Heather, a new girl, came around and was her best friend. But Heather left Melinda she learned to: move on, to accept the past, and to not let people walk all over her. After the rape Melinda had a hard time moving on from the past and everything that had happened. When Heather came into her life, and was a great step toward getting out of depression. But then on page 105 Heather says “Heather: ‘This is really awkward. I mean, how do you say something like this? No matter what . . . no, I don’t want to say that. I mean, we kind of paired up at the beginning of the year when I was new and didn’t know anyone and that was really, really sweet of you, but I think it’s time for us both to admit that we . . . just . . .are . . .very . . .different.’ She studies her no-fat yogurt. I try to think of something bitchy, something wicked and cruel. I can’t. Me: ‘You mean we’re not friends anymore?’ Heather: ‘[smiling with her mouth but not her eyes] We were never really, really friends, were we? I mean, it’s not like I ever slept over at you house or anything. We like to do different things. I have my modeling, and I like to shop . . .’ Me:’ I like to shop.’ Heather:’ You don’t like anything. You are the most depressed person I’ve ever met, and excuse me for saying this, but you are no fun to be around and I think you need professional help.’” Melinda learned to move on and accept that she wasn’t suppose to be…
Sarah’s loyalty to her family played huge part in what caused her to commit suicide. Sarah had always been loyal to her family, whether that family was her biological family or Jules and Genvieve, who kept her safe all those years. The story started off with Sarah locking up her brother in the cupboard, but she did so because she thought that she would be back in a few days. Her loyalty to her brother caused him to die, and ever since then his death had a negative effect on her life. When Genvieve and…
Things aren't always as they seem. My great great great uncle Gutlib, was born sixteen years before the American Civil War was at its height. Gutlib bravely went to fight for the Union. Soon after he went to fight, communication ceased between Gutlib and his family. During the war, the family was unsure whether Gutlib was alive, all they had keeping them going was the hope that he was okay. After the war ended, the family still hadn’t heard from him for weeks, possibly months, and he was presumed dead. His family mourned his death, shocked that he was killed in the war. They held a funeral in his honor and were completely devastated by their loss. The weeks passed and nothing changed. Then one day, while looking over the hill that the family house faced in Pennsylvania,…
Picture a beautiful, young, loving, smart girl with caring parents and one amazing boyfriend. Now picture that becoming all a lie. Picture a seventeen year old falling in love with a psychopath, and having no clue about the situation. Having your perfect world torn apart right in front of you with no control of stopping it. . Ask Natasha Kennedy just how that happened to her. She was in a picture-perfect relationship with Jayven Ray, her boyfriend of eight months. He gave her everything she could dream of, love, gifts, time, and always had the right words to say. She was infatuated with him, the perfect man was in her grasp and she was not letting go. After he knew just how head over heels she was for him, the loving, caring, perfect Jayven turned into her worse nightmare. He became abusive, controlling, and overbearing. She loved him, so of course she let the situation proceed. She was hoping the old Jayven would come back.…
I began my essay by first defining what a Carer is, that helped me to differentiate between a Carer and a professional care worker and from that it enabled me to make a clear separation between the two roles. I found it beneficial to take notes from each transcript from unit one, this highlighted the key difficulties that Ann was experiencing. I then decided I would separate my assignment into 4 headings:…
When i was in the second grade, my parents got divorced. This shattered my family as my older brother and sister left. My mom wouldn’t let…
Josie was accepted into the popular clique of people in her school and with this inheritance of popularity was the leaving behind of her best friend Peter. Josie had this desire inside her that would never go away, the desire to be wanted my others and to fit in. Once Josie felt that others wanted her she forgot about Peter and all the good times that they had. After a few years of Josie finally fitting in, she was considered to be one of the most popular girls in school along with one of the best looking girls in school as well. With these new attributes came Matt Royston, the star hockey player who became Josie’s boyfriend. Josie never seemed truly happy with her relationship with Matt. It seem as though she kept him around just to keep her image with her popular friends. She suffered from abuse from him because he would get angry at her very easily. He also got her pregnant and didn’t seem to care all that much and failed to realize the importance of the news. She was so afraid that if she had one minor slip up that her friends…
