Lifeguard

Catatonic Stubbornness Hamartia. From Greek meaning a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine. In Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex and Antigone, Oedipus, Antigone, and especially Creon all display their flaw of being stubborn which ultimately leads to the tragedy in each play. When Teiresias challenges Oedipus by saying that he is the one plaguing the city, instead of listening to the other side of the argument, Oedipus tells him to be “Out of this place! Out of my sight!”…

In 2013, Angela Duckworth, a research psychologist and associate professor at University of Pennsylvania, gave a TED talk on the topic of grit and how it is a significant predictor of success. As a competitive swimmer and lifeguard, I can relate with her topic and the persistence I personally needed to succeed in these activities. I started swimming competitively in the second grade and have continued through high school. Being a busy high school student with homework, responsibilities, and…

starts leaning in the middle of the sea. A Greek Fisherman rushes with his small boat to the sinking refugee boat. He ties a rope to the boat and guides it to the Skala shore in Lesbos. The Spanish lifeguards jump into the water on their jet skis to meet the half-sunk boat “Volunteer Spanish lifeguards with Proactiva Serve rescue more than 100 terrified refugees early this morning after…

sentence-This is telling you how we can prevent less shark attacks and sightings. Example-The lifeguards of the Jersey shore have “ competitions showcase the various skills lifeguards use in their work as protectors of the beach and surf across South Jersey” (Cape May Super Athalon”). Explanation-Lifeguards can stop shark attacks if they look out, and do what they do at the races more. They can have more lifeguard on duty to help and then possibly more people will come to the beach.…

feel the summer breeze, plug in my phone to blast my go-to driving playlist, and I’m ready. Before I set off to lifeguard, a voice reminds me of what my grandma said when I first began driving, “I’m not afraid of you driving, I’m afraid of other drivers.” The validity of her fear is shocking; a car is so much deadlier than a pool, yet it is so much easier to become a driver than a lifeguard. I pull away, ready for the task ahead. I must be focused, vigilant of everyone and everything around me,…

times is to practice. It’s just like learning an instrument -- the more you do it, the better you become. I took the same approach when I attended lifeguard training. Meeting the swimming requirement wasn’t that difficult, but studying for CPR AED and first aid requirements were a bit more challenging. I was determined to become a certified lifeguard. However, that wasn’t the most challenging part. One thing all of the training…

nurses. Nursing requires a bachelors degree in General Health and a two year technical education degree in Nursing specific courses that require the use of CPR, assisted living and the use of sutures to close wounds. All of which are taught by my lifeguard instructors. Since I know a thing or two about nursing, I am already ahead do the game and am ready to start medical school. All that stands between me and my degree is a whole lot of money that I unfortunately do not have.…

job at the Farmers Branch Aquatics Center really showed me who I am as a person and what I can do. Working at the Farmers Branch Aquatics Center has caused me to realize a couple of things, the first being the importance of responsibility. As a lifeguard, I am responsible for the patron’s safety and happiness while they are at the pool. The severity of this responsibility was brought to my attention during a busy day, when an emergency occurred with a young patron. At the time, I was sitting…

team, just like Christina. I was ecstatic because I was barely able to convince Christina to come with me. She had a very important test to study for. So, we compromised and she took her study material along with her. When we got on the boat, a lifeguard greeted us and gave all the passengers on the boat a safety presentation. I was too excited to pay attention. “...And definitely don’t jump into the water if a passenger is overboard, because what’s worse than one passenger overboard? Two…

prerequisite to be a lifeguard. I finished The nervousness was effecting my stomach. I stumbled out of the pool and over to trash can. Where I lost my last meal to that can. I noticed that my vomit was red but i didn’t have time to think about it I had another test to complete before I could go home. That is to tread water for 2 minutes not using arms. I start my head is bobbing in and out of water. My mouth opens and I start choking and I am done. I failed the prerequisites to be lifeguard.…