Robin Mussig was a very quiet as a child. She also grew up with both parents and a younger brother. She was born almost two months early. Even with being premature she did not experience any developmental challenges from that. Having a younger brother taught her how to stand up for what she believes in and what she wants in life. She grew up with multiple pets as a child and has learned the importance of having a companion whether it is an animal or a person. She also grew up hunting and fishing in which she learned about controlling animal populations and how to use the resources that are found in nature. She also attended two private Christian schools for elementary and high school. She now attends a Christian college and works at her family business when she is not at school. Growing up in a family business showed her that working is …show more content…
Being in a small school setting did not prepare her for a large learning environment in which one has to adapt quickly in order to succeed out sided of her school. She also participated in the fine arts production at her high school. Being in fine arts allowed her to express herself in a way that no other department could. She was able to be goofy as a character and learned how to use her strengths in her personality to bring the character to life. Theater also showed her how to function in a leadership roles. Robin also grew up surrounded by people who are Christians and love servicing others. Through their influence she was able to see the need for medical missions. This happened by her attending three missions trips to the Dominican Republic with a group from her high school. By attend the missions trips she was able to see that she has a love for both missions and people’s physical heath. Her love of serving and caring about other people has given her a passion for
She was born to a Quaker tradition family with a strong “tone of independence and moral zeal” (Britannica, 2017). Because of her families Quaker
She was influenced as early as 7 years old where she served as her parents translator assisting them in Dr. appointments, parent conferences, job disputes, and even writing letters for them in English learning her true calling. Sometimes she’d witness professionals or ordinary people discriminate her parents due to their limited English. Determined she told herself, “As I grow up I’ll become a professional to help others with any living issue”. Now she lives in Sinking Spring impacting the lives of those from the city of Reading and areas of the
Tim Riggins is your prototypical bad boy football player. He is a womanizer drunk who doesn’t really care about anything so he is perceived as kind of a big time jerk. Deep down there is more to him than what you see on the surface like there is with everyone else. Tim is a big-hearted caring guy who is very loyal to the ones he loves. He sat by his friend Street’s side throughout the whole process of him being paralyzed.
A new patient by the name of Randle McMurphy was committed and something definitely is not right with him. He came in acting like he owned the place. A big part of me thinks he is not even supposed to be here. He seems like a guy who just wondered in off the streets. He is stressing all of us patients out and I cannot say anything because people think I am deaf.
Jeremy Fink has a big fear of change. This shows that he doesn’t really like to try new things and he is not really a risk taker. Jeremy, a 12 year old, has been living without his father for five years now and that has been tough on him. That is one of the reasons he doesn’t like change, because the biggest change he can remember is living without his father. Another example is Jeremy’s food choice.
In the memorable novel, Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Jack and Summer, August’s best friends, narrate Parts Three and Four to help the reader develop a deeper connection to August’s new life at Beecher Prep. Summer first discovers a game in which “anyone who touches August has [...] to wash their hands”(Palacio 120), causing readers to feel horrified when she uncovers how rude her classmates act. So they will not accidentally touch him, several kids avoid hanging out with August, causing him to feel unwanted. He tries to be kind to everyone but, unfortunately, they do not return the favor and continue to tease him. Jack understands that “August doesn't stand a chance in middle school” (141) because he knows how atrocious their classmates
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” (Helen Keller). An unassisted individual cannot transform an aspect of society. A job as complex as changing the world, essentially is nearly impossible for one person to complete. In history anyone who craved a modification in the world, brought their ideas to the public for support. These dissenters of the past were accomplished in gathering groups of people, to all achieve the same goal.
Tim Ferguson, Australian comedian, author, and star of the nineties comedy group the Doug Anthony All Stars, publically revealed in 2012 that he suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) (Franks, 2014). He first noticed symptoms when he was around 18 years old but chose to ignore them as a temporary product of his lifestyle (Gearin, 2012). After several episodes of paralysis and numbness, also known as paresthesias (Baquis & Shenoy, 2014), on his left side (Ferguson, 2013) he was diagnosed with MS in 1995 (Franks, 2014). Mr Ferguson is one of an estimated 0.1% of the Australian population with MS and one of 46% of Autralians with MS who require some form of mobility assistance (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013). MS is thought to be caused
In the book A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, my favorite character is Owen Meany. I admire the way he cares about his friends and is willing to do anything for them. He is concerned about John coming to Vietnam. To avoid this, Owen cuts off John’s finger so he cannot go into the war. This would be difficult, but he loves John and wants to protect him.
Randle McMurphy enters the mental institute with an attitude thinking he outsmarted the government by escaping hard work; ultimately leading him to see himself superior to the other patients. Randle McMurphy was initially brought to the psych ward because he convinced the military jail that he was psychotic. According to the military, McMurphy charged with statutory rape and it is this charge that set the story into play. “‘...and one arrest- for Rape… with a child of fifteen’”(45). R.P. McMurphy manipulated the system into thinking he was crazy.
Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak is an interesting children’s picture book. The main character is a little boy named Max, who has a wild imagination. He uses all five senses as well as thought and his actions to express his personality as well as how he reacts and interacts with his surroundings. Max’s id, ego and super-ego are greatly shown in this book through the way that the author has portrayed him. Not only is this book a children’s story, but it can also be perceived as a life lesson.
Literature 1 Michael Arroyo August 28, 2015 4th Period “As Simple As Snow” by Gregory Galloway “As Simple as Snow” is a mystery novel made in 2005 that may confuse people’s minds with all the art, magic, codes, and love while reading. As a teen age boy who wants to find the secrets his girlfriend who left behind all these mysteries after her odd disappearance. It also tells about the lost gothic girl, Anna Cayne, who meets the young high-school aged narrator. Throughout the postcards, a shortwave radio, various CDs, and many other irregular interest.
“I wish you could persuade Mary not to be always fancying herself ill” (Austen 42). These are Charles Musgrove’s exasperated words to Anne Elliot concerning his valetudinarian wife. Throughout her novel Persuasion, Jane Austen writes much about Mary Musgrove’s grievances against unsuitable conditions, ranging from supposed illness to mistreatment by others. By infusing the caricature of Mary with an unwavering obsession and discontent with her health, reputation and situation, Austen shows that victim mentality leads only to childish and self-serving behavior.
Michael created a plan to go home and save his family, and for this plan to succeed he had to persevere. Michael was not discouraged for every set back and this allowed him to be optimistic and come closer to his goal instead of giving up. Michael doesn’t allow situations to faze him this is because he learned to endure it and stay strong this is reviled when Michael says, “It was a challenge, but it was saving me and I knew I could live through it-that I could endure it […] That word endure applied to like my whole life.
CHARLES SOBHRAJ The Tale of the bikini killer BY Parthiv Patel Imagine that yan can earn almost a million dollars for every year you spent in jail. More indetail, suppose you could live like a king behind the walls of jail, in total control, with visitors ,friends, family free to come and go at any time, cellphones, TV, hotel food and wine to eat and drink. Would do you think about this? For serial killer Charles Sobhraj, the idea of retirement to Paris and making $15 million for a movie based on Sobhraj he was in jail for murder charges.