It was August 14, 2012, the weather was alright, but it was a little cloudy. My whole family, except my brother, and I was standing in the Hamilton Hospital Room that my grandfather was in. Every single person in there was crying, telling him their good-byes, and some left. The few of us that were left there were standing all around his bed crying. We didn’t want him to go, but it was better for him if he did. Amanda and I left to go to the school really quick to get my laptop, and as Mrs. Crocker and I were setting up my laptop, my mom calls me and she says,” I just wanted to let you know that Papa just died a few minutes ago at 5:27. I love you, I will see you when you get here bye.” I stood there with a sad and teary face. I shut down my laptop and Amanda and I left back to the hospital and cried. About four days later, all of us went to Lunns Funeral Home to watch a slide show over my Papa, and listen to Brother Andy talk about him. There was so many people there to watch it that not everyone would fit into the building. People were all over the place, sitting in the aisles, standing beside the aisles, standing in the back of the room, and sitting inside the waiting room. There was a bunch of laughter, crying, and people trying to cheer up others. After the slideshow everyone clapped, and basically gave him a standing ovation. About 5 to 10 minutes after the slideshow ended my Dad, Raul, Blanco, Michael, Brandon and Brock had went and got my Papa, which is in his casket, and put him on the back of the row back (long bed recker). My dad, mom, and myself got inside the row back and started it, but before we started down the road I asked my dad if we could turn the lights on and he said yes. So as we were driving to the ceme... ... middle of paper ... ...red me. So later that day she was saying that she was going to Wichita, I asked if I could go with her and she let me… Later that night the both of us cried and apologized to each other… Neither one of us will for get it, but it was the saddest thing… The both of us kept on saying that we were sorry, and this went on for a while up until Christmas Eve. The whole family started cooking the food that they were going to take over to my grandmother’s house. Everyone was there, but it was really awkward because of what had happened, also it wasn’t the same because my papa wasn’t there. By the end of the day everyone was still sad, but the family was closer than before… We all are very close still, it makes me happy that we all overcame all of this. So to this day, I keep my mouth shut and don’t say anything to anyone that I think will start something between everyone.
In her essay, “Embodying Subaltern Memory: Kinesthesia and the Problematics of Gender and Race,” Cindy Patton argues that Madonna’s cultural appropriation of Afro-Caribbean drag queen kinesthetics (and said community’s restylization of extensively choreographed posing for the fashion elite, of which Vogue belongs) perpetuated and reinterpreted the “memories of resistance” (Patton …) from the civil rights revolution exploding from the Stonewall riots, although in a necessarily muted form. Patton describes Madonna’s video as an example of “cultural imperialism” (86) in which Madonna co-opted voguing from black and Latino drag queens who used the dance-form which confronts the “realities of intragroup violence among men… Vogue is a ‘challenge’
Repressed memory is the involuntary block on a memory considered to be extremely stressful and appalling in nature. It is theorized that repressed memory is a form of amnesia that is not associated with typical forgetfulness in a person. When a person experiences something extremely severe in nature, such as childhood sexual abuse for example, their mind sometimes refuses to remember that event because it is so painful to recall. In some cases events of extreme trauma, often during adulthood such as post-traumatic stress, can actually cause a reverse effect and an increase in memorability. Some even believe that it is possible to repress memories voluntarily. It has been a topic that has eluded many psychologists today and has been thoroughly researched for the past century. This paper will explore different theories and ideas on whether or not repression is true or just another pseudo-science.
Involuntary memories come into consciousness without any attempt, and they happen all day long. Before taking the effort to record my own involuntary memories, I was unaware that there was a concept for them and that they happened as frequently as they do. Both internal and external aspects can cue an involuntary memory, and involuntary memories can range from extremely negative to extremely positive. My personal experience with recording involuntary memories showed a pattern between my emotional state at the time of the memory and the emotional state of the memory itself.
The mammalian brain contains several different memory systems, which can be divided into declarative and non-declarative memory systems. Declarative memory can be further divided into episodic and semantic memory, and non-declarative memory can be divided into priming, associative learning, and procedural memory.
The horrible feeling of forgetting a coworker’s or an acquaintance’s name may be one of the most frustrating things a person can experience. This is a fact that many patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s face on a reoccurring basis. Loss of memory is a common part of the aging process and is sometimes referred to as dementia. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and is not reversible in this day and age. In fact, 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases are Alzheimer’s and in 2015 more than 5.1 million cases age 65 or older were reported (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). The most startling statistic is that by 2050, 14 million Americans and 81 million worldwide cases are expected (Wierenga & Bondi, 2011). While dementia is a part of Alzheimer’s it also affects an afflicted patient ability to perform day to day tasks, increased mood swings, and in the later stages, the ability to even walk or care for themselves. This horrible disease
..., cried and loved together. There was six of us and we stuck together stronger than any bond, nothing could tear us apart. When one was in trouble we worked together to make things better. As a child, I always wanted to be in charge and this was a way for me to really be in control, I wanted our family dynamics back. At his memorial I explained to everyone that this wasn’t the end of our family, everything happens for a reason. God saw that we didn’t appreciate each other and the bond we had before and in a way he took someone who he knew was strong home with him. Together we began to make the efforts to visit each other at least once a month and call more than once a week. We now plan like Sunday dinners and follow through. We are learning that tomorrow isn’t always promised and we should cherish the loved we have at that moment because it can easily be taken away.
