...Hi Betty. so nick and I did everything we were supposed to do with the lady for elayah. We showed up to sign the papers, we gave them to her and got copies. Elayah was over there while we did all. And she was fussy and i don't know. By the time we got home my mom told me to call the lady Judy because she needed to talk. So I called. And I don't know how someone sends you home with finalized papers and makes you think everything's okay and set to go with elayah. But I got weird, upsetting vibe on the phone.... she told me she can't have her cause she needs too much attention and she can't give that to her. I am overwhelmed and crying over this because I feel like my baby girl won't be safe anywhere as much as I wanna think. And Judy told me she wanted to let me know she'd fill the spot but would put her on her waiting list that could take a year and that nick and I just needed to find elsewhere for her. I just want elayah to be happy and comfortable wherever she goes. Nick and I are at loss here trying to figure out what to do. And with me starting Extern on the 29th of this month and not having anyone to watch her while I finish school my last 3 days of school. It's been hard as it is already missing two days of school last week because Judy had been holding off on us. My moms tried to talk to her, and in the end... It makes me feel that I would never give my daughter to a lady who felt she couldn't keep track of my child. I've been saddened by this Betty. I don't know why this...
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...Sadness means suffering in silence. Many people suffer because they have their heart broken, they have problems at work, they have had a fight with a dear person, they have lost something, or someone. Sadness means sorrow, grief, being upset etc. Sadness is a state of mind that comes and goes as it pleases. Today we can be sad tomorrow we can forget about yesturday. Life is about going through bad and good moments so it`s normal to feel sad sometimes. Sadness can manifest itself through emotions like being angry, stressed out, nervous or just depressed. Depression is a more serious case of sadness. Depression means negative thoughts and lasts for much longer. Many people commit suicide because of depression so, it`s a dangerous disease that can be treated only through therapy. Few people can actually consider themselves to be really happy. Happiness is a state of mind that can change immediately. Everyone has problems like : money, work, family problems etc. It`s normal to have some issues because life is made of good things and bad things. People get sad because of many reasons, but it`s a long road from feeling sad to falling into depression. Sadness and depression are two different things . Sadness is a state of mind that can pass very quickly once things become better and it`s caused by grief, sorrow, by things that don`t go according to plan, by love and unresponded love. Depression is more deep, it longer and usually gives people suicidal thoughts. The number of people...
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...Chapter 3 - Learning to Drive PA Driver’s Manual CHAPTER 3: LEARNING TO DRIVE This chapter provides information that will help you become a safe driver. It covers these topics: • Choosing Safety First • Driver Factors • Everyday Driving Skills • Special Circumstances and Emergencies CHOOSING SAFETY FIRST You have important choices to make – sometimes even before you start your vehicle – that will affect your safety when you are behind the wheel. Begin by making sure you and your vehicle are “fit to drive.” VEHICLE CHECKS: PREPARING TO DRIVE 1. Adjust the driver’s seat – You must be able to easily reach the pedals and other controls and have a clear view out the windshield. Your owner’s manual provides information about how to adjust your vehicle’s equipment. 2. Fasten your seat belt – Fasten both your lap and shoulder belts on every trip. Pay attention to the information about Pennsylvania’s seat belt law, child restraint law and airbag safety information found in Chapter 5. WEARING YOUR SEAT BELT is the single most effective thing you can do to reduce the risk of death or injury! DID YOU KNOW? In 2011, 78 percent of people involved in crashes in Pennsylvania were wearing seat belts. Drivers, ages 16 to 24, had the highest number of unbuckled injuries and fatalities of any age group and the lowest seat belt use. 3. Secure loose items in the passenger compartment – In a crash, loose items in your vehicle become projectiles that continue to travel the same speed your...