My essay is about the power of siblings. Both in The outsiders and my essay Siblings bond over death or the thought of death. In The Outsiders Ponyboy and his brothers, including the greasers bonded over the death of his parents and Jonny, their good friend. It’s sad but true, people tend to get closer when they realize how short life is. My brother and I bonded over the fact that we would have to help my mom together. Being able to have someone there for you can give you a sense of safety because believe or not the closest person in your life should be your sibling. I feel bad for people who don’t have older siblings or lost them because they will never know what it’s like to have someone who already went through what you’re going through.…
It was Monday, May 30th, 2011. My family was driving home from a hotel we were staying at in Virginia, after going to Kings Dominion for my birthday day the day before. On the way home, we stopped at a Cracker Barrel for breakfast. During our meal, we got a call from my aunt telling us that my uncle, my mother’s brother, was in the hospital. Only a few days before he had moved back to Guatemala without saying goodbye to me. Once we were back on the road, my mother continued to get phone calls updating us about what was happening down there, as each call came through we all became more and more anxious wait for the answer. Then it came it just wasn't the answer we were hoping for, my mother began pushing on the walls of the car as if they were…
Other personal experiences include two of my siblings, both served in Iraq, who were exposed to enemy gunfire while serving. I lost my grandmother eight years ago, who was my rock in every possible way. My grandmother was diagnosed with Leukemia, which she kept from everyone in my family until two months before her death. I believe family stress developed due to her sudden death. Aside from family stress, I personally struggled with my grandmother’s death, who reflected as a woman with great strength and lots of wisdom; who also taught me values, honesty, and community. Further, five years later, in the year 2009, I lost another family member to gunshot violence, who was shot in the head and died instantly; this family member was also…
The purpose of this quantitative study is to determine the various barriers faced by grandparent caregivers. Recent studies indicate that the percentage of grandparent caregiver has increased substantially in 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau (Simmons & Dye, 2003) reported that 3.6% (5.8 million) of adults 30 years and older were living with a grandchild younger than 18years old (2.4 million) of whom were responsible for raising their grandchildren. The factors contributing to this increase are as varied and complex as the barriers facing grandparents today. This study will evaluate the age, race, financial, medical and mental…
. the daughter's rape by her father is not graphic, but there is lots of…
[The following suggestions, on the relation and duties of a sister to her brother, are taken from a volume by the Author of this book, entitled, "Advice to Young Ladies on their Duties and Conduct in Life."]…
Throughout the progression of my life, I must take a certain roles. Some of these roles are extremely important. Being young give me experiences about the crucial roles that will benefits me for the rest of my life. Taking positive interest in my actions is what enables me to improve in my roles. Even if I do not succeed in life, there will always be responsibilities and consequences that I must face and learn. Being the youngest son in the family is challenging since my parents expect greatly from me. There are three vital roles in life that allows me to be successful and the entitlements of being my parent son. These roles are by being a leader, cooperative, and respectful.…
It seems like yesterday all the kids where little and needed me all the time. Now Francesca is married, with children, Kaitlin is living on her own with her daughter, and JJ and April live with them. I feel like it was only the other day we were all crowding around the dinner table having a nice family meal, while John their father was off who knows where, drunk, high, spending money he didn’t really have to even spend. I stop and think how these kids ever made it all these years before without us. Us being myself and their uncle Scott, we had been together five years by then and I knew this was the beginning of something wonderful. If only I had known how much it would affect and change my life and theirs. I guess it happened gradually, the kids coming over for dinner, needing winter clothes, taking showers at my house and I always wondered where their father was. Then I found out, John was an alcoholic, drug addict who somehow had custody of these wonderful kids.…