Every word has its own significance and for me Flourishing defines my grandmother. To be at one’s prime does not necessarily mean they have to be famously known. You can live a prosperous and successful life, but yet be humble without needing to show off that you are luxuriant. Hubertina Ramirez was born in Pereira, Colombia. In her days, parents would give away their daughters to wed at a very young age. My grandfather and grandmother got married when they were just thirteen-years old. They had five children, but deep down inside she knew she didn’t want to live her life as a house wife for the rest of her life. She was ambitious and had dreams and wanted to become independent and she did. She had the opportunity to come to the United States and she took the chance the minute it came into her hands. My aunt brought my grandparents to New York and soon they got divorced. She didn’t let that break her down, instead she found a job as a cleaning lady in a factory. She wanted many things in life and knew that if she worked hard, it would all pay off at the end. At work, her boss would offer her over-time and without hesitation she would say yes. For a long time, she worked all seven days a week …show more content…
She worked until she was seventy-nine years old. Even after she was due to retire, she couldn’t stay at home. It was until she had a stroke where she finally decided because everyone begged her to. She lives an amazing life surrounded by many people that love and admire her dearly. She receives a great pension and travels around the world with her children, grandchildren and friends from time to time. She always tells everyone; you can’t ever give up on your dreams. If you make your dreams turn into reality that is just the start of many great things coming for you, but remember never ever give up no matter how much you want to because trust, at the end it will all be worth
When nothing is going right in life, what do you do? Do you just quit and hope for the best or do you pick yourself up and work even harder to succeed? Iliana Roman, a single mother of three children and an owner of a hair salon, kindles the message that individuals who face adversity can still persevere in life. According to Roman’s memoir “First Job”, it is never too late to turn your life around. At seventeen years, old Roman unexpectedly became pregnant. This event led to Roman’s life changing completely causing her to drop out of high school. She was nearly to the point of no return, she simply could not hold down a proper job, and the only way to support herself and her child is working three to four odd jobs every week. Roman presents her message of persevering in life by incorporating hyperbole, repetition, and pathos.
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The day came that her father gave permission to Juan Pedro Martinez Sanchez to marry her and take her all the way to Seguin, Tejas. “A nice sterling ring to it. The tinkle of money. She would get to wear outfits like the women on the tele, like Lucia Mendez. And have a lovely house…” (45). She saw it as a fairytale. “Because Juan Pedro wants to get married right away……..so they will get married in the spring when he can take off work, and they will drive off in his new pickup….to their new home in Seguin”(45).
if she wanted to make something of herself she would have to work many times
Wendy Martinez was raised in Cumming, Georgia after being brought by her parents to the U.S. from Mexico to provide her a better future than their own. Her mother worked tirelessly as cleaning personnel at a company and her father
During November of the year 1990, inside the Friendly Hills Hospital, she was born. Twenty-two months later her younger sister would be born, and 8 years after that her youngest sister would be born. Naturally this makes her the eldest child, which bears a lot of responsibility in a Hispanic family. Fast forward to May of 2011 when she had her first and currently only daughter Sofia. She is a single-mother, full-time student, and employee.
When looking back over her life, so far, she says not a bad life. Then again she’s not done yet and hopes to have another good ten years. I leave you with her life’s message.
One of the biggest influences she had growing up were her parents, a sixth grade teacher and a pharmaceutical salesman. Both her parents worked hard for the money they earned, which they taught their six children. Not only
Some of her best years were caring for her children. When her daughter entered the first grade NS decided that it was time for her to go back to school as well. In 1984 NS graduated college with her teaching degree, and retired at age 66. Her best years weren’t over yet. Her daughter welcomed her first child in 2009, and a year later her son welcomed his first-born. She had two beautiful grandchildren that kept her young, but that wasn’t the last of grandchildren. Nine months after her second grandchild, her son welcomed a baby girl in 2011. She stated, “It was a blessing to have them one after the other. Every time I turned around there was grandchild being born. I was in grandma heaven.” I asked what are your plans for the future, she replied, “ Watching my beautiful grandchildren grow, spending as much time with them as possible because before you know it they’ll be grown and have families of their own. Also enjoying my time with my husband. In September marks our 50th year anniversary, and I can’t wait to spend it with
In the year 1980, the Ramirez family migrated to the United States led by my grandparent’s Francisco and Ana Ramirez, whom where the first to arrive to the land of opportunities. Their journey was not easy they had to struggle, and fight for their
She is a multi-talented women with determination and believes if you set your mind your goal there isn't anything that you can't achieve. My grandma wasn't able to be somebody that gave a lot of influence and didn't meet some of her goals, I am proud of her intelligence and how much she was able to do independently. Even as a grandma she loves to learn and presently is learning English. She is almost eighty years old and she looks like she is only sixty. Even now as a grandma, she is active and passionate about education. She encourages me to get a
Something that I really struggled with was the passing of my Grandmother. She was a strong woman and an inspiration to everybody in my family. I think that I struggled with it because she was a great human being, I kind of looked up to her a bit, and of course she was part of my family. I think that along with her passing, I struggled with the fact that she died when I thought that she did nothing wrong in her entire life and did not deserve to die. Mainly the fact that she was a really good person and she just died like that.
They say grandparents, are the two most favorite people in the world to children. Grandparents are the main characters of your childhood, they are the ones that leave you with the most beautiful memories of your life. Some grandparent’s teach you a very valuable lesson of life, they teach you respect, hard work, family values, and unlimited love. They show you their love in many ways, they say I love you in words as well as actions. Grandparents are the ones that sometimes get you out of trouble and guide you to the correct path. They show you trust, a trust that cannot never be broken.
This lady is the most wonderful person I 've ever met. She is old, affectionate, and intelligent. It took me eighteen years to realize how much this extraordinary person influenced my life. She 's the type of person who charms everyone with her stories and experiences. She always time for her family and friends. She is the kind of leader who does everything to keep her family together and in harmony. She is my grandmother.
Has anyone ever asked you: “Who is most important to you”? To me the most wonderful mother in my life, no one can replace her in my heart. My mother, who is very nice and gentle, helps me and has always been there for me when I need her. My mother loves me very much. She is strict and educated me to become a good person. I can’t say how much love her. I am grateful to her because she gave me birth, brings me love and helped me grow up. But you know she just takes care of me a lot. Every day she tells me the same words. If you were me, you would feel very tired. I am a very happy child having my mother. I feel too tired to listen to her words, but imagine one day I don’t see her any longer and listen to her voice. What would I feel?