An Interview With A Fifty-Year-Old Girl

When people talk about those they look up to most would say someone in the entertainment business, maybe a sports player, rapper, or television star. Which is nothing wrong with having entertainers as role models because they too have stories and they too have beginnings? For me, a role model is someone who sets standards, believes in something and goes for it, but also someone who breaks down barriers designed specifically to stop them. Madam C.J. Walker is just that. Not only did she succeed beyond everyone’s expectations, she also maneuvered well in a system full of white man. Ms. Walker paved the way for herself and a way for the people that would come after her. Uplifting and motivating people on her journey all the way to the top.

For my interview with an older adult I interviewed a man named Herald who is 83 years old, or years young as he would say, on Saturday the 19th of September at his home in the town of Griffin, Georgia. In asking Herald to describe his background I determined that he was born in Long Island, New York in the year 1933 and lived there for the first 17 years of his life. Upon turning 17 he packed up his things and moved out west to Idaho where he worked as a park ranger for a several year until he moved back home where he enlisted in the army. When asking him about his family he described himself as an only child, with a mother and a father of European dissent. Herald was married to a woman named Doris for 45 years until she died in early 2000 of an inoperable brain tumor that was thought to be caused by the traditional radiation treatments for acne she received as a child. He has four living children from his marriage with Doris, two sons and two daughters, each of which still live in the state of Georgia and two who still live in Griffin where they were born. As well as this he has five grandchildren, three of which are boys and two who are girls. Three of his grandchildren are in college within the Georgia university system and the other two are in high school.

Miss Sousa had told me about her mother in the interview. Her mother had shown courage by a big act because she has been diagnosed with disease after disease and her mother has always been there for her kids and family and anyone else that needed someone to talk to and take care of them. Miss sousa’s mother shows a big act of courage because she is always getting up out of bed every morning and trying to do something good in the day. Miss Sousa had to put on the big girl pants and take care of her mother and be grown and do what is needed for her mom. Miss Sousa shows you that you can show an act of courage without even knowing it could be out of love, fear, anger anything it is just shown by someone who wants to do something when they know something is wrong or when someone wants and needs help.

One of the first ways that my family is similar to the family in “Everyday Use” involves hardworking mother. For example, the mother plays both roles which are the father and mother to her two daughters Maggie and Dee. In the story it explains that “Mama is a big boned woman with man working hands to kill animals to feed her daughters” (50). This is an example that Maggie and Dee mother is very willing to do anything to feed them. I can compare this to my mother because my mom will do anything and everything to take care of me and my sisters. For example, “Mama can go outside and kill and clean as mercilessly as a man” (50). No matter what mama have to do to provide for her kids she is willing to do. Even though all the difficulties they were having mama still held her head up high and worked no matter how hard the job was or what season it was.

Paralyzed, that is how I felt. How I have felt ever since the elderly lady injected a toxin into my rear left thigh. A traumatic experience for both of us. Since that horrifying day I have lain here on the floor, unable to move anything but my eyes, listening and watching in fright as she strategically plans and commits crime after crime. Witnessing everything she has accomplished with the bodies. How she acts differently after each terrifying accomplishment. Also how she is getting crazier and starting to talk to herself. Picking up different habits and barely leaving the house anymore.

Upon completion of this assignment, I received the opportunity to interview my great-aunt, Jacqueline Izora Burns Torrance. It was great to get in contact with her and learn about her life and parts of mine along the way. Aunt Jackie is 65 years old is a very inspiring woman who prides herself on her relationship with Christ, being very work-oriented, having upstanding morals/values, and being resilient.

L was married for 20 years. She has 2 daughters; one is going to school and the other lives in Texas. Her mother has been living with her for 3 ½ years. She enjoys movies, having coffee with her friends once a week, and her two grandchildren. She is active in her church, and used to do prison ministry. She works in Gerontology at the Health Sciences Center and has been a Tech employee for 25 years.

good five minutes before a small smile appeared on my lips. I stuck my hand into my pockets as i walked back to the institute and hummed to myself a little on the way.

On Tuesday, February 13th, I had the honor of attending a lecture by Margot Parr from Angela Hospice. Margot spoke about her background, decisions she made in her life, and how she found satisfaction in what she is doing now. Margot and her family came to America in the 1950’s from the Netherlands. She didn’t grow up rich, and her family struggled to make ends meet. I found this interesting because she’s a very successful woman that didn’t come from money. It shows that anyone can do what they want, if they work hard enough. Margot started working at the age of 13, which nowadays sounds crazy. At the age of 13, teens are still thinking about friends and what’s “cool.” At the age of 17, Margot joined the army for 3 years as a paramedic during the Vietnam War. When Margot came back home, she became a police officer, but still felt she wasn’t making a difference in people’s lives.

Although the song itself isn't focused on reverence for elders, however when I read the line: "Your old road is rapidly aging, Cause the times they are a-changing", it reminds me of my grandma. She cannot adapt to constant changes because she has been living in the old environments for almost their entire life and it is extremely difficult for them to change their behaviours and ideology. But some people simply don't understand. Whenever I heard how people treat her differently due to her age, I find that really unfair and offensive. This issue is not taken seriously by our society as people cannot realise the impact of their actions on the elders, but it's just as important as gender equality, racism and

A 76-year-old female _____ today, complains about a hearing problem, and left eye problem. Both are long standing issues. She has just decided she would like to pursue getting her hearing formally checked, and get some hearing aids if needed. In addition her left eye has flared up, and she is out of the Blephamide. She said that helps the most. She has some erythromycin ointment also used when it flares up. She describes having a tear duct drain inserted once, and I wondered if it clogged up, as she seems to be watering more. It is irritating her. No chills or fever. She also needs a B12 shot for pernicious anemia. Also needs a prescription for that.

Every day I went to school and surrounded myself with friends who had similar interests. However, interacting with the elderly showed me that I can reach out, with a caring heart, to any person and relate to them in some way. I found, despite the age difference, the elderly are still similar to me; their opinions and

In a society like the one that we live in, culture and lifestyles vary to the greatly. All across the world, there are many different cultures, and many of these people with different cultures live in the melting pot that the United States has become. We can easily become close-minded about other religions and cultures. This could be because of the way we believe, or the way we grew up, by our parents, even where and when we grew up. Usually the values and beliefs that your parents can have an impact on their children 's values and beliefs as well. I am going to look further into the lifestyle of another individual different from me, as impacted by an individual 's development and growth. I will determine how different races, religions, and cultures have affected this individual, and compare and contrast her culture from mine.

I could also conduct a field experiment and conduct the interviews in a natural setting such as the participants’ home, the work place, or an environment of their choosing. It will be randomized based on the process of selecting the sample from different ethnic groups and based off of their economic and societal status. I will select a total of 100 individuals from ethnic groups based on the level of their high or low income.

Leonora Valentine José Bautista was born on November 8, 1929 in Piddig, which is a district in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She grew up with her mother and father, and was the third out of six children in the family, which included two boys and four girls. Because her mother and father worked on the farm, they all lived in a hut mainly made out of bamboo sticks as the foundation of the house and a tin roof with hay or coconut leaves that provided protection incase it rained. In addition, they all slept in one room on the hard floor next to one another. As Leonora was telling me about her living conditions, she also added that, “Narigat ti panagdiag idi dumadakkel kami” which is translated into “Life was very hard while I was growing up.”