When I was thinking about writing this journal post a particular experiences came into my head. I pushed it aside for the fact that it didn’t fit the criteria for this journal. However‚ after struggling trying with writer’s block‚ I gave in to my original thought. The experience I am going to be talking about doesn’t fit the criteria of being a patient/nurse interaction because I wasn’t with a “patient” or in a clinical setting. On the night of Saturday‚ October 11th‚ Logan and I went out for a typical
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Going into Sophomore year‚ starting my Urban class with Mr. Berkson‚ I was worried. Although I had heard he was a great teacher‚ something about being in a different class then I had planned worried me. Going into Sophomore year‚ I had planned to join Eastern Religions‚ but after going through some serious consideration‚ I decided to switch into Urban. To this day‚ my decision has not let me down. I enjoyed Mr. Berksons class all year‚ for many reasons. These reasons include his great humor‚ his
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As a young child‚ I would hide behind my mother and grandmother when anyone was approaching; but when I got home‚ I was a pretty outgoing kid. Then‚ in middle school‚ I was an enthusiastic pre-teen longing for attention‚ constantly joking around. Friends took my feelings lightly‚ and began to see me as more of a novelty than as a person. My best friend no longer came to me with her latest crush‚ or secret. I was alone‚ and home life was not much better. Constantly having rude words thrown at me‚
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History 2200 April 9th‚ 2014 My Vietnam Experience The sudden noise of a dog bark‚ doorbell‚ loud noise‚ or a certain smell can trigger the flashbacks from the war. The flashbacks can take me back to a helicopter ride by a small inhale of diesel‚ or the smell after a tank explodes. Loud noises can trigger memories of my nighttime guard duty and fights against our enemies. These noises and smells would make a “normal” person just jump or not even notice a common smell‚ but for me‚ a scare or
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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
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Samuel Hays 10/13/2014 Experience in America On a beautiful Sunday morning‚ I got a call from my grandfather from America after 9 years. When my mom told me that it’s your grandfather‚ I ran to the yellow‚ old phone. When I heard the first words that my grandfather said to me‚ it felt so great that even words couldn’t describe it. We talked for many hours and while talking to him I realized how great‚ smart‚ and wonderful my grandfather was. Then I handed the phone to my dad because he had important
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experienced racism‚ I was a young naïve 18 year old girl. It was my first year in college right out of high school‚ and it was my first time outside of my predominately black world. I had just moved to San Bernardino‚ Ca to attend college‚ from South Central Los Angeles. I had gone to an all-black high school‚ attended an all-black church and at the time had all black friends. I remember the first day my family packed me up and we headed off to my new life in college. I had only been in school for a little
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I love storytime. Since I was a young girl‚ before I went to sleep every night I would ask my father to tell me a story. I would crawl into my bright pink sheets and my eyes would eagerly peak from underneath them as I waited for my father to take a seat on the side of the bed. There was one condition among my desire for stories. I wanted to hear about the miracles brought forth by God. I was always intrigued to hear of former miracles that proved God’s existence‚ such as individuals who were healed
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The abstinence experience in my case was a process of learning about myself. I learned how I reacted when I had to stop doing a behavior that was giving me satisfaction and pain. I learned how to come up with ways to help my process and achieve my goal. At the beginning‚ it was difficult as it was the first time abstaining from a behavior that I had for many years‚ I can say it started during my life as an adolescent. It was seen as a fun thing to do at school with friends and at parties. However
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My writing workshop experience as a freshman was successful‚ time devoting‚ and different. It is different from my past experiences in writing‚ because I had the opportunity to chose my own topic‚ and had most of the year to improve each of my pieces. I enjoyed the process‚ and thought it was very helpful to receive feedback from both my peers‚ family‚ and teacher. I had enough time to edit mistakes I missed the first time around‚‚ and the chance to receive edits from others who had different perspectives
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