...possible way. So I was going to be a mom. That word just didn’t fit right; I wasn’t supposed to have kids, plus, I didn’t even want kids. In “Alone on the Hilltop”, John (Fire) Lame Deer, tells us of his rite of passage. He is a sixteen year old Sioux Indian boy confined to a sacred hole dug into the side of a hilltop called a vision pit. He is left alone and scared for four days and nights, with no food or water and only a few small tokens left with him for strength and guidance. Lame Deer has a brightly colored star quilt that his grandmother made, and forty pieces of her own flesh to help him be strong. He also has with him a ceremonial pipe to help ease his fears and communicate with the Waken Tanka or “Great Spirit” in the spirit world. Being alone with only his small tokens, the earth and night sky are all part of the path he must take to find his “calling”, to become a medicine man like his grandfather before him. This is his path to becoming a man. Rites of passage are different for everyone, and although my rite of passage isn’t as elaborate or even as ceremonious, I do relate to Lame Deer. I felt the connection of being scared and of being alone, and although we weren’t alone, in the moment it sometimes feels that way. Just like Lame Deer was afraid of failing and not having a vision to become a medicine man, I too was afraid of having a baby and even more...
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...History of Policy The latest results are from Gallup's annual Crime survey, conducted Oct. 7-10, 2010. According to the trend, the highest level of public fear about being victimized when walking alone at night was recorded in 1982. At that time, nearly half of adults, 48%, said they were afraid, while 52% were not afraid. Fear stayed fairly high through 1993, registering above 40%, but then descended to 30% by 2001. It has since increased slightly, although it has not returned to the record-high levels. This trend in Americans' perceptions of their personal safety contrasts with federal crime statistics showing a sharp, steady decline in the rate of violent crime (including murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault) over the past 16 years. After two decades when violent crime registered at or near 50 victims per 1,000 population, crime plummeted during the 1990s and 2000s, and is now at its lowest level in recent history. Fear Varies by Gender, Income Americans' fear of crime victimization relates strongly to two distinct factors: household income and gender. Adults living in low-income households are roughly twice as likely as those living in high-income households to be afraid, 48% vs. 23%. Women are more than twice as likely as men to say they are afraid to walk alone at night near their home, 50% vs. 22%. This 28-point gender gap conforms to what Gallup found on this issue globally in 2009 with a different question asked in 105 countries...
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...because of the violent environment that he lived in. In The Outsiders Ponyboy was affected by the violence that surrounded him as not being able to walk alone home, the murder of Bob and the death of Dally. Ponyboy was afraid to walk home alone, because he was in danger since he was a greaser. He mentions “Greasers can’t walk alone too much or they’ll get jumped, or someone will come by and scream “Greaser!” at them, which doesn’t make you feel hot, if you know what I mean. We get jumped by the Socs” (Hinton 2). Ponyboy was affected by this because he could not walk...
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...don’t be afraid IF YOU LIKE DANCE, DRAW, WRITE, DON’T BE AFRAID IF YOU LIKE TO DO ACTIVITIES-DON’T hesitate because of others. We are not alone - we don’t have to face things alone 7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7) Speak about fear and what it causes us to do. Fear of rejection - don’t try, act like a fool, act dumb, be rebellious. Acting dumb-TELL STORY OF HOW I FIRST CAME TO SCHOOL ECA Starts with the little things CONFORMED TO MUSIC, SMOKING CIGS, DRINKING, For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. (Isaiah 41:13) When we act against our natural nature, we become fake and we lie to ourselves. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. (Deuteronomy 31:6) (Romans 12:2) Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will Prayer at end The Lord is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1) abandonment being bad, corrupt, evil, defective being controlled by others being deprived being harmed being incapable being of no value, worthless being unloved being useless ...
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...feelings. The story starts in medias res where the main character Nick is in the forest with his father and his Uncle George. Together they have went on a fishing trip into the forrest. Nick finds himself alone in a tent, in which he is looking back on last night’s happenings, thus the recipient meets with a flashback. His father and Uncle George have left the camp and instead they have gone fishing, and sudden Nick reaches the peak of his feelings. Nick is frightened, which is obvious when he walks trough the woods at night leaving the lake and the elder men “He was always a little frightened of the woods at night”. The darkness, the silence, perhaps the unknowing make him fear the death and it reminds him that he himself have to die eventually which causes to another flashback. In conclusion there is three parts of the story, which can be combined with Nick’s emotional stages. At first he realizes that someday he must die, “someday the silver cord will break”, which scares him and as a result makes him feel sick, furthermore he tries avoiding the thoughts. Unfortunately, the realization catch up with him, and he feels even more afraid, when he is alone in the tent undressing. He feels alone, there is nothing to take of his mind, no sounds, no people, no nothing. He is afraid of the silence, perhaps because he is used to live in a civilized world where people surround os, and where noises are...
