I come from
what I would consider to be a large family and like many people, my age, my
family structure and history is very complicated. Unlike many people my age, I
didn’t grow up around relatives. So many understanding of my family’s structure
and history is even more complicated because of my limited contact with them.
However, my parents tell me about my relatives and so I know that my family has
a rich history.
My mother’s grandfather came after the World War II with a
Polish woman. It was my grand grandmother.
They lived in a village where my grandmother and her brother were
born. When they had grown up, they left
their home and went to Kiev. Here my
grandmother tried to enter a medical college but got scared and went to study bookkeepering.
Here she has met my grandfather who had come from Shepitovka. He went to study
engineering. Soon my grandparents got
marriage and they have two children: my mother and her brother.
As my
mom got older she went to study in a pedagogical college. In that time she has
met my father. My father is a Russian.
His grandparents were deported in 30th to Siberia. My grandmother
came in 70th to Dzhankoy and got married with my grandfather. They
have two children; my father and his sister. After 9th grade my
father went to study in Kherson in a military college. When he had graduated he
went to study in a university in Kiev. He has met my mom and after two years my
parents got marriage. After a year my family moved to Sevastopol. I was born
here.
Talking about my relatives, my aunt and
uncle stayed in their hometowns. Both got marriage and both families have a
son. My father’s parents, unfortunately, had divorced and soon my grandfather
died. Also I have cousins in Kherson and in Tula. But it is a long story.
Well, that
is the main about my family. I communicate with my relatives not very often
because we live in different cities, however, I value my relationship and never
forget about my heritage.
Anastasiya Popova
Form 10-B
School #3
Sevastopol
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We can
inherit different things. First of all,
when we were born we inherited our qualities it means we got some information
from our parents. Later we will see that we look similar with our parents. I
think if grandfather was loyal, honest,
patriotic, his grandchildren will also inherit these qualities because
this surrounding will influence the
child .
Secondly, we can inherit some material things like houses, money and jewellery. In the past this type of
inheritance was very important. It gave some status. For example, all rulers
and monarchs had titles and great inheritance which meant a lot. If one didn’t
have any inheritance there was no chance to get married to anybody he/|she
loved . But the traces of this we can see in European royal families.
The law was very strict and the life was very severe.
Now we have a better live and inheritance doesn’t play
such a great role as before. And thirdly, we should mention our historical
inheritance like wars and revolutions that influence our character and
behavior.
As for me I will try to do my best so that my children
will be proud of me and inherit something good.
Vasilieva Oksana
Form 10-B
School # 3
Sevastopol
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Form 9C
Teacher: Polupan A.P.
School #3
Sevastopol
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My Heritage
Our kin is very old. In Poland and Ukraine my ancestors lived. My great-great-grandfather (on my mother`s side) was a manager of the country-seat. He was responsible for the work in the house, in the fields and for the finance. At that time it was a very high post for a peasant, but he was an educated man and always had a great thirst for knowledge.
His family consisted of 7 children, the last of them was my great-grandfather. They were very poor, and very often had nothing to eat, they managed to find time and money for studying. They were the only children from their village who entered school. When my great-grandfather was 19, he decided to marry a girl of 17, whom he fell in love with. After the wedding they lived happily and had 4 children, the last of them was my grandmother. She studied at school in the city far from the village and had to walk 25 km every Saturday and Sunday to came home and return to school.
To give you an example of their hard life I’ll tell you about one episode from my grandmother’s life. She also had to walk to get home on the weekend. There was a thick forest near the road. One could hardly meet a man on that road. One day on her way home she saw 3 big grey dogs. She was glad, and thought: «If the dogs are here, the hunter might be near». But when she returned home and told her father about that, he became very anxious because he realized that his daughter had met 3 big wolves and he heard people saving the wolves had eaten a young woman – the teacher.
My grandmother (on my father’s side) finished the college of food industry and after graduating she was sent to Azerbaijan. As you see, the thirst for knowledge was always in our family. Everybody wanted to study, to investigate the world, to know more about it. Right now my father entered the University to get the second diploma and my mother is always studying.
The other feature of our family is love to music. My grannies sing well, my Father and little sister can not only sing but, also play the piano, and father also plays accordeon. May be I’m the only member of our family who can’t play musical instruments, but, when I am alone or with my parents, I like to sing and to listen to music they play.
