Erikson's Ego Vs. Despair

I look forward to that point in life where I can reflect on my life and be proud of my accomplishments. For years, not having a college degree was the biggest regret I ever had, and now that I will no longer have that, I look forward to what I will do with that. Like with Erikson’s Ego vs Despair, like Kelly, I want to be at that point in my life where I am satisfied with my life. I never felt bad, but there were moments in my work career where I would not be able to advance because I did not have a college degree. Joan Erikson and Gerotransendence, Kelly have hit that point where he is content with where his life is at and the close circle of friends that he has is what helps keep him grounded. The article on Racial and Ethnic preferences
written by Duffy et al (2006), was interesting in the fact that how it showed how different cultures cared for their elders. The most stimulating thing to me, mostly because of the mere fact that on social media and in the news today, people (Americans specifically) like to lash out on people from the Middle East. The fascinating part about this study was how it showed that white people did not feel it was the responsibility of the family to care for the dying elderly. When it came to the Arab culture and their dying elders, the family and neighbors were greatly involved. The idea of hospice and nursing homes is something that is not even an option. As a matter a fact, in Baghdad, they was not even one nursing home to be found (Duffy et al, 2006). Even in the Hispanic culture, the family is involved with caring for their elders. For everything that we see about a certain culture, ones that appear to care for their parents in their last days, people who shout the loudest and want to keep these same people from entering the United States, do not even do the same for their own.