As children people seldom think about their future, what they don’t realize is that their childhood is creating their future. The things that people experience during their childhood makes them who they are as adults. Which I believe, is why every person in the world is so different, we all went through different experiences. This viewpoint has motivated me to interview my grandfather to learn about his childhood, and maybe get some insight on how he has come to be the incredible man I know. I was not disappointed, my grandfather shared so much information with me, lots of things I had no clue about. My grandfathers name Gary Summerton, he is a young 64-year-old man with dreadlocks and a ginormous heart. His greatest loves in life (besides me of course) are the mountains, his bike and travelling the world with my …show more content…
He is not my mother’s biological dad. In fact, when my mom was sixteen her mother started dating this new man, Gary, three months into their relationship my mom announced that she was pregnant with me. My grandmother gave Gary the option to run while he still had a chance. However, he chose to stick around. He always says that being there to watch me and my siblings grow up was the greatest joy of his life. My grandfather and I have a close relationship, my biological dad was not around much when I was younger, so he was my main male role model. We used to spend every Wednesday evening together, and my grandparents even brought my sister and I to Europe. I began the conversation by sending my grandpa the questions in advance so that he would have some time to gather his thoughts, he has an incredible memory and tends to remember everything. When I showed up at the house he had three sheets of paper of answers to share with me. He really opened to me and I learnt so much about what his childhood looked
David Stark Latta is my mother's step-father, he was born on December 6, 1937 in Pontiac, Michigan and has spent most of his life here. David raised my mother and three other children from his previous marriage. My grandfather and I talked for about an hour or so, the interview became more of a conversation, it was very comfortable for him to talk to me about his life, and no question was really off limits; him and I have a wonderful and close relationship. When the interview began he turned town the television and offered me a beer, and I started with asking him about his childhood. He told me that when he was an adolescence he would spend most of his summer days swimming with the his friends in a gravel pit turned lake. They would play baseball in the fields next to Maceday Lake, which is well a well known local lake, and go camping on the weekends at the Pontiac recreational area. These kids that he grew up with in high school still remain in close contact with my grandfather. He tells me that around 11 or 12 of them get together at the local coney island almost ev...
The childhood of a young boy is very crucial in what he will be like in his own life.
The second family that I interviewed was the Lyles family. Both Bro. Scotty, the father, and Mrs. Yolanda, the mother, participated in the interview and three of their children were in the room. Bro. Scotty was born and raised in Alba, Texas on the very same tree farm that he owns and operates today; he is also a deacon at our church. However, Mrs. Yolanda was born and raised in Guatemala. As a child she was raised Catholic, and is part of a large and growing family. She is one of eight children. Their family as well as anybody else in that culture celebrated their daughter’s 15th birthday with a Quinceañera which marked the transition from childhood to young womanhood. This was traditionally the first time the girls would wear make-up, nice
Each person’s journey is unique, we live and experience different things that shape us to who we become. The beauty of interpretation is that we can make what we want out of life. My inspiration arises from my father’s life. A man whose education did not pass the 6th grade level. Who left his home country to have a better life. A person who was homeless at first, now has his own businesses and owns many houses. And although he has reached a point of his life where he can be selfish, is when he opens his heart the widest and extends his arm out to give you a hand. The moment that my father became my inspiration to accomplish and reach for bigger and greater things, is when he took us to his childhood
Motivation is perhaps the most valuable aspect to one’s personality, and its something that I believe you are born with. I support the idea that what you’ve got in your blood really does make who you are. Thats why I always take pride in representing my family and our heritage. Being brought up by dad, a classic Italian, I guess you could say I am a proud individual and I have got a decent set of morals. The Firenzi family, has gone through their fair share of trials and tribulations to end up where we are today.
The focus of this paper is to compare and contrast a well elder and a frail elder while using Occupational Therapy Practice Framework language. For this assignment I chose to conduct a semi structured interview using the Canadian Occupational performance Measure (COPM) to gather information about my chosen elders perceived problems and priorities. For this assignment I will be using pseudonyms in order to protect the privacy of both individuals.
