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Spina Bifida Through the Eyes of Sarah Allison Cover Misericordia University Introduction There are many reasons why I chose to write about spina bifida for this paper. One reason being that November is spina bifida awareness month so I thought it was fitting. Also, I have first-hand experience with children that are living with spina bifida. I am a two-year camp counselor at an amazing camp called Camp Spifida. At this camp, I had the opportunity to meet and work with a little girl named…

Ageism – Prejudice and discrimination directed against people because of their age; can be directed against any age group, including youth I had received my certified nursing assist certification when I was a junior in high school. I had tried getting a job as a CNA after I had graduated, but no one would hire me. It didn’t matter that I had made a perfect score on my state exam, which consisted of a procedure and written exam, or that I had promised to be the best employee, they saw me unfit…

be exciting.” After that, she went to make dinner. For the next few months, I continued to go to school and my parents started to pack things in the house up. When the time came to leave the house, I cried. I had flashbacks to birthday parties, sleepovers and so much more. I knew I was going to miss the house I grew up in, but I knew there was nothing I could do. We finally moved into the new house. It took a while, but in the end, I ended up liking the house and where we were. I had the rest…

Music is an important part of everyday life. Almost every person hears music on a daily basis. Music surrounds us while we are in the car, the store, watching TV. In today’s world we can fit years of music in the palm of our hands through iPods and Iphones. It does not surprise me that music has a large influence on so many people’s lives. I feel music has had a large impact on my life in made different ways. Personally I listen to music daily. I use music as a way to pass time while I am…

Over the last decade or so, the amount of connections we have developed through technology is astonishing. The many methods of messaging, calling, and interacting with others have skyrocketed recently because of all the digital platforms being created in our modern world. For many smartphone users and other tech savvy citizens, spending quality time with others consists of small take in person while simultaneously scrolling through texts, emails, and feeds. At what point does humanity go from…

soft on her kids because she is isolating her them with academic work from the real threat life has to offer which is its own society and human interactions. Chua should let her children learn how to interact with large groups such as party and sleepovers and things of that nature. Which brings me to one of my points which i disagree with chua which is believing that children owe their parents everything. I disagree with Chua here because sure our kids do give us hard times and take up a lot of…

Boredom Essay Reflection Before I had come to college and taken our Bored to Tears writing class, I really hadn’t thought deeply about boredom and searched into the depths of its meaning. To me boredom normally meant a person was lazy and unproductive or stuck in a boring situation, such as the science fair. The writing tools, class discussions, passages, and books that we read in class opened my mind to the world of boredom in a new light and allowed me improve my skills as a reader and a…

By definition, a passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion. We live every day following a passion on guiding us to the necessary tools of daily motivation. Beginning off, I am passionate about learning and getting the proper education I need to further myself in life. Reason being, my mom, and dad had never been a “helicopter parent” when it came to grades; they would just look over my work, check in with me now and then to make sure I was doing what I am supposed to be doing.…

The Blind Side has always been a favorite movie of mine. Watching the movie when I was younger, truly opened my eyes to the harshness of society and the hard work of excellent athletes. Work ethic shown in athletes in expressed through their hard work and determination. This can be seen through their constant efforts to become better at their craft. The story of Michael Oher is one I will never forget because of the way it has motivated me as a student athlete. Through the story of Michael…

A mother’s worst fear is receiving a life shattering call from her daughter’s teacher saying she wasn’t acting like herself. The first question brought into speculation was depression. Just as a mother would do, she watched for signs herself. A week or so later an accident happened. The daughter awoke her mother during the night and right away the mother knew something was wrong. The daughter told her mother that she wasn’t sure if she was sweating profusely while sleeping or if she had wet…