A memoir is considered a unique autobiography, which includes a public synopsis of the author’s life, including true experiences of the author. The events chosen to relate are used to connect with the purpose of the book. As the author questions what happened on their journey in life. The author comes to a clear understanding, or clearly understands the lesson learned by it. The author depicts how he/she was affected by the many experiences share, and how the experiences has changes the way he/she views people and the world. No longer viewing themselves as the victim but seeing themselves as the overcomer against all odds. However, in contrast, an autobiography covers the author’s entire life to the present, including public and private experiences
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A Piece of Cake,” by Cupcake Brown. The author relates her own experiences starting at the very young age of eleven years old when she finds her biological mother dead on the floor. From this point things spiral out of control for Cupcake, which included prostitution, possessing and using illegal drugs, robbing, stealing, dealing, and gang shootings. She learned the man she knew as daddy (Mr. Long) was not her biological father. The Judge introduces her and her brother Larry to their biological father. “Children, this is Mr. Burns, your father” (Brown, 2006). Mr. Burns never wanted his children and thus sent them to live with a lady name,“Mrs. Diane Dobson” who facilitated a foster home in Lancaster (Brown, 2006). Their Cupcake was beaten, had a miscarriage and repeatedly rape. Cupcakes sudden change of environment, and stressful situations would lead to self-destruction biological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual by seeking unethical ways to cope due to improper …show more content…
Providing love, meeting their basic needs, food, shelter, safe environment, and implement a child care plan, promoting health growth. This would also include working with social workers and other professionals involved in their lives. However, the system failed Cupcake and others due to lack of knowledge at this time. Therefore, it’s important for all Social Workers to practice pedagogical. Practicing pedagogical will enable the Social Workers to provide opportunities for learning in the basic subjects. For example, language arts, science, reading, writing, math, and arts, etc. Thus allowing the client to learn, grow, and achieve their goals in life. Understanding the ethical, and moral, reasoning, while empowering them to achieve their dreams and seek a better way of
A Piece of Cake,” by Cupcake Brown. The author relates her own experiences starting at the very young age of eleven years old when she finds her biological mother dead on the floor. From this point things spiral out of control for Cupcake, which included prostitution, possessing and using illegal drugs, robbing, stealing, dealing, and gang shootings. She learned the man she knew as daddy (Mr. Long) was not her biological father. The Judge introduces her and her brother Larry to their biological father. “Children, this is Mr. Burns, your father” (Brown, 2006). Mr. Burns never wanted his children and thus sent them to live with a lady name,“Mrs. Diane Dobson” who facilitated a foster home in Lancaster (Brown, 2006). Their Cupcake was beaten, had a miscarriage and repeatedly rape. Cupcakes sudden change of environment, and stressful situations would lead to self-destruction biological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual by seeking unethical ways to cope due to improper …show more content…
Providing love, meeting their basic needs, food, shelter, safe environment, and implement a child care plan, promoting health growth. This would also include working with social workers and other professionals involved in their lives. However, the system failed Cupcake and others due to lack of knowledge at this time. Therefore, it’s important for all Social Workers to practice pedagogical. Practicing pedagogical will enable the Social Workers to provide opportunities for learning in the basic subjects. For example, language arts, science, reading, writing, math, and arts, etc. Thus allowing the client to learn, grow, and achieve their goals in life. Understanding the ethical, and moral, reasoning, while empowering them to achieve their dreams and seek a better way of