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The Other Sister is about a family with a sibling that has a developmental disability also known as mildly mentally retardation (MMR), mild developmental disability, or mild intellectual disorder (MID). Carla Tate is our main character that has MMR as a disability. She is a young women, twenty-four years old, with a slender but beautiful appearance. Carla has just graduated from a special education boarding school and is returning home to her family. Carla’s mother (Elizabeth Tate) is overbearingly protective, does not appreciate all of the abilities that Carla has acquired. Her father (Bradley Tate) is a recovering alcoholic who is sympathetic and supportive of Carla, who at the same time has to deal with his domineering wife. Carla has two sisters Heather (who happens to be a lesbian) and Caroline (who is planning a wedding). Carla’s sister quickly bond again upon Carla’s return. They are supportive of Carla and her abilities. Carla’s mother, Elizabeth, throughout the movie shows her domineering, over protectiveness for Carla. Elizabeth who is a wealthy, high society, embarrassed to have an intellectually challenged child, and ashamed that she and Carla’s father sent her away to boarding school now wants to shelter her. Elizabeth pushes Carla into tennis, changing her bedroom appearance, wants to change Carla’s style of dress to something more appropriate for a disabled person, and pushes Carla into high society. Elizabeth does not listen to what Carla wants and desires. As Carla strives to reach independence by acquiring her own apartment, going to a regular school, picking her own style of décor and clothing, she meets Daniel McMahon. Daniel is also MMR/MID. Daniel goes to school with Carla. Carla and Daniel quickly become ... ... middle of paper ... ...comes her disability and gains most of her independence from her family. Carla gets her own apartment, learns to care for herself in the apartment, and learns to stand up for herself especially with her mother. We see Carla standing up for herself in the scene of the country club lawn when Carla tells her mother what she feels and expresses her desires. Carla tells her mother that she does not care about the mothers’ opinion on what Carla wants to do. Carla tells her mother, “Daniel and I can take care of each other.” Daniel is determined to stay with Carla. He hitchhikes from Florida back to Carla. He shows his resourcefulness and his independence in the journey back. Daniel proves himself to be worthy of Carla. Both of the main characters are great positive models of MMR/MID. Their disabilities did not stop them from living a complete life in a non-disabled world.
Leigh Anne leaves her Ordinary World by Crossing the Threshold into the Special World, where she must overcome a series of challenges. Leigh Anne’s journey begins when she helps out a juvenile in need. As a wife and a mom of two Mrs. Touhy seems to live a normal life in her Memphis, Tennessee home. Ole Miss graduate Leigh Anne Touhy and husband Sean Touhy run a fast- paced and hardworking household in their quaint Tennessee home. A Campbellian Hero must have an Ordinary World that she is able to leave in order to get to the Special World. Heroes do not always look the same, or even appear as a Hero, “Heroes wear many faces because of their responses to the numerous needs of individuals” (Brown). Young Michael Oher is trying to find a place where he fits in and is accepted, when the Touhy family welcomes him with open arms. She soon realizes that Michael in is need of help and she says herself, “I just think Michael needed somebody, and it was so evident that there was nobody in his life. And it just broke my heart” (Touhy). Leigh Anne reacts to her call to adventure briskly and almost without second thought. Leigh Anne Touhy is the matriarch of the Touhy family, and she is the one that runs things. She does not have a mentor, no...
The definition of gender has become way more revolutionary and expressive compared to the twentieth century. Gender used to be similar to sex where someone would be identified as a male or female based on their biological genitals however, this day in age it is way more complex. Someone can be born a male but mentally they feel like a male. In “Sisterhood is complicated” Ruth Padawer explains the journey of different transgender males and the obstacles they face while attending Wellesley college. Wellesley is a women’s college that has been around for a very long time and is in the process of the battling the conflict of whether they should admit transgender students. Ariel Levy author of “Female Chauvinist Pigs” tackles the stereotypes and
Chapter 2 opens up with a delinquent by the name of Carla James, a smart young girl who gets good grades, and volunteers her time at school. Lately, however, she had been staying up late at night and her grades were slipping. In fact, she had a gun and another life and engaged in a drive-by shooting, shocking her family and her counselor. Carla's Parole Officer, Sharon Stegall, notes that more and more cases like Carla's are coming up, young girls from good families who have no excuse for lives of crime. Carla didn't hit anyone, though, so she may have another chance.
