My Cousin Stepmother - Original Writing Essay - 958 Words

â€Å"You can’t let people buried you, you got to become bigger and better than them† is what the person I interviewed told me. Patricia Smiles Findler, born in Memphis, Tennessee but now resides in Bellflower, California. She was born on January of 1956 who got a degree in Animal Science Pre-Vet (Veterinarian) at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1977. She to me is my cousin stepmother. Patricia is a happy, well spoken, independent individual who doesn’t let fear and negativity stop her from accomplishing her goals. The family history that she knows is that her grandparents were from Mississippi, Louisiana and that their family is a mixture of African, Indian, and White. Part of her family, especially her grandfather spoke fluent French at the time. She feels that by being black, they are looked better if they are well educated. She stated, â€Å"You’re never going to go anywhere without education and listening to rap music won’t get you anywhere.† One of my favorite things she said was â€Å"Opportunities are out there†¦ we just have to work hard for them.† Growing up she was the valedictorian of her college but because racism existed where she lived, she had to share her valedictorian spotlight with a Caucasian white female student. Her parents had to fight for her right to be the valedictorian. Around the 1970s, Patricia was one of the few people graduated college. She grew up hearing things like â€Å"nigger’s go home,† or â€Å"you’re not educated enough.† Negative words like that werenShow MoreRelatedBrothers Grimm Fairytales 1741 Words   |  7 Pagesa happy ever after ending and start with â€Å"Once upon a time†. Personally, my experiences with fairytales were, I loved certain ones and there were ones that I wouldn’t watch. I loved â€Å"Beauty and the Beast† and â€Å"Cinderella†. As a child, fairytales gave me hope for a happy ever after. I would often go looking for prince charming or see if my brothers turned into talking mice. When I was younger I lived next to a forest. My friends and I would hop over the gate and play â€Å"Snow White†. We would switchRead MoreEdgar Allen Poe and His Work Essay1480 Words   |  6 PagesIII.1. Edgars Writing Style III.2. Examples IV. Specific poems and short stories IV.1. Examples V. Conclusion Paragraph V.1. Restating thesis statement V.2. Restating high points of the paper Edgar Allen Poe was one of the great writers of this world. He created several poems and short stories of a dark and dreary setting. His imagination was incredible. Edgar Allen Poe did not have a normal life. Bad luck and heart ach seemed to follow him until his death. His writing style was veryRead MoreVirgin and Child with Saint Anne1603 Words   |  7 Pages Hoover Edison College Fall 2012 Townsend 1 The painting of The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne took more than a decade to complete. It was created in the 16th century, in Florence Italy. A young master artist declined the original commission for The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and suggested Leonardo da Vinci. The monks who commissioned the painting, an artifact of Christ’s family tree, gave Leonardo a workroom. The figures in the picture are of Saint Anne representingRead Moretheme of alienation n no where man by kamala markandeya23279 Words   |  94 Pagesguilt and punishment stretching over generations, like those of Aeschylus (namely his famous trilogy, Oresteia). Sophocles preferred to depict the specific struggles of resolute individuals against the unyielding forces of fate. He did not favor the writing of a whole trilogy to cover one subject but wrote only single plays, such as Antigone or Ajax. However, Sophocles did write three plays connected to the Oedipus legend from Greek mythology. The first, called Oedipus Rex, deals with the ill-fated