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...In a household of seven being the youngest a girl named Myra was brought up with tremendous care. She was very spoiled and the whole family treated her like a jewel. She lived in a family with two sisters, parents and grandparents. Her parents fulfilled every need of hers before she uttered a demand. She was really happy that her family has been always around her. Her family was very possessive about her. If she got hurt while playing or got a tiny scratch on her arm, her family would take her to the hospital and become very worried. She was very pampered. Myra never imagined her life as living by herself. If she would think about living by herself, she would get very scared. She was afraid to go out without her family....
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...beyond any border and forget all rules. Fear can easily take over our mind and control our every move. But how much does it take to push a person beyond his limits? What kind of a fear can make us forget everything about humanity and morals? These questions are one of the main themes in Cormac McCarthy’s novel ”The Road” We are all afraid of different things. Some are afraid to lose their family and friends others on the other hand their money and possessions. Cormac McCarthy’s great novel ”The Road” tells us a story of a post-apocalyptic world where everything is destroyed and life is almost extinct. There are left only handful people, who are willing to do everything to survive. But some of them are willing to go further than the others. Fear influences every person differently. But how can some of us still maintain our moral values even though we might be scared to death? In ”The Road” the main characters, the man and the boy represent a group of people who does not let the fear control their minds. The man is constantly afraid of his son getting killed or starving to death. The boy is worried about his father and about being left alone in this terrible world if his father should die. Every single day they live in fear. They can never be sure whether they find food, whether they will survive the cold nights in the woods, or whether they are going to be eaten by other people. But despite all that, the man and the boy maintain their humanity. The world around them is nothing...
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...people, same height, looks and brains. But Equality 7-2521 meets none of those standards with his brothers. He is taller, has different eyes and hair, and he is much more intelligent than his fellow brothers. “We are six feet tall, and this is a burden, for there are not many men who are six feet tall. Ever have the Teachers and the Leaders pointed to us and frowned and said: "There is evil in your bones, Equality 7-2521, for your body has grown beyond the bodies of your brothers." (18) Not only do his teachers recognize that he is much different that his brothers, the Council realizes this and they give him a job so that he won’t look so different in society because he would be an outcast. Outcasts are independent and alone, and in this community being alone and independent are one of their most enforced regulations. The Council sees something wrong with this Equality 7-2521 and they don't want him to do anything to reprimand what they are trying to do in this...
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...of government, which leads to uprisings and betrayals, resulting to a few mournful deaths. Being alone on an island without an adult is very terrifying, and fear takes over the boy's quick. The themes of “fear and mob mentality” bring out the terror in almost every boy on the island. The theme of mob mentality is very significant in this book and shows in the boys when the savages murder Simon as a group. Mob mentality makes the boys senses blind and changes their morals and actions. This quote is a great example, “The beast was on its knees in the center, its arms folding over its face. Even in the rain they could see how small a beast it was;...
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...Written assignment – The Sin Bin or Lucy’s Heart. 1. Lucy is a confused and afraid girl. She is a grade A student who used to be a good girl, but she changes into being a bad girl. She meets Bethan, who is the hardest girl at school. Lucy begins to break her mother’s principles. She begins to smoke cigarettes and wearing make up, because Bethan says so. She alludes herself as the brainiest girl at the school and she is also the only girl who took nine O-levels. Her relation to the other students is not like it was before, she becomes best friend with Bethan. Before she met Bethan, her best friend was Penny Jones. Penny and Lucy were both good students and they were quite close to each other. But after Lucy had met Bethan, she stopped talking to Penny and hit her, because Bethan said so. Bethan wanted her to hit Penny, to prove that there was not anyone in the way of their friendship. That is the reason why Lucy came in detention; for hitting a student. Lucy felt really bad inside after she hit Penny, because she deep down did not want to be a bad girl, but she is afraid of Bethan to say how she feels inside. While the detention she thinks about what will happen to her in the future. 2. She called me and said that I should meet her down the subway after school. I did not know why she wanted me to came down the subway, but I did what she said. I was at the subway alone. She was not here yet, so I waited a few more minutes. “Is she going to tell me something about...
