Homesickness

occupation, he most has likely intellectualized his ideology that it is better to wake up with nothing connecting him to a “home” (such as objects and even people) in order to protect himself from experiencing the depression/anxiety that coincides with homesickness or a lack of personal connection. It is also possible that Ryan is utilizing reaction formation as well as intellectualization as a function of his personality. It is shown through Ryan’s relationship with Alex that he may potentially…

to get settled into my dorm, I was on the top floor and what a view I had. My roommate was more than I could ask for and I couldn’t wait to get to know her better. As my first few weeks of class went really well and I was extremely busy, but the homesickness started to settle in.I had a boyfriend back home that I had been in a relationship with for almost two years, and had never been apart for more than a few days. I started to go home every weekend and the weekends turned into staying…

Ancient Sparta was Greece’s only real military city-state, where men, women, and children were born into and lived in a military force. Sparta had three main classes, the helots were slaves, the perioeci were the middle class, and the spatriata was the ruling class. The life for a young boy had many more aspects than life for a young girl. Spartan women were treated better than women in other Greek city-states. The Spartan military was one of the most powerful militaries in all of history. The…

could she be so mean to me? Today was the first day I worked with her but she kept complaining to other people about me and talking to me with her impolite language. Her attitude and words toward me hurt me so badly that made me burst into tears. Homesickness and unfamiliarity since I moved here did not make me emotional like the way she did. I hid my vulnerable feelings and endured her mean attitude, but as soon as I got home, it exploded…If I could have a chance to fight back to her, I would…

of me really, really did not. I do not enjoy working, nor do I like traveling outside of Massachusetts. Once I had thought about it, though, I realized I had absolutely no excuse not to go. For starters, my mum was going as well, invalidating my homesickness excuse. It was also going to happen in the first week of July, a time that I would otherwise…

her students regarding their faith in Jesus Christ; Emily refused to comply. She stayed only one year at Mr. Holyoke, then returned home. Scholars remain uncertain as to the reason of her early departure; some speculate that she suffered from homesickness or that she felt she could not survive in the religious atmosphere of Mt. Holyoke. For the remainder of her twenties, she participated in the marriages of her friends and family members and the births of their children, but she remained…

Many people believe that attaining a college degree is a necessity in today’s world. While others think that spending four more years to get a college degree is an absolute waste of their time. High school was such a tremendous part of everyone’s life. You made some of your greatest memories there with lifelong friends, learned how to stick up for yourself, and be a part of something that you will cherish forever. The greatest part about high school was that it was at home and you were well…

My result from the Jung typology test was ISFJ. I got a 34% score for the I, a 16% score for the S and the F, and a 56% score for the J. The “I” stands for introvert and with a score of thirty-four percent, it means that I have a moderate preference towards introversion versus extraversion. The “S” stands for sensing and my score of sixteen percent indicates that I have a slight preference for sensing over intuition. The “F” stands for feeling and my score of sixteen percent means that I have a…

music for comfort. After long days of feeling like a foreigner, I would go straight to the piano and begin pounding out Mongolian melodies. These compositions I which I would make up as I went along would convey feelings of disillusionment and homesickness. Though it was a difficult time, I made rapid advancements in my musical talents. I want to take these talents as far as they will go in college. Also, I found it very easy to relate to newcomers to the school district (especially those…

the reunion of Argos and Odysseus to show that even in the best moments, you never know what will happen to make them the worst, while in his poem “Argus,” Alexander Pope uses the same scene to show that hardships and being forgotten only make homesickness worse. Have you ever been in a situation that felt so amazing and you did not want it to end? That is…