I suppose you could say my father's world was Thomas Hardy and my mother's D.H. Lawrence.
Seamus Heaney
The poet Seamus Heaney has stated that the rival worlds of his mother and father shaped him into the person he is and greatly influenced his poetry. His father was from the ancient world of farming and his mother was from the modern industrial world. Heaney has also stated that being from the country of Ireland with all its unique heritage is an inate part of him. Do where we come from and where are parents come from shape who we are? Is our heritage something to be embraced or to be overcome? What has helped you (or hindered you) become the person you are today?
Brianna Parlette
ReplyDeleteI think our parents have a lot to do with who we are. They are with us for like 18 + years and we are around them alllll the time. Where we come from is something to be embraced. It makes all of us different. It makes the world more fun. My parents push me to do good in school they helped me when I was younger to study and realize how important school is and now I have really good study rabbits and I do really well in school. My parents shaped me into being really studious and knowing schools important. A lot of people are embarassed by their heritage but really its fun to hear about and learn about. People need to be more diverse. (: our parents shape us to be the people we need to be. & therefore I believe our parents influence us. Also heritage is something different and unique about people and it should be embraced.
Jessica Vilberg
ReplyDeleteOur family and where we come from defiantly shaped us into the people we are now, and the people we will be in the future. When our parents teach us how to do everyday tasks the "right way", that can make us see their ideals and (most of the time) make them our own. That alone can significantly alter how we see people, tasks, etc. Whether you like your heritage or not, it still shapes who you are. My mom is Croatian and even though I don't live in Croatia, I am still altered a little bit by just living with my mom. Sometimes we eat food she used to eat,and she has realllly weird nicknames for me. But I also believe that anyone who observes another heritage is influenced by what they grow up seeing or hearing. Like Brianna said, it make you unique so you should be proud of heritage. Also I believe that it has helped me because being exposed to another culture can be beneficial because of a different language, food, etc.
McKenzie Johnson
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brianna in thinking that our parents shape who we are as individuals for instance that is where we learn our rights and wrongs. My mother is originally from Galveston, Texas and my father from Starks, Louisiana so I have a very strong Cajun family. I have family member's that speak French and some that speak a thick Cajun tongue. My roots are Scotish- Irish otherwise. Unfortunately when I moved to Florida in 4th grade people were not accepting of my accent since they could not understand what I was telling them when I spoke and made fun of me for it, as you all know I now don't have my accent but I still have a few words I say that trigger it back. I believe you should embrace your heritage, even though I lost part of mine I still know a little French and growing up with a Louisianan Texan family I do not find alot of things hot or spicy that some people do and you can find me double dipping my wings and pouring hot sauce on my fries and chicken. I'm proud to be from Louisiana and plan on moving back sometime in the near future.
Kayla Hernandez
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone so far that our parents are a big influence in our lives. We most certainly learn what is right and wrong from them and tend to have opinions based on what our parents have said. I have become the person I am today because of my parents. They've always stressed the importance of school and being kind to others and that has really guided me. I think our heritage is something to be proud of, but it won't necessarily shape who you are if it's not something you are really familiar with. For example, I'm Cuban, but no one in my family speaks spanish because of it and we don't do traditional Cuban things. I
believe that it's just how you are raised.
Tori Miller
ReplyDeleteAlthough my parents had a factor in molding myself, i feel as though other things had and still do have a more prominent influence on my thoughts and actions. Such as friends, relatives, teachers, television, celebrities, religion, and the internet to name a few. When I was younger, I remember looking at certain people on TV and thinking i want to dress like them and talk like them. I never really had those thoughts about my parents. Also, the culture of the United States. We live in a very laid back country, not necessarily conservative but alot of seemingly outrageous things to others are the norm for us. Such as, lady gaga performing in lingerie in her music videos and people believing that it is empowering to females or that it is a new fashion statement - and a result of that is it not being odd for people to walk around in a small tank top and extremely short shorts. This is the oppisite of alot of other countries, such as Israel, because there is no celebrity proudly dancing in their underwear on television due to the sensors the government puts on the media.
Kristien Salisbury
ReplyDeleteWho our parents are could shape us. I think who my dad is shapes me because he's not been the most innocent person in the world and we learn from others mistakes. And my mother shapes me. I learn not to do anything she does. Haha. Where I come from well compared to other conservative cultures I'm sure where I come from does shape me from the way I dress to the way I speak. I think heritage is something you embrace but many have problems with. I have friends with different heritages and they don't like certain aspects of the culture. When you ask what has helped or hindered I'm not sure... Honestly I'm still figuring out who I am and the kind of person I want to be, but my parents helped.