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...Case Study Paper University of Phoenix Erica Vazquez PSY 410 Annette Edwards October 10, 2011 Case Study Paper “Once upon a time, there was a little girl who dreamed of being a mommy. She wanted, more than anything, to have a child and knew her dream would come true one day. She would sit for hours thinking up names to call her baby. Eventually this little girl grew up. Though she'd met and married her Prince Charming, she was having trouble conceiving. She began to realize that her dream wasn't going to come true without a great deal of medical help. So she went on a long journey through the world of fertility treatments. When none of them worked, she got frustrated and depressed. She felt like a failure. And then one day, finally, she became pregnant. She was thrilled beyond belief. She had a wonderful pregnancy and a perfect baby girl. At long last, her dream of being a mommy had come true. But instead of being relieved and happy, all she could do was cry.” (Shields, 2005) Brooke Shields was born to Frank and Terri Shields on May 31, 1965. Her father an executive for Revlon and her mother a model separated when Brooke was very young. Brooke began her modeling career at 11 months and has been acting and modeling since then. After graduating from Princeton University brook met and married tennis player Andre Agassi, they were married for two years before they got divorced. In 2001 she married Chris Henchy and began to try to conceive a baby. Unfortunately, she was...
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...Ted Talks Name: Sherry Turkle: Connected, but Alone? 1. In her introduction, Sherry Turkle says, “I embody the central paradox…” What is the paradox she is referring to? She loves getting texts, and at the same time she believes many people can get a problem by texting. 2. The speaker describes a change in her thinking from the last time she spoke at TED. At first, what did she expect would be the result of online communication? She expected that knowledge learnt from virtual world or online communication can be used to live better lives in the real world. 3. What does she think about it now? She believes that technology or online communication will take people to get worst lives in the real world instead of getting better lives. 4. What are some examples she gives of new odd or disturbing behavior with our devices? * People text or send e-mails during the meetings or presentations. * Students shop, text and go on Facebook during classes. * Parents text and do e-mails during breakfast and dinner while children complain that they didn’t get the attention from their parents. * Children deny each other by texting and playing their devices while they are together. * People text at funeral. 5. In what 2 ways are we “setting ourselves up for trouble” with these behaviors? We set ourselves up for trouble in how we relate to each other and in how we relate to ourselves. 6. Why are people so attracted to texting and posting as opposed...
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...and hard to deal with. However for me as a young child, I was afraid of dogs, falling, and the darkness. Being afraid of dogs was one of my biggest fears. One day I was walking down the street from school and I felt like I had walked upon one of the biggest dogs I had ever seen. The dog stood behind a gate taller than I. It looked at me standing there nerves and shaking. As I look at his sharp teeth and him foaming at the mouth as if I was a full course meal. As he started to bark I felt something warm run down my leg. Every time a dog would bark at me I get scared. Another big fear of mine was a fear of leaves. There are a lot of things out there to be afraid of, and there seem to be phobia about falling of the of the roof or a bridge. As I got older, my parents told me to look down whenever I was surrounded by leaves and jump up and down and crash them all. And it would be just like killing them. It took me a long time to get over my fear but it worked. I am also afraid of the dark. I could not sleep in my room without leaving the light on. When I went to sleep in the dark, I started to imagine things like monsters and other things that would scare me. To me a monster was something that would eat you alive and not care. I was afraid that it would write my parents a note with my blood on the wall, and tell them that it took me. I hated being all alone in the dark; it made me afraid to sleep in my room. I would run and get in the bed with my parents...
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...Single Souls Many people think, “I don’t have anybody, so I’m unhappy”. Is that true? Being single, doesn’t mean that you cannot be who you are, and happy with yourself. For example, while single you can take time and realize what you want, and don’t want in your next relationship. Although, not being in a relationship may seem like you’re less fortunate, it’s just the opposite. It doesn’t mean you’re weak, but strong enough to wait for what you deserve. Throughout time you begin to think you are losing value in yourself, even though you are not. Try taking up your time with new hobbies, or night outs with your friends. Enjoy your freedom to go, do, be, or say what you want. Take advantage of being single, don’t sit around and get down on yourself because you don’t have that “significant other”....
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...commonly males. But the thing is it isn’t just offensive to males, it’s offensive to whole LGBT community because the word is being used against someone who likes someone of the same sex. Hearing this word lights so many fumes in my body, being a homosexual myself. So many people use this word, too often without even thinking about the people around them. Maybe they didn’t mean it in an offensive way but it just isn’t a word you joke around with, not in today’s generation. To me using the word the fag is the same as screaming out the N word in a room full of African Americans. It isn’t okay, ever. It will always be offensive no matter how it’s used. This word is what makes kids afraid to be who they are. It’s a bully word and it causes so much pain. I told my friends about my sexuality in high school, never being afraid to be me, but there were so many kids afraid because of the harsh words used at my school. After I told my friends using words like these as a “joke” was a new but common thing for them. They thought it was funny, I never told them how many times a day they hurt my feelings. Some kids will purposely use this word to be mean and hurt a person’s feelings and I feel that’s why you can never tell when someone’s just joking or really trying to hurt you. It isn’t a word people should use to be funny. It’s a word that should be left alone, that’s how I feel and that’s how I’ll always feel. Using the word ‘Fag’ just isn’t okay, it probably did mean cigarettes, or...
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