...------------------------------------------------- Class Notes on The Happiest Refugee Chapter 1 Possibly the most prominent reason why the first chapter of Anh Do’s “The Happiest Refugee” reflects the ideas of an outsider is how war has changed Anh and his families lives. “The year is 1976 and the Vietnam war has just ended”, “When the war ended her two older brothers, high- ranking paratroopers who fought alongside American and Australian soldiers, were put into communist re-education camps” and “My grandfather was in the army, so Grandma was left to look after ten kids on her own in a little hut” explain how the war has torn Anh’s family apart and has deeply effected how his father and mother lived throughout their childhood. When Anh’s Father is forced to almost single-handedly take care of his brothers, it builds and changes his personality and makes him far more responsible. When Anh’s uncles are put into a re-education camp, Anh’s father shows the leadership qualities and courage that he built over his childhood to free them from slavery. Chapter 1. From the start of the chapter, we can see the traits of an outsider, namely being a non-evident sense of belonging. When the communist guards were harassing the young lady; she was an outsider as she was being ostracised and segregated from the rest of the group in a nasty and threatening way. This was evidenced in the text from the quote “ ‘Lift up your trousers’ the guard demands. The girl lifts her black cotton...
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...memories of my childhood in North Carolina which helps me set my mind off the tired muscles. “American Honey” is one of the most influenced country song which is also my favorite song to listen when I am tired. “She grew up on the side of the road where the church bells ring and strong love grows she grew up good she grew up slow Like American honey steady as a preacher free as a weed couldn't wait to get going but wasn't quite ready to leave so innocent, pure and sweet American honey there's a wild, wild whisper blowing' in the wind calling' out my name Like a long lost friend Oh, I miss those days As the years go by oh, nothing' sweeter than summertime and American honey” are the lyrics from the song. As soon as these lyrics hit my ears, it feels like all the pain and the stress is washing out of my body. It also brings back the memories of my neighborhood where I used to ride my bike and play baseball with the little...
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...military I am required to be deploy to various sub bases within and without the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Thus, my interview took place on Walderick Wells, a Cay located in the Exuma Land and Sea Park. I had known Ms. Roker, little under two weeks and was intrigue as to why she choose the Bahamas to work instead of America. Every morning she would open the park office and we would start a casual conservation. Her views on life were astounding and to see how her dog Grace interacts with her is just amazing. She always seemed very happy whenever I saw her and always was giving. When I think of what happiness looks like I always think of her. My second choice is Mr. D Bonaby. He is between the ages of 40-50 years and is an active member in the military. He has been deployed to the same sub base as me and he has been my superior for the past 10 years. He is a welder in the military and hopes to open his welding business when he retires from the military. This is the first time we are working hand in hand and he seems content with what he has accomplish in life. He always has a humorous side which never takes a break. Listening to him speak and reflect on the military of yester years brings such happiness to me as it has developed over the years. He is adamant in the development of his subordinates by giving them advice to enhance...
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...Table of content What is socialization? 1-2 Statement of problem 3 Review literature 3 Socialization over the course of life 4 Childhood 4-5 Adolescence 6-7 Adulthood 8-9 Old age 10-11 Death and dying 12 Conclusion 13 Bibliography 14 What is socialization? Socialization is the lifelong social experience by which people develop their human potential and learn culture. It is also the process by which individual acquired social skills, language, behaviors to socialize with each and everyone in the world. In this entire situation, we will be gaining social experience from others. Social experience is also the foundation of personality, a person’s fairly consistent patterns of acting, thinking, and feeling. It is weird to say that we start socializing from children. We started learning things from others when young and most people continue their social learning throughout their life unless they are mentally and physically disabled. These might affect their social process when they begin to develop their skills. Socialization is also a matter of nurture rather than nature. Through socialization, individual also can understand other people and us as well. In contrast, socialization is a complex, lifelong process. There are six well known researchers that have made lasting contributions to the understanding of human development: Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, Carol Gilligan, George Herbert Mead, and Erik H. Erikson. There have...
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...PSYC-2314-004 Journal 1 Childhood is a period of an individual’s life that allows the child to grow strong and confident from the encouragement of their family. Being young should be enjoyed with the little responsibilities and challenges that will soon approach in adulthood. Luckily, my parents encouraged me to be a child before the young stages of my life came to an end. My mother and father have always been considerate and loving toward my brother and me. Not only did they express kindness toward us but they slightly would tell us strictly what we should not do. For that, we never developed a sense of fear for our parents like other children that lived under a strict household had. I was allowed to get dirt on my clothes and play with kids that I had never met on the playground without getting yelled at. From the beginning, my parents have always allowed me to choose freely on the activities I want to join or continue on doing. I remember when I was about 5 or 6 years old, my mother signed me up to join a dance class because I was always dancing around the house. However, when I had to start dancing in front of other children and the instructor I felt very uncomfortable and nervous about everyone staring at me. After the first day my mother let me decide if I would want to attend the dance class the next day. I believe this action was very efficient and effective because I was able to play soccer which was much more enjoyable for me. The situation could have been my mother...
