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Heeey all :D
Okay, thanks to everyone who answered my Family History question, and now to my new question.
The thing about writing an essay on my family history is that..I have none. My family is pretty screwed up. My parents basiccaly "divorced" from their families, and know nothing about them. So I can't contact their parents to know any more about my ancestors either.
So I figured, I'll just go with the little I have..you know, make the best of it. But that means, since my essay will suck, I have to do a really GREAT introduction and summary/ final words. But how can I start it off?
My first though was to say something like "Not many people know alot about their family history..bla bla bla" but that made it really hard to start talking about my family. So I gave up on that and figured I'll do "In ((insert graveyard name) there's 94 graves, 5 of them belonging to my family. In grave number 1 theres "name" who did this, moved there, had these children e.t.c e.tc" You get the picture, right? Go from one grave to the other until I've told about my whole family..ending with me. But that didn't work either, so what do I do? What CAN I do? How do I start off this essay? And is there any good ways to end it? Like I need to make it fun to read, or atleast make sure its worth remembering/reading again..since the rest will suck. Is there any "final sentence" that can make it kind of dramatic or whatever?
Any ideas? Thank you alot ♥ (link)
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It might be a good idea to make your last paragraph about how it's been growing up without knowing your family history. Talk about whether you feel like you can make a fresh start anywhere, or whether it's caused you problems and made you feel rootless. Point towards the future, say you want to keep memories, and photos of your family that way your children don't have to go to the graveyard to look for their beginnings.
Maybe if you're feeling ambitious even tackle how important it is to know your background, especially today when many diseases have been linked to genetics.
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oh thank you alot! This gave me a bunch of ideas! wow you give ammazzziiiinng advice :D
♥ thaank youu!
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