoid: All of my grandmothers daughters have the middle name, “Mahogany” and so do all of their daughters. )Me: What things make you happy? Why?G: seeing my family strive makes me feel happy. As a young girl growing up in, I didnt have much opportunity…

To some, motorcycles are just another form of transportation. To others, they are a dangerous obnoxious nuisance of the road. But to a very select few they are the thrill, the buzz, the excitement of a life time, an adrenaline rush like no other. An adrenaline rush that nothing can match, whether it be professional…

All immigrants go through a lot of different changes while sharing the same experience while moving away from their home to a whole new country. People move to the United States from all different parts of the world, whether its from Japan, India, Russia or even small countries like Armenia. I decided to do the…