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devastating cerebrovascular accident. A blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst. She could only speak “like a Golden Retriever” when calling for help. Her right arm “went totally paralyzed” and her world came crashing down. You won’t believe Taylor’s first thoughts upon realizing she was suffering a stroke: “Wow! This is so cool! How many brain scientists have the opportunity to study their own brain from the inside out?" Amazing, right? In her deeply personal talk, Taylor pulls us into her…

Batman, Superman, Spiderman, The Flash and Lauren Jauregui what do these people all have in common? Well, they are all heroes in my book. Well, how is Lauren Jauregui a hero? Well, she has values that any hero would have and should have. I even share some of the same values Lauren has which are confidence, courage, understanding, acceptance, passion, and knowledge. These are only some of the similar values we share. Firstly confidence I value confidence since having it means you can stand up…

Utilitarianism, I noticed two conclusions made by Mills that are up for debate. The first statement is made in chapter 3, is that as we as a society become more unified and equal, utilitarianism as it is defined can be the influential factor in our decision making. The second conclusion that jumped out to me was in chapter four, and is simplified by saying that a person thinks something is generally pleasant if it is desirable. The first conclusion that I pointed out, found in chapter 3, depends…

Courage, What is Courage? I'm sure everyone's idea of courage is different. However Courage is the ability to do something that you are terrified of doing because of what you think other people will think. Some of the ways that people display true is courage is by standing up for people that are getting bullied,being honest about lying to your parents is also a form of courage, and one of the most important forms of courage is standing up for what you believe for.There is a lot of ways to show…

everyone of us is an intricate human being. We all have different strengths and flaws, including Santiago. As naive as he is, he has a strong sense of faith that supports throughout his journey. All of the differing traits he obtains shape him into the person he began, and evolved into. Santiago occupies many positive character traits that ameliorate his opportunities in his journey. Most importantly, his strong sense of faith carries him throughout the story. He is faced with a significant…

Over my high school’s spring break, I went on a mission trip through my church with my family to Jamaica. When there, I had multiple situations where I had some misunderstanding in communication, most commonly when speaking with the native Jamaicans. On our second day there, my church group had planned out Vacation Bible School sessions for the kids in Jamaica. I was talking to one of the boys there, who was around the age of 13. We were sitting at one of the tables and some of his friends…

being toxic which could get them punished and make them even more anxious but I strongly believe I could contribute by helping someone ignore it all. Finally I may seem like that type of guy who is all serious about things but I'm not. I am a positive person who would only think to spread nothing but positivity. I do sometimes joke around and spread a bit of humour but I try to succeed. I encourage people to make an effort to improve themselves to the best of their…

extremely difficult. One of the reasons is because every event that occurs in an individual's life is important. In addition, it is impossible to establish generalizations because each individual and each family is different. The interaction between the person and the environment is different and unique in each case. Even when traumatic events affect the lives of individuals, it is important to point out that traumatic events do not always have devastating consequences on the person's life.…

conflicts with themselves and others when they lose someone close to them, such as in (Ruth). When she lost her Husband and children, she had no one to go to besides her deceased husband's mother. When conflicts occur with others, often time each person may at one point question if it was their own fault that the conflict was brought about. On (Train), Nanomie may have felt like it was her fault due to her showing interest into the lion art piece. One of the biggest examples of external conflict…

privilege to spend a day with an important person, in whom I learned a lot from on November 5, 2016. I had the opportunity to spend the day with McKenzie Connor – “Kenzie” for short, an 18-year-old female who was born with an intellectual disability, where part of her brain never developed properly. Kenzie is a graduate from New Ulm Public High School and is currently employed at Enterprise in New Ulm, Minnesota. I took Kenzie to Mall of America for her first time, where we spent the day…