Edward Enggasser: Great Mentor Report

There is not many people in life that will have such an impact that will directly change the course of how one spends their time, how one handles problems, and teaches someone what is truly important in life. My grandfather, or as I called him, “Pap” was one of the only people who always believed in me and whatever I wanted to accomplish with my life. My Pap was very inspirational in my life because he taught me through his good example that obstacles can harm but never stop so long as you keep fighting for what is desired. He taught me about resolution, and to never give up no matter the odds and instilled confidence in me that I can do anything so long as I am willing to work for it. He always stressed to me that materialistic things in life do not matter, as long as the family and friends are there for support and love. He directly influenced the way I spend my time and what I enjoy to do.

My father is the oldest son of his family. He has nine siblings, four brothers and five sisters. He is a very hard worker individual. He started working at a very young age in order to help his family. Right after he graduated from high school, my father enrolled in the air force. My father is a very persistent man; he does not give up easily. He is a very happy go lucky person. He is really social and outgoing, always making jokes, telling stories and making other people laugh. He is really passionate about drawing and designing things. He enjoys working with his hands and going outdoors. He is more adventurous than my mother.

I appreciate everything my dad does for me while I’m on and off the field; whether its buying me all of the new equipment I need or even writing me small motivational notes on game days in my lunch. I still have the first one that he wrote me, “Stay positive, relax/deep breaths, soft hands, sharp passes. Love you lots, Dad”. I believe that my dad is my most important literacy sponsor when it comes to lacrosse because without the resources and the support given to me I might not have had such a great experience growing into the lacrosse player I am today, playing at a collegiate level. I can connect my dad to Sherman Alexie’s dad because they both supported their children’s passions even though others weren’t as supportive. Both fathers also provided their children with as many resources and tools to succeed in their passions as they could. Because of my dad I now push myself to cut to the ball harder and fight for the ball in ground ball huddles. I motivate myself harder for my dad. I hope one day I can be a sponsor to my kids like my dad is to

Having had challenging and somewhat turbulent teen years at home with his Father; I was most touched at Gary's meticulous care for his aging and ill Father for several years before he died. His compassion and assiduous attention to his Father over his remaining years was affecting.

He had helped to establish a local junior college aimed at providing vocational education for at-risk minorities, and as a hands-on administrator he found himself on some occasions in a physical altercation with a disaffected student. In middle age, he and my mother once were parking their car on a visit to San Francisco when they were suddenly surrounded by several African-American teens. When confronted with their demands, he offered to give the thieves all his cash if they would leave him and my mother alone. Thankfully they took his cash and left.

There have been countless influential people in my life that I’ve come across. One who was a meticulous inspiration continues to be my grandfather. My grandmother had remarried to the one I call “grandpa” when I was at the age of five, and they both took to each other’s grandchildren as their own. With my mother and me only living a mile down the road from their farmhouse out in the country, I’d spent heaps amount of time there as a child. Indeed, I had been without a father but my grandfather stepped up to the plate and had taken me under his wing and willingly played the personification of a father figure.

One of my heroes is Earl Schamehorn. He was my fifth grade teacher and is now one of my dearest friends. Earl is the closest thing to a father figure that I have in my life. This is why I chose him to be the person I interviewed. I not only find him interesting, but wanted to know why he decided to get involved in my life. I thought this would be a good opportunity to ask him question that I have had for a while.

My dad's name is mike Bendfelt. And he drives semi trucks for work. He works at night and he loves what he does. He has been driving trucks for 6 years now and he is very good at it and he loves to do it. My dad has four kids and he loves us and we love him.

My great grandfather, Sanford Robert Gragg, was an extraordinary man. Although I never had the privilege to meet him, the stories that have been told about his life urge me to learn more about how he lived and the unique things he did during his life. My great grandfather did some pretty amazing things during his life and some of the facts about his life astound me.

Today I have paid tribute to my dad Mike Ferris. I absolutely love him and he is the best dad in the world. I have told you about two things that make my dad so special and why he deserves tribute; he was there for me when my life changed forever, and he has always believed in me through everything. “A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.” Enid

My mentor is Andre Dodson, my pastor and also my father. Andre is very short, like myself and is a light-skin toned African American, bald-headed man. Besides him being a pastor and a father, he is also a boxing coach. I would describe Andre as calm and respectful, yet outspoken and opinionated. We have a few of the same qualities which is why we tend to bump heads now; we are just now learning one another. I’m more humble than my old self. I’m calm, cool, and collected and very open-minded. I just moved back to Cleveland from Arizona. I lived with my mother, who I never understood, but I’ve never lived without her until February when CPS stepped in and took me away from her. This was odd to me; 17 years all I knew was my mother I didn’t know

I thought hard about this one! I wanted to write about someone whom was a bit of a contrast with me and my way of thinking. My son Ebb Hudson, Jr., 26, Marine Corps Sergeant, husband, great father, Aviation supervisor, and college student.

As a young woman, Ester and her family had overcome numerous obstacles, having lived in a low-income single-parent household, which she explains was challenging but very influential later in her life. Nevertheless, her mother and grandfather embedded the notions of being hardworking and attaining higher education. Consequently, she understood the sixteen-hour days her mother would endure while working was to support both her and her two brothers. Moreover, her mother wanted to ensure their success and made sure they kept busy at all times, which led Ester to volunteer, which she found tremendously gratifying. Her initial love for volunteering started in High School when she began volunteering at John Peter Smith Hospital. Later at the age of 16, she saw an unfulfilled need for cancer

Edward Bernays came to the conclusion that the most effective censor worldwide is the civilian. This is because the person developed logic-proof compartments which cause one to comprehend things through collective responses instead of experience and reasoning. Judgments in the aspects of politics, economy, and morals are the outcomes of mob mentality rather than assessment done cool-headedly. There is a common system of principles agreed among members of the society. Thus, when one faces information that agrees with these principles, his beliefs are confirmed and he regards it as education. On the contrary, if the information one receives is not in line with his beliefs, he will treat it as propaganda. One thinks that he is perfectly rational and becomes oblivious to his evident mistakes. One is also reluctant to try understanding a conflicting viewpoint in an area which he possesses limited knowledge. The influence of the institution on the public, and vice versa, is a cycle which the institution provides the public ideas that benefit the majority of the society’s population, earning the public’s obedience and hence, when the institution stands for fresh ideas of worth that have not been embraced, the ideas would be recognised by the public. Through getting across distinctly a common viewpoint opposing the previous belief or supporting the new, the old authorities can be deemed unreliable and new authorities can be established.

Edward Higgins White II’s life story interest’s me because of many reasons. He was a hero in my eyes, he died in a fire while doing a practice session on a space craft along with the other two astronauts inside the space craft with him. This really is a tragedy because he was only 35, he had so much of his life a head of him. I think that he should be recognized because of this. Edward Higgins White II was a amazing running almost making it to the olympic team in 1952 . I also hope to become a great runner someday (while balancing other activities), my dad loves to run and he always is pushing me to be a runner and I want to make him proud. In his his biography it says that he followed in his dad’s footsteps becoming a pilot. And I feel like