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...at a private school. In the early 1930's, Erikson moved his family to the United States. He became US citizen in 1939 and changed his last name from Homburger to Erikson. Erikson worked at Harvard Medical School, Yale University, and several private appointments in their clinics for disturbed children. In the year 1950, Erikson published a very influential book titled, Childhood and Society. The book included Erikson's famous Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development. He continued to work at Harvard until he retired in 1970. After retirement, the Erikson's moved to the Bay Area of California, and continued to work at training another generation of child workers. He led many seminars on his Eight Stages and other psychological topics. The Erikson's relocated to Massachusetts in the early 1990's and Erik died in 1994. The Eight Stages of Psychosocial Development What are the most important stages in a person's life? It all depends. You will notice in each stage there are opportunities for positive ego development as well as deficits in one's character, not only before a child reaches his 20's, but throughout life. Erikson developed eight stages of Psychosocial Development. Erikson's first stage is called the Basic Trust vs....
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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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...Beyond Measure Nathan T. Thomas PSY202 Janet Cagley June 3, 2012 I. Things I remember about my childhood a. Meet my parents b. A broken home c. A Positive role model II. A life of service d. In the Army now e. Hard times III. Marriage and my family now f. Married with children g. The wonder years h. Tomorrow and beyond IV. Final thoughts and conclusion In retrospect the journey that my life has taken from childhood to the present, has been a whirlwind of ever-changing dreams and desires. I’ve gained an appreciation of who I am today, the factors that have motivated me to continue, and a deeper understanding of the path I would like to follow as I pursue future goals. In my development I believe the foundational building blocks of who I am can be traced to the nurturing that I received from multiple parental sources within my environment. I was born a black child and raised initially within a dysfunctional poor family environment. The very nature of my parent’s genetic make-up with alcohol issues, abusive tendencies and intellectual differences. Leads me to believe my life should have turned out much differently if genetic nature was more at play in my development. There for I think that for the moment I feel that nature along with the nurturing environment shaped who I am today. I feel my life is a text book argument for nature vs. nurture. My life’s journey from birth to present day has been...
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...Breaking The Mold Don’t forget page numbers and header with last name on each page (Top Right Corner, not bottom) Tulio Barros You need an MLA header: Name Prof name Class description date In immigrant families, family traditions and the struggle for one’s independence re-shape the parent-child relationship. People who grow up in a country that is foreign to them often break family tradition as they grow to have different goals and standards than that of their parents. By breaking tradition and seeking their own goals, people form their own identity. Children who have immigrant parents will always have different goals and traditions than their parents? Maxine Hong Kingston, a Chinese-American, breaks her traditional mold by publishing a story that her mother told Maxine never to speak about to anyone, especially not her father. In No Name Woman quotes not italics Maxine’s mother opens the story by warning her “[y]ou must not tell anyone,” mother said, “what I am about to tell you. In China your father had a sister who killed herself. She jumped into the family well. We say your father has all brothers because it is as if she had never been born” (29). In Maxine’s family, the tradition her mother wants her to follow is that of not speaking about a tragedy that happened on the father’s side of the family. As demented as it is to tell a daughter what she just did, it is more traditionally important to her mother that Maxine not break the silence and speak...
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...is a 15-year-old male who is currently going into the 10th grade. I have known Ryan my whole life, as he is my brother’s best friend and like a second brother to me. He lives in Overland Park, KS where he has lived since he was born with his mom and dad. He has a brother who is younger than he is and a golden retriever. Ryan was happy to help with this project, as he loves to talk about himself. In describing what Ryan’s life is typically like, it mainly is focused on his friends and the huge amounts of sports he plays. He feels that things in general are more challenging now, due to the fact there is actual competition in sport because people are just as skilled as you if not better and the fact that there are try-outs and not everyone makes it. Ryan recalls the times when he was younger when he and his friends could just play together and have fun regardless of if they were any good. The fun is completely gone, he still enjoys it but now there is that pressure to be the best and win. Things outside of school are a lot easier now because he has less rules to follow and gets more freedom. He is now allowed to go to the mall on his own, but wasn’t until last year. When asked how things may change in the next few years, he said “he will be able to drive” and he plans on getting his restricted as soon as he turns 16 in the next couple of months. Ryan enjoys his school life a lot more as well because now on certain days he gets to sleep in later and pick if he wants to...
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...Throughout the research process, the focus has been to investigate the different aspects of environmental influences on human development among students of UNISEL. During the research process, we have gained a deeper knowledge and understanding on how environmental aspects affect human development. We also discovered that child development not only focuses on one aspect, but also many aspects such as prenatal environment, physical environment, social / cultural environment and emotional environment. We would like to express our utmost gratitude to Mr.Nadraj, our lecturer, for his great guidance, advice and consideration in the process of completing this research on time. His immense contribution and insight have made this project a much more complete one. Also, I would like to extend my appreciation to all who have assisted me in many ways, resulting in this report. The deepest gratitude to all the respondents who were willing to participate in our survey; without their valuable contribution and response, this study would not have been able to be carried out. Thank You! TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Background................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Purpose...............................................................................................................
