3.08 RESOLVE AND REFLECT
I'm out? Wait, I'm out! I can't believe this......I’m finally out of there. Who knew that I, Kate, would finally find a way out of the force field that had us all trapped in the airport. Mr. Jacks and I could find a way to stop this. We could help the other people out of the force fields.
Seeing as how family is quite important, we eventually (T) decided that we should start with that. So we started on our journey as soon as possible. The journey was pretty much like a Ferris wheel, we went around and around in a circle. We walked and rested and walked and rested, it was like that for most of the time. But, then (T) something did happen; this something wasn’t as good as we hoped for. We stumbled upon a few people, thinking we could help them or vice versa, we stopped. This was one of the most horrendous things I have done recently (T). They didn’t want to help us; they wanted to do the opposite actually. They captured us and put us in cages like animals. We didn’t know what was happening or what they exactly had planned for us, but we knew it couldn’t have been anything good. We knew we had to act quickly. So, we sat there thinking, thinking of ways we could get out of this horrible mess, it was
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I took the piece off glass out of the ladies hand and started off towards the force field. I took the piece holding it up to the force field having it do what it did the time before. I then stepped through and said “After you get through you just take a stick and push it to the other person.” I did exactly that pushing it over to Mr. Jacks, he took the mirror and got through. “Okay now push the piece back over.” He same person who let us out of the cage said. Mr. Jacks turned to them saying “Sorry we are kind of in a hurry.” Then we took off with the piece of glass in hand continuing on our
And when I saw these things that were taken from the prisoners (there is also one room just filled with hair), all the pieces came together in my mind, and I realized the first time on an emotional basis the whole horror… I found the toughest guy in our group, who would normally never show feelings, standing in front of a display cabinet with baby shoes crying. When the tour ended, we didn't know how to look our Polish friends in the eyes again… When our Polish friends saw us again after their tour and saw that we were all shocked and some still crying, they came up to us and told us that we shouldn't be ashamed at all and that we are not responsible for the deeds of our ancestors. It took me a few years to get to the point where I could really feel that way, but I got there
“There's only a small gap left. You're the only one here who can make it through to the city...” Darby begged. “Go find that family of yours… I’m sure it won’t be too long now.” She gulped and looked over at Mr. Jacks. His eyes widened and she quickly looked away. Darby and Kate stood on opposite sides of the force field.
Just as I thought things couldn't get any worse, they did. My sister has been torn from me; I have no idea where they have taken her. It has been days and I have not eaten anything except for what was forced. I can't believe all the things that are happening. It seems as if I am being sold quite frequently to others. As of now I am with a chieftain. They have all been nice but I am still continuing on with my plans to leave here and return home.
I came into this class under the impression that I already wrote well enough and wouldn’t need to improve. However, as I progressed through the semester I learned that there is always room to grow. The first paper I produced was not at the level I was hoping but after I actively decided to improve my writing my papers became much better. Looking back on my work in the class I wonder how much my writing has changed and where I still have room to improve. Without evaluating my work I can’t hope to become any better. Through this class I have grown much as a writer but there is still more I can learn.
Those who came to this country either when they were young or when they were older can somewhat relate to this writer’s story. For those who do not know what it is like to immigrate to another country can visualize the horrible conditions people had to live through. There was a man who wanted the world to know detainees were sometimes beaten, there was an incident when guards broke his friends back and he was deported before he could receive medical attention (Danticat 600). Detainees were forced to sleep with six people in a room with cold temperatures with some in beds, couches, and the floor (Danticat 600). The author wants her readers to visualize conditions in detention centers to persuade people to make a
According to Osmond & Darlington (2005, p.3), as a professional social worker that critical reflection could be a fundamental approach to contribute to their work. Besides, the best value of the critically reflective approach might have a chance to engage with different ideas, knowledge, feelings and theories. Thus, critical reflection is a necessary approach to every social work to contribute them to be professional.
