Those were the two greatest influences in my life because both were the best example of how determination and risk-taking can lead you to victory. My stepfather is appreciated most of all because he took on the responsibilities of another man and raised his daughter as his own. He made a commitment to me and my mother; it was to never leave like my father did, to never make me wonder why my real father left me because my stepfather would have done a hundred times better job than my father ever could of raising me. If anyone ever asked questions, he is my father, he is the one who raised me and guided me. My grandfather will always be the man I adore. He always puts his family first, making sure his entire family eats before he has second courses. You could never joke about wanting something around him because he would actually go and buy it for you, one time my mother wanted a monkey and he would go pick it up in Florida, but the seller said Connecticut doesn't allow monkeys as pets. When grandpa starts a new hobby it's as if it's the only thing he cares about, he gets so involved that, starting the computer repair phase, we both worked on the internal and external repair