Parable

Emergency workers are considered a special breed of humans; they are those who are willing to take extra sacrifices to potentially save the life of a total stranger. While commonly, the monetary reward for those who attempts such feats is miniscule, the act of selfless service is more than reward enough for those who are willing to answer the call. No matter how heroic one might feel the job of an emergency worker is, there is always someone who wants to rain on his or her parade. As quoted in…

Real Life Heroes Real life heroes are extremely important in everyone’s lives. They can motivate others to do great things, help people to realize what they are called to, and be an example to them. There are different types of real life heroes including historic heroes, public heroes, and unsung heroes. Historic heroes can influence what people do throughout their lives, they can help them figure out what they want to do, and they can also give people motivation toward a specific goal. Even…

I am David Shane Dobyns, twenty-two years of age; I was born in Puyallup Washington, August 17th 1994 at the Good Samaritan hospital. My family consists of mother, father, and brother who live in Germany. Growing up was as idyllic as one could suspect, in my prepubescent years we moved to the states in search of “gods’ plan” for us, starting a church in Texas. The church siphoned our resources to the brink of poverty, but we were happy all the same. Through the eyes of a jaded 5-year-old,…

Unveiling Narrative Leadership Through Authenticity in Octavia E. Butler’s “Parable of the Sower”. In my opinion, I believe that Octavia E. Butler exemplifies the best narrative leadership in her book, “Parable of the Sower”. Although this is our most recent assigned text, I feel confident enough to say that she as an author demonstrates a great storytelling ability that comes through in the pages of her book. One thing that I immediately noticed as a reader was the format of Butler’s book. She…

Is there still bravery among humanity? Do people still possess such? When can you say one is brave enough to face life? Are there any specific things that can prove that one can be called brave? Are you one of them? Bravery or being brave is often seen as an act of being strong enough to face any challenges that awaits us. We see people as brave when they are more than willing to sacrifice. We associate the act of being brave to being a hero. Brave is not merely an action itself, but it is more…

Introduction When Dr. Gerald Lauria walked into a town hospital in Congo in 2005, he was stunned. Coming from working in a large hospital in the United States consisting of many doctors per specialty, he was shocked to find this hospital run by just one physician. Dr. Lauria described the hospital as “sparse” and “primitive”, ridden with x-ray machines outdated by at least twenty years and empty medicine cabinets. Dr. Lauria’s experience is not an outlier. The dysfunctional and unsophisticated…

The Magnanimousness Of Superheroes The motive for most superheroes that drives them to help others, is to achieve total peace to be able to live in a world where it does not require their existence. However, in a world of evil, superheroes are a necessity to maintain peace. Therefore, superheroes are required to do everything in their power to sustain humanity. Personally, I felt that at times I was compelled to become the superhero in dire circumstances. Once, I was put into a situation in…

Camden is a city with an infamous reputation. Its people are often stigmatized as being dangerous, criminals and immoral. Because of its notoriety many avoid going there. If by chance they have a need to be there, most would take care of their business, get out of town and would not consider speaking with a stranger on the street. The biblical city of the Samaritans had a reputation similar to the City of Camden. The Samaritans were looked upon as being vile, sinners. Those in surrounding…

The Song of a Mexican Girl In “Sold into the Sex Trade” Peter Sonnenberg reported many cases where Mexican girls was abducted from ages ranging from 10 to 20 for human trafficking. Countless interviews from parents took place during the video, were they express their concern with the authorities about the abduction of their daughters. During the interview, various parents were outraged at the authorities because of the uncounted abduction cases that involve sex trafficking of teenage girls that…

Ethnography is a study used by sociologists to emerge within a group and observe how they operate. Within Sidewalk Gotta Go and Sidewalk Sleeping, Duneier is able to see what is unseen by the average tourist in New York City. Although he had submerged himself with this a group of street vendors on Sixth Avenue, there are advantages and disadvantages to an ethnographical study. Mitchell Duneier was able to work with the street vendors and learn why they had chosen to sleep outside, or why they…