Personal Narrative: My Personal Enviroment
The environment I grew up in was not one of the most conventional family environments for a few reasons: I grew up on a native reserve on an island in Alaska.I live with my physically disabled mother, who is my inspiration. Some people might say that this is a setback for me, but I believe that it has helped me to become the best version of myself I can be. In fact, a large reason why I have become so self-determined is because of my home environment. I have bigger, better dreams because of how I have lived my life, and instead of holding me back they have inspired me to achieve greater things in life.
I have grown up on an island in Alaska, a native reservation. When you first think of being Native American, you would not automatically assume this would be a …show more content…
She has been this way since I was twelve years old. Despite the hardships that have come with having to help her, and around the house more often, it has shaped me to become a more responsible person. She is also my biggest inspiration, because even when she first began to get sick and was bound in a wheelchair, she was still a very determined and independent woman who went to work everyday. She did not allow her disabilities to hold her back. And me being an able-bodied young woman, seeing her achieve what she could in her condition, made me push myself in my academics so that I, too, could have a job where I was happy, secure, and felt independent and proud of what I was accomplishing. I feel I have become more responsible because I know what I have to do everyday to help keep my family life in order and to help her. Despite her sickness, and what some may view as a burden, I have instead chosen to view as an opportunity on to improve on who I am. I have developed time management skills and work ethic because of the life I
I have grown up on an island in Alaska, a native reservation. When you first think of being Native American, you would not automatically assume this would be a …show more content…
She has been this way since I was twelve years old. Despite the hardships that have come with having to help her, and around the house more often, it has shaped me to become a more responsible person. She is also my biggest inspiration, because even when she first began to get sick and was bound in a wheelchair, she was still a very determined and independent woman who went to work everyday. She did not allow her disabilities to hold her back. And me being an able-bodied young woman, seeing her achieve what she could in her condition, made me push myself in my academics so that I, too, could have a job where I was happy, secure, and felt independent and proud of what I was accomplishing. I feel I have become more responsible because I know what I have to do everyday to help keep my family life in order and to help her. Despite her sickness, and what some may view as a burden, I have instead chosen to view as an opportunity on to improve on who I am. I have developed time management skills and work ethic because of the life I