Buck By Mk Asante : Analysis

Or they see them as violent and aggressive, but the truth is a person with mental health problems is more likely to be harmed or to harm themselves than someone else. The only reason a mentally ill person is violent or aggressive is from the lack of treatment and care. According to Mental Health Foundation, “People with mental health problems say that the social stigma attached to mental ill health and the discrimination they experience makes their difficulties worse and make it harder to recover.” People with a mental health problem have to battle their condition everyday on two ends. Frist they have to deal with their mental illness itself. Then they have to learn how to live with it in a world filled with stigma and discrimination. Society doesn’t understand that the mentally ill are not their mental illness. They are human beings first, they have likes, dislikes, hobbies, skills, fears, dreams and passions just like we do. As I mentioned before Liza Long, the author of the article “I am Adam Lanza’s Mother”, has a son with a mental health problem, but he is also a “13-year old genius who loves Harry Potter and his snuggle animal collection.” Many people with mental health problems have jobs, family, school, friends, pets, businesses and responsibilities like we do. A number of people with a mental health condition learn how to cope with

Life involves many hardships that may seem impossible to overcome, but with the right amount of strength, one can move beyond the wall of struggle, pain, hate, depression, and any set back. Many can relate to the events in this book because it was written by a normal person, living a normal life, who faced many problems just like any human being, yet, these struggles relate just as much to various theories. Some experiences in Buck come from the negative representation of woman, oppression of Malo, Amina, and Uzi, and Afrocentricity of Chaka. By observing this, M.K. Asante’s book, Buck, can be viewed through a Feminism, Marxism, and New Historicism theoretical lens.

Jareek Monte’ Buck was born in Richland, Mississippi on September 29, 1982. He received his k-12 diploma with honors from Richland High School. After graduating from Richland High School he attended Alcorn State University, where he played college football, but finished his degree at Jackson State University, where he received a Bachelor’s in Biology with a minor in art. After completion of his Bachelor’s degree, he began his teaching career in Jackson Public School District where he served first as an Art instructor, After a few years Jareek Buck moved his educational interest towards science where he taught 8th grade science for several years. Now he is currently working as a Physical Education instructor in Jackson Public School District

family are directly impacted. Dealing with a mentally ill patient can be very stressful, especially

This mental health issue not only affects the person but also he families. The person dealing with this will deny that they are ill, and to interpret the family’s efforts to get help as unnecessary interference because in the patient’s mind they are ok. Unless the person gains some insight into his/her condition, these symptoms can contribute to not taking their needed medication that can end up leading them into losing everything such as homes, families and job. This event can lead them also to drugs, becoming homeless and their problem getting worse to the point of death or jail.

Briscoe 1 Unique Briscoe ENG 102 03 Prof. Weaver April 19, 2016 Buck Reading buck by Mk Asante is a very great story. From the first four chapters read one can notice a continuance of miscommunication due to lack of psychological knowledge in the Black community. Viewing this story through a feminist theory one may be able to relate to Buck himself. With examples from Buck reading his mother’s journal thinking about all the family who has poor communication with his mother, the very poor relationship between his father and mother and lastly Buck feeling alone and doing whatever he wanted to, to survive the best way he knew how being that Amina is not able to give anyone a sufficient amount of herself due to the lack of her actually loving herself . When reading

Families and society are affected by schizophrenia too. Many people with schizophrenia have difficulty holding a job or caring for them, so they rely on others for help.

According to the World Health Organization estimation, mental disorders constitute 14% of the global burden of disease and the overall prevalence rate of mental disorders in India is 10-12%. It is estimated that about 80% to 90% of the mental disorders are not diagnosed and often go untreated, due to the negative attitudes people hold regarding mental illness. Lack of knowledge plays a role in this as well. In Indian culture, the family is regarded as the most important structure in caring for vulnerable family members. It is estimated that approximately 90%, of those diagnosed will live with their families. These caregivers provide the basic needs of care, such as housing and financial aid, as well as other day to day needs, on behalf of their mentally ill family members. Family caregivers monitor the mental state of their loved ones, identify the early signs of illness, relapse and deterioration, and help the patient in accessing services. Still, some participants’ hold negative perceptions such as that, the mentally ill are to blame for their condition, and that they are not capable of working or to maintaining friendships. Negative attitudes of participants regarding social participation of mentally ill in the community, has also been revealed by the current study. Many participants in the study admitted that they would be ashamed, if people knew that someone in their family, had been diagnosed with mental illness. They

Mental health and illness is something that unfortunately lacks aid in our world and society. Not only is mental illness something that is difficult to handle for those that are suffering from the symptoms and trying to live with them day in and day out. These people are also stuck dealing with the huge stereotypes and stigmas of mental illness and lack of knowledge by others.

This book goes into helping family members who are dealing with a mentally ill family member. It was written by the medical director of the New York State Office of Mental Health Lloyd Sederer. This book is a support group in print, it has so much information on how to not only deal with but understand what the mentally ill family member is going through. Sederer uses and eight step process to help, one is to “Analyze the Behavior” the rule of thumb with this is if the person is showing signs for at least two weeks. Number two is probably one of the most important it is, "Remember It`s Not Your Fault," so often caregivers are quick to judge and place the blame on themselves. "People fall prey to mental illness because of the way their brains

All of these disorders are lifelong debilitating conditions that can impact not only the individual with the disorder but also the family members of these individuals. Psychoeducation pays pertinent attention to the distress and burden experienced by the caregivers of individuals who have a serious mental illness experience. Researchers have identified a negative association between caregiver burden and outcomes for the individual with a mental illness (Madigan et al., 2012). Goldberg, Fristad, and Gavazzi (1999) state, “family caregivers have been described as a stressed and potentially at-risk population whose quantitative problems may equal or even outweigh those of the persons around whom they revolve” (p. 411).

Each owner Buck transformed himself with different lifestyles and new habits. For example Hal abused him so he got used to being abused and hurt pulling very heavy sleds that were overloaded. Buck was so happy with John. He experienced love for the first time and he was developing a strong affection to John who saved his life. When buck finally has no owner he is acting and becoming like a wolf. He was just a house dog and now he is living in the forest by himself and he is acting like a wolf. The way buck has changed with each owner is shocking. Even though his love for John he still had a little wild to him that made him want to become crazy.

Buck is a large, strong dog. He lives on an estate in Santa Clara Valley, California. On his estate, he lives with a wealthy judge and his family. Some of Buck's daily activities are going out with the boys, chaperoning the girls, and every night he sleeps by the judge's feet, while the other dogs stay in a kennel. Buck is used to being in charge. Because of this, I don't think he will handle the hardships of the Yukon Territory well. It will defiantly be a challenge for Buck to adapt to a new lifestyle.

Buck, he is a very large dog. He had very strong muscles. His fur, was as furry as it could get. The fur helped protect his skin from the cold winter frost. His fur was quite pretty actually. The color of dark cream, it was. Buck is a sled dog. Well he wasn’t until he was forced to be.

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