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...Michael Jackson fact file: Michael Joseph Jackson was born August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009 was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Called the king of pop his contributions to music and dance, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Michael Jackson has his own websites so his fans could check out his songs and updates also honour his music. Michael Jackson did his autobiography in a book and was published in February 1 in 1988. Five months after the release of Jackson’s 1987 Bad album, and named after Jackson’s signature dance move, the moonwalk. Michael Jackson was 58 when he died. Dubbed the "King of Pop," singer-songwriter Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana. As a child, he performed as the lead singer of the Jackson family's popular Motown group, the Jackson 5. No single artist – indeed, no movement or force – has eclipsed what Michael Jackson accomplished in the first years of his adult solo career. Jackson changed the balance in the pop world in a way that nobody has since. He forced rock & roll and the mainstream press to acknowledge that the biggest pop star in the world could be young and black, and in doing so he broke down more barriers than anybody. But he is also among the best proofs in living memory of poet William Carlos Williams' famous verse: "The pure products of America/go crazy." When Jackson died on June 25th, 2009, of apparent cardiac arrest...
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...October 11, 2009 The Food Issue Against Meat By JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER THE FRUITS OF FAMILY TREES When I was young, I would often spend the weekend at my grandmother’s house. On my way in, Friday night, she would lift me from the ground in one of her fire-smothering hugs. And on the way out, Sunday afternoon, I was again taken into the air. It wasn’t until years later that I realized she was weighing me. My grandmother survived World War II barefoot, scavenging Eastern Europe for other people’s inedibles: rotting potatoes, discarded scraps of meat, skins and the bits that clung to bones and pits. So she never cared if I colored outside the lines, as long as I cut coupons along the dashes. I remember hotel buffets: while the rest of us erected Golden Calves of breakfast, she would make sandwich upon sandwich to swaddle in napkins and stash in her bag for lunch. It was my grandmother who taught me that one tea bag makes as many cups of tea as you’re serving, and that every part of the apple is edible. Her obsession with food wasn’t an obsession with money. (Many of those coupons I clipped were for foods she would never buy.) Her obsession wasn’t with health. (She would beg me to drink Coke.) My grandmother never set a place for herself at family dinners. Even when there was nothing more to be done — no soup bowls to be topped off, no pots to be stirred or ovens checked — she stayed in the kitchen, like a vigilant guard (or prisoner) in a tower. As far as I could tell,...
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...vital areas, including the nature of libidinal energy, which Freud saw as mostly sexual and Jung saw as mostly spiritual and infantile sexuality as a cause of neurosis. There was also disagreement as to the importance of the libidinal energy, as Freud saw it as pivotal and the primary motivating force, while Jung saw it as one of several forces with equal importance. This led to Jung discarding Freud’s importance of the development of the child, as Jung was concerned with the development of the person across the life-span. From this point on he worked at developing his theory based on personality types. Here in is the beginning of Carl Jung’s theory of Personality Types, which I will now attempt to explain in my own words, but before I do I would like to use one of the infamous quotes from Carl Yung himself… "We need more understanding of human nature, because the only real danger that exists is man himself . . . We know nothing of man, far too little. His psyche should be studied because we are the origin of all coming evil." —BBC interview, 1959 (http://www.alternativereel.com/soc/display_article.php?id=0000000022) Contrary to previous observations based on temperamental or emotional behaviour patterns, Jung was amongst the first to look at the psychic energy and ‘the way in which one habitually or preferentially orients oneself in the world.’ (Personality Types, page 12, para 2) Jung broke down his model into...
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...STAGE IPEX ETE 2010 International College Program Walt Disney World DATE DE DEROULEMENT DU STAGE: Du 01/06/2010 au 20/08/2010 LANGUE DE REDACTION : Anglais PAYS : Etats-Unis d’Amérique CONFIDENTIEL oui non 1.0 Introduction Walt Elias Disney once said: “You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world… But it requires people to make the dream a reality”. As soon as I heard this quote during my tradition class, I tried to keep it in mind during my whole program without even imagining that I will probably remember it for the rest of my life. As part of our program at INSEEC Bordeaux, we needed to find a foreign company to work for during the summer break in order to live a new experience and arouse our pretty small resume. We were asked to learn both human and professional skills during this period. 1.1 What is the Walt Disney World International College Program? The international College Program is a summer work program based on the availability of foreign college students due to their summer vacations. This program last three months and is reserved for non-American students enrolled in a three to four year college program. They are required to work as a normal employee for the whole summer after a couple of weeks of training. Several tasks are available during the program, students are asked to choose what they want to do at the second interview in Paris. (For the French ICP) Among the jobs available: ...
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