...a united and loving marriage. In the memoir The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls struggles through life but still makes it through tough times. Rex and Rose Mary Walls are not great parents because they put there own needs in front of the needs of their children and are inadequate role models. Rex Walls and Rose Mary buy unnecessary artifacts not needed in their time of need, therefore putting themselves in front the kids. Rose Mary and Rex Walls were thinking about buying their kids beds shortly after moving, but Jeannette’s “Mom decided that what we really needed was a piano.” (Walls 52) This kind of parenting is terrible because the piano wasn’t needed in this case, the kids needed a bed. Therefore they put their own needs and things that they want in front of the things that their children need....
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...This person inspires me to do great things with my life. My Michigan hero is my mom. She does so much for my family, she makes sure everything is in order in the house and she has a positive attitude to everything she does. My mom has never gave up on anybody or anything. Her positive attitude to life is what makes her a hero to me. She gets up early every day and makes me breakfast, she is involved with the things I do in school and at home, she cares about what I care about and she works really hard at being a mom. Moms do crazy things for their kids without complaining. People say their mom is the best but all moms are great, with their undivided attention to their kids....
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...the rights they are seeking, should homosexuals be given the right to adopt children? There is no reason why homosexual individuals shouldn’t be allowed to adopt children because they are capable of providing a secure and loving home for a child just as anyone else. It is also in the best interest for the child to have a secure and loving home vs. not having a home at all. Children being raised in a home where homosexuality is accepted and respected and not viewed as something wrong could change and teach others to accept and respect homosexuals as people as well. Homosexuals are human beings too, so why should they be treated any different just because of their sexual orientation? There are people that do oppose to the idea of homosexuals being allowed to adopt children. “Various arguments have been made against placing children with homosexual individuals or couples,” but the most controversial and talked about issue would be mother and father vs. same sex parents (Patterson 1). People believe that the best home for a child is a home that has a mother and a father present, yet still disregarding the fact that there are many single parents successfully raising children without the help of the opposite sex. Being raised in a home with two parents would be great for any child, but “the sexual preferences of the parents” shouldn’t be an issue (Epstein 2). Discrimination against homosexuals is still an issue today, but it doesn’t have to be that way if people would just open their...
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...My leadership Point of View My background I grew up in an average income earning family; this means, we were neither poor nor rich. My mom and dad were both teachers who had six children. My father was a loving and caring father but died out of a kidney related disease when I was only eleven years old, so my mother had to bring us up as a single mother. As a result, we had to engage in subsistence farming to support the family income. My mother to this day is the most influential person in my life. With her meager pay, she was able to see us all through to the university. She inspired me. She is such a kind-hearted person, humble and very loving. As a result, her students always appreciate her as the best teacher. Indeed, she was the best of best teachers be it at home or in school. Her philosophy is, always create an air of love around you and honor everyone; both young and old, poor and rich. These have been my guiding principles in life. There was this boy in our school, my senior but classmate to my oldest brother. This boy was always late for school, grew emaciated, and was always in tattered uniform. Most parents forbid their children to have anything to do with this boy. However, my brother took him as his best friend. He shared his food with him and introduced him to our mom. My mom was always there for this boy. He was from such a poverty ridden home beyond description. You know, anytime I remember this incident tears run down my cheeks. He is called Gato...
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...me and my sisters play inside because of violence in my city. We would run around my house playing hide and go seek as if there were many places to hide. We would hide underneath our beds, inside our closets, and in our storage room. Running around the house also caused me to have some accidents. Some of my deepest scars come from playing games with my sisters around the house. Even the scars I had were special because I knew that I was at home and I would be alright. The moments we shared as sisters in the house were special because it created this bond between the three of us that we still share today. My great Grandmother came to live with us when I turned 12 so we can take good care of her. She had her very own room and my sisters and I would always go in there so she can tell us stories about her childhood. Unfortunately, not all times I had in my house were so great. When I was about 14 granny started to get sick and she eventually died. Though she died inside of my home, I could only think about the good times we shared with her in her room. That particular room still holds sentimental value to me because we actually watched her have the happiest moments inside of the room up until she passed. As said by L. Frank Baum, “No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in...
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...In “The Diary of Anne Frank” by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, Anne is childish, loving, and disrespectful. One of Anne’s important traits about her personality is her immaturity. She can be described as childish because she is always fooling arounding. An example of this trait can be seen on page 359 where “Anne sneaks Peter’s shoes from under the table and hides them behind her back”. Another one of Anne’s traits is that she is loving. Anne shows a lot of love and affection towards her father. An example of this can be seen when she expresses to her father “ I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. You’re the only one I love”(376). This quote shows Anne loving and caring side. Anne loves her father very much, unlike her feelings...
