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My family shows the principle of unity by our togetherness. My family is very close and we always talk and hangout with each other which is nice.

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My family shows the principle of self-determination because even though we are a very united family we are all doing our own thing some times.

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My family shows the principle of collective work and responsibility by helping each other out. Whenever their is an issue or common problem in the family we all work together to help each other out of the problem.

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My family shows the principle of cooperative economics by our willingness to help each other out fiscally. If someone needed some money there would be no issue giving it to our family members.

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My family shows the principle of purpose, by being there for each other. My family believes that it is our purpose to be there for each other and to love and respect one another.

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My family shows the principle of creativity through our musical talents. I come from a very musical family and they sing at every occasion. Name any older song and my family probably knows it.

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My family shows the principle of faith through our Christian faith. My family is a Christian family, we regularly attend church and regularly reference the Bible weather in serious conversation or jokes.

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The reason that I put the Christian Cross on for my family symbol is because Christianity has had a great influence on my family. My grandfather and all of his kids(my dad, aunts, and uncles) built the church we still go to today so it has great sentimental value to my family.

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My family shows unity whenever we celebrate holidays and sit around enjoying each other’s company. My Grandma would always cook a big meal for almost every holiday and all of my family members would gather around and talk or play games. She would always plan family reunions either in Texas or In Cali as well.

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My family shows Self-Determination whenever we have to branch off and focus on our priorities. At the age of 15, my grandma got married and had to take care of her two kids without the help of her family all while having to deal with school and a job.

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My family shows collective work and responsibility by helping each other out when it comes to money problems or any given situation we always can depend on each other. My grandma Before moving out of Texas she used to work at a small little shop then she saved up and moved to Oakland California with her husband and two kids. She got another job and was working around the Time the LA riots were happening and regardless of the chaos and short pay, she still got around to providing for her kids and helping out her older sister and her kids in thrive in California as well.

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My family shows the principle of Cooperative Economics by helping each other out when a family member is in need. My grandma would always with no questions asked to lend money to her kids if they were struggling or in need. She would be the person to go to when in need of a place to stay she always is helping despite how she was treated growing up she always welcomed folks with open arms.

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My family shows the Principle of Purpose by praying for those who are in need or are struggling and giving back. Regardless of how little it may seem that we have, my grandma would always remind us that there are others in the world who don't have as much or are dying for the things we consider trash and useless. On Sundays’s my grandma and I  would give out food and blankets and clothes to the homeless and also talk to them about God and pray for them to be in better living situations. for the most part most of the people we would see now have jobs and don't live on the street.

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My family shows the principle of creativity through our artistic and athletic talents also when it comes to music and dance as well. My grandma as a Teen loved playing baseball and watching basketball and football games. Her favorite football team are the Dallas Cowboys and basketball team is the Lakers. She was very supportive when it comes to sports and motivated us into doing the sports we all love today.

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My family shows the principle of faith because we are very serious when it comes to Christianity. We attend church services and bible studies and my Grandma also does a prayer line for those who just want to join before work or starting their day and pray for their family and also give their testimony. My Aunt as well as my grandma both work with people and help them to receive the Holy ghost or help those to speak in Tongues again and have a stronger bond with god. My grandma ever since I was little would always work with people in the church, she is now an Evangelist.

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My grandmother and her family migrated to California for a better life when she was around 12-13 years old. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. They settled in Los Angeles in Carson area. She had 5 other siblings so are family is widely known for having a huge family. We are creole meaning we are mixed with French, Italian, and African American. We hold the name Demmerrelle which was a French family name we grew up on. During my grandmothers time she married and had my mom May 7, 1979

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My family shows self-determination because we all unapologetically control our own destiny. My grandmother is very ambitious and she gets that a lot from her dad because they always were taught that if they do it themselves they will learn and be able to grow. That teaching has been brought down to my family members today. We all as a family give ourselves a goal and a plan.

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My family and I show collective work all the time. My grandmother used to work at the stock exchange for a very long time and she always let it be known to the family that she did it and it helped her life a lot. She always found something to do. She still today works and finds something to do, she does real estate with my grandfather and even does art projects and hair on the side to keep her going.

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My family shows cooperative economics by helping other family members in need. My grandmother always helped out her parents because during that time my grandmother had 5 other siblings so it was a little harder to get food on the table . She was the second youngest but always wanted to be the oldest because she always wanted to be in charge and do anything she could to help her family in need. So they all had jobs and tried to help out as much as they can within the family.

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My family shows purpose by being there for one another. We all have a role and purpose in the household. My great grandmother always told my grandmother to try to keep the family close as much as possible, that was my grandmothers purpose to this family. We have a huge family and it was hard sometimes to get everyone to come out, so my grandmother does the best she can to make sure everyone is included and invited and checks up on each other.

