Injustice I have witnessed My Mom went to Community college and received an associate’s degree in nursing. After that she got a job at Lutheran General Hospital, in Park Ridge Illinois, as a member of the intensive care unit. After working there for a few years she was then moved to Northwest Community Hospital to work in the cardiac unit. She worked night shifts at the hospital for the extra money but eventually she started to have kids. After having her first child she still had enough time and energy but a year later she had a second child and had to start working the day shifts. Another year and a half passed and she had her third child. At this point she became very busy with her kids and her husband could not help out because his work had very demanding hours. As a result, her hours at the …show more content…
Add another year and a half and she had her fourth child. At this point, she was only able to go into work like once a month so she decided that for the hospitals sake that she would hang up the towel until her kids grew up a little more, so she could give more time to her work. On her last day her boss said to her, “Laura, as soon as you think you are ready you are always welcome to come back and work for us, you have been a great RN, but until then, I wish you the best.” Fast forward six years, my mom is ready to get back to work and when she called the hospital they said “We are sorry but we do not accept people with associates degrees anymore, because we feel that our employees should be more qualified to work here.” So my mom was very discouraged because when she went to college she did not have enough money
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, and to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.(Biblegateway)” Reading this passage, I have felt that this verse calls out to God’s people to be His hands and feet. In the book, “Good News About Injustice,” it states it well, “The great miracle and mystery of God is that he calls me and you to be a part of what he is doing in history. He could, of course, with no help from us proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ with lifeless stones, feed the entire world with five loaves and two fish, heal the sick with the hem of his garment, and release
Every individual nurse has their own reasons for making their career choice. As in the case of Ms. Kreklau, some are compelled to care and nurture other human beings and enjoy the rewarding feelings they gain from positive outcomes. “There are so many [career options] in nursing” (Kreklau). Other people are motivated because of flexible scheduling, monetary reasons and/or job security. Then there are people like me, who have experienced extended time in a medical facility and experienced excellent or poor care for themselves or a loved one. My husband’s motorcycle accident in 2013, in which he sustained traumatic brain injury and other injuries, mandated our stay in the hospital for over a month. The outstanding and wonderful care he received left me with a marked impression. I would like to be able to help others in a similar
In the Social justice system, there is a conglomerate of individuals that are motivated to question injustices along with advocating against the biases that society afflicts on a diverse population. Subsequently, these Individuals promote social justice and seek positive solutions for a designated population. In addition, social justice promotes advocacy and inhibits a humanitarian approach.
This paper depicts how a sequence of injustices led to the wrongful conviction of a Trinidadian immigrant living in the Brooklyn Crown Heights neighborhood. No motive, no murder weapon, no forensic evidence, a questionable autopsy report, coerced witness testimonies, and a lying witness resulted in Colin Warner spending 21 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. It was the year of 1982 when Colin Warner was convicted for the murder of 16 year old Mario Hamilton. Martell Hamilton, the victim’s brother, and Thomas Charlemagne, 14 year old Haitian immigrant, were picked up by investigators shortly after Hamilton’s murder. Thomas Charlemagne would soon become the investigator’s star witness for this case. After hours of interrogation and
This essay will be focusing on an article by Beth Richie and is going to explain what social justice is and how it is related to the criminal justice system. I will use examples to illustrate social justice drawing on Beth Richie’s example of women and substance abuse and discuss some of the theories used in her article and finally concluding whether social justice can be accomplished.
My interest in nursing first stemed when my grandfather was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer. Hospice had come into their home, and I was amazed at how they coped with their job. The people who took care of the person I loved the most, were compassionate and caring. Most of all they helped all of us through a time of need. During that time I realized helping people in whatever way I could in the medical field, was the career for me. My grandmother was also a nurse. She would tell me stories of when she worked in different hospitals. When I heard all of her experiences, I wanted to make memories of my own in the nursing field. This past summer, I took a CNA course at Valley Falls/Holton, Kansas. When I enrolled in this course, I thought
Superheroes; they save and protect the world’s people. They courageously stand up and battle against evil, anarchy, injustice, crime, and sin. When the world has nothing else to defend itself, they are the ones who are present with a duty to safeguard everyone. The superheroes you may know, such as: Superman, Batman, Iron Man, etc. all have extraordinary superhuman powers which they use to shield those in need. However, anyone can be a superhero. Throughout history, many people have become like superheroes not because of extraordinary powers, but extraordinary courage, bravery, humanity, and love. Those people made a choice to risk everything they had in order to save another human being. Is it the right thing for a person to stand up and do the right thing?
America focuses on keeping the rich streets clean and the poor streets dirty with a sense of people of color will be placed in poor dangerous neighborhoods with violence and drugs. The news reporters every day file cases of police officers using their power to control and abuse the law by hurting citizens by their image of clothing and color of their skin. In “A Brother’s Murder” a journalist talks about his experience living in a poor neighborhood and how his brother tragically died in a city of crime. No it does not mean it is always out in the public there are cases where officers hide what they did and get away with it. The laws support the officers in their favor in trails depending on the state and how strong the evidence was for the victim. To make matters worse history repeats even in the twentieth century. The type of brutal injustice can go on more centuries because the blindness Americans have towards the issue. In “For My Indian Daughter” a father talks to his daughter in how the world will treat her because she is Native American. Lewis’s life has not been easy and he knows the pain his people including his daughter will face by giving his wisdom to carry on through bad times. Americans will focus more on their twitter updates than to start a peace club and expose the racism going on. The blindness will continue because of the fear of speaking out or the lack of opening pages in a history book. Racism still impacts American society today in the way law and order is carried out, or not carried out, for people of color.