Veronica Wallace
ReplyDeleteOur parents do shape how we are today. My mom, ever since I was little has been pushing me to do what makes me happy and enjoy life. My dad pushes me to be in the I.b program and keep playing volleyball. Making good and bad decisions help with shaping us as well. Also, knowing your heritage is something else to strive for. But like Brianna said, our parents have been with us for 18+, and have always been there, when they know that we won't be forever. Just the other day my mom said, "Your leaving my side Veronica." But thats only because she really did shape the woman i am today, and i'm still figuring out who i am and what im going to do.
Tay Brown
ReplyDeleteI believe that where our parents come from does shape us into the people that we become because according to what they are taught growing up can tell how they raise us as there children. For example my mom grew up in a house when she was youger that did not have good role models and nobody pushed or motivated her to go to school.So when she was younger she always said she would one day have a family and raise her kids to know that they could do whatever they wanted as long as they put their mind to it and she would support them. She did the opposit of what she was taught and she is a stronger person because of how she grew up.My dad did not have to good a environment either but he went to school because he knew he had to,he is very motivated and helps to provide and be there for us because he did not have that kind of support when he was growing up. I think that heritage can be embraced or overcome depending on what your heritage is. If it is good things then embrace them and grow with them but if they are not so good then overcome them. The environment in which I am growing up in with the help and support of my parents and six younger brothers helps me know that I have to suceed in life and make it somewhere beyond highschool and live a better life.
Onecia Burton
ReplyDeleteWhere we come from and who our family is does indeed shape us to an extent. We learn whats "right and "wrong" from our family but, in the end , it's how the person handles things that determines their character. Our parents were just the training wheels for the first 18 years of our lives. Family definitely has some influence on us and so does our culture and heritage , but I think it would be a little crazy to deny that outside factors such as: school, work, friends: and the media don't shape our character as well. But, if it were not for my mother, I wouldn't have such high goal or a positive outlook on life. She's given me help these past years, and it's been an amazing character building 17 years with her, and once I leave, I'm going to let her know that her hard work did pay off.
Stephana Reid
ReplyDeleteWhere we come from does in fact shape who we are. When we were little our parents always told us what to do to help us become the people that we are today. Every culture believes in different ways in raising their kids and what their goals in life should be. My mother is Jamaican and Portuguese and my Father is Trinidadian. They always stressed to my sisters and me the importance to be caring and nice to each other and people that we don't even know because that's what makes where we live a better place and helps us to make better decisions. My family, like a lot of others wants me to become a doctor or a lawyer or something. A family that lives in an Amish society for example, would urge their children to become something that would help their society like good parents or farmers. Our individual heritage creates vast diversity in the world and it is very important that we embrace it.
Mickale Foard
ReplyDeleteOur parents and where we come from definitely shapes us. Being from the ghetto of Brooklyn , New York I get nervous in big crowds and watch for people arguing and the types of people there so I know to be safe, and my mom always taught the same thing because it was like that in Jamaica so she made sure I knew of this. My mom always made sure to tell me that I can do it all and made sure that friends never last but if you find one make sure to not let them go and I took that in greatly. I think it takes different strokes to make the world go around and our heritages are the different strokes making our world move
Keith Knudsen
ReplyDeleteOur heritage and ancestors most definitely shape who we are. Who we are is a compilation of what our family has, had, has been and will be. what our ancestors went through to have families and survive in the world directly effect how we live today. One side of my family is Danish and the other half is mix of many cultures. What my distant relatives learned and swapped was passed down to my parents which was then passed to me. We are the result of a mingling of hundreds of cultures from many regions that were thrown into a furnace and molded to form our values, characteristics and sense of history.
Yes I believe that our parents shape who we are because they teach us and guide us through life but I don't think where they are from has to do with it. I believe our heritage is something we embrace because we're all different. My friends, family and girlfriend have helped me become the person I am today. - Brandon Bernard.
ReplyDeleteOur parents and heritage definitely shape who we are.The mistakes and triumphs we've seen our parents do make us try to do better than that.My mom being from the country gave me insight on how to farm and my dad being from Miami ta he taught me how to be alert and not get husled out out of your shoes.Some things of our heritage need to be overcome and also need to be embraced.We are shaped into our culture,values,and ideals of our heritage.
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