If I were to be anywhere in life, it would be on an animal conservancy. I find simplicity in the beauty that flourishes around us. I guess because my life has been anything but simple. Growing up I faced many obstacles, but they never seemed to stop me in my quest of self discovery. When I was little (around the age of 4), I was diagnosed with Leukemia. I spent 4 years of my childhood being treated with chemotherapy in order to battle my cancer. Even after remission, the battle still continues to keep my body healthy and my mind well. It was only years later when I was around the age of 15 that I lost my father to cancer. These specific events have shaped me as a human being, they are part of my human experience. I never grew up with an
Well, who really am I? Am I rude, strict or obnoxious? Or am I loving and caring? Think and know me better.
Each person has a place that calls to them, a house, plot of land, town, a place that one can call home. It fundamentally changes a person, becoming a part of who they are. The old summer cabins, the bedroom that was always comfortable, the library that always had a good book ready. The places that inspire a sense of nostalgic happiness, a place where nothing can go wrong.
Although illness narratives are not novel or new, their prevalence in modern popular literature could be attributed to how these stories can be relatable, empowering, and thought-provoking. Susan Grubar is the writer for the blog “Living with Cancer”, in The New York Times, that communicates her experience with ovarian cancer (2012). In our LIBS 7001 class, Shirley Chuck, Navdeep Dha, Brynn Tomie, and I (2016) discussed various narrative elements of her more recent blog post, “Living with Cancer: A Farewell to Legs” (2016). Although the elements of narration and description (Gracias, 2016) were easily identified by all group members, the most interesting topics revolved around symbolism as well as the overall impression or mood of the post.
To achieve a lifestyle in which you are happy and at peace, you must break away from your social setting and truly experience life in the simplest form.
Brodersen, Tom. “Compensation available to Fallout Cancer Victims.” The Sharlot Hall Museum (August 25,2002). 11 April 2005
There are many things that have molded me into the person I am today such as being born into a family with four children. With three siblings, I have been forced to be able to work out problems from stealing each other’s toys to having to rush to the emergency room to get stiches because my brother chased me around the house and I tripped. My mother, father, brother, and two sisters were all born in Pennsylvania and I am the odd ball and I was born in Adrian, Michigan. From when I was a child I always loved being involved with sports because of my competitive nature. I grew up playing soccer and having success with that but then my love changed and I began playing lacrosse and football. I started playing lacrosse in middle school and played
These are the reasons why I need my special place. Without a place to go I would probably have an ulcer. I believe that everyone needs a place to go to get away from it all. It is an opportunity to explore a new and unique world all of my own. I can enjoy activities that I once got to enjoy when I was a kid, I can think through all the problems in my head, and most of all, I can get away from those people who give me the ulcer.
...ly with wilderness and believe that these are the places that have touched me most deeply.
These past few days, I learned a lot about myself. One of the things I learned about myself is that I am a, Auditory learner. I didn’t agree at at first and after I read it, I said to myself that ‘’That is totally me’’.It said that as a, auditory learner is a person who listens to ideas and loves to tell jokes and I often like to talk to myself. I have trouble writing, and that was one of my goals for this year to become a better writer. I don’t really read body language because I like to express myself a lot and that is what makes me a better learner in my own way. I am very social, I always come to school with something on my mind that I need to do or fix and I have problems of my own. I guess that’s not very personal because everyone
From a young age, I was very curious. Curiosity caused my mind to see everything from a different perspective than most. I saw what could be improved and how I could improve. For example, when it came to editing movies, I was always able to see what could how it could have been better or I questioned how they had created it. My curiosity led me to try many different activities throughout high school, such as film camps, stage managing for plays, yearbook, and even creating videos for Rochester High School’s awards day. Finally, my junior year, I decided it was time I made films of my own for competitions. I wanted to have something that I could call my own. When it came to the two films I did for contests, I was there throughout the whole process.
My favorite place in the world is my home and not because I am a hermit who dislikes going out. My home is in a perfect location that is filled with opportunities and excitement of which I take full advantage. From the beautiful exterior and welcoming street to my tile entryway, it all adds to the ambiance of having stepped into a perfect home. Not just having stepped into any perfect home, but the perfect home for me; exactly as I desire it. Each and every area displays my handiwork and the pride I take in that work is what makes me feel so empowered when I'm in my home. Oliver Wendell Holmes once said "Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts" and as a homeowner I now believe that wholeheartedly.
It is a place where I feel the love of a parent and a bond of a sibling altogether. By merely glancing at my house, I encounter flashbacks of my childhood that bring unforgettable thoughts and feelings. I feel the forgiveness of my mother when I broke her favorite flower vase. I feel the love of my father when he read me bedtime stories as a child. I especially remember the value of honesty that my siblings and I learned after confessing to taking the hidden candy. To me, that is the beauty of creating memories on any landscape. It does not matter what you look at, a tree, a rock, a window; you will always see a piece of mind flowing around. However, it does not necessarily apply to just viewing something but what you can smell. If I stepped into my backyard and started smelling all the greenery; memories of family gathering start appearing. I could see all the happiness brought out in just one place. How the smell of barbeque and beer generated smiles and laughter. It is heartwarming how any landscapes can do so much. Like mentioned before, makes us feel and act in certain ways! Because this is the only home I know, it will continue to hold a unique place in my
A place, for me, is somewhere that I am familiar with and I recognize it in some way as my own special geographic location. It is somewhere I am emotionally attached to and it is a place that I wish to remain at. I personally feel that it has taken me years to achieve this particular comprehension about where for certain that place is for me in my life, and to make out why I feel a certain way about being within the walls of my own home. I have now come to realize that my home is where my heart will always truly be, because I believe it is the only place where I will always be loved without
I think we all have a beautiful place in our mind. I have a wonderful place that made me happy a lot of times, years ago. But sometimes I think that I am the only person who likes this place and I'm asking myself if this place will be as beautiful as I thought when I will go back to visit it again. Perhaps I made it beautiful in my mind.
I am a simple person, who came from a simple background. I like to have fun, I learn,