The field of nursing is a career that has interested me for years now. It has become a very popular specialty of healthcare to go into each year for many adults. After working in healthcare at Marietta Memorial Hospital for a few months in the lab and the rest as an ER technician, I have come to the conclusion that I want to make the next step in my career and pursue to become a registered nurse as a profession. My father has been my biggest influence for me to pursue registered nursing as a lifelong career. He passed away this past May from strokes, and for the past few years I would help take care of him, make sure he would take his medications, and educate him on what would go on at his doctor 's appointments and what was going on when
Over the years in our country’s history it has been apparent that the idea of same sex marriages is becoming much more popular, however in most states there is still one thing stopping them. That one thing stopping two people from the pursuit of happiness which they desire is a social injustice. Social injustices are situations where a person or group of people is treated unfairly due to certain factors for example discrimination, prejudice, racism, heterosexism, sexism, and so forth. In the case of same sex marriages, the factor playing a major role in this social injustice is where most people believe that opposite sexes attract, but in the case of a same sex couple wanting to be married, this brings about many topics to be discussed by people, as not everyone thinks the same way. Everyday a same sex couple wants to get married but is either denied their want, or is forced to conform to a civil union. This should not be the case however; people of the same sex should be allowed what every other couple is allowed due to the fact that each and every person has the right to happiness, and the right to marriage despite their sexual orientation.
So how does one eliminate these social injustices? One would think that is it easy to just stop the behaviors and actions that cause theses injustices. But, how can this be achieved if the individuals and groups violating these rights are not aware that these are in fact violations of civil rights. One must not sit in silence, but create the voice of change. Social Workers and community officials should encourage and empower the community. The citizens and disenfranchise must be the catalyst for Social Justice and restore rights granted by the constitution.
Some conversation makes you think twice about becoming a nurse, but I’m not going to get discouraged. Nursing is not for everybody. You have to have passion, heart and patients. In this day and time nursing has changed so much from the care of patients to the attitude that I see all the time. In my interviews, nurses all wish they would have gotten into something else different, because its among the top ten of the highest paid jobs and easy to get into, they need to care for their families. Nursing has become more of a convenience rather than having the attitude in taking care of people. I have seen young ladies come out of nursing school and come to the hospital work on the floor and it is too much so they quit. I remember way back when nursing was a well respected field to get into. Nurses really care about the welfare of their patients. They wore white uniforms that represent cleanliness and purity. Now being a nurse sometimes means being disrespected by patients and family members. In my interviews I got nothing but disappointments about being a nurse. I knew for a long time this is what I wanted to do. With all the problems I see in the hospital, I would like to be the one to
What I think King means when he says, “injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere” is that if there is one example of unlawful conduct anywhere it becomes repetitive everywhere. For example, them denying them the right to vote is injustice although its their god giving right. The segregation is another way that the injustice is everywhere. The fact that the signs read “colored or “white” demoralizes a person because they can’t go where they want to go or do what they want to do. The fact that during this time Birmingham had the most bombings on black homes and churches than any other state in the south makes it obvious that injustice is everywhere. The fact that the political stand point is racially controlled is injustice and just wrong. In
This fictional story attempts to contradict the narrative that grave inequality is a necessary condition for a prosperous and happy society to exist, and that the inequality is justified and that no one can do or does anything about it. The details of the story and very vague, which leave a lot up to the reader's imagination. For some undefined or nonexistent reason, a single child must remain in deplorable conditions. His misery is a required to ensure the happiness of the citizens of Omelas. The rule seems to have no reason behind it. How is the boy's misery needed to allow the citizens to experience joy? The author never offers an explanation, leaving the reader to come to the conclusion that the rule stating he must be in misery for their happiness has no logical justification at all. The rule must be followed simply because it's a rule. Some citizens become angry or sad when they learn of the boy and his misery, but they soon forget. Others walk away for Omelas, rejecting the rule and rejecting bliss at the expense of the boy's misery.
Today’s justice system is broken and flawed, with a history of falsely convicting innocent people due to a variety of things, including eyewitness misidentification, invalid or improper forensic testing, and even racial bias on the jury. Many wrongful convictions happen as a result of a combination of these things, and other causes can contribute in each individual case (“causes”). Countless people throughout history have been punished for crimes they did not commit, and with recent advancements in DNA testing bringing about hundreds of exonerations of the wrongfully convicted, one has to wonder how many innocents have languished in prisons throughout history. With all the flaws and potential for error in our courtrooms today, justice can not be brought about by our current system; in order to repair it, we need governmental reform to promote true equity and prevent future miscarriages of justice.