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...Depression Tanajia Jones Pd2 What is depression? Depression is a state of being depressed (sad, gloomy, dejected, downcast) a state of general emotion dejection and withdrawal, sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason. (dictionary.com) What causes depression? There is no specific cause for depression, major roles that play in depression includes genetics, environment, life events, medical conditions, and the way people react to events that happen in their life. Many researchers discovered that depression runs in families and many can inherit genes that make it more likely for them to get depressed. Tragic life events can trigger depression; it can be as simple as moving, changing schools and can become as big as a death in the family a friend, family member, or a pet. Sometimes this can cause you to go beyond normal grief and cause depression. Depression is also found in young adults starting around the time they hit age thirteen, for most teens, a negative, stressful, or unhappy family atmosphere can affect their self-esteem and lead to depression. This can also include poverty, homelessness, violence in the family, relationships && community. Medical conditions are also a factor in causing depression; some medications can affect hormone balance which can cause an effect on the mood. For some teens undiagnosed learning disabilities can block success, hormonal changes might affect the mood. What occurs...
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...Reflections For me this course has been interesting and giving. I liked the practical parts of it, and especially listening to when you had ”therapy sessions”. This gave me ideas of methods to use in my life and my line of work. I am in Sweden studying positive psychology and motivational interviewing, and my aim is to in the future coach people to reach goals and also to become happier. This course has given me methods and interventions to achieve this and I have now seen a new way to work. It is also a good refresh of my old knowledge of conversation as well as i gained new valuable information. What was evident for me during your therapy sessions is that you often asked how the person was feeling, in order to see what changed during the session, as well as to know which state he or she is in and what needs working on (what should be central during the session). This is good for seeing what works and what don't, and what steps to take in order to achieve a good result. The client will hopefully truthfully explain what he or she is feeling and from this one can explore why this feelings exist and how to cope with them. You also cared about the past experiences and what feelings are connected to that, probably in order to find out the source of the behavior and pain. If a therapist finds out the past event, and the past feelings, this could help in trying to accept it. You also repeated what the person was saying, I think in order to show that you understand, and also...
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...Sarah Brown Mr. Lopez English III 22 May 2015 T4 Ella Wheeler Wilcox In the poems Solitude and It might have been by Ella Wheeler Wilcox there are strong comparisons that can be made between the two by using both the style used in each poem and the substance. The poems are almost complete opposites, yet are very similar, Solitude is about being alone in the world or feeling isolated, while It might have been is meant to be empowering because the author encourages the readers to not regret anything or to not let chances slip by. Ella Wheeler Wilcox was born November 5, 1850 in Johnstown, Wisconsin. She began writing poetry at a very young age and was a recognized poet before she had even graduated high school. She was constantly compared to Walt Whitman because of their way of writing; her poetry was sentimental and romantic. Something that set them apart though was their form; Ella Wheeler Wilcox maintained a very traditional form unlike Walt Whitman. Her most famous work was the Poems of Passion. She married Robert Wilcox in 1884. Soon after her husband’s passing in 1916, Ella passed away due to cancer on October 30, 1919. Her autobiography, The Worlds and I, was published in 1918, a year before her death. The poem Solitude talks about being isolated from the world when you are feeling down and enjoying everything around you when you are feeling happy. Laugh and the world laughs with you; / Weep and you weep alone (Solitude. Lines 1 and...
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...Iraaj Majumdar 4576366 Question 3 : Ignorance is Bliss “Ignorance is bliss” was first put into a phrase by Thomas Gray in is ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College. When considering this, to me the key thing to understand is perception. “Comparison is the thief of joy” – Theodore Roosevelt. If we are to say that ignorance is bliss, then we are saying that knowledge is sadness. Turing and Russell, noted logicians, would say that of course ignorance is bliss. When we are unaware of the things that could make us unhappy, we are in a state of happiness. But is that to say we were happier? Ignorance is plainly then just ignorance. It is only through knowledge that we can understand that we were happier when we didn’t know. We do not know what we are ignorant of until we discover the truth. To the example at hand; Cypher would be neither happier nor unhappier being back in the matrix. The only way he would know that he was blissful would be by comparison, making this idea in itself a paradox. “The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but the thoughts about it. Beware of the thoughts you are thinking” – Eckhart Tolle. Tolle’s view supports the idea that it is the knowledge that makes us understand whether or not we are happy. The idea that thinking is what makes us happy goes all the way back to Descartes, in a way. If the only thing we are sure about are our thoughts, then we are the masters of our own ignorance and our own bliss. Having a Socratic understanding...
