Have you ever been influenced by some important person that helped you be the better person that you are today? I have been. Through love, discipline, encouragement, and living a good example, my family, who are the most important human beings to me, had the most influence on me.
             The place that my family and I spent most of the time together, which also means something important to my family and me, is a place called the family room. This room is small but cozy. It is painted in white and has four windows decorated with beautiful curtains. By the windows you can appreciate a nice view of some beautiful flowers and trees and our family dogs. On the walls are some family photos like the ones that show where my brother, sister, and I were born, our graduation photos, and some family members, like my grandparents. Also inside the room there is a nice home theater that includes a stereo and TV, a computer and an old record player. From all the furniture in this room, there is one chair that is the coziest chair that I have ever sat in and that is my father's chair. So this was our room, which is very important to us and has a lot of special things, but the most special part of this room is when it brings our family together, even today.
             My parents are important because they helped in my development and view on life. They made sure that I had the things necessary that would allow me to be someone in the future. Among these things is the education that I have received all my life; my basic needs like food, clothes, medicine, a place to live, a good church background, and the most important thing, the love. They always made me feel safe and good about myself.
             My parents were always there when I had problems that I couldn't handle, such as, one of my friends using drugs or breaking up with my boyfriends. There were also times they let me make my own choices and allowed me to suffer the consequences if I m
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