...I awoke. my memories all flooded back to me punching me in the stomach. I remember freezing and dropping to the floor i could hear but i couldn't see i remember as my legs began to give way and i went tumbling down like a rag doll being discarded by a busy playing child also bringing from my recollection my sisters birthday cake with me as well. i remember my legs began to feel weak and shake, with an uncertainty of gravity, it had happened before so i discarded my weak knees. I had always been a clumsy child always faighting and getting hurt, but this time, this time i fell. I had no power to stop it, i was a doll lifeless to all around me. I remember the screams and i remember trying to speak, to tell my hysterical mother and older sister sally that I was okay. I remember the horror i felt when my reusernce did not come out but was instead followed by a deadly silence, a hollowing feeling that traveled slowly but steadily like a hourglass running out of time down my...
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...reticent, any minuscule movement could be heard. The dark, somber November nightfall was sown with bright, glistening stars. As I lay in my bed, squinting up at my ceiling, the panic feeling hit me in my gut. I usually always have this fear feeling, but this time it is different. I was feeling almost as if I was being physically hurt by something or someone. For some reason, I could not recognize what was going on with myself. I normally never act up like this, and I do not obsess this much at night. Trying to relax, I shut my eyes tight, and dozed off into a long, dreadful sleep. Those long and dreadful nights continued for many months. I guess it is bad for a thirty three year old man to not sleep for so long. My two little...
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...Everyone goes through things, everyone thinks that some stuff is harder to go through than others and how you handle it is up to you. You either overcome your past or you dwell in it and feel sorry for yourself. You either grow as a person or stay the same. I decided to overcome it and continue with my life. It took time, but I did it. Two years and seven months ago, I moved from Cambridge to Salisbury, Maryland. It was May 22, 2015, I was twelve years old and halfway through sixth grade. I did not have to worry about switching schools because I was already homeschooled which I had been since fifth grade. The day was just like any other, we planned on going to my friend Natalie’s house, who lived across the street, when she got home. I started to realize that this day was not going to be like any other day when my mom told my brother, my sister and I to go over there now, although the only kids that were there were the younger ones who were about one and three years old....
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...ARTICLE IN PRESS Social Science & Medicine 58 (2004) 1647–1657 Understanding breast cancer stories via Frank’s narrative types Roanne Thomas-MacLean* Dalhousie University Family, Medicine Teaching Unit, Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital, P.O. Box 9000, Priestman St. Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5N5 Abstract While breast cancer narratives have become prevalent in Western culture, few researchers have explored the structure of such narratives, relying instead on some form of thematic analysis based upon content. Although such analyses are valuable, Arthur Frank (The Wounded Storyteller, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1995) provides researchers with an additional means of studying stories of illness, through the examination of their structures. In this article, the author applies Frank’s work to a phenomenological study of embodiment after breast cancer. Frank’s three narrative types are used to enhance understanding of the ways in which stories are culturally constructed, using data collected through one focus group discussion and two in-depth interviews with each of 12 women who had experienced breast cancer. The author then conveys the significance of this form of analysis for future research. r 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Breast cancer; Qualitative and narrative Introduction Frank (1995) writes that those who are ill ‘‘need to become storytellers in order to recover the voices that illness and its treatment often take away’’...
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...Frederick Douglass’s experience during the time of slavery was both narrated by himself however varying in the amount of information provided in both My Bondage and My Freedom as well as in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; An American Slave, Written by Himself. Although they both contain similar facts of information about himself and his experience, they are different because My Bondage and My Freedom contains more content on Douglass’s background history prior to becoming owned by masters giving this narrative a different focus. This differs from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; An American Slave, Written by Himself because this narrative only briefly spoke about Douglass's background facts and rather moved quickly into what he saw and experienced as a slave making this more of his focus in this narrative....
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...humans. Each of the slaves had different experiences with slavery, but one thing in common: share their accounts through autobiography on how slavery greatly changed their lives. The experiences, memories and treatment in any situation are viewed upon differently between a man and a woman. Obvious in the case of slavery, the two sexes were treated differently and so therefore their recollections of such events were-different Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, were both written during the same time period. Both authors go into many aspects regarding the cruelty of slavery, but they still had their differences. During each of the author’s childhood they explain how it was for them. When Harriet was growing up in her, she was shielded from slavery. Her Father was accomplished carpenter, whose wish was to someday buy his children. “I was so fondly shielded that I never dreamed I was a piece of merchandise…” On the other hand Fredrick childhood was the opposite. Fredrick was born to a slave mother and an undisclosed white man. He did not know his age growing up he had to make educational guesses. ”I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it.” Another way that Jacobs and Douglass narrative works were different is the tone and the writing style that each author writes in. In Jacobs’s narrative she writes with fear, and her writing style...