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...the diagnosed mental disorders, is troubling the college students in an increasing rate. Psychologists define depression as mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended period of time. Although it may sound simple, this ailment should not be underestimated; it must be understood well to avoid grave consequences. Most of the college students fail to notice that they are afflicted by depression, which in turn greatly affect their academic performances. It is imperative that these students be aware of this disorder in order to survive their university lives. First, it should be known to all that depression is caused by many factors instead of believing that it is caused by a one-time event such as failing an exam. Depression among college students may be rooted on their inability to adjust to the culture of their university. Changes in their environment, being away from the family, and new peers and influences stress these students, and when they fail to adapt, they inevitably fall into the abyss of depression. The increased competitiveness in the universities and greater academic demands of parents add to these factors which push students to be depressed. Failure to accomplish these goals and responsibilities over and over is another great leap to sadness and frustration. The different lifestyle of being a college student is another factor due to chemical imbalances, lack of sleep, and poor eating habits. In addition...
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...Some people think that heartbreak is the worst feeling in the world. Many relationships have gone wrong, leaving more questions than answers. Why does it sometimes feel like a broken heart hurts worse than a broken bone? Do feelings really have that much of an impact on a person’s day-to-day life? There are a number of reasons why a relationship fails. Jealousy, attachment, detachment, selfishness, time, trust, communication, honesty, and acceptance are just a few reasons. Do opposites really attract? Maybe at first. It’s hard to maintain a relationship when two people have absolutely nothing in common. It could be the simplest of things such as what type of movies you like or what to get for dinner to the most difficult of things such as friends. A successful relationship generally consists of communication, trust, honesty, reliability, compatibility, support, time, and effort. When you are devoted to each other and you have so much love for each other and you are willing to fight to make each moment you have with your partner. Love is an emotion you feel usually towards another person. It describes how you feel about that person, saying that you respect, trust, rely on them, and have no secrets from each other. We can all take a moment and close our eyes and think back on our lives and the relationships we’ve had. Whether it’s the best friend you had in kindergarten or the boy/girl you, not so secretly, had a crush on in high school. How many of us really spend...
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...drown. My skin had blood marks on because you held me so tight that winter night. But that didn’t matter because I love you. And I mean it. -End- It’s a little bit funny how I cut fringes out of my long hair And I would feel very sad every time I look at the mirror. Like I was carry kettle bells with each of my finger I thought every girl in school was perfect and not fat And I curse myself for not being alike. I wasn’t good with words spoken or written, and I was ashamed of myself every time I stood in front to say , perhaps stutter. I look above with a beaten heart. The stars at night became my mother. My father was the moon. Or so I thought. As days went by, I became even sadder. I kept on dropping hints Of sadness and they fall like nothing. As nobody...
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...Beckoning – v. to lure; entice. “The sun, up above a sky that was blue and tremendous and beckoning to birds ever on the wing…” Unashamed – a. open; unconcealed; unabashed: “…even the low, square nipa house that stood in an unashamed relief against the gray-green haze of grass and leaves” Flanked – v. to be situated at the side of; especially : to be situated on both sides of “It was flanked on both sides by tall, slender bamboo tree which rustled plaintively under a gentle wind.” Plaintively – a. expressing suffering or sadness : having a sad sound “It was flanked on both sides by tall, slender bamboo tree which rustled plaintively under a gentle wind.” Timorous – a. full of fear; fearful; subject to fear; timid; indicating fear “There were dark, newly plowed furrows where in due time timorous seedling would give rise to sturdy stalks and golden grain…” Austere – a. severely simple; without ornament: “…without relenting wave, from a rather prominent and austere brow.” Nondescript – a. not easily described : having no special or interesting qualities, parts, etc. : typical and uninteresting “From the pocket of his khaki coat he pulled a string of nondescript red…” Furtively – a. done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed “But her eyes moved restlessly around the room until they rested almost furtively on a small trunk…” Stifling – a. suffocating; oppressively close: “The heat was stifling, and the silence in the house was beginning...
