My greatest influences are my parents and my brother. My brother suffered from Guillain- Barre Syndrome when he was eight. He lived in the hospital on an artificial ventilation for 97 days and later he had to continue physical therapy for at least ten years as he was completely paralyzed. My parents and my brother devoted their few years completely for his treatment. Today, my brother is a successful engineer working in the bay area. I learned that with dedication, determination and diligence we can achieve our dream in life…
We were on our way to Canobie Lake Park. It had been a long two hours, but my dad was playing comedian albums from his phone, so we were preoccupied. “Are we almost there?” my brother asked. “No, were not stop asking.” Little brothers can be so annoying with their questions. We were almost there just five minutes to go. The view was so gorgeous. The lake was glistening from the sun. I had been to focused on the view and before I knew it we were at the…
My mother, “Regina Hopkins,” has been a positive influence in my life. She has raised 6 kids all by herself as well as earned a Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a City College in Gainesville, Florida. My mother has been through pretty much everything a person can go through outside of war and was still able to be there and provide for all 6 of her kids. In high school, my mother wanted to play football and couldn't because she was a girl and back-in-the-day women were not allowed to play football with the guys. However, she remained strong by raising 6 kids and independently took care of all of us on her own. My mother has several qualities that I would love to develop. The first quality she has is balance; she certainly knows how to make…
Finally, when I moved to New Orleans I started volunteer work at the Children’s Hospital and helped with pop up clinics for the Latino community twice. Overall I found that helping others shouldn't be something seen as duty or mandatory, it should be spontaneous. Through others experiences and hardships we learn and grow as human beings, not only did I enjoy helping others but I felt that it helped me with my problems. Having moved around so much and meet so many people and living by myself so many years I came to truly be thankful for my blessings and specially for my hardships. Hermann Hesse once said, "I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value." Helping others made me realize that we all need help and that my way to help others would be through their health. It also taught me not to judge anybody, especially if you don't know what they have been through. I am hard believer that everything happens for a reason, and all the weekends I spend watching my parents help others helping others myself made me the determined person that I am today. Finally, the most important lesson I learned was to never give up, no matter how hard the task is or how bad the problem is there will always be someone willing to help and you can always be both sides to that, the helper or the one who needs…
It is my summer at my grandparent's house. They are old, and I am young, having been the second oldest grandchild. To have fun I would make jewelry and tend to my grandma's garden and watch TV, even though that does not seem too exciting, I seek excitement-but it is grandpa's quietness that draws me, and because he does not force meaningless conversations, I relax.…
If ever a friend who was not involved with probation asked about one of my cases, I would politely inform them that my cases are confidential and that I am unable to share any information with them. I would have the same response for a friend who inquired about a case that was not assigned to me. The only time I would share information about my case load or any specific probationer, would be if a friend who was also a co-worker at probation inquired. Other than that, my cases are confidential and therefore should not be shared with anyone outside of Navajo County…
After the accident, I had plenty time to think. I just don't like being a side piece. Plus I feel wrong knowing you have a girl waiting on you at home, I feel so guilty. I know how I felt when I found out my husband wasn't faithful to me. Don't get me wrong, when we were doing the do it felt so good aat the time that I put those thoughts to the side. But I have to do what is morally right even though I didn't at first. Down the road if I am divorce and you are single hit me up. And please don't become a stranger. We can still message from time to…
The purpose of my research paper is to evaluate the effects of maternity leave in the United States, with an emphasis on the historical change of laws surrounding it and the health effects on mothers and infants. Maternity leaves can affect mothers’ and infants’ welfare if they first affect the amount of time working women stay at home post birth. I would look at the workplace conditions placed on mothers who go on maternity leave, as well as delve into the health benefits for mothers who take time off as opposed to mothers who return to work almost immediately after giving birth.…
The word love, when most people think about it they think of happiness, but it sometimes can be a very cruel thing. Since I was young I would always wonder who will I end up with? How does he look like? When will we ever meet?. As the years went by I never met anyone that I actually felt a connection with, that is until my first year in high school.…
In this world there are approximately seven billion people, and one individual can make an impact on all. In fact life is not impacted by the amount of people trying, but impacted by the quality of effort from each individual.…
Lying in bed, I was sleeping soundly unaware that my life was going to be changed forever. It was 5 am on a Thursday; everything was turning out to be just another day at the beginning of the summer. All of a sudden I was shaken awake. I was slow to open my eyes so I was not aware of what was happening yet. I was unaware that my life was about to change forever. I finally opened my eyes and was very startled to see the face of a man that I had never seen before me talking to me and directing me to get out of bed. I did what I was told and noticed that there was another large man standing outside my door.…
The day that I became a bride changed my life forever. I was marrying my knight in shining armour, and what I think is the love of my life. My brother Richard and his wife Cathy graciously allowed my husband and I to have our wedding at their house which was the greatest blessing I could have asked for. The time was nearing that I would be walking down the aisle and the perfect vow would be read. On the evening of July 28, 2012, I would be marrying the man I had always dreamed of marrying, and I would be having the fairy tale wedding that every girl hopes for.…
This one is really easy to answer. I never liked speaking in front of a crowd or class. If there was an in class project where we had the option for a speaking version or paper version, I would always choose the paper version. My issues with public speaking before taking this class was speaking in front of a crowd. I would get nervous and at times I would forget what I would say because I was afraid of talking.…
“Never put your key to happiness in someone else's pocket.”~Anonymous. It was the Fourth of July, and my parents were planning a small party with our next-door neighbors. By this time I was in third grade and very close to a friend my age that lived next door. He had a little brother, who I thought was pretty intimidating for his age, considering he never obeyed or listened to anyone, and made up his own rules, like a visualante. On the other hand I had two sisters. The older one, Ronnie, I thought she was brilliant and knew everything good in the world. She even made up the saying, “I don’t need twenty-twenty vision to see the good in everyone.” And, then there was my irresistibly cute, little sister, Natalie. She was only a year younger than…
In this shitty beautiful world We look dead ahead and charge forth. Following in line of a predetermined future. I am not sure I can take it much longer.…