A Memorable Place to Live The sun sets at about quarter to six. Kids begin to come out of their houses like bats come out of their caves, ready to start playing something, anything that would come to mind. This is how my barrio was when I was growing up. I have lived in Juarez all my life an...

FRIGHT OVER FIGHT There has been something that has always bothered me since the second the event concluded. I remember perfectly the sounds of that day and vividly remember the images of my friend being thrown into a tree and receiving blows from someone who was twice his size and age. I remember...

Uncle Jerry God bless Uncle Jerry. As a child, Jerry was always there for me. I was a fatherless three year old whose mother was on welfare, and Jerry was the father I never had. I considered Jerry superman. His vibrant smile and his well built frame epitomized his larger than lif...

It seemed so long ago, the fire, the burning, and the screaming. I could not see my mother through all the smoke. It was a terrible experience I went through. I hope never to go though it again. Let's see...how did it begin? I could go back...no back further to tell the complete story. I...

Finding Your Identity Knowing the fact that no human could be perfect, my determination to accomplish the impossible was merely unstoppable. I would never be satisfied with any of my accomplishments for they were never perfect enough. Instead of giving myself a pat on the back for the amount ...

Finding Your Identity Knowing the fact that no human could be perfect, my determination to accomplish the impossible was merely unstoppable. I would never be satisfied with any of my accomplishments for they were never perfect enough. Instead of giving myself a pat on the back for the amount ...

The experiences of my past are undeniable. It goes without saying that my childhood was more than just a learning experience. These are my greatest memories! This is an essay is not only on my childhood but also about the lessons I have learned throughout my childhood. A...

Even though I am not a father, I can definitely relate to David Osbourne's Beyond the Cult of Fatherhood. On thanksgiving last year, my stepmother gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Alexander. While I was not the every-day caretaker of Alex, every once in a while I was asked to watch him. I...

As the business world progresses, more and more families have working mothers and fathers. Work days are longer than school days, so the children must parent themselves. Older children may be able to care for themselves, but younger children and those not yet in school are off to day-care. The f...

A Cold Winter It was in the middle of winter on a dark smoggy night, chills were running through the house in and out of my room like a quiet ghost silently coming and silently going. As I lie awake in my bed thinking of what the next day should bring, my eye's start to grow heavy a...

Dear Mom and Dad, "Parents are your backbone and without them you are nothing." Grandmother used to always tell me that, and I never knew what she meant until now. Mom and Dad, you have been everything to me. Throughout my life you have been unselfish, you have given me the opportunity ...

The Cancer Prophecy Cancer, the untamed disease that infects our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, and grandparents. Doctors tell you if you eat certain food items and vitamins that it can be prevented. Do you believe them? You hear about it on television, the radio, and just abou...

My childhood was filled with a bunch of moving around and learning to accept new ideas. The biggest, and probably the most difficult idea to cope with was that I would never live with the same pair of parents. My biological parents never married, and split up right after I was born, here in Baton ...

Life Long Pain As a child, your father means the world to you. He is a hero in your eyes and will always be there for you. It's been said that a parent will protect their young from any situation that endangers the child and will love them more than anything. My father Tim was an e...

Hello guys, I'm going to tell you about accidents at home and what you guys can do about it. I do this because your younger brothers and sisters get hurt while they're playing in and around the house. 45 percent, yes 45 percent of the accidents happen in and around the house, and I am sur...

Alcoholism;Does It Only Affect The User? Many people don't realize how greatly alcoholic parents affect children. I have experienced most of the effects myself. Growing up in the house under the supervision of an alcoholic can be very painful. Doing this paper gave me a lot of insight on my...

....STILL CLINGING TO HIS SHIRT The first four lines of Roethke's poem My Papa's Waltz set the scene: "The whiskey on your breath/ Could make a small boy dizzy/ But I hung on like death:/ Such waltzing was not easy." It is apparent that the father has been dr...

There has been more talk than usual lately about the abuse and angry beating of helpless people, mostly children and many women. I think about it. I have never been beaten, so empathy is my only weapon against the ugliness I know vicariously. On the radio someone talks about a chain of violence. Whe...

The Effects Of Divorce On Children Divorce is very common in the United States; in fact one out of every two marriages ends in divorce, which is a fifty percent divorce rate. Many children are raised in single parent homes. The effects of divorce on children are devastatin...

Changes As a young child you never dream that your parents who seem to be happy, and love each other so much, would ever leave each other and go their separate ways. However, it seems recently that more and more families are being torn or split apart due to divorce. Although being difficult on ...