My dad was born on December 19th, 1967 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. He was the second kid of his two jubilant, affectionate parents, Marwood and Shirley Hunstad, and was given the name Shannon Jerome Hunstad and would soon be led into the life of a farming family. His childhood was anything but humdrum, and he relished it immensely. A person’s childhood has a colossal influence on them and continues to affect them for the duration of their life. This statement is one that is undoubtedly portrayed in my father’s life. My dad had two energetic siblings and was the middle child. “I had an older brother, Shawn, and a younger sister, Stephanie.” Shawn was three years older and Stephanie was three years younger. “We had a love-hate relationship, but are there any siblings who don’t?” All three of grandparents’ children get along wonderfully now and my dad gives all the recognition to them. When I asked him which of his siblings he was closer to, his response was short and to the point, “Brother.” Shawn and my dad were both kids who appreciated the outdoors and enjoyed playing sports, which were football and basketball. They have an abundance number of memories together, some marvelous ones and some atrocious ones. These memories are still accumulating to this day, as my dad and I do myriad of activities with Shawn and his boys. As a teen, my dad didn’t get much sleep. He had to share a room with his brother, who is a loud snorer, and had morning football practices at 6 A.M. I asked my dad about this specific subject and he replied, “ I was perfectly fine with these morning practices, I feel that early risers are more productive.” My dad has held true to that from his high school days to today. I don’t know if I can recall a moment... ... middle of paper ... ... my dad if he would be interested in being the Athletic Director as well as the Dean of Students. He held that position for a couple of years, but was “extremely busy” so the school allowed my dad to become the Activities Director. That is a job he had up until this year. Now, my dad is just the Dean of Students at Pillager Public Schools. My dad is pleased with the job positions he has been able to hold over the years, and thinks he is “a lucky man” to have gotten these positions. A person’s childhood is very important to their current life as well as their future life. That was most certainly the case with my dad. He felt that it was one of the most important periods of his life. I could tell after the interview based on how much he seemed to care about these things. This is the case for many other people as well and I won’t be surprised if it’s the same for me.
In this memoir, James gives the reader a view into his and his mother's past, and how truly similar they were. Throughout his life, he showed the reader that there were monumental events that impacted his life forever, even if he
The author and Wes Moore faced very similar environmental changes and challenges. The differences that resulted these two on opposite ends of the spectrum was their family’s influence upon their decisions. The actions of each Wes Moore’s mothers had a great effect in their lives. The author Wes’s mother, as well as his grandparents, played a key role in his success as an adult. The sacrifices of time and the minimal amount of extra money she made went towards the author and his other siblings which ensured him the best educational environment. Without his mother, Joy, a college graduate herself, who “raised all of her children together, and she worked multiple jobs to send all of her children to private school” Wes could not have aspired to be where he is today (Moore 48). She persisted with him by laying down her expectations for him to excel in ...
This has shaped me to be who I am today, because I greatly appreciate what I have and take advantage of the opportunities I am given because not everyone is lucky enough to have what one has family plays and will always play a big influence in our lives and in this novel, we are given a great example of how it does. Although Wes didn’t know his father for long, the two memories he had of him and the endless stories his mother would share with him, helped guide him through the right path. His mother, made one of the biggest changes in Wes’s life when she decided to send him to military, after seeing he was going down the wrong path. Perhaps, the other Wes’s mother tried her best to make sure he grew up to be a good person, but unfortunately Wes never listened.
Despite the differences we share many similar diversions such as good quality time with our families. Arthur was known to spend countless hours reading and listening to music with his mom. Yet at the age of 6 Arthur had to face one of the most traumatic expierences of his life when he lost his mother, Matti Ashe, to a fatal case of toxemia while in labor. Similar to this experience I lost my grandfather at the age of five. Although I was impacted greatly it was not a loss as great as Arthurs loss of a loving mother. I Can recall the day it happened just as well as Arthur recalled the details of when he last saw his mother.
Waking up early at 6:00 A.M in the morning isn’t the funniest thing to do. The times on when school starts should be changed to a later time. Schools should change start times to later there is even factual evidence that this is true. In the article ‘The Teen Who Woke Up Her School’ by Jane Bianchi wrote about a teen named Jilly Dos Santos who put hard work into petitions and powerpoints to show how more sleep can better not only her but other people on school work and sports. People need more sleep to function and get through the day and to be more alert about things around them.Evidence from scientist and from teens show that people work better when they have more energy and got a good night's rest and when students don’t they sometimes start
Jeannette Walls came from a family that had always faced many struggles in life. They had to travel to many areas due to job search. At first it was all fun and games until their lives were affected in negative ways. Specifically, the parent's decisions and actions caused unforgettable moments. Although, Jeannette Walls’s father had struggles of his own and couldn’t take good care of his children due to his alcoholism; it made his children be more prepared for the future.
