...November 30th 2012, 21:08 I remember all the times where you and I would merge into one another. We would move in and out and through so freely and unconditionally. I was you, and you were me. That's what we were, we were eachother, just one power with the ability to control two. You see, that's what you did to me, you controlled me and you still control my thoughts and capture them just like you used to. There is no love lost between you and I, but that's about all that remains. We could have been one, but together we are dead, apart, we are able to fly freely just like we never could when I had you and you had me. I think of all we were and dream of all we could have been. People always say that some things you never get over. All this time, I wondered, how could something be so powerful? So powerful that it is never overcome? But now I know, only now do I know how it feels to be trapped by a power stronger than you could ever be. Addiction happens sooner than you can say it, but it's not just an addiction, it is a never ending desire for fulfilment, a fulfilment that can only be achieved if you take one too many pills, put too much pressure on the blade, an addiction eats away at you. It leaves you with nothing but everything you once had left in tatters beneath you. Maybe I'd never fully understand it, but maybe I didn't want to. My understanding is enough and it will always be enough for me. I don't know why the thought of you being with anyone or even happy...
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...this performance I have used a variety of non-verbal and verbal communication skills. The non-verbal communication skills I used was eye contact, facial expression, tone of voice and gestures which I felt I used then correctly throughout the activity. I also used questioning, pace of speech and turn taking for the verbal communication. Below I have explained in details how I used these types of communication and how it made the service user which is the child feel. Lastly, I will be writing any improvements or recommendations if I was to do this again and any factors that inhibited my communication. Recommendations and improvements: 1. If I was to do this again and improve my performance I will have to use more prompts, as before I thought I used them but not correctly. I felt that if I was to use this more and properly, than I would have been able to stop the child more quickly from being scared and persuade them to listen to me and understand more quickly as well. 2. My second improvement would be asking more questions so I can find what made them act and behave like this, so I can write it in their record but also to be aware for next time on what to do and to expect it if it happens again but also to get to know the child and for them to get to know me more. By me doing this is will make the child feel relaxed around them and would make them open up to me and feel they can tell me anything. 3. Another improvement would be using more turn taking, by me asking them questions...
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...“Two Kinds” One of the stories that really stood out to me was the “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan because in the story it was the mother that coming from another country had hopes and dreams and not thinking in what her daughter wanted was determined to make her own hopes come true. As it says in the beginning of the story “My mother believed you could be anything in America” The mother believes that working hard you can be anything you want to be here in America. The mother had very high hopes that her daughter would become successful and had many dreams to make that happen. The narrator uses her mom to portray the “American Dream” theme, because throughout the story her mother wanted her to do many things. For example when her mother put her into beauty training school and at first she liked it but after also trying other things she realized that she just wanted her parents to accept her. “In all of my imaginings, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. My mother and father would adore me … I would never feel the need to sulk for anything” I think that many people come to america looking for that “American Dream” dreams of becoming rich and successful. Another thing I got from this story is how all those dreams the mother had affected the relationship with her mother. The narrator's mother only wanted her daughter to be successful in life, but by doing that she was starting problems with her daughter, The mom did not realize how her daughter really felt. “ after...
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...has led me to embrace being happy and to understand one of the most important things in life " Be somebody who make everyone feel like a someone. " I, now love to make a difference and help people. Being ignored and brought down during my middle school years by mean middle school-ers made me feel small. Though, this has taught me a few life lessons along the way, that it doesn’t matter what people think, in the end what matters is your happiness. I will discuss how I broke through these struggles of being targeted by bullying in the few next paragraphs to come. Growing up, I got used to the idea that people being mean to me was okay, I was obsessed with the idea that if I did stuff for them, this would get them to like me…was I ever wrong. Doing more for them only made things worse. Slowly, everything seemed to get worse and soon enough I was being taken advantage of and left behind while my so called "friends" would leave me alone at recess. I would usually follow them and give in to what they wanted me to do, and get left alone. I specifically looked up to one of them. I truly thought that she would be a great friend if I kept doing stuff for her and making everything about her. She made me feel worthless and she brought me down instead of bringing me up. All the lying and manipulating got old, but I cared about her a lot, and back then, she still seemed like the best thing that had happened to me. Until the day I decided she wasn't worth it anymore, I realized I couldn't...