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...more sarcastic narrative. Arguably both writers do a great job in their story telling skills. Both stories are respected and pleasing, yet similar but different at the same time. The authors’ choice of writing style is what gives one story more of an advantage to the other. Though descriptive and narrative essay have identical intent – to tell the reader a story- narratives are more effective in capturing the audience because the uses of different voices, they bring ideas into perspective and they are relatable. There are special components that both style of writing possesses. Narrative writing usually does not stress adjectives to give the physical details of characters, setting or events in the story. Nothing like descriptive writing, narrative writings are written in the first person in order to convey the author's attitudes, beliefs and memories. Narratives are conventional, while descriptive writings content often emphases on a single event, object or place. Occasionally, writers utilize narrative writing style to tell about the past or the future in broad terms. A narrative often reflects personal experience, clarifying what happened during some sort of incident. Narrative essay topics include recounting an experience where the learned something significant, such as losing a tooth, first day of high school, or any type of life changing experience However, narration are not always a personal experience. Narratives are a form of storytelling. Narratives tend to have more...
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...Mini-Research Essay i) Mary Rowlandson's A Narrative of the Captivity and A Restoration is a captivity narrative. Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a slave narrative. While they are considered distinctive genres, they share some characteristics. Look at the excerpts you have from them in your reading. How are they similar? How are they different? Be sure to provide evidence from the texts to support your conclusions. Answer the above questions in a 1,000-1,250-word essay. ii) Prepare this assignment according to the MLA guidelines found in the GCU MLA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. iii) Include three outside sources. These sources may be printed work or you can make use of the Grand Canyon University online library. You might find these databases helpful: EBSCO Host's Literary Reference Center and LION. Both are available through GCU's online library. Comparing Rowlandson’s Captivity Narrative with Jacobs’ Slave Narrative The fugitive slave narrative and the Indian captivity narrative are distinctive genres in the American literature; however, they share some characteristics and frequently are subject to comparison. The first captivity narrative in the American literature was Mary Rowlandson's A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration in 1682, in which she wrote about her awful captivity experience by the Indians. Over sixteen decades later, Harriet...
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...STUDIES IN PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND WORK Mike Hayler University of Brighton, UK Autoethnography, Self-Narrative and Teacher Education examines the professional life and work of teacher educators. In adopting an autoethnographic and life-history approach, Mike Hayler develops a theoretically informed discussion of how the professional identity of teacher educators is both formed and represented by narratives of experience. The book draws upon analytic autoethnography and life-history methods to explore the ways in which teacher educators construct and develop their conceptions and practice by engaging with memory through narrative, in order to negotiate some of the ambivalences and uncertainties of their work. The author’s own story of learning, embedded within the text, was shared with other teacher-educators, who following interviews wrote self-narratives around themes which emerged from discussion. The focus for analysis develops from how professional identity and pedagogy are influenced by changing perceptions and self-narratives of life and work experiences, and how this may influence professional culture, content and practice in this area. Autoethnography, Self-Narrative and Teacher Education Autoethnography, Self-Narrative and Teacher Education STUDIES IN PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND WORK The book includes an evaluation of how using this approach has allowed the author to investigate both the subject and method of the research with implications for ...
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...It is clear that throughout this trip, that lasted a mere three and a half months, we have experienced a great deal of narratives. These have ranged from incredibly uplifting to deeply solemn. These stories have shaped the people, places, and history that we have learned about, and continue to shape the people who encounter them today. Some of these narratives are extremely hard to express, verging on the border of the inexpressible. However, there lies an importance in being bale to articulate certain memories and experiences to pass them on to the ones who did not have the privilege of experiencing them. These experiences have shaped me beyond belief, and I hope to express how these varied experiences have changed me for the better. One...
