The planet we live on is no longer the same as it was several hundred years ago, and neither are its inhabitants. The progressive impoverishment of the flora, fauna and biological simplicity of our world has left us with a sharp increase in globalization and a twisted web of people. There is no certainty about what awaits us, but we can question ourselves and try to understand the state in which we live. One particular byproduct of this worldly complexity is that of kinship: family relationships through blood, marriage, or adoption. The meaning and importance of biological family ties have changed dramatically over the years, and it's interesting to see how. On February 29, I interviewed a UCLA freshman who I'll call Annora Cook to maintain her anonymity. Annora is one of my best friends here at UCLA. She is an only child of Vietnamese and Caucasian descent and was born in Santa Ana, California. She is a Design | She is majoring in Media Arts at UCLA and is planning to double major in Communications. Through my findings I have noticed the differences between nuclear, extended, and postmodern families. In particular the importance of blood relations and other types of family ties. Annora's family consists of her mother, father, four grandparents, sixteen aunts and uncles, ten cousins, and many second cousins. Annora's mother emigrated from Vietnam along with her mother, father, brothers and sisters. For the most part they all settled in Gorbis 2 Orange County, California. Annora's father is originally from the San Fernando Valley in California, but her ancestors were originally from Germany and Denmark. Initially, when Annora described her family, she was alluding to the 2002 film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, directed by J... middle of paper... can become stronger than blood ties. The saying “blood is thicker than water” draws many comparisons to the nature versus nurture debate. Nature versus nurture addresses the topic of an individual's nature or genetic makeup versus the environment in which the individual is raised in a sense, nature parallels consanguineous relationships and the upbringing of postmodern families. Instead, a general acceptance and awareness are indispensable maturation as a species.As humans we are not static individuals.With the ebb and flow of life phenomena, blood relationships can drift away and water can take its place because there is no fixed equation for the family we remain immutable, we are not born from a mold and, instructed to remain constant, we evolve.