...My Life Changing Call: Amy Jo Sanchez Beckfield College Abstract My Life Changing Call Let me start by telling you that it has been extremely difficult to do a career change into something that has no real adrenalin rush for me. I have ADD and the adrenalin is what hooked me when I started in EMS over 17 years ago. I fell in love immediately and still love it to this day. The feeling you get helping people in some of the worst times of their lives even in the end of their life is unexplainable. It sometimes makes you question what there is after death. It’s one of those things that you don’t talk about in EMS or your own family. I have never told anyone that I question if there is an afterlife after death. All I know is that death is inevitable. Let me begin by telling you about the call that changed my life and pushed me to make a career change. It was a beautiful morning on March 21st 2013 and my partner and I had just delivered a patient to the emergency room and got an alarm for a new call, one that would forever change my life. The alarm came in as I was putting my stretcher into the back of my ambulance it was for a baby shot in the head. Now in 911 or emergency medicine not every call comes across as the truth, but little did I know that I would forever remember every detail of this call I was about to go on. This beautiful morning was about to become my worst morning one that I feel stole my soul and my career. They sent the alarm to us twice...
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...One of the standout occasions I have had to react and deal with a change imposed on my life was moving out of my parent’s home into my own place, which I am fully responsible for. This change may seem like a planned change but my parents made the decision to move to the south for work purposes so I was left with the decision to stay home where I grew up or create a new life in the south. I was at the age where I was ready for the responsibility so made the decision to move in my own place with friends and stay local. Initially when I moved out I reacted quite negatively. When I had personal problems or needed to sort out money issues. I didn’t have parents or any form of support nearby to help me. I was very conscious of this and it caused me to be frequently anxious and worry about possible scenarios that could go wrong. On occasions in the early days my worries and lack of support made me quite defensive and protective of myself as a maybe self defense mechanism before I had become comfortable supporting myself. However to an extent you do need to protect yourself from being betrayed with money issues and other problems of that sort, as you can trust people you live with but not to the extent you would your family. I believe the change has matured me a lot in my approaches to other people and scenarios that require a variety of approaches. It has made me better at reading these situations and deciding what approach to take. It has also made me a more confident person...
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...Life Changes Scaling For The 1990s Introduction * In this experiment, the purpose of it is to reduce all the error samples that were made in the original experiment created by Rahe and Holmes * The original research happened 3 decades ago * Social Readjustment Rating Scale is the creation of the original scaling study compromised with the Schedule of Recent Experience from the first questionnaire that collected the recent changes a person went through information Method * Subjects: 427 volunteers were used to collect data to represent the 43 life changing events * 370 participants were also part of the data that was collected to represent the 44 later developed events * Arithmetic and geometric means were calculated in the second study consisting of 370 participants * Marriage was set to be the module Results * The regression line appeared to be linear, which meant that the LCU that was created in 1995 has increased similarly in magnitude since 1965 * LCU ratings by gender: 13 of the 87 events went passed the 99% confidence limit * The regression linear graph represents a linear correlation, which shows the slope of women’s LCU magnitude was average but greater than men by 17% * LCU ratings by age: when young was compared to middle aged about 4 events went passed the confidence limits * When middle age was compared with older subjects, then about 16 events went passed the confidence limits * When the...
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...I am usually very open with my life and the things that I do. Whether I tell things to a close friend or to a complete stranger, I am never ashamed to tell the things I have been through throughout my life. Perhaps one of the proudest moments of my life was getting to have the physique that I currently have. Most people assume that I have always been naturally fit, but in reality, I used to be obese. I remember waking day after day, washing my face and looking at myself in the mirror, disgusted. I knew I had to change that routine. Getting in shape was something that I had wanted for as long as I could remember. I knew that I was going to achieve this goal, it was just always a matter of when. No matter how hard I tried, I had never been able to actually get the motivation I needed to embark on my journey to a healthier life. The willpower it took for me to start on this journey was sparked by the unfortunate breakup that I went through with the girlfriend that I had at the time. It is a little sad to say, but that breakup was all it took for me to start working on my number one goal. Perhaps it was the desire to show my ex-girlfriend my true potential, or perhaps it was just a way to get her jealous, who knows? Nonetheless, I can proudly say that I accredit my transformation to her. It was the Sunday morning after the break up that my life changed for the better. I picked up my car keys, took eighty dollars out of my bank account, and went straight to the gym like a man on...
