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Interview Subject’s Name: Olivia Valeria Ramiro Relationship to me: Sunday School Director Subject’s Age: 87 Year of birth: 1928 Subject’s Current Residence: City: Houston State: TX I decided to interview Olivia Ramiro, who is one of the many dedicated church members that attend Trinity Baptist Church. The interview took place at our church on November 29th.
Growing up in a religious household not only impacts the parents, but also gets passed down to the children as well, in the vignette “Born Bad” it shows how the parents' beliefs have an influence on how children think for and about themselves. “Most likely I will go to hell and most likely I deserve to be there. My mother says I was born on a evil day and prays for me.” (Cisneros 71) Here Cisneros is discussing how a child’s guardians really affect how children are raised.
Every family regardless of race and culture, have different beliefs. Some families are very strict and religious beliefs, whereas others are very lenient and understanding. I believe life can be very difficult growing up as a teenager considering the fact that most parents want their children to follow in their footsteps or they push them to live the dream that they never were unable to live. Teenagers are their own individual and their parents should consider what is important to them. While reading “The Sleepover Question” by Schalet, the story triggered memories from my past as a teenager.
That is not to say that my parents did not “believe” in a higher power; however, we were never told or t that any one particular religion or faith was better than another… we were
Going to a Christian school affected me because the Christian Church taught me what was right and what was wrong. So, if someone comes up to me saying that God isn’t real I’ll listen to them, but not agree with them on any subject that they're trying to persuade me to believe. I regard people that don’t have the same beliefs as me nicely because I don’t want to come
As you grow up you start to develop your own way of thinking. Your parents may raise you one way but you may not always agree with what they have to say. My parents always believed in God. They are the type of people that go to church every single Sunday.
How Religion is Transferred Throughout Families In order to understand how a parent’s religious values can impact their children’s lives, it is first important to look at why a parent’s religion has any impact at all on their child. A parent can be the single most important factor in how a child develops. A broad examination of studies conducted by the American Psychological Association found that
Our family was very religious. I grew up going to church every Sunday. The church was just about 25 miles north of my house. My mom would always tell me that every time I went to church that it opened up a new door in my faith and once I opened up all the doors that God would be able to answer all of my prayers. Every night after she told me that I would pray to God and tell him how I am so blessed to be able to live with my wonderful family and friends.
I believe that a person's core values and beliefs are what help them successfully achieve their goals and go far in life. Those qualities support their academic success and service to others as well. Some of my core values and beliefs are trust, honesty, hard-work, integrity, and Catholicism, in which I take pride in and they have helped shape me into the person who I am today. First and foremost, I will talk about Catholicism and my belief in God. Before I could even walk, my family and I went to church every Sunday, and continue to do so today.
It was tough to branch off from the family and their familiar Christian values and tell my mom I did not believe in the bible. I could equate it to the feeling of “coming out”,
For instance, since my parents do not have a religion, I decide not to have one as well. Some of my beliefs were shaped based on my parents’. We do not have a commitment or a passion for a religion because we believe what we do now will bring either positive or negative results in the future. As a result, my parents always remind me to be careful in all the actions that I plan to take and think thoroughly before I do something. Furthermore, as my national origin is Vietnam, and both of my parents speak Vietnamese as their first language.
I grew up in a Seventh Day Pentecostal church. Religion shaped my beliefs by the simple fact that I always want to help people. I believe that if I can help someone in need then I would do it. For example, on the mezzo level, I am making scarfs to send to a local shelter to help keep those in need warm. My religion helped me develop a giving heart.
I walked out of my now ex-girlfriend’s house disappointed because I thought that this girl, Felicia, was the one. I walked out towards the road where my old car was sitting waiting for me to make the somewhat miserable drive back home. I stumbled into my car and began the drive down M-35 back to the small town of Norton, North Carolina. I couldn’t help but ponder what had gone wrong with Felicia to make her think that enough was enough. I knew I had to focus on the road, but I couldn’t because there were a million thoughts going through my head and I had tears in my eyes.
(Sorry if there are any typos) I haven't always been Christian. I grew up in a catholic home. It was very religious, but we did go to church and I did go to Sunday school for a while. My mom taught me the basics about Jesus and prayer so thankfully I always knew He existed and I did always talk to Him knowing He was listening to me.
As a child, my mother always worked forty hours making minimum wage while my father had two jobs and worked even more. Although I never spent much time with my father and my mother was always taking care of her children, I knew they loved us very much and wanted the best for us. My mother and father often lectured me to be grateful of my education and to take advantage of that opportunity to excel in my education and become a doctor to help those who are ill. This way I would not have to work myself to death like they did every week and I could support my own family. Every night my mother had us all pray before we went to sleep, thanking God that we at least had a home, food and shelter.