This essay aims to discuss how one can develop effective study skills through various techniques used in the encoding, storage and retrieval stages of the memory. The essay will first provide an insight as to how the memory functions. Secondly it will discuss the following techniques: elaborative rehearsal, mnemonics and retrieval methods and also providing evidence from researches done. Lastly it will discuss the following techniques; state dependant learning and interference as to how one can avoid any retrieval failures.
It was the last Saturday in December of 1997. My brother, sister, and I were chasing after each other throughout the house. As we were running, our parents told us to come and sit down in the living room. They had to tell us something. So, we all went down stairs wondering what was going on. Once we all got down stairs, the three of us got onto the couch. Then, my mom said, “ Well…”
My mom had been going to school in Greeley and staying at my Aunt Margaret's house . She had been away for two weeks and wanted to come home for the Fourth of July weekend. My mom had suggested that I go back with her and visit colleges, shop, go to movies and just spend time together. I had been feeling pretty sorry for myself since she had been gone. I had been working alot as a maid and helping my dad run the house, I was getting very irritated with my siblings as I felt that I was the only family member doing my part to help my dad. I was really excited to have a week with my mom to myself. The whole ride over we were talking about what I wanted to do that week. Making plans and having "me time" seemed very important at the time.
Collective memory is the cultural memory (? ) or the remembered history of a community: “Anyone who during today fixes his eyes on tomorrow must preserve yesterday from oblivion by grasping it through memory” (Assmann 2011: 17). Collective memory is the way groups form memories out of a shared past to create a common identity. The memory of a group is a construction, or reconstruction, of the past. Through the approach of collective memory we can distinguish a cultural sphere that combines tradition, awareness of history, myth in action, and self-definition. This cultural sphere is constantly subject to a vast range of historically conditioned changes (Assmann 2011: 10). Collective memory is the structures that underlie all myths and histories without any distinction between them. The past that is fixed and internalized is myth, whether it is fact or fiction (Assmann 2011: 59). Collective memory can be expressed through a variety of different medias, e.g. festivals, rituals, liturgy, symbols, flags, memorial places, museums, cultural artifacts, as well as oral and written narratives, like myths, prophecies, law material, biographies and perceived historical accounts (Van Seters 2012: 54). The memories are specifically designed to recall events in the history of the collective.
In order to understand the functional relationship between learning and memory we have to first define what both learning and memory are. Learning can be described as “the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, practice, or study, or by being taught” (Merriam-Webster, 2014). “Memory is the means by which we draw on our past experiences in order to use this information in the present” (Sternberg, 1999). Base on this definitions one can conclude memory is essential part of our lives. Without any memory of the past, we would not be able to operate in the present or reminisce about the future. We would not be able to remember what we did a few days ago, what we have accomplished today, or what we intend to do tomorrow. Without memory our ability to learn would not exist. Learning and Memory are linked to our cognitive abilities as well as that of animals. An example that can be used to show the relationship between learning and memory is the study of how a rat behaves in a maze. As we all know rats have been used in experimental mazes since at least the early 20th century. Hundreds if not thousands of studies have looked at how rats run different types of mazes, from T-maze, to radial arm mazes, and to water mazes. These maze studies help scientist study spatial learning and memory in rats. Maze studies helped us uncover general principles about learning that can be applied to several species, including mankind. In today’s modern societies, mazes tend to be used to determine whether different treatments affect learning and memory in rats. According to Kolata al, 2005 case study the tasks that comprise the learning battery were specifically chosen so that each one placed specific sensory, motor, motivational, and info...
My father's eyes opened, and he called out for my sister Kelly and I to come to him. In a very serious and sad voice, he told us that he was very sick, and he was going to the Fort Wayne hospital. My mother told Kelly and I to help her pack some things for him, because he was going to be leaving soon. We helped her pack, keeping quiet because we did not want to interrupt the silence that had taken over the room.
Memory is one of the most important aspects of any child 's education, without them being able to recall what they have been taught; there is no teaching or learning occurring. Fortunately, there are some key ideas and activities for teachers to implicate in the classroom to improve student memory. COMPOSE standing for Connection, Odds of success, Meaningfulness of the materials, Practice, Organizational clarity, Strategies, Emotion, is a teaching skill which when used effectively in the classroom can enhance student memory with easy and fun activities.
...ry service were beautiful. Everyone that spoke had something nice to say and somehow I found enough strength in my self to get up and read prayer that his parents had asked me to read.
My father held my hand a gently squeezed it and told me everything was going to be okay, since he knew my biggest fear was to freeze and not move, or fall over. His reassurance gave me enough confidence that I managed to lift what felt like a brick move forward and before I knew it we were walking down the aisle. Everybody starring could 've been a glare of misfortune for me, but I didn 't even notice all the people standing staring at me, all I noticed was my future husband waiting for me at the altar. My tunnel vision was only letting me see my husband. It was such an amazing feeling to see him standing there and looking back at me I felt like we were the only two in the entire church. The ceremony was a success and when we finally got to walk down the aisle as husband and wife, I then realized how much love and emotion was in the air of the church at that moment, there were some crying, clapping, smiling, and congratulating us. There were many more people than I would 've ever expected to be there for us. When we got outside, we were thrown rose petals and I thought to myself this is what I 've always wanted complete happiness and satisfaction.