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...The death of my grandmother really changed my life. The feeling of being alone really breaks my heart knowing that my grandmother left from this world. I lost my grandmother and this experience shattered my perspective of life. Losing a loved one is like having your wisdom tooth pulled without any anesthesia. My grandmother passed when I was twelve years old, emotions such as shock, anger, and guilt came into me. However when I try to think about her death in my mind, yet unable to completely think about the sadness. These feelings can be frightening and overwhelming, however I learned to cope with the fact that death is going to happened either way. Each individual has someone in their lives who makes a positive impact in them, even after they are gone. Following the death of my beloved grandmother’s, my perspective on life has greatly changed. My grandmother’s dream was to see me graduate from college . Unfortunately for her, she only made it half way. To this day, I'm still here trying to complete my college education. Being raised in a strict, family oriented background helped me succeed throughout t my life. She raised me same way she was brought up, and for that I am appreciative. There’s always one experience in life that either makes you or breaks you, and having my son has definitely made me who I am. Before I had my son Jayvee, my life was was completely different but now everything has changed for the better. I’ve...
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...An Event Which Change My Life Life indeed is a stage…… Do you knew someone’s life could be changed in bits outside the way and lifestyle that exist in one’s family?, My only imagination was whatever lifestyle that exist in my family everyone must follow suit, but I guess my notion was wrong after attending a church conference and thereafter receiving a special gift from one of the speaker. This gift, as an artifact, changed my life, and made me fully understand that one’s lifestyle can be changed towards that which tickles ones fancy and makes one stand out a unique person among family, friends and the World at large. Born of goodly parents, I learned the way of life, the purpose of my existence and what I need to do to find increased happiness in this mortal existence. In my youthful age, in the year 1990, the 14th day of April, I attended a church conference where I listened to the speakers; one of the speakers, Mr. John Walker, spoke on the topic “Christ- Centered Life” and the other, Mr. Smith, spoke on “Marriage and Family-Ordained of God”, that which caught my fancy. Christ-Centered Life: Mr. Walker who gave the talk on Christ-Centered Life quoted the words of President Benson, Having dedicated his life to serving the Lord, President Benson spoke with power and conviction when he shared the following testimony: “I testify to you that there is no greater, more thrilling, and more soul ennobling challenge than to try to learn of Christ and walk in His steps. Our model...
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...Changes are what helps to learn new and different things. Life is all about changes, in some cases we are force to make those changes and on the other hand is up to us if we want to change something and how we want to do it. Like Paul Logan in ¨Zero¨ on several occasions i was inspired to make significant changes in my own life including reconsidering school, try not to fall in an addiction and being more responsible in life. After I finished with Middle School and went to High School, I started thinking about not going to school anymore. I was not thinking clearly. For some reason I did not care about going to go school anymore. Three weeks at most after I started High School I would miss class most of the time until I stopped going to school. I decided to start working, but before I did my mom talked to me and tried to change my mind. At that moment it did not work, it was already decided that I was going to start working and eventually I might go back to school. I told my Mom that I just needed to do something else at that time. It took me two years to realize that I should stay school and that by doing this I could also stay out of trouble. Most of the time at work people would ask me why was I not on school and if I had a good reason to not be going, and I did not have any. Many things happened in those two years. What made me reconsider going back to school was the many conversation that I had with different people, one of them was my boss at work, he encouraged me to...