It is true that sleep deprivation is a widespread issue, generally resulting from early start times. It is also a serious one; according to a study by Harvard Medical School, sleep deprivation can lead to issues such as obesity, heart disease, difficulty learning, and can genuinely shorten a person’s lifespan. As Robbins explains, teenagers have a different internal sleep clock than other age groups. It is most healthy for students in high school to go to bed around 11 and wake up around 9. Since school often begins as early as 7, students are told they simply need to go to bed early, around 8 or 9 PM. This contention does not take into account the fact that humans are biologically not wired this way, and it's virtually impossible for most teens to fall asleep this early. It also doesn't take into account that with clubs, sports, church, volunteering, other extracurriculars and hours of homework, students often struggle to start their homework before their suggested “bedtime”. It is contended that students can control their own schedules so that they can get more sleep. However, pressure from parents and peers to get into a “good” college can cloud students’ perceptions of what is right for them, making them choose to overwork themselves in order to build impressive resumes. I myself can identify with this phenomenon. During the weekdays alone, I volunteer two nights a
For instance, students grades and test scores can be improved greatly by the etra sleep offered.To be more precise parents belive classes before 8:30a.m threatens acedemic performances greatly. More specifically starting classes later will improve grades in class and boosts standardized test scores. Students with a lower ability receive a better impact from delayed start times In 1998, Amy wolfson and Mary Carskadon surveyed more than 3000 high school and middle school students. They found that the students getting 25 fewer minutes of sleep got C’s,D’s and F’s. The students that went to bed earlier got A’s and B’s.
A small bit of historical information is in order to set the tone for this presentation. I was raised, as most young boys are, learning to read, write, and the other necessary evils of elementary education. My father was finally discharged from the U.S. Army Air Corp. and World War II, where he had been a Lt. Col., and taught the use of the Norden Bombsight to bombardiers and crews of the time. My early years were basically fun years, as I learned how to fish, shoot, hunt, about dogs, cats, and toys…many, many, toys. My mother believed in spoiling me, since I was the only child, and for eight years, I was the only object of me parents’ attention. In 1958, however, that situation changed forever, with the birth of my little brother, and three years later, my little sister arrived. These two events, little did I realize, would have a profound effect on my life. They would alter the way I felt about life, contribute to changes in my personality, and most of all, formed the basis for my later life in general, including my chosen profession.
It is incredible to understand how the way someone was nurtured as a child could have such an effect on there adulthood. I personally believe that the events that occurred in my early childhood were stepping stones to defined me as the person I am today.
Childhood history has a lot to do with how we live as adults because certain childhood events
Aubrey, A. (2013, December 2). Parents Of Sleep-Deprived Teens Push For Later School Start Times. NPR. Retrieved March 4, 2014, from http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/12/02/247314202/parents-of-sleep-deprived-teens-push-for-later-school-start-times
I have three siblings along with three nephews. I have a younger sister, older sister, and one older brother. My older sister is the one that had my nephews. We all lived under the same roof until I moved out for college. My mother was more like my father in the house because my father was away working for us, and even though my siblings are her children, it seems that they 're her siblings too. It felt that I was the parent of my nephews and little sister because of the way I had to care for them because everyone else was working. I connect with my immediate family firmly. We always look out for each other because we mean so much to one another. I
Looking into the “normal” efforts of sleep, scientists push for around seven and a half to eight hours of sleep a night. There are anomalies to that rules, but they are just that. In David Randall’s book Dreamland, the secrets of sleep are explored through interviews with scientists who specialize in the field. Randall notes that younger people, teenagers, actually need more sleep, that number has been placed at around eight and a half to nine hours every night. Before natural light people had to go to bed right when it got dark, this new light source drastically changed how the world slept. Instead of a single sleeping period through the whole night, everyone woke up in the middle of the night for about an hour. This was described as the most peaceful period experienced. There were also claims that women are more fertile during this period. When people do not get those numbers they contribute to what has been known as a sleep debt (Randall, Ch 1). The normal response as to how to repay that debt is to go to bed earlier, as it turns out that is not always possible. This is because of over packed schedules, or sometimes because of a more biological reason. Many p...