Reflective Essay: Why I Am A Certified Nurse Assistant

Everyone is Intelligent Have you ever thought to yourself “Wow! Why did I just do that? I am so stupid.” I know I sure have and that is not the case. Yes, you may have just done something that was not the smartest idea you have had, but that does not make you a stupid. Everyone is intelligent in their own way. Sure, You may not be book smart and neither am I, but you know things about something in this world that I do not have the slightest clue about, I am sure of it. You may think that you have the dumbest job in the world that does not require much intelligence to do but I know you have your own intelligence in the field you are working in. I am a Certified Nurse Assistant I have my own intelligence in doing my job, that I could not …show more content…
He talks about how he looked up to his mom and how well she did her job as a waitress, then his uncle as a mechanic that grew into a management position. I do not know about you but, It made me think about how much I looked up to my family and made me feel happy. What child did not look up to their parents and wanted to work as hard as they did, and be as strong as a person as their parents? Rose also talked about his mom being able to read the body language and attitude of her customers, which made me think of someone in my life that can always tell when something is off with me. Does it not make you feel good when you are having a bad day and someone comes to you and says I am here for you if you need to talk or if you need anything. It always makes me feel like someone loves me and cares about me. The education level of his family makes you feel the sad at first, and then it makes you happy. His family did not get very far with their education, and did not have the best jobs in the world. Luckily Rose was able to overcome the struggles that his family experienced and get his degree in teaching. He was an amazing example of showing how the underdog was able to overcome the adversity and trials that his family had to deal with and accomplish more than any member of his family. Rose talks about how society talks and thinks highly of White Collar jobs, which is cool and makes …show more content…
No, the article was not lacking in Ethos, but it was for sure the least used rhetorical appeal in my perspective. When Rose talked about his family’s education level, positions at their jobs, and his own education level. Rosie his mother who left school in middle school, who was just a waitress. His uncle who’s education level who was not talked about, was a floor worker in the factory at General Motors, but he later was able to work his way up to become the manager of the paint department at GM .Rose’s education level was talked about when he said making it through high school with difficulty, barley getting into a small college and studying humanities and psychology. After he went to college and got his associates degree he then decided that going to back graduate school to become a teacher of humanities and psychology would be a good idea. You can tell he is well educated by the way he writes. The way his article flows, the style of writing, how easy it is to read. The imagery he uses to draw you in with the details of his story. Almost makes you feel like you were there when those things happened. This is all signs of a well educated and well written and experienced author. That is why I found Ethos used the least out of the three rhetorical