...During the first two weeks of senior experience I got to shadow different nurses each day at University Hospitals. Most of the two weeks I spent at University Hospitals was spent shadowing nurses and seeing what they do on a day to day basis. I got to observe the interactions between all of the nurses and their patients which was really helpful in seeing what they actually do. Throughout the two weeks there were many memorable moments that I was fortunate enough to see. The first memorable moment was when I was shadowing a nurse on rainbow Babies and Children’s floor four. Floor four is the step down from the nicu which holds all the babies were who born premature and require to live in the hospital however they are not sick enough for the...
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...While many people believe being a leader involves a bold and entitled person, do not abide by this. Leadership holds many meanings because the moment a person impacts someone else’s life maybe even in the smallest way can display leadership. I myself have experienced a “lollipop moment” the day I met someone who would change my life forever. This small amount of leadership shown by a stranger instantly changed my life. Totally unaware of the significant moment going on, I treated the moment like any other time I acquired a new friend. Before I knew it though the friendship blossomed into something bigger than words. This person changed my life and reminded me that genuine people do still exist. In a way it kind of felt like a dream because...
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...Esmael Ameida 10/21/13 introductory writing ESSAY " MY Significant moment of my life " November 28, 2006 was the most significant moment of my life because i had to move from my home country Cabo Verde to USA, to live with my mother witch i had two years i didnt see and also for the best of my life. Live in usa was always a dream to me . Novenber 28,2006 i arrived in Boston Massachusetts in logan airport around 9 pm its was dark and could out side, i didnt had any jacket with me i was so could but my mother was there waiting for me wth a black and warm jacket ,i was os happy to see my mother again after two years i was so emotinal that time i see my mother i emediatily run to her i give her a very tight hug, my mother was still looking so beautiful and wth that big smilly on her face to see me again hes only son, my mother was so happy,i remenber she huged me from boston logan airport till Brockton. soon we get home i see my uncle wtich i had 8 years i didnt see. i remenber i was so tired i want to take rest so bad but i was so happy to see my mother that i couldint sleep n i stay uo till around 2am but my mother had to go to sleep because she had to go thw work at 6 am . Its was so hard for me to get used to usa because i didnt know how to speak englesh ,write englesh ,i didnt had friends every thing was so hard for me, for the frist to weeks i dint want to saty in usa no more because i was...
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...Running Head: MY WATERSHED MOMENT 1 My Watershed Moment In partial fulfillment of the requirements of OLCU 615: Organization Development and Change July 21, 2013 MY WATERSHED MOMENT 2 My Watershed Moment There are many memories that have happened in my life that are important to me. It is very hard to select one that has really changed or impacted my life as an individual. Considering I am just about half way through my illustrious life building a bank of historical memories that I would like to recall and some that I would like to erase for good. As I look back, I think the one event that really turned my life around was joining the Navy, 20 years later and I must say it was a decision well made. As I graduated high school my thought process was to be the first person in my family to go to college. Here I am an 18 year old boy from Queens, New York having to travel more than an hour to college, taking two buses and a train. Now this does not sit well with someone when it is in the middle of winter and you feel like the city is just eating you up. It was at that point where I figured college life was not for me. Transitioning from a place where I knew plenty of people to an environment that was completely made of strangers also contributed to my decision on leaving college. Now here I am attending college, it feels like things have come full circle; I am now laying the foundation for my children setting the example that I did not...
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...ourselves that the right career, the right life choices, and the right relationships will open the gates to happiness. Most people are misled, and they do not know what actually will bring them real happiness until they experience it first-hand. Happiness does not just happen with no work; you have to work towards it. It is something that has to be pursued on a constant level throughout our lives. After reading the articles on happiness, choices in life, and experienced well-being I have come to realize a few significant points that could point towards being happier and coming closer to actual happiness. Happiness can reached in a number of ways, and there are many steps that people can take to increase happiness in their own lives regardless of their background or the situations they find themselves in. In the first article we read named “The Smiling Professor”, Claudia Dreifus is interviewing a psychologist named Dan Gilbert. Dan Gilbert has spent his career studying the nature of human happiness. To many people Dan Gilbert is known as “Professor Happiness”. Throughout this interview Gilbert tends to refer to happiness as something that will happen to our future selves. When asked how predicting our feelings of future events could relate to understanding happiness Gilbert states “Because if we can’t predict how we’d react in the future, we can’t set realistic goals for ourselves or figure out how to reach to them”. Gilbert has provided one way we can attempt to reach happiness...
