Essays on Family History

Soon-to-be-married Ed Savitt and Heidi Parker had spent about a fifth of their lives together by 2015. Everyone thought they’d known all there was to know about each other – but it turns out there was one thing they didn’t know yet. Ed and Heidi’s...

What inspire me most to become a nurse is my family history. Growing up I only got to see one of my grandparents whom I lost at 14 years of age. When I was young, I used to ask why many of my friends have...

New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, intended to become nothing more than a trading camp off the Mississippi. By 1721, they brought more than 2,000 of my people over as slaves. We come from the western “Slave...

Wow, aren’t genealogies exciting?? I’ll be honest, I’ve been a little worried about reading this out loud in front of everyone. But if you’re like me, you might be wondering – Why in the world would Matthew’s Gospel – the first book in the New...

In this essay I am going to explain my family history. It is almost a tradition to go into the army, or into different areas related to that, like the Marines, in my family. My uncle, my mother’s father, my great grandfather, and the father...

There are approximately 7.7 billion human beings around the world. So what sets me apart from others? It is my identity that sets me apart from others. I think of it as singular (male) and multifaceted (family identity). To me family identity means a socially...

The Beating of Jim, 1835, is taken place in North Carolina in Cameron Plantation. The Cameron Plantation is an important aspect in the reading as there will be letters that will be show different important events that occur during this time. The letters would mainly...

I was born in central Africa(Cameroon) in a small city called Bamenda a very rough and challenging community, an environment which the leaders are corrupt, fighting between the francophone and the Anglophone to stay independently, poor educational system, violent, and stealing etc. Apart from all...

My family history, culture or environment has taught me to respect other people, but most importantly, respect myself. In my culture, respect is emphasized greatly. I spent only two years of my life in my homeland before my family moved to America. The ticket to...

More often than not, an author’s personal life translates into their stories. Whether it is done subconsciously or on purpose, their experiences paint a more colorful, vivid picture, and thus convey a stronger message to the reader. Perhaps, Mary Shelley’s own troubled family experience translates...