A Good Day

Body: A Good Day to Die, Olivia Polos Head: The film A Good Day to Die is a documentary following the life of Dennis Banks, a founder of the American Indian Movement (A.I.M.). The documentary begins with a synopsis of Banks early life, consisting of family life and boarding school. The film continues to follow Dennis Banks through his service in the military. After that, Dennis moved to Missouri. He was married and had 4 kids. Also, it explains how Banks turned to alcohol. This resulted in a crime of burglary, and Banks ending up in prison. While in jail, Banks said he had come to many realizations. Following this enlightening experience, Banks decided he needed to take a stand. This resulted in marches and confrontations regarding police brutality,…

Wednesday, Today was a good day. Today I lead a twelve step group for recovering alcoholics. In this particular group I was instructed not to use names and to try and make sure that I am I talking to everyone at one time, what my supervisor wanted to make sure was that everyone had their confediality kept. I was warned that some counselors would speak to a individual person and the other group embers would feel like whatever the counselor was saying the member was guilty of. I walked into the…

There are many sources of stress in my life. Like the fact that I cannot find a job, therefore I cannot pay car insurance. Also, I have a girl in my life that I like very much, but every day, there’s always a problem with either her and me or her and someone else. My dad is a major contributor to my stress. The life of a teen is agreeably one of the most dramatic and stressful parts of a person’s life. I feel, between school and my home life and dealing with rebellion to parents at home, I…

Florida, by adding there is a loose criminal headed towards the south. However, the grandmother being intrusive, tags along with the family anyways, “Afraid she 'd miss something.” In the story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, it shows how such a self-deemed “lady as herself”…

last quote I am going to share is one by Perkins. “It’s emotional. Every child is different. Once you go into a room, you adapt. I stay away from asking how they are doing because they might not be doing that good. I just try to brighten their day, make it a good day to remember” (Dan…

a 10 year old girl who was born with spinal bifida and attends school part-time. Some of Danielle's job duties consist of taking care of and attending to most of Racquel's medical needs on a daily basis, providing in-home monitoring and accompanying her at school and during out of town visits. The educational qualifications needed for this position is having a nursing license. The population she works with is directly with Racquel's family which she has pretty much become a member of as well as…

cars it will be a bad day but if he sees red cars it will be a good day. “i looked out the window in the dining room to count the cars in the street to see if it would be a Quite good day or a good day or super good day or a black day, it wasn't like being on the school bus because you could look out the window for as long as you wanted and see as many cars as you wanted.” This makes Christopher independent because usually people with asperger's need a routine and there parents will makes…

dreamland. Surely, when I had been waiting long enough, a new chapter of my life was coming. It was 2014 when I was unbelievably at the U.S Embassy of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam to participate the applicant interview to settle my new life in the United States. On the night before the interview day, I kept reminding myself that this might be the only chance to restart my life, and have brighter future for my family. With this in mind, I checked my supporting documents over and over again because I did…

I agree with Bridges in that all too often we move right into discipleship with new believers because we are more concerned about sustaining members. That is to say, while membership is important, we should also be reminding new believers often of the sacrificing love shown in the selfless act of Christ along with building them up to move from milk to meat. Nevertheless, regardless of having a good day or bad day, Christ has made it clear to us all that we all need his saving grace The Prodigal…

A Simple Story of My Past The day I could have died could easily be considered as one of the most important events of my life. It permanently changed my view of the school system and how politics have infiltrated it. As respect for it plummeted; respect for my Mom soared. From it I have learned the importance of facades, confidence, and connections in maneuvering bureaucracies at an early age. The Middle School that I attended was positioned atop the hill in the beach town of Laguna Beach.…