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...My Significant Life Event Oneekah Henderson Mr. Clinton Gortney Lithonia Campus Introduction to Psychology October 28, 2014 Strayer University My Significant Life Event My life has been filled with lots of memories, not many from my childhood, some good some bad. I feel that these compilations of events have molded me into who I am and how I react to different situations. According to Settersten and Mayer (1997) (via psyplexus.com/mhr/life_events_psychiatry.html) “A life event is a significant occurrence involving a relatively abrupt change that may produce serious and long lasting effects.” For me that event was the day a man invaded my home and shot/paralyzed my husband in front of my 2yr pol son, while I was in the adjacent room. My Biological Perspective As I was in the living room I heard people talking in the kitchen, which wasn’t a surprise, I was watching a movie after getting the older children off to school. The sound of calm voices turned into tussling followed by a loud bang and my son screaming. As I jumped up, my son ran into the room and jumped into my arms crying. I immediately ran and jumped behind the sofa, pulling it back on us to hide. My hands were shaking as I tried to dial for help, only to get put on hold and sent to voicemail. As the man entered the room looking for my son, not knowing I was in the house as well, I began to shake profusely. I put my hand over his mouth whispering to be quiet, and he did. Unable to answer to 911 callback...
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...the day would come when we would stand as “Kings among Kings.” No individuality, no selfishness, no color, no regrets, no anger, no disagreements, no pain, no shame and lots of hope. I never thought that “one million plus” strong black men could dare to come together from all over the United States with one purpose and one passion; atonement and reconciliation. Black October, The Missing Moment occurred in Washington, D.C. on October 16, 1995. This was a mission called Million Man March; led by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, of the Nation of Islam; on the National Mall. WE (Black Men) were all equal leaders that day of the original Million Man March. It was a significant moment in African American history, a “Missing Moment.” History has shown us time and time again that true change engages momentum when we experience a “defining moment.” As we continue to embrace the “defining moment” changes are destined to occur without much additional effort and progress will be realized. It is at this time we can look back and call the change that occurred as a defining moment, a pivotal moment, “Black October - The Missing Moment”...
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...This assignment I have been asked to write about a significant event in my life. I am choosing to share the story of my son’s adoption. This is one of the most trying yet rewarding experiences I have endured. My husband and I were both very content with our two children and felt that our family was complete. Both of us began to feel a strong pull of adoption at the same time. We were in the car listening to a radio program about adoption when we both looked at each other the same moment and asked “Have you ever thought about adoption? “ And thus began our joyous journey. Our first step was just to figure out where to begin, we knew of no one that had adopted and everything was very new to us. This step was scary for us because choosing the right agency would depend upon if we adopt in the United States or...
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...stood in the doorway, watching my mom fight back her tears, as she studied the bills. “What’s wrong?” I said as I looked over her shoulder. “Nothing, just looking at some papers,” she said as her eyes were raging up with more water. As I stared deeply into her eyes I knew that things were going to take a turn. When I was younger my family and I would go on a lot of vacations like Disneyland and the beach. As I got older in seventh grade, the vacations would be from ten times a year to once every six months. Growing up, I always thought I would be protected because I was the youngest, but growing up with a single mom only having one full-time job made me come to realization. My mom always made sure I had everything I needed compared to the other kids at school, but to do so cost her significant stress. “Mom if we are in trouble, tell me…I am a part of this family too,” I said looking into her eyes. “Well, we’re having a little trouble paying the bills with your brother in college and your sister wanting to go back to college, and the debt is adding up”, my mom said with a scare. “Mom, if we’re having trouble, then I guess I could sell candy or pretend to be a hobo on the corner, anything for you mom,” I said with a great smile. My mother broke into laughter, “I love you so much. You always find a way to put a smile on my face,” she said smiling and laughing at me with a great smile. Making her laugh made my heart melt. Her laugh was one of those rare laughs you only...
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...Buddhism Buddhism is one of the oldest and most practiced religions in Asia. There are two different types practiced today Theravada and Mahayana; Theravada is practiced in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka, and Mahayana is practiced in China, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Tibet and Mongolia. Even though Theravada and Mahayana fall under the same religion, they are different styles because they were developed at different times. Theravada is considered to be the original, orthodox Buddhism, while Mahayana was developed later. It all started with Prince Siddhartha Gautama, he was born 563 B.C.E. in present day Nepal and died at 80 in India. He was sheltered much all of his life until one day he disobeyed his father and left the royal grounds. That day he witnessed all the suffering of ordinary lives and realized that he had been hidden from the true world, even if bad things were beyond the walls. Later he decided to run away to try and solve all his questions about suffering and death. Later on he became enlightened under the Bodhi tree after six years of extreme ascetic practices. If he/she follows key aspects of Buddhism, one can reach nirvana like Siddhartha once did. Buddhism has many teachings to offer for anyone who follows the religion, but the Four Noble Truths are one of the most important. The Four Noble Truths state, “1. All life is suffering (dukkha). 2. The immediate cause of suffering is desire. The ultimate cause of suffering is ignorance concerning...