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...Through narrative therapy a counselor can help clients gain access to preferred story lines about their lives and identities taking the place of previous negative and self-defeating narratives that destroy the self. Presented in this paper, is an overview of the Narrative therapy and the Social Construction Model and several facets of this approach including poststrucuralism, deconstructionism, self-narratives, cultural narratives, therapeutic conversations, ceremonies, letters and leagues. A personal integration of faith in this family counseling approach is presented and discussed also in this paper. NARUMI AMADOR’S FAMILY CONSELING APPROACH Introduction Narrative therapy is found under the Social Construction Model. Using the Narrative approach, the therapist will not be the central figure in the therapeutic process, instead he will be influential to the client, helping him/her internalize and create new stories within themselves to draw new and healthier assumptions about who they are. This process enables clients to distract from focusing on the negative narratives which defined their past, redefining their lives into future positive stories. Narrative therapists define the problem as the problem instead of defining the client as the problem. The therapy process begins redefining the problem, externalizing it and getting it out in the open. The narrative therapist uses the questioning technique and creates alternative narratives to connect...
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...to the Falls Narrative Study in the ENGL 695 syllabus, I was not sure what to make of it. The goals behind the Falls Narrative Study presented to us were relatively straightforward – document and examine how older adult talk and express about their experiences falling. During the early stages of planning for the study, Kym kept us updated about the progress of the study and Professor Thrailkill assigned us readings, such as Garrison Keillor’s “After a Fall” and Ceridwen Dovery’s “What Old Age is Really Like”, to get us thinking about our preconceived notions about older adults and to expose us to sample narratives about falls. It was from engaging with such readings that I realized two things – first, I tended...
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...Designing forAn Experience: Design Approach to Human-centered Jodi L. Forlizzi Designing forAn Experience: Design Approach to Human-centered Jodi L. Forlizzi Submitted to the Department of Design, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design in Interaction Design © Carnegie Mellon University, 1997. All Rights Reserved. Author Advisor Richard Buchanan Department Head & Professor of Design Carnegie Mellon University Advisor Suguru Ishizaki Assistant Professor of Design Carnegie Mellon University May 1997 Designing forAn Experience: Design Approach to Human-centered Jodi L. Forlizzi Submitted to the Department of Design, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design in Interaction Design Abstract My thesis attempts to understand experience as it is relevant to interaction design. Based on the work of John Dewey, Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi, and Richard Carlson, I identify two types of experience in user–product interactions: satisfying experiences and rich experiences. A satisfying experience is a process–driven act that is performed in a successful manner. A rich experience has a sense of immersive continuity and interaction, which may be made up of a series of satisfying experiences. Based on this definition, I identify a set of design principles with which to create products that...
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...Primary Source Analysis Option 1 Biying Deng HIST 180 Daniel Borses September 29, 14 After reading the Indian Captivity Narratives, it is clear that both narratives describes the author’s captivity life under Indians; however, their experience were totally different. According to The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, Mary Rowlandson suffered from poor condition with her captors for two months; the experience was a nightmare to her. On the contrary, Mary Jemison had a happier life during the captive as seen in her Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison. The life before they were taken captive was the key that resulted the difference between their experiences. With the different growth environment, class, and life experience, their results are going on the opposite way. According to the resources, Mary Rowlandson was an English Puritan woman, had husband and children and with “ health, and wealth, wanting nothing.” (Rowlandson 57) Obviously, Rowlandson’s family was in a high class and she had a very happy life before taken captive. At her age, the ethics and values have already formed; and she had strong concept of her family and faith. Thus, after Rowlandson faced the death of her sister and townspeople, the destroy of her family and town, she was despaired and thought of death. “I had often before this said, that if the Indians should come, I should chuse rather to be killed by them then taken alive.” (Rowlandson 53) However, she kept alive and took...
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...Throughout history, many great works of literature were written and the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of them. This book is important because its publication made people realize slavery was bad for everyone, not just the slaves. To add on, in each important piece of literature, the author has reasons to write the book. Frederick Douglass has three reasons to write this narrative and these are the reasons made his book a great book. The first reason is to bring to life a slave’s experiences as a slave. In his narrative, he says, “A want of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege” (1). Frederick didn’t even know his own age which is a basic right everyone has now. Slaves were deprived of their basic rights because of slavery. Douglass’s experience...
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