PTSD is a common disease that affects veterans in our nation in a major way. Before reading Home I only thought of PTSD as a disease that people who once served in the military suffered from that made them act strange and zone out but I realized it’s not entirely that. Franks PTSD goes hand in hand with the sense of belonging. Throughout the book Frank came across several people and built different relationships but the two I wanted to focus on was Franks relationship with Lily and his younger…
support him, but Poseidon hindered him through placing a curse on him so that all of his men would die and after long years of suffering, he would come home to chaos. My Poseidon may not be as drastic as Odysseus’, but my nerves and anxiety definitely hinder me from being the best runner that I can be. For example, it prevents me from feeling confident about how I will perform in a race. They also make me feel as if I have a terrible race, I will not be able to redeem myself and keep going. I…
Warren J. Blumenfeld is a progressive author dedicated to the forward evolution of the United States and its extremely reserved systems. Being a well decorated writer in the Purple press and The Beacon press with modern and progressive articles means that Blumenfeld has a plethora of knowledge when appealing to the reserved audience of The Huffington Post. Using this background serves him well in his opportunity to convey the problems with modern English through his extensive use of logos and…
Discoveries are a journey of parts in which an individual gains insight or knowledge of something previously unseen or unknown. Individual discoveries can be intensely meaningful processes, highly influenced by specific personal values and contexts acting as barriers. They can be long awaited or unanticipated, ultimately leading us to speculate about future possibilities, informed by the power of imagination which provides hope and inspiration. The course of discovery requires persistence and…
Gender inequalities hurt women, children and men and we cannot afford to ignore structural inequalities. Oppressive systems hinder women economically, politically, and geographically, and as a result, developmental workers have to use their voices and advocate for women who are impacted. What I find to be effective is to include men in the helping process. Men tend to possess…
do not know how to help you because they cannot see you and do not know what you are experiencing. Now imagine being in Jill’s condition and unable to communicate. If doctors and specialists spoke to you as if you were a corpse or deaf, would that hinder your ability to heal and recover in any way? I would ask my students to picture themselves in Jill’s position and imagine how frustrating it must have been to be talked to like she was not even there. I would ask them what techniques they would…
Bird, Maya Angelou utilizes sound devices, imagery, and figurative language, for instance, symbolism and juxtaposition to depict the restrictions of freedoms and rights and the hope and aspiration that originate with the boundaries or obstacles that hinders the caged…
“Being Judged By Society” In the excerpt “ How To Tame A Wild Tongue”, Gloria Anzaldua provides a description of her struggle being a Mexican in the United States. Specifically, Anzauldua argues how people in society can categorized people and be judgmental because off little information known about them. In this paper, I write about different aspects of myself that I feel are misunderstood and how I feel prejudged based off my circumstances. I will describe parts of me that others are not…
1. Challenges: a. adults i. Scheduling conflicts due to work, taking care of family, and etc. ii. Feelings of shame for needing the counseling could hinder his or her progress. iii. Building rapport with an adult client could be difficult if the counselor is younger than the client which could make the counselor seem like she does not know what she is doing. iv. Possible generation differences between the clients and/or counselor, i.e. slang words, comfortability with lifestyle choices, and etc…
whenever I feel like I am improving with my training, I strain or pull my hamstring and it keeps me out for a while. While I’m out rehabbing, I lose confidence. It is never a good sign for an athlete to lose confidence in his or her ability because it hinders performance in their sports and sometimes in their life. It takes a strong minded person to avoid the loss of confidence. As a student athlete, I made the choice to enter the field of health as a career to help other athletes regain the…