In this manner, Livingston is continually able to revisit the cancer relation to hope and pain in the context of larger political and economic caveats of biomedicine as they relate to the North American model of cancer care. However, one aspect that separates Botswana’s culture from that of other nations is process of coping with pain. Suffering is an experience which brings people together, and with a lack of palliative care, Botswana culture expresses pain through laughter rather than screaming. A highlight of the book’s discussion of pain is thus the resilience of the patients at PMH and their ability to cooperate and account for each other amidst the inequity of their general treatment and care. Specifically, the nurses work, more than just to objectively treat the patients, to rehumanize those suffering through chemotherapy with profound care, both physical and emotional.…
Ismael Enriquez 7015 40th Place Stickney, IL, 60402 (708) 315-5750 While at the Cicero Police Station Ofc. S. McShane #266 and I had the opportunity to interview Ismael.…
3rd Interview (1970-1980) When Marlena Peel was growing up, she played outside everyday and came home for dinner to the ringing of a bell. With her neighborhood friends she played games, rode bikes, and skated on skateboards. However, they never wore helmets or knee pads, and seat belts were never used passed infant car seats. When asked about popular fads, Marlena replied, “Big hair, parachute pants, and MTV was all the rage.”…
Some subjects are considered dangerous or impossible to address formally or face to face. Therefore, that’s where humorists play a role. Alaine de Botton, author of “Status Anxiety,” believes that because humorists can say things that other people will not, they are there to convey messages that are too dangerous to state directly. Humorists, like ones on Saturday Night Live and in movies, use comedy and jokes to bring about difficult messages. Saturday Night Live (SNL) often uses satirical skits to convey a deeper message.…
I interviewed Principal Kim Schaefer, of Whitehorse High School (WHS). Kim said the school has about 300 students, grades 7 thru 12, 99% Navajo, 33% English Language Learners, and 100% free or reduced lunch. A. Trends and Benchmarks: Whitehorse is in “school improvement,” the benchmark is the center of everything, how they get measured, and seeing where kids are at, three times a year. The school is very transparent with all their data, students are constantly seeing the data and scores. Teachers set a goal of the benchmark at the beginning of the quarter, then based on their six week assessment, the goal may be adjusted.…
She recalls sentiments from other patients claiming that cancer had made them a better person and was a rewarding experience. Ehrenreich further explains how she was even chastised by fellow breast cancer patients online for being negative and was told to enjoy life to thefullest and to get counselling. She argues that this “warrior”culture among patients discourages independent thinkingand dealing with potential negative emotions. In my opinion, Ehrenreich is brave to portray the side of breast cancer we rarely see: the anger, the resentment, and the confusion. I agree with her that those diagnosed with cancer are almost immediately defined by their diagnosis and lose a part of their personal identity.…
A generalist social worker will come across and help clients that come from a variety of cultures and backgrounds. The struggles and resilience, as-well-as the relationships made throughout an individual’s lifetime, and their environment help in shaping who they are. This paper will focus on an adult Hispanic male, who will be referred to as Hector Lopez in order to protect his privacy. This papers author meant Hector while attending group sessions with her spouse at their local Veterans clinic. The interview for this paper took place at a park in the city of Jacksonville, Florida.…
Today I will be interviewing Lucy Gallo, a 67 Hispanic women, born in Puerto Rico. She has been living in the main land of the United State for the last 50 years. Lucy has 3 children and 4 grandchildren, ranging from 2 to 27 years of age. She describes herself as Hispanic and doesn’t see any difference from ethnic and race.…
It was an interesting, jovial and interesting interview session with Mr Shane. Speaking to him thought me a lot more about Concordia, and specifically the liberal arts aspect of Concordia. The explanation he provided on liberal arts, and how it impacts our lives not just in school, but also outside of school made me see the importance of it. Mr Shane's explanation of liberal arts gave me a different perspective of it both In theory, and in practice. Before this interview, my knowledge of liberal arts quite limited.…
People in today’s society have adopted humor and comedies into their everyday lives, whether it’d be from shows such as Saturday Night Live or from a cartoon column in the newspaper. The success of these humorous selections comes from the entertainment value as well as the sheer value of laughter. Through these positive, light-hearted responses, viewers of humorous programs associate the authors of these comedies with harmless, beneficial motivations. Stephen Colbert relayed his thoughts during an interview, saying, “You can’t laugh and be afraid at the same time.” Thus, de Botton’s view on the role of humorists is correct as it identifies humorists as effective messengers.…
He conducts several stories on how patients conceal their feelings without allowing people around them to recognize their illness, and the healthcare providers…
Men. They are meant to be strong, tough, confident, masculine. A man is not their true self if they lack any of these qualities. When a man has lost all of these qualities, something is terribly wrong. Chief Bromden, the part Native American narrator of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, written by Ken Kesey, is a patient at a psychiatric hospital in Oregon and has been there for the past ten years.…
A Life Review Interview with Lou Pitt Introduction I interviewed Mr. Lou Pitt for my Life Review Interview paper. Lou was born in 1946, he is 70 years old. Although Lou’s biological age is 70 years old, he lives an extremely active lifestyle and often identifies himself as being much younger than he is. Lou believes that his Perceived age is 56 years old.…
She went on to talk about the importance of laughter and how, “Laughter is the best medicine, unless you have diarrhea” The elderly woman was not wrong. Laughter has not been acknowledged as a way to increase health, when it does so much for one’s body. One in every four deaths in the United States is the result of a heart attack (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015, para. 1).…
Does comedy help promote social change? Ramon Lopez, Iain Ellis and the documentary Tickling Giants demonstrate how comedy has had some social change but has not had a positive impact on society nor promoted great social change. Ellis discusses about how The Talk Show brought about a change in society but not a positive change in which the comedian expected since the nation returned to where they started or even worse. While Lopez discuss how the comedian Jon Stewart does not promote positive social change but rather degrading change in society. I agree that comedy can have a social effect but disagree that comedians can bring about a positive change.…