“If there is no struggle there is no progress,” these words spoken by Fredrick Douglas, reflect the essence of my families’ motivation to stay strong and always peruse a better life. This quote is especially significant to me because it reflects my drive and passion to achieve my own dreams in life. My parents played a major role in inspiring me to help other people, and to work hard to achieve my goals; they thought me by example. I realized that I have been blessed to have the parents that I do. I deeply value what they have thought me: the strength, integrity, and compassion for others.
Values My personal values provide a reference for what is good, beneficial, useful, important and constructive to my family. Some values generate my behavior and helps me with family problems or issues and also with how I wish to raise my children today. Over time, I have found it to be very important in my day-to-day life. It helps me lay a foundation down of tradition, custom and family values. Values are what you want and need to achieve the goals you set for yourself and your family.
The book, China’s Son, perfectly shows how family caused effect on Chen Da, and made him become successful. Although there are many reasons why someone can achieve their dream and the first thing we think of is their hard work. Hard working isn’t the only factor that makes people succeed; research had shown “23 percent of educational attainment is determined by environment, implying that up to 77 percent is determined by nature” (U.S Elementary and Secondary School). There are many causes and factors to make a successful person, and family background and environment is the main reason behind succeed among all of others. Family along can’t make someone become successful, but it’s the main influence behind someone had
• Achieve economic well being. At the same time, there is a parallel stress on the need to support families by facilitating early (voluntary) rather than later (compulsory) interventions: Every child needs – and deserves – the best possible start to life. And this is what almost all receive, from their parents and from family and friends, who encourage them, support them and do all they can to help them fulfil their potential. (NCSC, 2004)117 Such services also attract a set of principles to ensure the translation of this value position into practice reality. This is exemplified by the government’s statement of principles for Sure Start: 1.
In this way there should be happiness and acceptance of one another. It can be hard at first to develop an essential line of communication, but once you start, openness can evolve. Openness is the result of it and can be the cement that bonds everyone. A family has many parts, besides the people involved. With love, honesty and communication, comes appreciation of everyone.
The relationship with parents/carers is the first and most important relationship in a child’s life.They need to have a strong bond or attachment to their primary carers to feel loved and secure. Parents are a childs first teachers so they build the basis for the development. It is important that the child is praised for their actions and not criticised to help build their self esteem and self worth. It is important for children and young people to have friends as they learn social skills that will be important to them throughout their lives. These skills can be vital to maintaining social relationships and help them be able to resolve conflict.
Love is an important feeling to have in life, no matter what it revolves around. When most people think of love they think of being in love with another person, I wish to have this. I want to have a family, no matter what the size, that I can love and care for. I also want that back. I want someone that will love me for me, and who will always the there.
Most events that occurred have made me the strong, confidant person I am today. Some meaningful memories that have occurred happened when I was still growing up. The most wonderful memories happened with my family. Without the support of my family my life would not have been as great as it is now. I remember my dad telling me that “life is what you make it to be and with heart and confidence you can be just about anything you want to be.” Those words always run through my head knowing that anything is possible if you just take the time and try to make it possible.
National Honor Society By: Aleesta Clodfelter National Honor Society is having the characteristics of leadership, character, and service. I think that National Honor Society is the right thing for me because my parents have instilled in me a sense of responsibility and the care for others. This is such a formidable opportunity itself to be involved in due to the dedication of helping and caring for others, and being associated with multitudes of non- profit organizations. Leadership plays a huge role. I’ve always tried to show more of an independent role as a student, and help others who don’t quite understand the things that I do.
Bishop Malone states; “Marriage is the foundation of the family and the best place for children to be loved, cared for, educated, and taught to be productive, creative, upright, and responsible citizens”. What Bishop Malone is saying is that this environment is what is best for a child. I also feel this is true but I believe