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...Geriatric Life Review Paper NAME, NS Bryant and Stratton College NURS 222: Geriatrics Nursing Didactic Instructor, MSN, RN December 3, 2013 The purpose of this life review paper is to interview J.B. regarding the various stages of his life including his childhood, adolescence, adulthood, family and his home life. The interview was conducted at his residence in North Olmsted. This life review paper is about a 65 year old Caucasian male. J.B. is a Roman Catholic and is of Italian decent. Client is currently residing with his wife of 40 years in North Olmsted, Ohio in a single family home with his dog, a Black Lab named Pongo. His son resided at his current residence in North Olmsted with him for 8 years and his daughter resided in his current residence for 11 years. J.B.’s daughter had a baby at the age of 21 out of wedlock and his grandson resided with him for 7 years. J.B.’s immediate family includes his 39 year old son, 38 year old daughter and 44 year old son-in-law. Client also has 9 grandchildren. His son has 2 girls’ ages 19 and 22, and fraternal twin boys age 14. His daughter has 4 boys ages 17, 10, 8, 8 and 1 daughter age 9. Client’s son J.B. resides in Rocky River, Ohio with his 4 children and his daughter B.B. resides in Berea, Ohio with her 5 children. C.B., the client’s wife who is 66 years old, is in good general health. She does have high blood pressure and high cholesterol which are both controlled with medications. She also suffers from osteoarthritis...
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...around me, it’s like I never existed. As a child I have had many heart aches and disappointments. My earliest childhood memory was when I was 10 years old and my mom left my dad, brother and sister and myself without even saying goodbye, I thought she was going to the store just down the road from where we lived. Then I realized she wasn’t coming back as I saw her carrying a big black suitcase beside her as she was walking to someone else’s car. I shouted “mom" she turned around, brief moment, I shouted “wait for me" then she just got in the car and drove off. I still can remember staring out the window of our house, waiting for my mom to come back home. Sometimes women would come over to the house and my brothers and sisters would ask her "are you my new mommy” she replied “only if you want me to”. Come to find out my dad had been cheating on my mom this women for quite some time. When I asked my dad why mommy left, he replied with an abrupt voice “she don’t love us no more” I just cried for days and days. My brother, sister, and I all wondered what she was running from and why she would leave her 3 beautiful kids behind. Come to find out latter in life my dad and my mom were both alcoholics. My dad would never come home from work at night because he thought drinking his paycheck away was more important. My mom...
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...environment. It is hard growing up thinking that the adopted parents are your birth parents, and then later find out in life that they are not. That was confusing for me who was only ten years old to understand, but Matt and Martha, my adopted parents who I will be calling dad and mom, answered any questions I had about anything, and they were completely honest with me. Unlike Sonny and Mary, my biological parents, and will be called them by name because they are not the ones who raised me and taught me everything I know in life. I was two years old when I got adopted, but then I was in seven fosters homes from the age of six weeks to two, and that is because the government kept giving us, my brother, Richard, and I back to them thinking that they had changed their ways but they never did and that is why there was so many foster homes. Until one day they decided to adopt us because they could not have kids of their own, and that changed my life after I got adopted, and also for the better, and would not want it any other way at all, but let us break up the three things about why dad and mom and Sonny and Mary do not have factors in common. Sonny and Mary because of their life styles compared to dad and mom were so different, and the reason it was that way because Sonny and Mary loved to get drunk and do drugs all day long instead of taking care of their own children. Their place was...
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...draft Family Day Care Today in the world there more kids in day care. Most people put their kids in day care because they don’t have anyone to keep them because both parents are work or there are single moms and to take care home they have to work to bring home the money to take care the home. There are things that people at when they look at when they put their kids in day care are the kids going to learn at the age of 3 to 4 the years they getting ready for preschool or are they just going to play all day. Another thing parents look at is the environment of the day care is the environment a safe and clean place for their child to go to. One big thing I look at the day care price. Some people can afford a high day and some cant so they try to choose a good price for them. Last some parents get help thought the state for their children to go to day care. One thing that a mother doesn’t like doing is put their children in day care. All moms enjoy their little joy so they don’t want to never put their children in day care. Some mom cry or just don’t want to let their children go for the first time they want give them all the tender loving care. But there know why they can just sit at home least there’s help in the house hold and the mom is able to stay there to be a single mom. But if just one parent then they have no chosen but to put them day to go to work. When you put a child in day care you want to know if there child going to learn. Now its ok if there child just the age...
