Brandee English 111 October 8‚ 2012 Strength in Numbers “Hi. I’m Jordan and I’m an addict slash abuser‚ I guess.” I watch my son shrug his shoulders and hunch over‚ clasping his hands in his lap after uttering these words. He speaks the words quietly‚ but his apathetic tone and body language read loud and clear. He doesn’t believe the words he’s saying and is merely being cooperative. After a loud and cheerful “Hello Jordan!” the group turns their attention to me. “Hi. I’m Brandee‚ and I’m
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course of our relationship. The disconnection with my father was not of his own volition‚ but rather a natural decline due to his situation. My father‚ John had once been a man I admired‚ because of his strong dedication to establishing a healthy home for my mother my sister and me. He was once a tall strong man with a muscular build‚ additionally he also cared deeply for our family and would do anything he could to make me and my sister happy. My father would frequently take us on sojourns throughout
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A Personal Pastoral Theology I begin with a story about a spiritual journey similar to my own. One day in the South Pacific‚ a navy ship captain saw smoke coming from the hut on an uncharted island. Upon arriving at the shore‚ they were met by a shipwreck survivor. He said‚ “I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve been alone on this island for more than five years!” The captain replied‚ “If you’re all alone on the island why do I see three huts?” The survivor said‚ “Oh‚ well I live in
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My dad was extremely involved in my life especially when I was younger. I was a daddy’s girl one hundred percent growing up. My dad got me involved in all the sports I partook in. Encouraging me‚ giving me lessons‚ and helping me become better in any way he could. My mom was normally just there for moral support but my dad was the one to push me. He encouraged me to be good at anything I wanted to do. My dad played such a strong role in my life‚ and helped me become who I am today. The influences
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person has an equally complex life as you do. All lives have complexities not fathomable to other people‚ a rabbit hole of insecurities‚ strengths‚ and weaknesses. I never understood sonder until I became a barber. After many years in my craft‚ I began to like my client’s stories‚ which coming from all walks of life. They always have a new perspective on life than my own. While many people collect stamps or coins‚ I collected these stories. In particular‚ I remember this young chap who was just like
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animals as well. I have always shared my home with different kinds of beings‚ be it dogs‚ cats to monkeys‚ cows‚ birds etc. I come from a place called Nagpur‚ which is a developing city from Maharashtra‚ India. The surroundings have been very similar to a stereotype Indian scene people would imagine with cows on the streets‚ dogs and so on. From a very tender age I loved being in the house yard with my grandfather‚ always eager to explore. Since I am the only child to my parents‚ both of who are working
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My personal reading history is a simple one. I’ve always read books that appeal to me‚ typically young adult books with a storyline based on teenagers and their struggles‚ romances‚ or friendships. A low point in my reading history would be that I have found myself sometimes having to reread chapters because I felt I didn’t fully understand. A good example would be The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I would reread almost every chapter of this book because it was a difficult read for
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Project 1)My topic is strengths and weaknesses 2)What made me to decide to choose this cause every body have strong points and their weak points. 3) Strengths Only or Strengths and Relative Weaknesses? A Preliminary Study falseRust‚ Teri; Diessner‚ Rhett; Reade‚ Lindsay. The Journal of Psychology143.5 (Oct 2009): 465-76. Abstract (summary) The full text may take 40-60 seconds to translate; larger documents may take longer. Cancel Does working on developing character strengths and relative
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the horrific smell of unwashed bodies came over me‚ almost making me choke in disgust. It was rather humid and I was finding it increasingly difficult to suck the oxygen into my body. I was suffocating like a fish out of water‚ labouring with every breath. The walls‚ the ceiling and the floor were all the same dull colour. My hospital room was small. I could not even take two large strides before I reached the other side of the stinking cage. Then an unearthly caterwauling sound filled the air. The
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on the strengths that I currently had to build my resiliency. First I would have identified the perceived problem‚ which was me having difficulties adjusting to my friend moving‚ which caused me to no longer have any friends in the neighborhood. Next‚ I would identify the influences that are contributing to my perceived problem. The contributing factors are coming home from school and being lonely and having no one to play with on the weekends‚ which reminds me of being by himself and my friend moving
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