Throughout the film we learn that each woman has setbacks within her household. One sister has a terrible drinking problem and ultimately loses her job due to excessive drinking and tardiness. The second sister has had several pregnancies that each result in miscarriages
Sandra Lombardino is a recently retired school teacher facing a multitude of crisis’ regarding her personal life and growth. Sandra has a strong desire to vacation and enjoy her retirement via travel and volunteering, however there are barriers that will not allow those things to occur. Sandra is unhappily married to Benedito, an offensive and abusive long-time alcoholic. The couple shares four children, all of which are estranged because of Benedito’s abusive behavior. Though Sandra is overweight and has arthritis, Benedito is the only thing holding her back from achieving her retirement dreams. Sandra has thought about leaving Benedito on many occasions but realizes that he will be entitled to half of her money
The experience changed her life, she learned to rethink her own attitude and self determination. I learned that people with mental retardation are not to be separated from society or even treated with less respect because of their disability. “Riding the Bus with My Sister” taught me to never neglect people with mental disabilities. Readers learned that people with mental retardation, just like everyone else, have families, desires, and determination. They cry, they laugh, they have emotions just like the rest of us. We can learn new things from those suffering from mental retardation. ‘Riding the Bus with My Sister” taught me that civil rights apply to
Since Sister was affected the most by certain actions of the family, Welty narrated this short story through Sister’s point of view to show how the function of the family declined through these actions. Sister was greatly affected when her sister broke the bonds of sisterhood by stealing her boyfriend and marrying him. Secondly, Sister was affected by the favoritism shown by her family towards her younger sister. Since her sister was favored more than her, this caused her to be jealous of her sister. For example, Sister shows a lot of jealousy by the tone she uses when describing what Stella-Rondo did with the bracelet that their grandfather gave her. Sister’s description was, “She’d always had anything in the world she wanted and then she’d throw it away. Papa-Daddy gave her this gorgeous Add-a-Pearl necklace when sh...
Many can identify with what it means to be a sibling. Whether you are the oldest, youngest, or somewhere in between, you can most likely relate to the individual struggle within one. Being the oldest may carry the burden of responsibility and a sense of duty, and the youngest may feel a sense of entitlement. Whichever place one holds may depend on the person. Mai Lee Chai’s “Saving Sourdi” tells the story of two sisters who came to America with the hope of finding freedom. The two girls found anything but that. The younger sister Nea, takes the unusual role of the guardian, while the older sister Sourdi is atypically being cared for by Nea.
Throughout the story, it has been Sister who has tried to persuade the reader to take her side in the debacle with her family. The truth is that it was Sister who caused the entire dispute that is going on with her obsession to compete with her sister that goes back to her childhood where she feels that Stella-Rondo is spoiled and continues to be spoiled up to the end following Sister’s desperate need for attention.
The main two types of mentoring are natural mentoring and planned mentoring. Natural mentoring occurs through friendship, collegiality, teaching, coaching, and counseling that is formed from un-constructed planning (Newman, 1990, p. 41). In contrast, planned mentoring occurs through structured programs in which mentors and participants are selected and matched through formal processes (Newman, 1990, p. 43). There are many different ways to describe mentoring, but they all boil down to one thing: a positive, supportive relationship between a young person and a caring adult.
1In the introduction of the film, Daniel’s mother is offered a job far from the life they have led. Daniel and his mother leave the ordinary world and accept their Call to Adventure.Their lives in New Jersey are over and they set out to begin a new life in California. Daniel did not have high hopes of their new home and environment just as most heroes are, “... uneasy, uncomfortable and unaware” (Vogler, Hero’s Quest Cycle) of what will happen when they leave their ordinary world. When they arrive in California, Daniel’s new environment starts to change him. He quickly makes a new friend who welcomes his new neighbor to a beach party. This is where Daniel’s call to adventure really begins as “his situation shakes up” (Vogler, Hero’s Quest Cycle).
Dan and Betsy go through their emotions on hearing about Samuel condition of cerebral palsy. The roll coaster of emotion they felt. As a parent I could relate to their emotion of having a child with disabilities. I would love my child regards of condition but the emotion I would feel would be fear. Dan and Betsy both went through fear; asking themselves what about his education, and interaction with others. I would have those same question; as
The three family members are adults at the time of this play, struggling to be individuals, and yet, very enmeshed and codependent with one another. The overbearing and domineering mother, Amanda, spends much of her time reliving the past; her days as a southern belle. She desperately hopes her daughter, Laura, will marry. Laura suffers from an inferiority complex partially due to a minor disability that she perceives as a major one. She has difficulty coping with life outside of the apartment, her cherished glass animal collection, and her Victrola. Tom, Amanda's son, resents his role as provider for the family, yearns to be free from him mother's constant nagging, and longs to pursue his own dreams. A futile attempt is made to match Laura with Jim, an old high school acquaintance and one of Tom's work mates.
Gina Montgomery has been a single mom so long, she's forgotten she's a woman -- until a romantic hero straight out of her dreams strolls into her life, awakening desire and lust. The cowboy surprises her at every turn. When she freaks out about a spider, he calmly carries it outside. When her dishwasher breaks, he fixes it. She won't let just any man into her life -- as a single mom, she just can't risk it -- but Aidan is different and she feels a thrill of excitement every time she's around him.
Carla exhibits many characteristics related to having an intellectual disability. She talks slower, doesn’t always understand how things work, has trouble understanding social norms, has difficulty seeing the consequences of actions, and struggles with problem solving and logical thinking. While the characteristics are accurate, I would not necessarily say that they were accurately portrayed. I personally felt that the acting was offensive and uneducated. The actress walks almost with a duck-like waddle and her talking reminds me of someone mocking a person with an intellectual disability, not someone who has an intellectual disability. I personally feel that the directors and actors did not have much knowledge about intellectual disabilities