My Best Friends Being raised by my great grandparents was truly a blessing and a curse. In elementary school, I struggled with family issues that ended up with me and my older sister to live with our great grandparents. They were the epitome of role models. I always looked forward to coming home to them and helping them out with their cute daily activities that they had planned for that day. Gus, my great grandfather, was retired by the time I lived with him and had a part-time job at the local market as a gardener. My sister and I loved tagging along with him to help out. We got to water the plants and play with the dog that the owner always brought with him, and in return for our hard work, we were paid in candy. With my great grandparents …show more content…
Shortly after my family found, out he started chemotherapy. His hair, skin, attitude and mood was completely changed and I was slowly starting to get uncomfortable with the way he looked. It scared me and I knew there was nothing I could do about it. It became so bad to the point where I didn’t want to hug him anymore. I was disgusted with myself and my family started to notice that I was distancing myself with him. They would force me to be affectionate towards him, which I hated every second of but I now understand why it was so important at the time. The quiet hours at my great grandparents house consisted of the spanish soap opera, telenovela. I would lay in my great grandmother’s bed, since they had to separate their beds when the treatment started, and I would remind her to take her insulin after the show ended. My great grandmother was from Mexico, and her family immigrated to Nevada. Her family was very poor and uneducated. Which explains why she did not pay so much attention to her health. As she came to her late 70’s when I was in fourth grade, she started to get really sick and was occasionally in the
“‘They score! Henderson has scored for Canada!’” Foster Hewitt wordlessly described” (Pelletier) when Paul Henderson scored the series-winning goal. This allowed Canada to win the 1972 Summit Series, a moment that no one would ever forget since it all happened during the climax of the Cold War. Prior to this, the Soviets had won the previous three Olympic gold metals since Canada could not use its NHL players. Thus, this provided Canada with the chance to play hockey against the USSR using its best players. This raised the question: if Canada were able to send its best players, would it still be enough to beat the Soviets? Everyone in Canada was certain that the Soviets would not win a single game, but little did they know they underestimated the extent of the Soviets abilities. Tied in the last few minutes of game eight, Canada had to score or they would lose the series. However, when Paul Henderson scored the game-winning goal, never before had a single sporting event meant so much to Canadians. Therefore, Paul Henderson’s goal is a defining moment for Canada in the twentieth century becauseit provided Canada with the opportunity to evolve hockey, proved that Canada and our democratic society were superior to the USSR and their communist society, and brought citizens together to unify Canada as a nation.
The Hunger Games was a critically acclaimed movie when it came out; however, some critics would argue that the movie can be sometimes too violent for its intended audience. In this essay I would dissert Brian Bethune’s essay “Dystopia Now” in order to find its weaknesses and compare the movie Battle Royale with his essay.
Scott Hightower’s poem “Father” could be very confusing to interpret. Throughout almost the entirety of the poem the speaker tries to define who his father is by comparing him to various things. As the poem begins the reader is provided with the information that the father “was” all of these things this things that he is being compared to. The constant use of the word “was” gets the reader to think ‘how come the speaker’s father is no longer comparable to these things?’ After the speaker reveals that his father is no longer around, he describes how his father impacted him. Details about the father as well as descriptions of the impacts the father has distraught on the speaker are all presented in metaphors. The repetitive pattern concerning the speaker’s father and the constant use of metaphors gives the reader a sense that the speaker possesses an obsessive trait. As the reader tries to interpret the seemingly endless amount of metaphors, sets of connotative image banks begin to develop in the reader’s mind. Major concepts that are expressed throughout the poem are ideas about what the speaker’s father was like, what he meant to the speaker, and how he influenced the speaker.
...rrifying when I found out that he had MD. He was unable to walk properly and his muscles deteriorated to a large extent. His whole life was changed and I remember me and him crying for long periods.
One fateful day at the end of June in 1998 when I was spending some time at home; my mother came to me with the bad news: my parent's best friend, Tommy, had been diagnosed with brain cancer. He had been sick for some time and we all had anxiously been awaiting a prognosis. But none of us were ready for the bumpy roads that lay ahead: testing, surgery, chemotherapy, nausea, headaches, and fatigue. Even loud music would induce vomiting. He just felt all around lousy.