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My family and I show our creative ways differently. I love to draw and paint so thats how I show my artistic side and I get that from my grandmother on my moms side. She loves to arrange flowers and make different projects. She even at one point used to design mardi gras masks to wear for the mardi gras parades. We also were big on cooking and we are til this day. Our famous meals would be dirty jambalaya, gumbo, red beans and rice, and for dessert we would always deep fry some delicious beignets or head toward the cafe out in New Orleans called Cafe du Monde. My grandmother made it a tradition that everyone in the family needed to know how to make gumbo because that was the #1 traditional meal all of our family members enjoyed eating.

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My family shows faith by doing family prayers from time to time, giving service and doing volunteer work. My grandmother told me that they didn't really go to church much but when they did it was a Catholic Church and they always every Sunday night would gather around her mother's bed and pray the rosary. Our faith now is very strong and we work at it everyday. My grandmothers act of determination and her ambition and love to be the heart and soul of the family is so precious. My grandmother's impact on me has allowed to be who I am today. Her acts of creativity and self determination has been brought down upon me. I don't give up, I find anything to do with myself, I also like to be in charge of my life and find ways to flourish like finding work, finding hobbies, making my life worthwhile just like my grandmother does and I share this connection with her that I love and treasure til this day.

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The reason why I chose the bible and a cross is because my family and I  are Christians and Christianity plays a big part in our lives. God and Prayer have helped my family get through many tough times in the past in every situation given and everything successful thing we have in our lives or things we overcame, we owe all glory to God.

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I used flags from different countries as a symbol of my family because my ancestors are immigrants. My father was born here, but his family came from the West Indies while my mom was born in the Philippines. I come from a lot of immigrants and most of my family is scattered across the world.

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My family rarely shows unity because we are not close with one another. There was a time when my mom’s side was a bit close. Unfortunately, after my grandmother died, everyone went their separate ways. I’m still trying to find my relatives from my dad’s side.

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We definitely show self determination because we are all in our own worlds doing our own thing. We are driven to achieve our own goals. My family members are successful in a variety of fields from radiology, education, and real estate.

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In regards to my mom, the only person I live with, we show collective responsibility through our cooperation with each other. We prioritize communication and try and fit chores into our schedules. My mom is very understanding that I have my own life so she accommodates when I’m busy. As far as anyone else in my family, our lives don’t intertwine enough for use to work together.

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My mom occasionally offers to help me out financially. Recently, I’ve been offering to help her out with gas and car repairs. I don’t ask her for money unless it’s for school. The only time my family has gotten together to help with money is when my grandma died and we were pooling funds for her funeral.

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My mom and dad are Catholic but I no longer associate with religion. Most of my family prays. When I have dinner with my cousins and uncles, we say grace.

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My mom shows her creativity through the clothes she wears. She loves dressing up when she goes out. I like to show my creativity during my art class when we draw and paint.

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I honestly don’t know what my family’s purpose is. Between my mom and I, I think our purpose is to foster the best relationship possible. We want to work towards growth and great communication.

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My family shows unity by communicating and being together constantly. My great grandmother and grandmother always wanted us to be together in some way whether it was playing board games, going out to dinner, and just being in each other's presence. Ever since the passing of my great grandmother on my mom side, the family became a little distant, so holidays would be the most time we get together as a unity.

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My grandparents showed unity when moving so much throughout the begging of there marriage. They weren't sure where they wanted to put down roots but ultimately came together to do so.

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My Great grandmother Fled the south to give my grandma a better life. She left to california south only 80$ in her pocket. It took her 2 months to get to California because her car broke done in between. She had to find a job and work for a few weeks just to be able to fix her car. She did this while being a single mother and having two children. Just like my grandparents my great grandma did all that she did for her family

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My Grandparents were extremely hard working. My grandfather worked for a country club in LA and was the district manger. He worked at this job his whole life and worked his way up from the bottom. He did this to provide for his family and so he could retire one day. My grandmother was a social worker for 37years. She loved her job and had such a sweet spirt.

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My grandparents had a pretty lower- middle class lifestyle. They paid both of my fathers and aunts college and did there best to set them up right. They always instilled repsoibility and a drive to make other proud. AS far a my family now- My parents are divorced so they live off one income which had its challenges but hey have provided me and my brother with everything we need.

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I do know my grandparents were very religious. They were christian and were a devout family. Always church on Sunday's and family dinners. My grandmother had a rebellious stage but never strayed to far from church. Back then there wasn't a-lot of harm you could do. She would stay out past curfew and missed sunday school. Eventually she smartened up and has always been a devoted Christian.

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Like many other students my family were devoted to Jesus. Mt grandmother was a devout Christian. She never let her family miss a Sunday and distilled those same morals and beliefs in my father. She grew up in the south where going to church was a way of life. Your whole niborhood would be at church. Thought my grandmothers life she relied heavily on her church family.

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My family found purpose in each other. IN being together and having each others back. My grandparents beloved in the family unit and always made that the center of there lives. There purpose was to make there children proud and pass on there legacy. They were old school and didn't care about materialist things.

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My grandmothe was a baker and homemaker. She showed her creativity by being in the kitchen and wipping up the best meal you could think of. She showed her love through her home and inviting people in.