The Great Life of My Great Grandfather

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Adam Ismond Cheri Brown ENG 0950 SEC 116 June 6, 2012 The Great Life of my Great grandfather #4 Pride and Tradition was everything when it comes to my great grandfather, he loved his Wife he loved his children he even loved working with his Animals on the farm. Teaching his children was a real honor to him he wasn’t afraid to discipline them even when it comes to grabbing a leather strap that he would grab from pulling the plow with his horses. Giving them there daily chores, even pulling them away from school not caring about an education just teaching them to survive off his land just like his fore fathers used to. His Wife would always be home doing her daily duties witch entailed cooking, cleaning, washing, and sewing. My Great grandfather was a very violent man when something did not go his way or the things were not in operative order. Very few friends that he did have really respected him for his honesty, loyalty and the way he carried himself proud of who he is. My grandfather has inspired me by the good and bad stories that were told to me by his daughter my grandmother and her son my father. From the stories that I have heard I learned that discipline is very important when raising a family and running your own farm. My grandfather has also inspired me to have an open mind and to be fearless in the way of living. When I would go to visit him in penasco with my father and even at the older age my great grandfather was, I would still see him there putting horse shoes on the horses, rounding the cattle in the mountains or even moving heavy equipment. Every time I would go over and visit he would always have the same expression on his face, a fearless grin but looked proud at the same time. His tools and farming equipment were always well taken care of, his leather for working always conditioned to last as long as the steal would. The thing that

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