Abigail Lewandowl Reflection

The Glass Castle, written by Jeannette Walls, has inspired me, along with my English teacher, to share my own story. In The Glass Castle, Jeannette shares her crazy story about how she grew up. In the story, Jeanette explains that her father was an intelligent man who understood physics, astronomy and other difficult topics, and her mother was an amazing artist who painted every chance she got. Even though her parents sound like they would make a good life, they had different views about life. Throughout the book, Jeannette's father was on and off alcoholic (but mostly on) and when he drank he spent all the family’s money. Jeannette’s mom thought very highly of herself and sometimes put herself before her children. The mom grew up with strict

We would go and do all kinds of things together and those days account for some of my earliest memories. As her first grandchild, we developed a great relationship that we still have today. When the time finally came for me to go to school, it was tough for my Nana to not have me at home every day, but for my parents they couldn’t be more proud of their little boy. My first years of school were great. I was fortunate to have my mother as my kindergarten teacher, but when first grade came so did my first life changing experience. On August 23, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast. That day I woke up, the skies a haunting grey, as the storm moved inland reports of flooding, strong winds, and even tornados came over the television, as my family prepared for the storm’s impact. Sadly, Hattiesburg got the worst Katrina had to offer. The eye of the storm moved directly over us, and when the eye wall struck is when my entire family wondered if it would be our final day on this Earth. At this point, the power had gone out and we sat in an eerie darkness, only equal to that of a war zone. The only sound we could hear was whipping of the wind and pounding of the

People do behave differently in groups than they would alone. This is because of the human desire for attention and the desire to fit in. Also, this is due to the peer pressure and the desire to improve self image. This is demonstrated many times in the play, such as when people were accused of being witches, and how they decided to deal with the situation.

Mama Day Summative Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day promotes the idea that humans thrive as a community through the rituals and traditions of Willow Springs, as the families face many deaths and grief. As the people of Willow Springs tragically lose Little Caesar and George, they grieve and mourn together through rituals such as the standing forth. The town of Willow Springs is a metaphor for community in order to convey that the tight knit town assembles together to grieve, even through their major differences and disagreements. Naylor addresses society in individualist cultures as she contrasts modern western ideas with that of Willow Springs. Although, she provides similarities of these two cultures, as they all gather after loss, further exemplifying

In Jeannette Wall’s memoir she thoroughly explains her life and the troubles she faced as a child. As she writes she allows the reader to come to their own conclusion about her life as she uses straightforward language. Throughout the book she addresses many of the controversial points in her childhood and how hers differed from a typical one. She explains how her parents were often not able to provide with them and talks about how they would get food during those times. A major theme in this book is how parental negligence affects the child's future and their education. The author effectively does this through her use of desensitized and direct diction, carefree tone, and using parallelism.

Upon completion of reading the text, I experienced the exact situation described within. I opened up a new blog post (my first one ever) and sat looking at a blank page. Getting tired of being mocked by a white page, I began to play with the design aspects for my blog in the hopes I would receive the spark of inspiration. That never happened. An entire day passed before I even attempted to type again. The whole experience was fitting considering the piece of writing I am responding to. The author, Anne Lamott, examined the difficulties even the "professional" writers experience. She explained that even writers who must do so every day, struggle with the simple aspect of how to begin. The picture painted on television is in stark contrast to

2. The author’s main purpose in writing this book is to present some lies or myths that some people might believe concerning Christianity, and show them the truth of what the Bible says about those topics.

If you had the opportunity of going back in time would you? Back to your childhood where life was so much easier? It helps you become the person you are today by learning on what those who loved you did. In the poem “Those Winter Sundays” and the short story “Mothers”, both narrators show that reminiscing about their loved ones can be emotional. People should hold on to memories, it can be the only thing they truly have from the past.

Pam Johnson, the supervisor in this practitioner’s reflection, uses the collaborative approach with Ms. Rogers who is an outstanding second-grade teacher. Using this approach allows both teacher and supervisor to share equal responsibility in resolving issues. That means they also mutually contribute to expressing their ideas and concerns to reach a middle ground. Ms. Johnson and Ms. Rogers began with implementing the first step of the clinical supervision process, which is the preconference. The teacher predetermines one of her possible teaching flaws before the meeting begins. This is remarkable since it shows that the teacher was not only aware of some classroom shortcomings, but she set the stage and focus of the meeting. Identifying a

2016 was a year filled with substantial changes, especially for myself. Not only did I make the transition from a small high school to one of the most prestigious institutions in Texas, I discovered new characteristics and how to use them to my advantage. I have blossomed into a woman who is not afraid of taking on new challenges. I am able to take risks, assess my mistakes and develop myself in order to be a better individual for both the present and future.

This week at Trevecca Health and Rehab, I set with Lekia and watched her use the ECS system some more. I learned that the system is set up to scan x-ray results but not lab results. Also, last week I stated that while the majority of their information was electronic, something’s were still on paper. Each patient still has a physical chart, in the charts is discharge summaries, physician order scope, post forms, etc. This is done because patients see physicians outside of the facility and they do not have access to the ECS system.

I actually didn't know there is a poetry center in the Humanities building before the Author Reading. This was my first time attend this type event and I was impressed by the entire setup, including the light refreshments. Four different authors presented their pieces on that night and each of them revealed his or her personal insights in various ways. Two of the writers I remembered the most were Sarah Azzara and Mira Dougherty-Johnson. The way of their reading portrayed a very picture to all the listeners as well as helped us see their individual connections to the story. During Ms. Sarah’s reading, her imagination gave the readers the “experiences” of how baby live in mother’s womb to the time of the birth. Even though it was a fiction piece, her choices of words made the entire writing so vivid to me.

This past week you've probably heard about Lexi Anderson around school. She has suffered from a serious heart condition and is in dire need of a heart, the support has not only spread throughout the school but throughout the community and has been talked about on the news.

This post required me to be informed about Lillian Faderman and her opinions regarding letters from the Eighteenth Century. After developing my understanding of her and her opinions, I had to develop my own opinion with the information available to me. To do this, I had to be thoughtful regarding the topics and develop an opinion. While I had never read letters like these before, I was able to thoughtfully develop an opinion about them using the academic and societal information I have absorbed over time. My post made a difference within the discussion board because I brought information from my personal experience reading old literature. I have read many 17th and 18th century literatures and I was able to use information to support my response regarding the language of this era. This added the ongoing debate as to whether this was a romantic letter or just a standard letter between friends. One of my classmates responded to this post by expressing a similar to mine.

This Mother's Day I will be doing chores for my mom. Some chores I will be doing are planting flowers and cleaning the living room. Once I finish with them I will drive to my grandma Meoller’s house. While my family are there I will play with George, there Basset hound and talk to my grandma and grandpa. When we are done there I will drive to my grandma and grandpa Aman’s house. When my family is there I will eat supper and visit with the Aman family. Usually all of my relatives are there to visit their mom and dad, my grandma and grandpa. Once we are done there we will head home and go to bed. In my bed I will think how much I appreciate my mom.