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...Life Changes Christopher Cookson Sociology: SSCI210 - 1304A – 04 Unit 4 – Individual Project Abstract Studies show that family life has changed since 1960. There are many things that have affected the way that this has happened. From the actual size of families to the way that children in today’s families are raised. This paper will demonstrate some of the reasons that these things have changed and the reasoning behind it. Life Changes Over time there has been a large increase in single parent families. There are many different situations that cause these single parent families i.e. divorce, death, unmarried parents, and more. The growth of single parent families has a huge impact on what was considered normal for a family. The single parent household has a huge impact on how children are raised provided for and many other aspects that affect how children are molded. This truly affects and has affected how family life is looked at in today’s society. There are more and more single parent families on a daily basis due to people not learning the responsibilities that are required to have a true family life. (Ellwood & Jencks, 2002). To compare today’s family life to that during the 1960’s would be like comparing night and day. To have a single family household during that time was looked down upon and rarely heard of. As well, the actual size of families has decreased. The reasoning behind this is said to be modernization and the...
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...Changes in our lives My life alternating change By Judy Jenkins Prof. Martha Johnson ENG090 March 6, 2012 Economic changes caused me, a middle age woman to return to college as a last resort to stay a part of mainstream society/ . Hello, my name is Judy and I at the age of forty nine is now a student of Strayer University. Wasn't planning on making this move so soon, probably never, but due to a situation out of my control, here I am. After having worked for twenty five plus with no intermissions, I was laid off from my last job of 11 years. = I still sometimes have a problem believing it happened to me. You see, I was a bookkeeper for a Patent and Trademark firm that dealt with a lot of international clients. Because of companies folding, storms causes some offices to shutdown (China) and lack of business in others and the changes in Technology, the client rates dropped which cost the company millions of dollars. Since the company was losing such large sums of money, they were no longer able to keep up with payroll for a large staff, so they started laying off senior staff and replacing them with lower paid employees. Well, I was one who was pitch to be laid off. Wow, the effect it had on me and my life was devastating. For one year o couldn't hold my head up. Companies were not hiring like they use to, every job I applied for required a degree, even the least of jobs wanted you to have a degree. Now that was becoming depressing to me...
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...Life changes at a quick pace, changes can happen in a blink of an eye. Some of changes are small, like making new friends. Other times these changes aremajor, like the transition between being a child, and becoming an adult. In Joyce Carol Oates “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” the author dramatizes the decisive moment people face when at the crossroads between the illusions and innocence of youth and the uncertain future. Joyce Carol Oates' message of life and transitions is best understood when the reader brings his or her interpretation to meet with the author's intention at a middle ground. In this story of life passages and crucial events, it is imperative that the reader has a solid response to Oates' efforts in order to fully comprehend the message. The author begins her message with the title of her work, which conveys the idea of passages of time in life. The phrase where are you going asks of the future, and the phrase where have you been wonders of the past. The reader is let into Connies thoughts making her the focal point of the story. The reader is let into a world that we can all be familiar with. Connie an attractive fifteen year old girl, the typical teenager. A world full of music, friends, fun. She spends the summer going to town, hanging with friends, listening to music, and meeting with boys. She and her friends sharesimilar interests in boys and fun, and would lean together and whisper andlaugh secretly (Oates 703) when they gathered together...
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...Evaluate research into life changes and/ or daily hassles as sources of stress Holmes and Rahe carried out research into the idea that life changes are linked to stress and illness. They suggested that change is stressful and therefore this affects health. They developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS), as a way to measure the relationship between life changes and physical illness. The SRRS is made up of 43 life events and each event is given a score called life change units (LCUs). Rare et al used the SRRS to test the hypothesis that the number of life events a person experienced would be positively correlated with illness. He used 2700 participants which were all males who worked for the US Navy and made them complete the SRRS. They made them carry out a questionnaire before a tour of duty and they had to note down all the life events that they experienced in them six months (to create the LCU score). An illness score was then calculated based on the number, type and severity of illnesses that the men developed whilst on tour. The SRRS and the illness score were analysed and it was discovered that there was a significant weak positive correlation between LCU score and illness score of + 0.118. They found that it does not matter whether an event is positive or negative; it is the amount of change an individual has to deal with during a life event that creates stress. This supports the idea that there is a positive correlation between life changes and physical illness...
