Monday, June 3, 2013

Dinner with great-father



            Do you know your ancestry? Where is your family from? I think everybody wants to know about his family history. Kazakh people have to know seven or more generations from his family tree. Unfortunately, I know just two, it is my father and grandfather. I know about my great-grandfather nothing, and I think my grandfather did not know anything either because he grew up in orphanage. This is why I would like to have a dinner with my great-grandfather if I could have this chance. 

            When I was a child, I heard a story about my grandfather. He was from rich family, but at this time soldiers from Russia killed rich people and took away their property. His family was killed too, and he survived only. I don’t know is it true or not, and I want to ask about this my great-father. I would like to know about his family, how many brothers and sisters he had, how many children, where they lived, and where their descendants now. It would be great to know about my family tree, and who knows, maybe I know them and they know me, but we don’t know that we are relatives! I hope, that one day, I will find something about my ancestry.

            All in all, we should know about our family because it is our history and memory about ancestry.

4 comments:

  1. Hi kanat,

    I like your essay. It has a really interesting informations. By any way I hope you can meet your great-grandfather and find more things about your ancestry. I also agree with you that "we should know about our family because it is our history and memory about ancestry".

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  2. Hi Kanat,
    I like your choice because I believe that knowing your family's history is kind of interesting.
    I know Kazakhstan had hard time through Soviet Union authority, so I think many people have same your story or might be harder.
    However, now Kazakhstan is a developing country and independent, and that the most important thing.
    I like your writing and your chosen person.

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  3. Good one!
    I liked the hook even I think it was weird at the beginning! Pithy and brief essay. After reading it, I know who is the person who you want to have a dinner with, why you chose that person and what is the question that you are curious to know more about from him. Good job!

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  4. I'm sure it would be fascinating for you to finally talk with him and find out what is true and what is legend. If he grew up in an orphanage, I wonder if he ever knew about his own origin. That would be a very strange situation, to grow up and not know anything about your own history.

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