Fathers and Sons

Ethics This case scenario follows two brothers, Woojin, and older brother Lin Woo. In this case the ethical responsibilities of a social worker are shown to be violated or upheld. The social worker, Matt, manages Lin Woo’s case. Lin Woo suffers from depression disorder, and has a drinking and prescription drug (opioid) abuse. Woojin, Lin Woo’s younger brother, wants him to be admitted into a psychiatric hospital for treatment. Matt however feels differently, this is where I will discuss the…

Specific Purpose: To commemorate the life of Mike Giannola, my dad, by sharing two areas where he made the most impact on my and others lives. Central Idea: My dad, Mike Giannola, is worthy of commemoration because of the impact he had on others and me. Introduction I. I would like you to think about this, what makes a dad a good dad? a. From what I’ve seen being a dad is no easy task. b. Dads want to see the success that you can have in this world. c. For instance, seeing you walk across the…

During that time, people believed that children could and should accomplish more than the parents did and that is why Willy always expects more from Biff and Happy. Americans also have a proneness to do everything for their kids and make it easy on them and so this way the kids are too dependent on the parent and don't have any motivation or power to provide and look out for themselves. This explains why when Biff was a child, Willy let him do whatever and be wild, now Biff “lacks direction as…

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go” -- T.S.Eliot It takes courage for one to achieve what one desires. Even though a goal may be small, the path that one must follow on their journey may present challenges that many would give up on. In one instance, Lois Lowry writes a novel which tells of a young adult living in a society where he has to take many risks to fight for what he believes in. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas takes…

decisions that he does, and by doing so he shows numerous characteristics of the child archetype. The archetypes portrayed in this story are Uncle Jed as the father figure, Aunt Ella as the mother figure, and Will himself as the child. Uncle Jed stands as the first character to possess one of Carl Jung’s familial archetypes. Uncle Jed acts as the father figure in Will’s life. In the story, Jed works as the head of the family and he uses his…

crucial to his own father’s survival. In the book, young Eliezer and his father struggle to stay alive in the Holocaust as his father is the only family he has left. The odds are consistently stacked against them as food becomes scarce, disease is rampant, and work becomes even more difficult as the days go by. Eliezer's father grows older and cannot physically keep up with the work that the work camp demands from him. Soon his father becomes fully dependent on Eliezer and soon must become his…

significant because it shows Siddhartha’s persistence, and determination to get what he wants. This is the conversation between Siddhartha and his father after Siddhartha requests permission from his father to join the shramanas. HIs father rejects this idea, and determined to get his way, Siddhartha stands motionless for hours, waiting for his father to give in. This persistence…

manhood. The story "Walking Out" by David Quammen exemplifies the notion of a young boy's evolution into a man. "Walking Out" describes the story of a father and son's annual hunting trip through the backwoods of Montana. David assists his father on his search for a moose, but what he actually discovers is far more important. With a mangled arm, and his father on the brink of death, David faces the physical struggle of escaping the danger of the woods and the mental battle of taking on…

Imagine that you are leaving your old town and school to move across the country to a new town and school. As if this isn't bad enough, you are now going to have to be the "new kid" in the class. You have no friends and no name and the kids refer to you as "kid in the red jacket". This is what Howard Jeeter has to face in the realistic fiction novel The Kid in the Red Jacket by Barbara Park. Howard, the main character, is a fifth grade boy. He with his mom, dad and baby brother Gaylord, move…

A decent father conveys affection to his kids. The father's affection proceeds from his youngster's introduction to the world until death. I can feel my dad's adoration up to this point. The affection isn't by doing so as to say I cherish you, however something to demonstrate adoration, and my dad is doing that. I recollected that my dad was conveying me on his back and playing with me in spite of the fact that he was drained. Likewise, my dad was taking us to the city diversions when I was a…