This photo, taken when I was five, is when we were all together at the beach house in Trinidad where my Dad is from.
When I was seven my parents took my sister and I out of school to live in Germany with my Grandma and Opa so that we could experience Europe. I cried and screamed everyday because I wanted my Mom. My sister took this photo on the only day I was happy when we were playing dress up.
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We watched Gilmore Girls every Tuesday for seven years.
After a combined six years of separation with my sister and I attending different schools, my sister set her sights on Asia to teach English for two years with her boyfriend. This is her with their Asian IDs and the last I've heard from her.
This is a picture of my Mom and I in the summer having a spot of lunch at home and missing Nat!
Since these photos encapsulate my entire lifespan, there's too much to say. What I'll primarily be focusing on, however, is the relationship I share with these two VIPs in my life. I'm going to focus on the impact images that my sister has sent me from Asia have had on the perception of her new life overseas. I've had an entirely foreign experience alongside my sister, as I try and construct an idea of the kind of life she is living so far away from us. The few images she sends us are all I have to understand how far away from home she feels, and how different South Korea is. Witnessing my sisters fearlessness not only in moving, but also in the investment she has made in her relationship has led me to realize a lot about myself, namely, that we are more different than I ever thought. In the past year alone I can see how much we have both grown and changed being so completely separated.
To reiterate, these images represent the personal and intellectual growth I've had in accordance with adaptations to my core family relationships. Each photo represents a point in time in which my self-concept was altered. For this reason I'm still unsure about my holistic identity, but am certain of the impact these changes have had.
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I like your idea of expressing who you are based on important people in your life. Sometimes these people can have a huge influence on how you perceive yourself. Also your topic is is very relatable for anyone who has experienced separation from a close sibling. On a smaller scale I have experienced this same feeling when my twin sister and I chose to go to different schools. Thunder Bay and London aren't nearly as far from each other as South Korea is from here, but either way it is still a flight away. I agree that time apart really helps you become more independent from the sibling and this is the time when you realize how different you are from each other.
ReplyDeleteYou've already done a lot of the work for this assignment. My primary concerns at this point are argument and length. Keep in mind you still need to have an argument, although not necessarily a thesis. What does your relationship with your mom and sister that say about you? You've said a lot about them, but delve more into the idea of growth. You seem to be saying that you have realized more about yourself by observing them. Yes, your sister may be adventurous and daring, but what does that say about you in comparison? Choosing to stay in Canada doesn't make you any less daring, just committed to a different sort of future. Finally, think about taking out 1 or 2 of the images. I get the sense that you have a lot to say about each one, and one part of the assignment is to be concise.
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