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...It’s like he picked me out from the crowd. Made me some type of target. For what? Does he not realize what he does? Does he not realize the effects his gazes or stares do to me? How paralyzing his words can be. I hate people who pity others. I hate pretentious people who look at others and think that they are better! Who are you to judge me, my life, and my behavior? I don’t go out to every party, so what? Does that make me sad and pathetic? Did you ever wonder that maybe I’m just not a party person? A party pooper is what you could call me. Just because I’m not out every night with friends, drinking and partying, does that make me a loner? It’s not everyone who is built like that. Some people are loud, talkative, very outgoing and yet some are quiet, composed, soft-spoken, something I could simply put as too chilled. They are not all over the place, they take their time as if they have all the time in the world. So what are they? Are they a mistake in creation? Were they never supposed to have been there in the first place? Is it better if they weren’t? Is that it? It doesn’t mean they don’t want to have fun, it doesn’t mean they don’t want to go out, because they do! Is it wrong sometimes that they like their own company, is it wrong that sometimes they prefer to curl up with a book by their side and watch TV at the same time? And maybe, have a cat as company? I know what you must think. Aren’t those the people that end up being 50, grey and old, never been married and living...
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...it was a very enjoyable read it gave me a lot if incite to the lives of family’s and friends dealing with one whom has the unfortunate life eating disease of cancer. This book made me feel as if I was on an emotional roller coaster. It’s a captivating teen read. One incident from the Novel was when Hazel first attended the support group for cancer sufferers“…I wanted to make my parents happy. There is only one thing in this world that is shittier than biting it from cancer when you’re sixteen, and that’s having a kid who bites it from cancer.” I found this really moving, as she wasn’t denying that she was sick it was almost like she was accepting it for the good, she was extremely strong about it although it almost seemed as if she was being facetious about her illness though and she was trying to be smart. I thought that this would upset some people that were at the group because they might not be as accepting of their illness as she is. It made me feel as though hazel just wanted her death to be over with and for her to feel nothing anymore. There are the effects of having a incurable illness that I have seen from a people around me having such awful disseises they just don’t want to feel anything anymore and although they want to live they don’t see much point as they are already on there death bed making it harder for the others which are around them. This life eating disease is a dreadful thing for the family to deal with and it makes it even harder for the patient to have...
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...graduation. In the poem 'Still I Rise' Maya talks about black people fighting for justice against racist people. She tells the victims of racism to be confident, fight for their freedom, and don't let them put you down. In Stanza 1, Maya's message to the bullies and racists that they can make her feel like dirt, as if she's not normal, but still like dust, she'll rise. "You May write me down in history, With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt, But still like dust i'll rise." The expression "You may write me down in history" suggests that the poet adresses the bully, and the message is, i'm not afraid of the bullies, and i'm not afraid to stand up to them. The expression "You may trod me in the very dirt" implies that, the bullies can make the victims feel like dirt and unwanted, "But still like dust, i'll rise" is a similie and indicates, these bullies can shout horrible and nasty things, but they'll never be enough to knock their victim down. In this stanza, The poet adresses the bullies and racist and her message to them is, All you bullies can say whatever they want, they could scream in my face, or even hurt their victims physically, but it's never ever going to be enough to knock them down. This has an impact on me because, all the hurtful things they said to her, and done to her, didn't do her any harm, all it did was make her stronger. In stanza 4, Maya explains how the bullies or racists would want to make her feel, if she was actually hurt...
