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My Grandfather Research Paper

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My mom always says that the ground/soil always takes the good things. In other words meaning that all the good people are always the ones that die and by the ground she means as in that’s where our beloved ones are buried at. This biography is about my grandfather my dad’s father. Based on what I’ve heard about my grandfather he was and still is an honorable man. My grandfather Mr. Chubaka Ngangura was born in a small village located in the Democratic Republic of Congo a country in central Africa. Growing up was tough on him. His father who’s my great grandfather Mr. Ngangura Bagula was a farmer and his mother my great grandmother was a French teacher. I know that I never had a chance to grow up knowing him but I did my research growing up. Whenever I visited my home country I would stay in the …show more content…

Ntamako Bazega never got married after my grandfather died a strong single black woman raised her children and she was able to see all of them complete their education and until now she continues seeing them succeed in life. Grandparents are a blessing because they get to spoil you, they talk to you giving you knowledge and wisdom, they advise you on what to do in life and I consider that a blessing. Every time I visited my home country I would go to the village my dad was born at and see my grandfather’s burial site and I always find that place peaceful. I like to believe that my grandfather is always there with me spiritually. My dad is surprised on how much I love a person that I barely got to grow up knowing. I don’t know either It’s just there my love for him has always been there and will always be there. I chose to write about my grandfather because whenever I think of my grandfather I get excited and because he gave me my middle name. I also chose to write about him because he was a role model to my father. My grandfather is different from everybody else because he was a fighter, he had his beliefs and that’s what made him be a stronger

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