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Harper Lee identifies many charcters in the beginning of this book. She was very descriptive of all the characters in the beginning of the book. Each character was described from Scout’s point of view. Throughout the book, Lee lets the reader see some of the characters in their natural environments. They are still written through Scout’s eyes, but instead of passing by them on the sidewalk, Scout is in their home sitting with them, or hearing personal stories about them. Three of these characters that Scout points out specifically are Jem Finch, Aunt Alexandra, and Tom Robinson.
Like the human body, the ideas that will be discussed in this research paper revolve around food. Food is essential for the human body to function, grow, and survive. In addition to these physiological effects, food has developed culturural purposes, such as, for enjoyment, creation, and profit. The food industry in the United States has taken advantage of food’s purposes of enjoyment, creation, and profit. This advantageous behavior is done so in a way, that has altered the make-up of food; which consequently has altered food’s effect on the human body, no longer giving the human body optimal function, growth, and survival. Overall, the food industry and the alterations of food have not only negatively affected the animals and food used in production, but also the minds and physiology of consumers.
Medicine is a ever changing field. A field where new and innovative treatments replace the old. For me, medicine is a career which allows the exploration of the intricacies of the human body. It provides the opportunity to better understand how the human body works and defends itself. As it acts as an ecosystem housing chemical, cells and microbial in order to maintain equilibrium. Along with making an impact on peoples' lives with my caring personality. Becoming a physician would allow me to be directly involved in the care of those who were in need, while concurrently provide affinity for lifelong learning. The combination of my curiosity and will to practice medicine has motivated me to pursue this field.
Atticus is not only a defender of justice for Maycomb and a symbol of change; he is also a kind and influential father to his children, making them progress in a positive way to have a successful future. In Maycomb country is known throughout countless neighborhoods for his intelligence, discipline and bravery. Many of which that know Atticus have respect for him and usually look at him as a great teacher. Through his life lessons and his strong parenting style, Atticus is an ideal role model because he educates Jem and Scout with strong advice with valuable lessons, gives them the freedom to discover things about the world around them independently and as well as a discipline citizen.
During my first semester at college I have had the privileged to be your student. I learned quite a lot about writing and I hope to fully explain that in this letter. The portfolio that I put together really showcases who my writing skills have improved. It shows the subjects that I struggled with and worked on until I understood what I was doing wrong. The first time I did the grammar exercises I felt dumbfounded by how I had spent four years taking high school english but could barely complete the exercises. As time went on I really started to understand the rules behind the way pronouns and their antecedents work which helped improve my writing.
I don’t remember the date that my Aunt Nancy told us she had cancer but it was heartbreaking. We stuck with her and supported her along the way. She was strong and fought hard.
The first six months post diagnosis he was fairly normal. We would go longboarding around my neighborhood, walk my dog, and go for car rides. He seemed fine, the cancer was something in the back of my mind. After a year had passed, my father’s condition had deteriorated greatly. He could no longer walk up the stairs in my home, he could no longer complete many of the basic functions of life that many take for granted. Before this, I was hopeful that he would beat the cancer and my family could continue life normally. Now I knew he was going to die and there was nothing I could do about it. I remember asking my mom, would he beat the cancer?
She began to suffer from hair and weight loss as well as the color change of her skin. My mind began to intersect with thoughts of her dying from cancer. I decided negativity would no longer control my thoughts; I had a grandmother who needed me to be strong and think positive about her condition, regardless of the situation and her physical changes. During the time of my grandmother chemotherapy treatments, I would miss school to attend her appointments. As a sophomore in high school, I could only miss a small amount of days before any negative effects displayed toward my grades. Therefore, I would miss school every Tuesday and Thursday for the next four months of my first semester of tenth grade. I didn’t mind because my grandmother meant the world to me and I would have done it a thousand times, if I was given the
As we all know, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is the well known Mahatma, the Father of the nation, in India who fought relentlessly for India’s independence from the British imperial rule. He is often compared with the other legends such as Stalin, Hitler and many more. Even Nelson Mandala had once referred to and looked up to Gandhi. Of course, Gandhi stands out from the other legends in one particular way. That is the method he used to solve the problems. Non violence. Yes, during those times, he was the only one who was so adamant in upholding his rule of non violence in the path to achieving victory despite the situations faced in the midst of the process.
Statistics state that children and teens who participate in team activities/sports show better communication skills, and are better rounded. “When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.” That quote is by Joe Paterno. Being apart of team helps develop a good character, morals, and confidence.