Autoethnography
I've always been proud of my family heritage. Growing up Catholic isn't always easy, and growing up Italian has its own set of difficulties on top of that. However, the love and camaraderie that I experienced as a child will always remain with me as I get older. For an Italian, family takes priority over all other things, and there is a strong sense of respect for our parents and elders. However, this also entails frankness, openness, and honesty, which can lead to lost tempers or heated arguments at the dinner table. After all, Italians are known for their emotional natures. Furthermore, I realized growing up that our family's parties always centered on a lot of food; food served an ultimately social function in our family. Food is also almost always fresh and delicious. Another pleasant side-effect from being Roman Catholic and Italian is that I befriended many people who I might not have known otherwise. Because of family and church connections, I made friends with many kids who didn't even go to the same school as I did. These things may seem trivial, but they are an integral part of my identity. Being Italian means several things to me, but mostly it boils down to family, friendships, and food.
A learned from my parents early on that family takes precedence over all other things. Not only did my parents tell me this in words, but they also showed me through their actions. If one of my uncles, aunts, cousins, or grandparents needed anything, my father or mother would deliver. Family...
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In this regard, Demorest concludes that, "Together these and other theorists have provided accounts of what it means to be a person that all fit within the psychodynamic paradigm, a perspective that holds a vision of people as at their core driven by dynamic forces in their unconscious minds" (2005, p. 3). Freud's influence on psychoanalytic thought, though, required some time to take hold and many of his methods were
jetties, places meanings associations. As a photographic project aim visually explore jetties context, create images reflect personal involvement jetties. Seen point view clear photographs autoethnographic. While most people think of jetties as having a purely functional purpose, it is especially intriguing to consider them in a context of a person's view on life in general. The fact that a jetty interacts with a body of water that can be considered
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