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...of your work placement experiences From all my placements I have found as a carer I have developed a lot, my skills have advanced. My communication skills have improved hugely from when I first started the course, when I started at the hospital doing volunteering I was quite timid and waited for the nurses to tell me what to do and then carried out the tasks. But as time went on I became more confident and was able to do the regular tasks they expected me to do. I was able to approach the patients asking if they needed anything or if there was anything they would like me to do. When I did my placement at the nursery I saw myself as being outgoing, being able to interact with the children and staff, if I required help with anything I would ask. If this was the old me I don’t think I would have been able to do this and would have stayed quiet waiting until someone approached me telling me what to do. I was able to talk and do activities with the children. My listening skills as a carer have become better as I have become much more understanding in what the children wanted and was able to give them everything they asked for. The children at circle time would sit and tell their stories, I would listen and saw how passionate they were about them and so I would engage in what they were saying and ask them questions so they could expand and improve their language and imagination. At the hospital when I did placement there I would listen to the service users and others if they needed...
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... I had forgotten this incident completely until I had to go a party alone again. I knew how awkward I feel whenever I had to go to parties alone, it just feels like hell. Am socially awkward and worry about what people think about me, most times I feel I’m not normal or too fat. This makes me keep mute in social events and find it difficult to interact with others out of fear of being ridiculed. I had always been an introvert all of my life. I loved keeping to my self and didn’t really attend social events. Even my parents complain I stay indoor too much. A friend I just met named Dammy invited me to her birthday dinner and I decided to go because I wanted to make friends and also to make my friendship with Dammy blossom. I knew how awkward I feel at events and decided to invite my cousin Nicky to go with me so we could chat together during the party. I told Nicky about the party but she said she wouldn’t be able to go with me because she had a party to go too. I was disappointed and begged her to please go with me but she explained that it was her boyfriend that invited her to the party and she couldn’t turn him down. I didn’t have any choice than to go the party by my self The party was to start by 6pm,I started dressing up at 4:00pm because its takes an hour plus to get to the venue of the birthday dinner (Charlie brown’s stake house) from my house (vanduzer street). I thought of what to wear and decided to wear something simple. I opted for a black...
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...Education Is Important To Me We live in a country of opportunity. One of those opportunities is being able to grow up to be what we want to be. When I was very young, my mother worked with young children. She had a licensed daycare in her home and I grew up always loving what she did. I would teach the children and play school with them. Since I was a young child I always knew I wanted to go to college and earn a degree to work with children. I want the opportunity to be able to succeed and excel in my career. I have put my career aside to be a stay at home mother and military wife. We have traveled for my husband’s career and now are a little more settled for the time being. I feel now, more than ever, is the best time to start the career I have always wanted. Being a role model for my children is something extremely important to me. I want them to see me succeed and be happy. They need to see me work hard for what I want and to know they are able to do the same for themselves. If I work hard towards getting my degree and excel in life, to me that will be showing my children I am a positive role model for them. The workforce is a very competitive place. Having a degree shows my commitment and will help me excel in my career. It will show any potential employer that I am committed to the job and I have extra knowledge of this profession. I feel a degree will help me better provide for my family. After graduation I can get the job I have always wanted. I feel this is a great investment...
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...you want most in life. There are many things people want materialistically or ideally. It can go all the way from fancy cars to world peace. For example, Martin Luther king wanted to give equal rights towards African Americans because they were very supressed at that time and you can say Dr. King accomplished what he was trying to do. Some people work their whole lives to buy a car they've always wanted, and they accomplish it. Different people desire different things. Some people work for themselves to find self euphoria and others assist people to pursuit their own happiness. The text/videos and authors I will be referring to in this text are first off , Anthem by Ayn Rand, “Emancipation Proclamation” by Abraham Lincoln, “Prometheus” found in greek mythology, Critical thinking by Leo, and our very own socratic seminar we had as a classroom. I feel as if I can apply the question , “what do I want most in life” to each of these text/videos because they were trying to find a way to accomplish their vision. I want most in life is to find my happiness First off, I will be talking about Anthem by Ayn Rand....
