Meet Rosy Doula, labor coach, and an emotional support during delivery Rosy is the newest member to the Teen Parent Connection staff. She started her TPC journey in March of 2015. Rosy previously worked at an OB-GYN office that eventually led her to apply to Teen Parent Connection. Rosy having been a teen mom herself has the ability to connect with participants she works with on a deeper level.…
Undeniably, the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is an interesting yet enlightening read about a girl named Melinda Sordino who faces depression after a traumatic incident. There are multiple settings, but there are two major ones. The story mostly takes place at the MerryWeather High School. This is a place where Melinda fears to be at because she can run into Andy Evans, the boy who raped her at the summer party that left her devastated. The next setting is at Kyle Rodger’s party, this is where her depression began.…
What’s your best way of getting through a hard time? A way people get past a hard time is by having positive thinking and attitude like these three people did in the stories Dear Miss Breed, I am Malala, and Anne Frank. People best respond to conflict by having a positive attitude and positive thinking. Dear Miss Breed was a story about a girl who moved to a very hot climate.…
Bye Beautiful - Fashion in the 60's In the novel Bye Beautiful, written by Julia Lawrinson 2006, the fashion is quite different to how it is these days. In the early 1960's, women's fashion was making the change from the conservative look of the 50's, to the more carefree look of the 60's. New various trends were beginning to come about, such as the bikini which became popular in 1963 after it was included in a music video. These pictures here are of the conservative look.…
World Cycler and expert rower, Sarah Outen (https://twitter.com/SarahOuten) is an adventurer and traveler on wheels (and kayak), as she continues her London2London journey, cycling and rowing across the world. She was recently featured on Cycle Traveller (https://twitter.com/CycleTraveller) for her two wheeled cycling and kayaking escapades that have lasted over 4 years in the project. In the interview she talks about her accomplishments on her bike “Hercules” and the distance she has traveled, as well as set backs, and homesickness. The world cycler, and world class rower, born in May of 1985, is of British descent, and is a motivational speaker, as well as the first woman, and youngest person to row across the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Alaska.…
My nickname is “Smiley Kylee” and I recently won the senior favorites category, “Friends with Everyone.” I have always been a very outgoing person as a result of the way I have been raised. My parents have always made me feel loved and comfortable in my own skin. I have been extremely blessed to have a mom who started the Bladder Exstrophy Support Team when I was young, so I could have a support system throughout my life. Through this camp, I have learned every year, as new families come, that not everyone is as fortunate as I have been.…
Akshita Garg Inaccurate Label: Era of “Good” Feelings The Era of Good Feelings was described as the political period of time in history after the brutal War of 1812. The United States had represented national purpose and unity. This led to a soar of American patriotism.…
I am Emily Drescher’s room, she is always coming and going. Emily’s favorite color is pink or at least it is mine. I’m a reflection of her I have many sides to myself just like her. Each wall is a symbol of Emily. Occasionally in one corner, I have sports equipment at least I do seasonally.…
Point of View I, you, he, she, we, and they may seem like nothing more than a couple pronouns but when it comes to the book you are reading the author actually had to put in a lot of time deciding which pronoun he or she wanted to use. Depending on the pronouns used translates to the reader who the narrator is in the book, which affects the story tremendously. When the reader begins to read “The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA” by Manuel Munoz…
The poem I chose, “Happiness” by Jane Kenyon, describes what happiness truly is. It tells a story of who it comes to, and how happiness comes to everyone no matter what the situation is. The poem says in the beginning 2 paragraphs how happiness is always there and that it “saved its most extreme form for you alone”. I believe what the Kenyon is trying to say at that moment is that you have the power to be happy, even when you are alone. The poem also has very specific examples of who happiness comes to.…
Have you have ever provided or received a nickname? Nicknames are an interesting way to call people. Over the years, I have given and collected a few nicknames. I was once designated the title “chubby cheeks.” The reason behind this name is pretty obvious, my cheeks were quite immense.…
I. Purpose of the article The main purpose of this study is to examine whether the perceiving cuteness can improve behavioral carefulness, which would facilitate caring for a small and delicate child. II. Hypothesis Cuteness will develop behavioral carefulness. III.…
The Girl In Blue On June 24,1920 Sara Williams was born. Her parents John and Asia Davis were very poor. She was smart, quiet, and shy. She went to a segregated school her whole life.…
The Beginning The pin-up girls of yesterday, where did they start and what came first? The actresses who posed for photos found it to be liberating and an attempt to fight for sexual equality, whether they knew it or not. The women models in wartime were popular with the troops and gave them something to dream about and be their fantasies. How you can go from being the girl next door with sweet innocent, to look like sexy vixen in the bedroom.…
Downfall of Female Body Image: Media’s Influence In our generation today, obsessing over our looks and bodies has become a day-to-day activity. Over the past decade the media industry has vastly evolved, influencing people all around the world. Media has provoked negative self-perception among the society. It has influenced our definition of beauty.…