7. Chapter: The Unmaking of a Man, page 96
“With all of their education and technology, these doctors could help me. But they don’t care about helping you in this country. The doctors here are not how we were in Adi. There, we treated everyone the best that we could, regardless of their financial situation. But in this country, they care about your money. If you don’t have money, they won’t give you the real treatment because they are not allowed to.”
In my opinion, Haileab made a very true statement about our country. The summary of his lecture was that the doctors care about money over patients. Doctors back in his home country had a deep care for you, whether you were rich or poor. In America, that isn’t always the case. First, you must schedule in advance. Then, you have to pay a co-pay fee right away at the appointment. If you can’t pay the co-pay, you won’t get a look from the doctor’s office staff. The United States is all about making profit from either good or bad causes. Elvis Presley, …show more content…
Chapter: Eyeing the Mountaintop, page 111
“I started to see through the dangerous lie that all kids are taught: “Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.” Stick and stones can indeed break your bones, but words can often do worse. They can stifle, destroy, and mutilate all of the beautiful, hopeful things inside of us.”
The author did a wonderful job in explaining the emotions and hard the word can create. Words may not hurt you physically, but they can hurt your self-esteem. I think that no matter what and/or size negativity from another can bring you down. Especially in the junior high age, you’re so self conscience and vulnerable to what people say that if can change the way we think and feel about ourselves. Mawi’s spirit was destroyed by his classmates in middle school. He was teased and taunted because he lived in poverty and for his race. His self-esteem slipped along with his grades. Mawi had proved the old saying
“With all of their education and technology, these doctors could help me. But they don’t care about helping you in this country. The doctors here are not how we were in Adi. There, we treated everyone the best that we could, regardless of their financial situation. But in this country, they care about your money. If you don’t have money, they won’t give you the real treatment because they are not allowed to.”
In my opinion, Haileab made a very true statement about our country. The summary of his lecture was that the doctors care about money over patients. Doctors back in his home country had a deep care for you, whether you were rich or poor. In America, that isn’t always the case. First, you must schedule in advance. Then, you have to pay a co-pay fee right away at the appointment. If you can’t pay the co-pay, you won’t get a look from the doctor’s office staff. The United States is all about making profit from either good or bad causes. Elvis Presley, …show more content…
Chapter: Eyeing the Mountaintop, page 111
“I started to see through the dangerous lie that all kids are taught: “Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.” Stick and stones can indeed break your bones, but words can often do worse. They can stifle, destroy, and mutilate all of the beautiful, hopeful things inside of us.”
The author did a wonderful job in explaining the emotions and hard the word can create. Words may not hurt you physically, but they can hurt your self-esteem. I think that no matter what and/or size negativity from another can bring you down. Especially in the junior high age, you’re so self conscience and vulnerable to what people say that if can change the way we think and feel about ourselves. Mawi’s spirit was destroyed by his classmates in middle school. He was teased and taunted because he lived in poverty and for his race. His self-esteem slipped along with his grades. Mawi had proved the old saying