My parents are kind people, they love me very much and they know a lot. They can always understand me and help me to solve all my problems. I try to be like them and I can even say they are my «heroes» especially my mother whom I want to look like. Our family is very friendly. On holidays all the relatives used to gather somewhere and to have a party, where we talk, sing songs, dance and play different games and even the eldest members of our family take part in it. I think my family and my ancestors have great influence on me. As I’ve already said, I want to be like my mother. Secondly, I want to receive the best education I can and I will do my best to achieve this goal. I also like to dance, to sing, to laugh, to have fun and I won’t be scared by difficulties.
I think that I owe much to my family and the ancestors and consider my family the happiest of all.
Our kin is very old. In Poland and Ukraine my ancestors lived. My great-great-grandfather (on my mother`s side) was a manager of the country-seat. He was responsible for the work in the house, in the fields and for the finance. At that time it was a very high post for a peasant, but he was an educated man and always had a great thirst for knowledge.
His family consisted of 7 children, the last of them was my great-grandfather. They were very poor, and very often had nothing to eat, they managed to find time and money for studying. They were the only children from their village who entered school. When my great-grandfather was 19, he decided to marry a girl of 17, whom he fell in love with. After the wedding they lived happily and had 4 children, the last of them was my grandmother. She studied at school in the city far from the village and had to walk 25 km every Saturday and Sunday to came home and return to school.
To give you an example of their hard life I’ll tell you about one episode from my grandmother’s life. She also had to walk to get home on the weekend. There was a thick forest near the road. One could hardly meet a man on that road. One day on her way home she saw 3 big grey dogs. She was glad, and thought: «If the dogs are here, the hunter might be near». But when she returned home and told her father about that, he became very anxious because he realized that his daughter had met 3 big wolves and he heard people saving the wolves had eaten a young woman – the teacher.
My grandmother (on my father’s side) finished the college of food industry and after graduating she was sent to Azerbaijan. As you see, the thirst for knowledge was always in our family. Everybody wanted to study, to investigate the world, to know more about it. Right now my father entered the University to get the second diploma and my mother is always studying.
The other feature of our family is love to music. My grannies sing well, my Father and little sister can not only sing but, also play the piano, and father also plays accordeon. May be I’m the only member of our family who can’t play musical instruments, but, when I am alone or with my parents, I like to sing and to listen to music they play.
My parents are kind people, they love me very much and they know a lot. They can always understand me and help me to solve all my problems. I try to be like them and I can even say they are my «heroes» especially my mother whom I want to look like. Our family is very friendly. On holidays all the relatives used to gather somewhere and to have a party, where we talk, sing songs, dance and play different games and even the eldest members of our family take part in it. I think my family and my ancestors have great influence on me. As I’ve already said, I want to be like my mother. Secondly, I want to receive the best education I can and I will do my best to achieve this goal. I also like to dance, to sing, to laugh, to have fun and I won’t be scared by difficulties.
I think that I owe much to my family and the ancestors and consider my family the happiest of all.
Anna Obishchenko
Form 10B
School #3
Form 10B
School #3
Sevastopol
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We have inherited cultural traits from two
countries: America and England. We inherited the American accent because we were
born in America, but my mum is British, so we have inherited her English
manners, such as politeness and patience.
Because of my parents, we are time oriented and want to get things done.
My mum introduced hot tea to our
family. In America we drink ice
tea. My family has high moral standards
so we inherited a piece of my parents’ wisdom and self control. Our American side of the family is more
active in sports and games, but our British side is more reserved with
gardening and talking over tea time.
None of our family members are singers or
poets, therefore, we did not inherit any
of those talents. We tend to think in
the future. There is always a calendar
to look at and schedule planned, but still room for spontaneity.
We inherit
characteristics from our parents and ancesters, and look forward to developing
our own inheritence to pass on to generations to come.
Our heritage
consists of things that our family from America and England pass on to the next
in line on the family tree, but sadly
beying in Ukrain, my family can’t acsept everything that is offered like
houses, cars, collections and many others.
At least those things go to our relitives. Not very long ago, our great gran father died
at the age of 104 and left behind an old house, an old TV, a chime clock, a
beautiful garden, a laboratory and more. All we got out of it was money. But we are proud of him.
Nickolas and Alexander GreerForm 9C
Teacher: Polupan A.P.
School #3
Sevastopol
