Summary After interviewing my grandmother, I asked her which three life events were the most important to her and why. The first, would be taking the trip to Tennessee when she was nineteen years old. This trip was an important event in her life because she met her future husband (Ronnie), my grandfather on this trip. They got engaged and were married a few months later, when they were both twenty. Her life was changed by this event because not only did she meet her future husband, but after meeting him she never went back to Oregon. Her second important life event would be becoming a mother for the first time. At age twenty, she gave birth to my oldest aunt (Kim). This event impacted her life because she got to experience “the greatest gift life can give you, a child”. Finally, her third most important life event was having her first grandchild, which occurred at age forty-five. This event drastically changed her life because in order to be around her grandchild, she had to stop smoking. …show more content…
Her first event was meeting her husband Stephen, junior year of high school at age seventeen. This changed her life because he “made her feel like she was going to be loved for the rest of her life”. She said she knew he was the one for her when they met. Her second important life event was having her first child and becoming a mother for the first time, she said “there is no experience like it and nothing to prepare you for it”. Her final important life moment was when she found out her second child was handicapped and would need care for the rest of his life. It changed her life in many ways, she became a full-time caregiver, her heart was broken, and she said it also “made her thankful for Logan (her first child) to be healthy and able to live
The older adult interviewed for the purpose of this assignment was Alice Margaret Cox, the interviewers grandmother. Alice was born on February 17th, 1932 in Brown County, Minnesota. Alice was the daughter of Rose Veldman and had three brothers and three sisters. In 1942, Hikel Veldman, after marrying Rose, legally adopted Alice and her six siblings. He brought four children of his own, making a family of 13. After the family was adopted, the majority of their childhood to early adult life was spent living in Hollandale, Minnesota. Alice spent the majority of her life farming and now helps out part time at a family owned thrift store. Alice currently resides in Lake City Minnesota, in her home of twenty plus years. Only four of the eleven
During her teen years, she was abused and lonely. She gave birth to her first child when she was only sixteen years old. She was in her first marriage when she was only nineteen years old. After three children, two marriages, and a breakdown, she realizes that there is a lot more to life than her current circumstances.
...n high school and she was striving for big goals, working hard to achieve them, and overcoming countless obstacles. Even when her father stole that piggy bank money she did not give up. Her purpose in life helped transfer her into adulthood. Without this determination and sacrifice, seceding into a successful adult would have been much more challenging.
On several occasions, since she was vulnerable, she was at the verge of being sexually abused and raped, but miraculously, she was either spared or saved. As she grew into a youth, her challenges abounded. Due to loneliness and her strong desire to be loved and accepted, she got involved in toxic relationships and marriages. Eventually, she made a final decision to end it all. On one snowy night in Denver, she met a cabdriver who impacted her life with his words, and she was strengthened to hang on.
Many events have occurred in my life, although a few have changed my life to how it is today. Growing up I realized how moving to Canada, coming to Milton and getting a baby sister are moments which have had a significant impact on my life. They showed me a completely different atmosphere, got my work recognized and made me more mature, thus, helping me get countless new opportunities and responsibilities.
A major life event that started me to pursue an education in nursing was my time in basic training. The most life changing event during my induction into the army at ft. Jackson before starting basic training was accepting Christ as my personal lord and savior. When I decided to go into the Army 4 years out of high school I was a student firefighter E.M.T. working towards my paramedic, incidents at the Dept. I worked at both before and after some traumatic emergency responses actually turned me away from practicing any sort of medicine and causing me to seek the military for a new career or to pay for me to go back to school for another career if the military wasn’t my thing. During Basic training as stated above I was already a licensed E.M.T.
Have you ever been on a drive and became enthralled by the reminiscent stories of an elderly lady? We were driving around Salt Lake City with family looking at homes where my grandmother, Betty, lived as a child and early in her married life. She was engaged in reminiscing and shared many stories of her childhood and early married life. The interview was finished at her home. The information was written in note form. My grandmother is an 82-year-old Caucasian. Her third husband passed away a little more than a year ago. She was married to him for about fifteen years. She lives in her own home, built by her second husband, in Bountiful, Utah. Her youngest daughter, who is 42-years-old still lives at home with her. She is physically
... the daily life struggles of an average teenager, but also, on a more personal level, she gives insight into her own adolescent hardships as well.
Life story interview/ project was design for you to get to know a random stranger or a close friends. You would asked general questions about the person life, school, work and family, therefore many will open up to you but a lot of people would not. Before you did the interview you had taken a NIH certification make sure you understand how to do the interview. You had recorded it, transmitted it, coded it and then present it to the class. Once everything was done you learned something new about this person or you may look at their cultural a different way.
During the 1960’s she gave birth to my father, graduated College, got married and worked a lot of part-time jobs. During this interview, I learned a lot about my family and its ethnicity and where I came from. I learned that my Grandma didn’t believe in a white majority and she fought for equal rights. She was part of an organization called C.O.R.E (Congress of Racial Equality) and she traveled to Baltimore, Maryland to protest. In our
She planned trips with her family once a year. She valued the ideas of keeping her family close. She had a positive way of juggling all of her life’s duties from being a mom, being a wife, being a sister, a daughter and holding a job. Stress does come up, but overcoming it is part of life’s lessons. Being a teacher and role model, she taught her students that nothing is handed to you in life and that it may only be obtained by hard work and dedication. These words really spoke to me and have helped push me to my limits to be a better person and strive to fulfill my
For the purpose of this paper I will be describing a personal life experience and I will be applying concepts from the texts to best describe the event. I was born here in the United States (US) but, I was raised in the Dominican Republic (DR). I lived in the DR basically my entire life, I would only come to the US for vacation during summer. It was not until I turned 12 that I decided to move back to the US to continue my studies and learn the language. So I did, I moved with my uncle and his wife on the summer of 2009. At the time, they resided in the Mayfair area of Philadelphia, PA. My uncle and his wife arranged everything for school and as of August of that year I was officially enrolled in Abraham Lincoln High School. Everything was
Life experiences shape an individual into the person they are today. It concede a person to grow. Make a more thoughtful and wise decision in order to not repeat the same mistakes they have made in the past. Being in love was a life lesson experience I had learned from. Love happens so unexpectedly that when it does arrive our emotions become unsteady. Happiness, sadness, hurt, and pain are the emotions that derive from love. One 's emotions are expressed as intense, so they would call it; especially when it is first time their time falling in love. Being in love with my guy best friend was the most beautiful and painful experience I have withstood.
I have a very fulfilling feeling about what I have been able to accomplish in my life so far. I want the absolute best for myself and those close to me. I often go above and beyond to help those around me succeed and be the best version of themselves that they can possibly be.
Everyone 's goal in life is to make sure they live a meaningful life, it 's what makes people motivated and how they rate themselves. We all run into this quandary which has challenged philosophers, scientists, and a numerous amount of other people. ‘How do we live a full and meaningful life?’ No one has entirely figured out how to live a meaningful life, but there are several key points researchers have found that help people find their meaning and satisfaction in life. We need to know what 's important to us, pursue our passion, discover our life 's purpose, spend more on people than things, express ourselves and have courage, prioritize human connection with others, and know meaning and happiness