My grandpa ZZZ CCCn learned to have great capacity of hope and perseverance during his early teens. At school, he would always ...
I interviewed my grandmother, father and mother for this project. It was very interesting to uncover many of the stories and values that I was unaware of throughout my life. My father’s mother is currently 91 years old and offered a difficult interview by giving me too many stories to analyze for this project. She grew up in the Midwest and moved throughout several states as a child. Her parents separated when she was 8 years old leaving her mother to raise her independently. They settled in Missouri at a religious community called Unity Farm. Her mother taught school while raising my Grandmother. The value of educatio...
This reflection paper is based on the life history interview conducted on me and a 78-year-old woman who is soon going to celebrate her 79th birthday on Sep 21st. I would call her with a fictitious name “Smita” in the entire paper to maintain and protect her privacy. The interview was about our life. It was divided into six major life categories: childhood, adulthood, identity, the present, aging, and life lessons. Having an opportunity to interview a 78-year-old woman and writing this reflective paper about the life history and experiences had made me realize that I have a lot to learn about the stages of human life. Every individual lives are different and it varies tremendously. As an interviewee my goal was to collect the details of life, different stories, and experiences that makes our life unique from the rest of the people.
The way person leads a group of people or an organization is key to a successful business or outreach. There are many styles and techniques for a leader to implement. Christian leaders are no exception; some might say being a leader in a church organization can be a more scrutinizing position than other leaders. Since, a church leader has expectations on how they should act or conduct themselves because of the Christian faith. This paper will discuss an interview with a person in leadership brother Larry and will give an account of his leadership approach. Furthermore, what strengths and weaknesses are prevalent according to authors Kouzes and Posner and the model they have in their book, Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge.
I was able to interview a family of four: two adult sons, a mother and a father living with their two dogs. During Superstorm Sandy, the family was living in their home and had to temporarily relocate due to a statewide evacuation. Their two sons were currently in college at the time and both parents held stable jobs before and after the storm. After the storm and they returned home, they were lucky enough to have little damage to their actual house. Thankfully, before the storm, their house was elevated where the main floor was already on the second story. The damage that was caused was to their first level and their garage. The damages totaled to be about $8,000 in repairs. They did not have any trouble with contractors. Yes, they are home and were able to move in after the storm.
My goals in life were once like a tornado, spinning tremendously fast, and picking up any idea that seemed to come in my path. They slowly started clearing up when a young boy entered my life. Being introduced to this eight year old boy reciprocated on envisioning my career. Alan was my stepbrother, so I did not have the luxury to grow up with him from birth. I knew who
Aging and being old was dominated by negative characteristics and conditions such as illness, depression, and isolation for a long time (Eibach, Mock, & Courtney, 2010). At first glance the terms “success” and “aging” seem to be in conflict to each other. When asking people about aging, their answers have many facets that are also found in psychological definitions: successful aging is seen as health, maturity and personal growth, self-acceptance, happiness, generativity, coping, and acceptance of age-related limitations. In the psychological sense successful aging is also often seen as the absence of age-associated characteristics (Strawbridge, Wallhagen, & Cohen, 2002). It seems that successful aging means is not aging.
For this paper, I have chosen to interview my dad, Lester Everitt, because we have several statuses, both ascribed and achieved, that vary. His ascribed statuses include that fact that he is a 66 year old, white male; these have contributed to his achieved status of completing some college, being married, and being currently retired. Although he is now retired, Lester served 20 years with the United States Air Force, which included several deployments during the Vietnam Conflict, and then worked for 25 years at the North Dakota State Penitentiary until various health issues forced him to retire. When Lester was asked about his “master status” or the one status he feels he is most often regarded as, he struggled to provide an answer. Upon further
I strongly believe that everyone’s childhood is reflected in their adulthood. Wearing the same dress every day for a year and being born a stubborn child has molded me into the young woman I am today. Talking a lot and taking in what I learn has helped to develop strong opinions and morals that help me in making decisions every day. I am proud of who I am and where I come from.