Your days consist of walking, running, and shooting, but in these three years I have been thankful enough not experience a whole lot of shooting. I’ve tried to stay out of trouble and keep safe for Sammie and Faith’s sake. That is, until my last day over here. I was supposed to be out of Afghanistan in twenty-four hours, all I had to do is lead one final convoy through a village. Coincidentally it was the same village I had watched Tom Butler die in four years prior. A group of five soldiers and I were guarding the last humvee when we fell far behind the group. Segregated that’s when the insurgents say their opportunity. They threw two grenades at the vehicle and blowing it up. The heat felt from the flames of the wreckage were unbearable. I managed to get the five guys and myself into a small food store before the thirty plus insurgents came out of the surrounding buildings. I put a call in to base giving them the coordinates of where we were. The officer on the phone told me he couldn’t get someone out there for at least five minutes. Five minutes went by when I finally heard the sound of the chopper’s blade in the distance. As soon as they heard the helicopter, the insurgents started to close in on us. No one in my platoon would make it out alive if someone didn’t do something. I saw only one way out for the majority of us, and it didn’t end well for me. I grabbed my pen and paper from my pack and
It was complete chaos. My people running in terror, mothers and fathers looking for their children, babies and small children crying. Then i saw the boy from before. He saw me to. I saw him sprint away. I wanted to shout out comeback to the boy. How could he just leave us locked inside this van when we helped him get away. In the background i hear Roberto begging someone from the outside to open the van since one of the officers left it on the door. Locked but could be opened from the outside. I will never see my family again. Do they miss me? Of course they do. Just as much as i miss them. Looking back at the window i saw a man that might be the same age as Papa. Not far behind him was the boy. Shouting back to Roberto who had become all stony face again, that we were going to get out of here. That stone face vanished instantly when the words rolled out of my tongue. As the man approached the van he was saying something but i couldn't make out the words he was saying. When the man opened the door we hurried out. "Gracias hijo. Thank you for helping my son. Now its your turn to go to your family. Que Dios te benidga." If i had the time i would hug him and thank him. I will be going home
The intention of this written essay is to demonstrate an understanding of my views on reflection and the issues surrounding reflective practice. It is based on nursing skills that I used during my practice placement, most importantly reflecting on the professional value of privacy and dignity.
I’m sorry for all the Japanese-Americans, each and every one of them, for having to go through that unfair and unjust punishment. I was told by all that we were doing the right thing and it just rubbed off on me and I started to believe them. So when I saw someone who looked like he might be thinking about escaping I would tell him to scram and to not even think about escaping, but then they would give me that look of both sadness and despair. At first, I would ignore them and tell myself I was doing the right thing and they were “criminals”, but after a while I started to second guess myself. I then realized that they probably were as good of a person as me and just as loyal to the U.S. maybe even better.
Reflection has its importance in clinical practice; we always seek to be successful and that can be achieved by learning every day of our life through experiences we encounter. In that way we can reconsider and rethink our previous knowledge and add new learning to our knowledge base so as to inform our practice. Learning new skills does not stop upon qualifying; this should become second nature to thinking professionals as they continue their professional development throughout their careers (Jasper, 2006). According to Rolfe et al. (2001), reflection does not merely add to our knowledge, it also challenges the concepts and theories by which we try to make sense of that knowledge. Acquiring knowledge through reflection is modern way of learning from practice that can be traced back at least to the 1930s and the work of John Dewey, an American philosopher and educator who was the instigator of what might be called ''discovery learning'' or learning from experience. He claimed that we learn by doing and that appreciating what results from what we do leads to a process of developing knowledge, the nature and importance of which then we must seek to interpret (Rolfe et al., 2001).
The patient was noticeably frustrated when she left the room. Dr. Schultz had given her extensive advice and very kindly told her that he would be unable to help with her problem. I was surprised. Not one to shy away from total knee replacement surgery, Dr. Schultz has always been confident, even with patients that are not in the primest physical condition. I realized that Dr. Schultz 's honesty reflected his true care for his patient. Dr. Schultz told me that it was difficult for him to say that he couldn 't operate on her. He said that once I become a physician, I must be able to go through all the training and experiences in my life and still retain the ability to say that I don 't have a good answer, even if it turns me into some sort of
Taking the Human Services course has enhanced my understanding of what is required of me working as a human service provider and the most vital means of taking care of myself in a psychological manner, so that I wouldn’t experience the stress that I have encountered in the past. Although I experienced a stressful workforce, I stayed helping others until it had grown to the point where I reached my limit; in which I had to go out on disability in order to regain my mental stability. I am already familiar with the materials in the chapters that we have studied throughout this semester, because I have worked in the human services field as a substance abuse educator for the past eight years. When I was a substance abuse educator I sat down with my client and listened to them describe their problems and what caused them to engage in their addictive behavior.
In general, I consider my greatest strength in the case study tutorials to be a confidence and willingness to contribute, which is certainly something I have struggled with in the past (during A levels, etc.). Having gained experience in group work and in leading a group project in my foundation year at Keele, I now find it far easier to speak up in these situations. I consider myself to generally be a very quiet person, so it has taken a lot of development to get to the point where I am able to speak out loudly and clearly. I am pleased with what I have achieved in this regard.
There was a significant amount of knowledge given in this course, involving concepts that in our teaching career will be extremely important. From this course I have gained a significant amount of learning experiences. I had the pleasure learning about how the educational system has come to be what it is today and who were the important people in the creation of the public education, like Horace Mann. Watching the videos and reading the chapters required has opened my eyes more of how a teacher should respond to different situations involving a student, For example when we read the chapter on the laws that revolve around the educators and the students. I had absolutely no clue that students had rights while in school property. Another learning