What I Learned About My Life - 840 Words

While interviewing my parents, I was very surprised by some of the things they told me such as their experience crossing the border. I realized that bringing up the past might have been challenging for them considering it reminded them of the difficult times, but at the same time, they reflected on the positive outcomes that came from their decisions. Re-reading my paper before looking at the comments or feedback made me feel confident because I now have a better understanding of my background. I learned so much from this experience that it is nice to see it written down and let others read it. For instance, my niece became interested in our side of the family story and even asked me whether she could read this paper when it was complete. Re-reading the paper now reminds me how I am influencing others to ask questions about their own roots, especially those within my family. I believe I answered all the questions asked for this paper, but there were some pieces that I did well in and some that I struggled with. I did well at describing the experiences my family faced when immigrating to the United States. I made sure to paint a clear picture to the reader on what my family went through in this country. I struggled on analyzing and personalizing more from the information I gathered. I could have discussed and self-reflected more on the story and how it has affected my present life. I did struggle on questioning my parents at times because of their limited English. InShow MoreRelatedWhat I Learned About My Life890 Words   |  4 Pagespassed, and I had learned immensely from the DeLacys. I learned French, geography, and history. All I wanted was to be accepted by that family! They were my only hope. I knew their story, and their daily routines. I saw their fellowship and love for each other. I yearned to be loved by them! Over the past few weeks, I began to think of how I could introduce myself to the DeLacys. Each day after I collected wood for the family, I would sit in the peaceful forest and think of ways I could gain theRead MoreWhat I Learned About My Life983 Words   |  4 Pagesthing I enjoyed learning is cooking. I have had a liking for cooking since I was very young. I remember that every Christmas I will ask my parents to buy me little pots and pans, plastic food and kitchen sets. During the afternoon I use to play restaurant with my nanny and make little menus for her. Cooking has been a thing that came naturally to me, and something that I really enjoyed doing. The things I know about cooking I learned while watching my mother cook and reading recipes online. I alsoRead MoreWhat I Learned About My Life1659 Words   |  7 Pageshardest identities which I have come to develop is my religious beliefs. 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By this I mean that people living through the same decades have went through the same historical events such as with wars, precedencies, and all the s ignings between countries throughout the world. As I thought about who I wanted to interview for my history report, I concluded that I wanted to learn more about my mom when she was the same age as me. My intervieweeRead MoreMy Experience At Eastern Connecticut State University937 Words   |  4 PagesIn my time at Eastern Connecticut State University, I learned a lot about myself and what I have been doing as a student. In that time, I learned not only about myself, my academic strength’s and even learned to think critically and ask questions. Eastern has taught me to be myself and this campus puts more emphasis on individuality over group thinking. I learned a lot in applying my critical thinking skills to my history classes and learned a lot in how to look at History in everyday context. 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In the beginning of book one of the first exercises it asks â€Å" Who am I ? † that question kind of threw me off guard and made me think hard. I askedRead MoreA Leader Of My Writing1033 Words   |  5 PagesA Leader of My Writing As far as the connections are Greek life helped me understand different parts about my writing. Forcing myself out of my comfort zone, I learned to communicate better with other people and learned to have fun with others around me. My social life during high school is a complete 180 from what it is now. Greek life has aided me in realizing how my writing can be altered in a same fashion as my social life has matured. From Greek life, I met a variety people and had the opportunity