SSA Rough Draft

You can tell a lot about a person by where they grew up, the foods they eat, their political views points, where they work, what school they attended and what neighborhood they lived in. All of these things listed give insight on my socioeconomic background. My socioeconomic background plays a major role in my beliefs, values, goals, and even what my future holds.

I was born in Colorado Springs which is where a US Air Force base is located. Since my father was in the USAF I have moved a few times. After my sister Demi was born on the same base my family was relocated to Berlin, Germany. This is where my youngest sister Paige was born. After Berlin my family was then relocated to Aviano, Italy where I started pre-school. After we live in Italy for about a year we moved to Edwards Air Force base in California where I completed kindergarten and first grade. Then I moved to Springfield, IL, which is the place that I now call home.

Springfield. IL is where I was baptized, confirmed, and learned how to be a Catholic. I attended a Catholic grade school and high school. Even though I am Catholic, most of my family isn’t. My mother’s side of the family is Methodist. My father’s family were raised Catholic. Being Catholic is a life-style which has shaped my life into what it is today.

Another ideology that I adopted from living in Springfield, IL is being a conservative Republican. I believe in hard work and making a good living for your family. I believe the government needs to cut spending on public welfare and that the American people have the right to bare arms.

I would consider my family to be a part of the working class. My father is a technical business analyst and my mother is a cafeteria worker at my former high school. My father is the sole provider for income but my mother was able to get discounted faculty rates to help send my sisters and I to a private school. Since my mother worked at a high school she was also considered to be a stay at home mom because she was off work by the time my sisters and I were out of school and had the same Christmas, Easter and summer breaks.

When my parents were growing up, their families were also considered to part of the working class. My father’s father owned a grocery store and my mother’s father owned a hair salon. Both of the family owned stores were forced to close due to unions.

College has been a part of my future since the day I was born. Both of my parents had went to college but never graduated with a degrees. My father joined the Air Force and my mother was a stay at home mom. I remember when I was little I asked my mom if I had to go to college and she said, “Yes.” Being a young child who really didn’t understand, I asked why and she said, “Because it’s the law and if you don’t go to college then you have to go to jail.” Maybe at this time in my life I thought that this was true but I look back now and realized that my parents just wanted me to do better than they did. To receive a degree so that I could get a good job that make decent money so I don’t have to worry about money like they did.

 When I graduate college I will be the first generation to do so. My grandparents didn’t go to college, my parents, aunts, and uncle didn’t go to college and I have about thirty cousins and only a hand full went to college and only three have graduated from college. Though college can be my biggest enemy at times, it is one of the most important things in my life. I am pursuing a degree in Chemistry and hope to work for a pharmaceutical company when I graduate. Chemistry reveals a lot about me because I feel like I can make a change, whether that’s finding a cure to cancer or bettering the future for my children.

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