When I decided to create a map focusing on the hospitals in New York City, I already had in mind who I wanted to speak to for the interview component. For years, a thin pillow with the details of my birth stayed wrapped around a baby bottle stuffed with hospital bracelets. This pillow was shuffled between the far back of my closet and various boxes under my bed. Though my own name was on both the pillow and the bracelet, Kathleen Sullivan was the name that always stood out to me. Kathleen Sullivan was the name of the person who delivered me.…
I am so grateful that my life is filled with wonderful people. I think the person that has made the biggest difference in my life is my caseworker Shannon Dean-Wilson. I have known Mrs. Dean-Wilson for about four years. We met through Safe Journey & APP (Adolescent Adult Parenting), my assigned caseworker. Since the day I met her she has wanted nothing but the best for me.…
Hi! I’m Leah Vollrath and I am from Pilot Grove school. I have been here since 1st but I used to attend a school in Boonville. I like Pilot Grove because it is a small school…
Nina Hobbs a young 25 year old woman born in rise in Queens. I’m an only child and Maya and Alyssa are all I have. They say that I'm usually the one that is quiet, shy and innocent. All my life had to fight and I had to fight for myself and the man I love so much. I have a severe case of schizophrenia which was another reason why I don’t go out alot.…
Many people think when someone becomes a mom they are throwing their life away. My sister Stephanie Brier thinks the opposite, she loves being a mom and everything that comes with it. Stephanie never stopped her life when she had her child she just kept on living it just as she would if nothing has changed. Stephanie was a young mom she got pregnant at the age of 16 her junior year of high school. She went into Uniontown Hospital on June 22 to get induced, and was in labor for about 12 hours.…
Everyone has a say in how they are seen by others. We can do specific things that show who we truly are. I, Allie Martin, do many things in my life that contribute to how others see me. Even though I try my best to be the best person I can be, there are still things I hope to improve on.…
“I'm so sorry, Margaret,” I said, extending my arms so the pie’s warmth and smell floated below her nose. “I know it’s not enough, but I hope it’s worth something.” I imagined Margaret thinking of all the hours I spent comforting her until she was strong enough to move on with her life. She had to forgive me, I thought, because friendship couldn’t expire from actions that weren’t even mine. She only blinked, as if I hadn't said a word.…
Ever since, I was a novice in exalted teach. I had been face for a favorer that division reputation that I could credit As I depart down the vestibule, it seemed as if it were eternal. I could not experience my fact cast the feces, nor could I attend the many words gossiping around me. While all students at Rockwall High School were enjoying a original burst between 6th and 7th epoch, I was undergo some of the most illusive four moment of my world. I was the only one who knew what had occur.…
While I was changing my pair of pants and washing my hands, my aunt talked to my mom about how Xitlaly, who was 4 years old at that time, was terrified of Princess. She explained, how she won't be able to keep her. We tried to get my cousin to stop being scared of Princess that day by letting her know that she is harmless and by trying to get my cousin to pet her. Sadly, Xitlaly would loudly scream and start crying when we would get Princess near her. When we would also put Princess on the floor and as she would slowly walk towards my cousin, my cousin would jump from sofa to sofa like if Princess was going to attack her.…
“Lauren”. The horror I felt as they called my name was immense. I had been dreading graduation all year. I went up to take my diploma. I hugged Kasey, my teacher, and took my seat.…
While in a rush to get our mother out the door for an appointment, my mother asked for a stapler. We began to look for it. Suddenly Katherine found the stapler and tossed it to Lydia, Lydia caught it and continued toward me where she tossed it to me. Then I tossed it to Laura. However, Laura didn't caught it.…
Socioeconomic status Growing up without a mother for support, my father had to provide for me and my sisters. He usually worked third shift, while my sisters and I stayed at our babysitters. We grew up poor but able to life. We live in the same trailer that we lived in when my oldest sister was born, which means the trailer is about 22 years a lot if not longer. My dad made sure my sisters…
I couldn’t get them out of my head. That tormenting smile and menacing eyes had been the only thing on my mind since I moved here. I’m Olivia. I’m tall, 19 years old, have dark brown hair, and gray eyes. I’m very doughty and as stubborn as a donkey.…
Self-Concept Paper Everyone develops a self-concept based on a perception of their own strengths and weaknesses. These perceptions are unique and always developing because they are shaped by one’s social roles, values, and experiences throughout his or her lifetime (2015). I have shaped my self-concept primarily in reflection of my family background, experiences, and the social role that I have taken up in my community and at home. Growing up, my family and I were faced with many adversities.…
As a child, having rules to follow wasn’t unheard of with my family. There was always a way to behavior with friends/family, at school, at home and out in the street. Often I found myself getting into trouble because I didn 't listen and also the fact that I always found some kind of way to slipping out of having to doing something that I knew I was supposed to do. But out of all the people in my family my mom was the strictest. When expectations set high, not meaning them meant my siblings and I typical had a week long cleaning punishments along with handing over all toys, games, and light up sneakers; about three times a week this happened to me.…