Influencial person
Influencial personBe Proud Of Who You Are
My grandmother was born at a time when the Japanese had invaded Korea. At those
times girls were not considered to be very important and guys were valued. That hasn¡¯t changed
a whole lot even today. Yet my grandma was an extrodinary women, she was the youngest girl
in her family and her mother died when she was only five years old. She went to about third
grade because Korea doesn¡¯t have a public school system and learned most of her reading and
writing skills through her older sisters, who knew a little more than her. My grandma was a fast
learner and was able to learn Korean and even Japanese quickly. Living under a very strict father
she was not able to go farther than the front yard. She was often discouraged in learning stuff
such as math, history, and reading and writing. Most of these stuff was often taught only to boys
that could afford it. Girls were not taught anything but how to cook and clean. Regardless of her
sex she desired for something better. She learned these basic skills independently and even
exceeded in them. She loved...
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