helped me find my strengths so that I can figure out what I am talented at. These strengths may or may not be the most accurate depiction of my talents. My top 5 strengths are deliberative, adaptability, restorative, consistency, and responsibility. Out of all the strengths that I was given, Deliberative best relates to to me right now. I am very careful and always think about what I might do wrong. I have always had few friends and don’t like talking about my personal life. In highschool i was…
life. Whenever I think of a person I admire as a hero, I automatically think of my sister. She has always been there for me when I needed her and she has never thought twice about helping me out. I honestly know I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for her. She has many qualities and traits that I admire and wish I had myself. Those qualities include her positive attitude, her patience to listen, her successfulness, her creativity, and last but certainly not least, her basketball skills. I…
Eastern culture focuses on getting over your friends and family’s death. My first thought when I was taught this was, “Wow we’re selfish.”. I then read Dr. Olberding’s Other People Die, which taught me that It might just be more about Confucius and Zhuangzi viewed their friends and family. As I read these individuals works and mulled over their thoughts, I began to form my own opinion on the topic. I eventually came to the conclusion…
as an Indian and not an American. Her father worked as a librarian and her mother a teacher; therefore, literature became a natural calling for Lahiri. Through “Interpreter of Maladies, Lahiri tells the story of the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between the culture they inherited and the world in which they now find themselves. Lahiri herself struggles to understand the Indian culture, she admits, “I’m lucky that I’m between two worlds, I don’t really know what a…
to death camps.Even in the difficult times people were able to find joy. When your going through a hard time, don't you just need a little air. “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature, and God” (Doc D). A personal example of calming down with Nature is that, whenever I get mad or i'm going through a lot. I go to the park, so that I can let it all out. Just by having a little air helps you…
the truth. As we seen in the play that Blanche was drinking would stop her nerves and increase her imagination. Since her fantasy calm her down, she doesn’t want to use her reality. By proving this, I don’t want realism. I want magic. Yes, yes magic! I try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I don’t tell…
a child or children without a partner." I believe it is more than that. Being a single parent is not just about raising children on your own; it is the ultimate show of strength, sacrifice, and adaptability. My mother always told me, "Being a parent is not for cowards." She was right. Parenting causes me to tap into mental and emotional reservoirs I never knew existed. Parenting alone only intensifies that. It takes endless amounts of strength to do what I do. It takes strength to parent…
that her aunt and extended family harbour no feelings of affection for her and so she has formulated other ways to achieve this kind of intimacy. Jane confides that: To [my] crib I always took my doll: human beings must love something, and, in the dearth of worthier objects of affection, I contrived to find a pleasure in loving and cherishing a faded graven image, shabby as a miniature scarecrow… I could not sleep unless it was folded in my nightgown; and when it lay there safe and warm, I was…
As a child growing up, Alycia never experienced the fatherly and motherly love that the children around her age had. Her parents would always yell at her and criticize her for everything she did. She was physically and mentally abused, but despite all this, she still yearned for her parents’ love. However, her love for her parents started to disintegrate when they abandoned at the age of 8. From there on, she roamed the streets of Greece everyday and learned how to grow up independently. Despite…
Anybody may be capable of telling a story, however, all stories are unique within how the stories are told. Whether a story regarding the Vietnam War, World War I, World War II, or several different events, contains various effects dealing with the particular event. Most of the population does not realize that Alzheimer’s is a popular event to question someone, since dealing with Alzheimer’s may be tragic. Not all stories about dealing with Alzheimer’s may be tragic, a few may be an enjoyable…