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...Approaching his retirement age, Stephen Nagy decided to make a change in life to enhance his overall wellbeing, broaden his horizons, and live more comfortably on a fixed retiree’s income. At 62 years old, he had spent upwards of 50 years in the culinary industry and performed every role from kitchen cook to culinary manager, and he could have continued working, but he thought to himself: “There’s got to be more to life than working until you die.” Growing up in Miami Florida, Steve was accustomed to cultures from all around the world, in particular, Latin American culture from a young age. “Some kids in second grade had classmates such as Barry, John, and Paul – but for me growing up in Miami, most of my classmates had names like Pedro, Maria, Pablo, and Juan. Growing up in such a diverse cultural...
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...falling down a dark path. She makes Holden realize that people change and that it is impossible to keep them the same. Jane is a reminder of happiness and reality to Holden as he transforms himself throughout the novel, allowing him to maintain hope during this delicate time. Jane is a source of reality for Holden because as he hears more about her from others, he can see how she has changed. She establishes the idea that it is impossible for everyone to stay the same. Holden wants to keep Jane in a glass box; he does not like the idea of Jane growing up and losing her innocence. Shortly after Holden...
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...Connect your Facebook account to check out what your friends are sharing on SlideShare Connect × SlideShare Upload Browse Go PRO Login Signup Email Favorite Save file Flag Embed ‹› /9 Related More Upload your own Senior project research paper Article. a model_for_mt_with_students_with_emotional_and_behavioral_disorders_20… Senior project essay Music Therapy-MMR Benefits of music Music in schools wider still, and wider VH1's Save the Music Foundation Research paper 21st Century Skills In Music The Psychology of Music Did you know for music Music And Exercise Research Summary Music In Education Music education2 Music Education Music Education National Music Plan and Music Edhubs 49233144 music Senior Project Research Paper Rachel McFarland 2011-2012 Severson Pecha kucha project Senior project pictures Senior Project Work Log Senior Project Speech Brandon Ferrell 0 inShare Wordpress + Follow Music Education Research Paper by Brandonjferrell on Apr 18, 2012 292 views More… No comments yet Subscribe to commentsPost Comment Music Education Research Paper — Document Transcript 1. Ferrell 1Brandon FerrellMrs. TilleryAP Literature15 November 2011 Music Education “Music is the universal language of mankind.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’srevelation about the universality of music applies even today in the education system ofAmerica. Over the last several years, funding for music education and even...
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...Is America still the bully? This poem is really interesting combining history and imagery at the same time. Irony is a central theme in the poem. Roosevelt statue seems to be assigned with a role of the bully since we know who the weaker party was during the Spanish American War. The imagery of war is associated with the sounds of the poem. You do have to have a background in understanding the events described. During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt was a major supporter of going to war with the Spanish, although it was seen as unnecessary by President McKinley and others (Spanish-American War). Initially Roosevelt is not painted in such a negative light. The statue is described as being “nostalgic” of a time long lost, and imagery is used to support this. “Each fist lonely for a saber, or the reins of anguish-eyed horses.” After this, though, it presents imagery of Hispanic children “invading” the school. It closes with a description of the statue in an almost silly way, as it is about to be vandalized with “parrot-brilliant” colors across its mustache and monocle. At the same time Espada also talks of the desegregation movements and immigration occurring in Boston and America. The poem contrasts the beliefs Roosevelt had of ethnocentrism and reasons for invading the Caribbean with that of the desegregation movements in Boston. Espada also use question about our progress beyond the war. Have we progressed from the dominant white society we once were? Are we a more diverse...
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