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...is Lauren Zumpano and I am here with American citizen Laura Reeves, so Laura what inspired you to become a U.S. citizen? Laura Reeves: I hated everything that Mexico had to offer to me. I lived in a dangerous neighborhood, scared to even leave the house. I couldn’t make enough money to help me escape from the dangers that surrounded me. I wanted a better life for not only me, but also my future family. I didn’t want my future children to grow up the way I had to. I wanted to be able to provide food on the table and a house in a safe neighborhood. Lauren Zumpano: What steps did you have to take as part of the naturalization process? Laura Reeves: I had to pack up the little things that I had and move to Texas. After living there for a little over five years I decided to apply for my citizenship. I had to learn how to read, write and speak in English and I had to educate myself on the U.S. Government and its history. Lauren Zumpano: How would you describe how you felt about the process? Laura Reeves: I felt honored to become a U.S. citizen. Being in America made me happy, it made me feel free and let me become who I wanted to be. Lauren Zumpano: How has gaining citizenship changed your life? Is your daily life different because of gaining citizenship? Laura Reeves: Gaining citizenship has changed my life for the better. I have been able to support my family and become the person I have wanted to be. My daily life has changed for the better; I am now happy and confident...
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...He is Ten years old and is in the 4th grade. I tend to spend a lot of time with plus I see him daily due to that he lives in the same house as me.. He loves to play video games and watch a lot of youtube. He is very intelligent for his age. So I thought he would be perfect for this report. I interviewed Shawn in person after as I picked him up at school, he tends to be more honest when we are alone. I wanted to know what he thought of the world, I wanted his opinion. At ten years old one has different views then I, a 20 year old. My second interviewee is Jazz. She is 16. She is a freshman in high school, she plays sports and does pretty good in school. I picked her because it is her first...
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...printed on acid free paper. Revised second edition: January, 2002. “Spirit is substance which forms itself according to your demands, and must have a pattern from which to work. A pan of dough is as willing to be formed into bread as biscuit. It makes as little difference to Spirit what we demand.” -- Frances Larimer Warner, Our Invisible Supply: Part One, 1907 iii This publication is designed to provide accurate information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is offered with the understanding that the author and publisher are not engaged in rendering medical or psychological service. This book is not intended to be a substitute for therapy or professional advice. iv Acknowledgments I am grateful to Jerry and Esther Hicks for their insights into the process of creating whatever you want. I am of course grateful to Jonathan Jacobs for his work as a healer, miracles coach, and friend. I am also grateful for Bill Ferguson’s magic. Linda Credeur was the first to believe in this project, maybe even before me. I want to thank Bob Proctor, an enlightened businessman awakening people wherever he goes, for his support and belief in me as well as this book. A few special friends read early versions of this material and gave me priceless feedback. They deserve a round of applause: Jonathan Morningstar, Jennifer Wier, Blair Warren, David Deutsch, Bryan Miller, Nerissa Oden, Rick and Mary Barrett. Marian, of course, has been the...
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...This semester going into LTC I definitely expected to learn about different cultures but I never expected to have to immerse myself into one, let alone one I was uncomfortable with. That is what drew me to my immersion experience, the fact that it is something I am unfamiliar. I wanted to learn as much as I could on a subject that I’m sure will come up in my future classroom in some form. I’m already around so many people in the LGBTQ+ community and I wanted to be educated on the subject as much as possible to avoid offending or hurting anyone out of ignorance. I have learned that just by being interested in someone and any topic they are passionate about can go a long way in building a relationship with that person. In the future I will continue to inquire on the subject to educate myself so I am better equipped to educate and include people in and outside of my classroom. Prior Knowledge Before going into this I already knew quite a lot on the subject mainly just because of the area I am from. St....
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