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...important event in my life so far. Being a part of Wake Forest-Rolesville’s 2011 graduating class was a special moment. This moment is very significant to me because it was a long term goal that I had set out to accomplish, and I succeeded in doing so. Of course I felt accomplished after graduating high school, but I also realized many new doors would open for me. As a high school graduate I became eligible for higher education. Being able to attend college is essential for trying to achieve my life goals. Graduating from high school meant that I was just one step closer to achieving these life goals. A Painful Strand The death of my grandfather played a major role in my growth as a young man. His death did more than just show me that his time was up. I recall this experience being one of my most difficult. This was my first time ever witnessing death, seeing my father cry, and attending a funeral. Watching my grandfather pass away and my father cry were both very painful experiences. I had never planned nor prepared myself for anything like that. The pain and sadness that came along, transformed me into a cold hearted person. Taking on this new change required me to grow up much faster than planned. The growth took place because, I lost interest in many of the activities and trends a teenager might find attention-grabbing. I stopped chasing girls and going to Friday night football games, and started spending my time alone, questioning my existence. The time...
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...Johnson Final Four I have had a lot of special events happen in my life. Some events are more important than others but all the same each event has a significant meaning. Basketball is my favorite thing to do, it always has been, and all my life, well since I can remember I have always played the game, it was one of the first thing I picked up as a child. As I got older I started to compete and every game I played I tried to be the best player on the court. As I got older I started to gain a reputation as being a good player especially once I got to high school. I went Andress high school, in the city of El Paso, Texas. Located right next to the border of Mexico. The city of El Paso is one of those cities that constantly gets looked over on athletically. Schools in the inner cities, like Dallas and Houston looked at us as if we weren’t able to play the game on the same level as they did because of where we are from. My senior year we were able to finally break the cycle. We became the first team in our city to make it to the state tournament. We fell short in the final four but we still changed a lot of people’s thoughts when it came to how my school competed. Just being a part of a team that changed history of my city. Many of my teammates were sad that we had lost, but I knew after the game I had played my heart out. I was proud that my team was even able to make it that fair of course I had wished we had one but I left that game without any regrets, because I know I had given...
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...Learning Without Reason A Discussion of Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth Quote “What you learn today, for no reson at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow,” says Norton Juster in The Phantom Tollbooth. Throughout a lifetime, a person is constantly gaining knowledge from the smallest to the most significant moments. I have gained most of my knowledge through the attendance of school. But, even when I spend my free time with companions, I learn new things. I learned an important life lesson by listening to a close friend of mine repeat a struggling life they were living and that is to always keep in touch with the ones you love. During the summer in the middle of the day I was standing at the center of an immense swinging bridge with a close friend of mine, Andrew. Andrew and I had been good friends for a few months now, but I noticed he never brought up the most personal information. On the bridge, it was a very relaxing and memorable moment for myself, so I decided to ask...
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...employed in my therapy because when people think of certain people or topics they feel certain ways. With free association as I give the client a words or name they are able to say what first comes to mind then taking that and relating it back to the current issues. For example, if a therapist were to ask me about my father the first things that comes to mind is abandonment, abuse, neglect, etc. With acknowledging what first came to mind I can see my clear thoughts towards that person. I said the things...
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...The values that I find significant influences and foundations for my life are honesty, reliability, and respectability. I express these values both professionally and personally by living straightforward, truthful, and keeping promises to family and friends. Values were emphasized and taught to me early in my childhood by a male dominant, Catholic, Hispanic family. My father was a self-educated man who worked diligently to acquire the few comforts he could afford my family. Supporting a large family of seven children made it impossible to be extravagant or irresponsible with finances or in personality. Watching my parents struggle to support the family and working together as a team educated me in the ways of accomplishing goals with good communication, teamwork, and creativity to benefit the entire family. I sought to keep those values in my relationships with friends, coworkers, and family as I grew up and found that I could accomplish more and receive more personal satisfaction when I kept true to my word and commitments. Each definition of personal ethics is different depending on who you ask; however, I see personal ethics as steadfast rules or beliefs that guide each person in decision-making and what defines a personality. During the many years I have worked in the emergency room, I have encountered many situations that left me conflicted and struggling to keep true to my personal values and ethics. Such situations usually involved end of life decisions and care for a...
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