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...school she really couldn’t afford. She always strived for better and more which drives me to do the same. One year, a bright and sunny day ;and my birthday at the time, my mom told me she could not get me anything for my birthday that year. She was low on money and bills had to be paid. She already taught me the lesson “business first, pleasure later’. So I understood the situation and hoped for a better tomorrow. She seen my attitude towards the situation and replied with a smile of joy and relief. It made me feel good to see my mother relieved and happy with my reply. Later on during the following month of August; because my birthday is July 30th, she surprised me even better than a regular birthday gift. She said, ‘usually kids get fussy when they can’t get anything for their birthday and you didn’t. I thank and respect you for that.’And from that I learned the lesson to just be grateful for what you have. She also taught and inspired me to always be loving, kind, and respectful. Everywhere my mother goes she is known and respected and I always admired that. She is a social worker and meet a lot of people throughout Memphis. I follow through my mother’s footsteps not only because she’s my mother but she enlightens me. A lot of my daily choices are based off her because I always think,’ what would mom do?’ She always taught me to love and never hate, leading to why I...
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...When talking about our own teachers and mentors, anyone would be glad to thank them, especially those who are successful and those who learned a great lesson from them. But, are teachers really that great? Aren’t they just a bunch of people teaching everyday? The people who are always giving a lot of homeworks and projects, making our life hard? Teachers are great. They teach us in all ways they could. They guide us through different challenges. They act as light when we’re on darkness. They’re affection strengthens students. They’re patience are unbelievable. For even though, we, students are acting childishly, they forgive us. They’re like a second mom to us. And especially, they love us like a true mother. Once, when I was still young, I had a very kind and loving teacher. And for me, she was the reason why I am here in my spot today. She was the building block of my knowledge. She’s my teacher on kindergarten. She’s strict, yes, but still very affectionate. She was the one who discovered I’m myopic. After discovering this, she told it to my mom and I was able to see the world clearly. She was also the one who always guides me through everything. She taught me how to read, write, count, and how to be strong in every circumstance I face. She taught me how to meet friends. I learned many lessons from her. She always taps my head whenever I learned something new. And in that small gesture, I know how much her affection is for me. She’s a person whom I can ask help from...
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...Parents don’t have to give birth to a child or children to be called mom or dad. It is about the love, compassions, and security that children are shown. Adaption and being a foster parent are great ways to help children who do not have homes nor families of their own. Adaption or being a foster parent is great, because you get a chance to change a child’s life. Becoming a mother and/or father no matter the circumstances alters and changes one’s life. It also has times of challenges and rewards. According to an USA Today article titled Life after adoption: One Foster Family's Tale, talks about the Simpson family adaption. The Simpson’s adapted three amazing girls. The oldest girl is twelve year old Jazmyne Simpson. The second girl is elven...
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...He who lived and loved A wise man once told me that it takes more than a good deed to be a hero. It takes selflessness, courage and diligence. This wise man taught me to see the good in each and every one, despite the flaws that make up who they are. This man was a loving husband to my grandmother, a great father to my mom and her siblings, a “shoulder to lean on” to his friends, and a caring grandfather to me and my cousins. My grandfather was born on June 13, 1929 in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. He is the fifth eldest child among his eleven siblings, but he acted like he was the eldest among all of them. He then met my grandmother when he was paired up with her in a family friend’s wedding. My grandmother said that they were both very shy to introduce themselves to each other, so her brother forced them to talk. They then got married and had six children, my mom being the youngest. He was, although not a professional, into odds and ends for survival. He was mostly known as the man with great recipes and who’d have a whistle with him whenever there’s traffic. He was a caring father who ensured that the needs of the family were provided even thought he did not have a stable job, and he took responsibility in looking after me and my cousins. My mother said that he is well-loved by the family that his love and care as a father was unconditional with a motherly touch of love. He was the type of father who’d stay at home and provide for everyone’s needs. While my grandmother...
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...Summary: Aline is a little girl from Haiti that due to poverty, lives under terrible conditions. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world and is frequently attacked by hurricanes and floods. Aline and her family feel the consequences of those horrifying facts, which make them want to immigrate in USA to improve their life. When they arrive, her dad is arrested, and the family are left on their own. Aline, Jojo and their mom are later transported to a hotel where they live for weeks, without leaving the room at all. After 3-4 weeks, they were taken to the court, and was finally reunited with the dad. Her mom then tells her why they left Haiti, and that they properly would have been killed if they stayed. Characterization: Aline is a kid who, despite her young age, has a great understanding of the world around her. We get the feeling throughout the story, that she is a very affectionate and loving person. Especially from the way she talk about her parents, "Are we going to see papa, what a big hug I'll give him". The further we get into the story, the more she becomes insecure and worried about ever getting to be with her family and enjoy life. "I wish i could go for a walk outside, sit on the grass and under the tall palms out front. I wish i could see Papa.". Even trough she is so bright and mature as she is, she is still just a little girl and that comes to expression a couple of...
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