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...is ordered, and against her will, she is given medication. After she spends three weeks in this hospital, she is discharged to her parents; however, the treatment that she was given in the psychological facility is continued at her parent’s house as well. The girl begins to find it difficult to study her lessons, and her grades begin to go from As to Fs. The medication makes it hard for her to concentrate and comprehend her lessons. She begins to get becomes even more sad, won’t have meals, and begins to give problems to her folks. The doctors in the psychological facility advise the police to not go through with the rape investigation due to the fact that they think it will make it harder to rehabilitate her. She is overtaken with sadness and begins thinking about killing herself. She has no sources of motivation...
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...Empty Fake happiness is still the worst sadness. It's so sad to think about how many beautiful people are living every day hating themselves. First, it starts off on insecurities, of not being good enough for a certain someone, for your family, for the society. Then, the next thing you know is you are depressed. Depression doesn't exempt anyone, whether you are a poor person that has nothing, or you are rich that could get everything in just a snap of your fingers. Depression is like drowning but not being able to save yourself, so you just kind of gave up and let the deep, dark ocean take you. It feels like you're too sad to cry and too tired to sleep, and you just feel nothing. You have this empty feeling in your chest, and no matter what you do, you can't fill it out. Sometimes, the emptiness you feel is just too much and there's only so much a person could take, and then they just give up. Now, hurting yourself thinking you deserve it is such a hard thing to stop. It's like a drug, it takes you away from reality, and the next thing you know, you're in too deep, and it's too late to go back. So before this unhealthy habit starts, we need to prevent it from happening to us, to our loved ones. People are like pieces of paper. Once you tear them apart, you can't fix them. No matter what you do or say they will never be how they once are. Depressed people lack love from the people around them, so they just make their own world where they could be happy, blocking the people who...
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...A person’s mood is very important to me and should be to other’s as well because their mood has a lot to do with how they are feeling and in some cases may alter how they will act. A person’s mood can range from highs as in feeling happy, joyous, and confident to lows like depressed, anxious or lonely. Mood is a pervasive and sustained emotional response that may affect a person’s perception. When people are in a good mood they tend to feel very positive about themselves, and might be more outgoing, friendly, nice and even smile more. On the other hand, when a person is in a bad mood they tend to be more quiet, gloomy or frustrated. Mood is important because this is a feeling that can change depending on the surroundings of an individual. What I mean by this is that if a person is feeling moody or sad and they have no support system, they may continue to be sad for a long period of time, which can change this person drastically depending on what the situation is. Whereas a person who has friends and family to help them in whatever situation their facing may only be sad for a short period of time and will soon be able to get over it and return to their normal state. I believe that mood should be important to others as well because ultimately everyone wants to live their life and be happy. Unfortunately, this is not the case so in order for people to move forward and be happy, everyone should be aware of other’s feelings and take into consideration that just having someone to talk...
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...when Mike was walking down the street that all of a sudden the screen started to glitch out and break down, as everyone around him turns into her. His face shows it all as he looks as confused and disheartened as ever, almost giving up. They also help build the atmosphere in certain points. Like when it is all vibrant and happy it is fast forwarded representing how it was all over so fast, and when it is all sad and unhappy it is put in slo-mo representing how his life metaphorically came to a stop after she left. Symbols are used very interestingly and extremely affectively throughout. After the first few seconds, you are shown a clip of Mike waking up in a bed alone. When he figures this out he almost has no way to control the dread and sadness that is shown on his face, and when he starts looking for her and all they people start to turn into her it help build an image of what’s going on in his mind. Displaying his thoughts and feeling about how everything reminds him of her and how his life is revolving around her and how he can't stop thinking about...
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