Motivating Mortimer

Mork likes to to bullet journal, do yoga , go outside with the kids she watches at recess, listen to music, staying inside by windows, and just staying busy.

I find myself here a few years later, looking back on those times when I thought that I would never grow old, but here I am asking myself, “Why did I give up a sport that I enjoyed so much?” ,or “Why did I join wrestling again after a year of failure?”. After reading Grazer’s work, I think I have an answer. It wasn’t entirely because I didn’t want to upset my father that I quit basketball and joined wrestling, it was because I knew all I needed to know about basketball

Now this book has a target audience for the young adults. The book is about A young boy named george that has been the man of the house for nearly five years for the simple fact that his father died do to boxing injuries. As both him and his younger brother Monty were both to young to even witness how his father died, Monty sees boxing as his father's legacy. Throughout the book george goes through

To discover how family life has changed in the last few decades, I have decided to interview my Uncle; Michael Purta. He is 62 years old. My Uncle and I are very close to each other. We have always been close. Ever since I was a little girl he has always said, “mad as a hornet and mean as a snake.” He seems to think it’s funny to always make jokes.

Plot: Mortimer has 2 aunts, Martha and Abby Brewster, and they both live in an old house in Brooklyn with their nephew Teddy Brewster. Martha and Abby are adored in their neighborhood for their caring character. When Mortimer visits his favorite aunts to tell them the great news about just being newly married to his fiancé Harper. Back then it was presumed that if one of your

Lyons had always been a good athlete. He was proud of his skill in swimming, hunting, golf, and tennis. In his college days he had lettered in football and baseball. On weekends he preferred to undertake rebuilding and repairing projects around the house, or to hunt, interspersing other sports for a

No matter the circumstance, people will always be able to learn something to improve their lifestyle. It might be dire and serious, or light-hearted and fun. Whatever the case, the experience people gain from that situation is what aids to develop their persona. In “What Football Taught Me” by Donald Murray and “Suicide’s Forgotten Victims” by Lisa Keiski, both writers learn life lessons from their experiences. Despite emotional and physical exhaustion, Murray and Keiski learned life lessons through society, authority figures, and self-awareness.

Everyone has different qualities and interests that make them unique individuals. After interviewing a fellow classmate of mine, Ruedi Kasabach, I have learned why he is the person he is today. Ruedi has lived with his family in Trenton New Jersey, his entire life. He is currently a boarder at Peddie. In his free time, Ruedi often watches tv, plays soccer, or spends quality time with his brother. In the future, Ruedi plans to take on a career focusing on sports. Ruedi’s hobbies, aspirations, and values demonstrate his active lifestyle and express his distinctive personality.

Deeper into Edna’s alternate personality, she begins to realize how much positive has come from the new Edna. When the Doctor and Edna finally get to meet, the Doctor talks with Edna in hopes of changing her back to the stereotypical wife Mr. Pontellier wants her to be. In the conversation between the two, Edna says, "The years that are gone seem like dreams--if one might go on sleeping and dreaming--but to wake up and find--oh! well! Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life" (Choppin 38). Edna is praising herself for being one of the few women who have been able to be a realist, and for not letting illusions pull her into a fantasy life. She believes it is better for one to live aware and conscious to the world around one’s self. This being a new way of looking at life at the time, especially for a woman. While there are many positive changes that are present in Edna’s life due to her recent awakening, there are some negatives as well. There are days where Edna feels as if she understands the world and everything within it. But then there are days where Edna feels utterly alone. Edna’s thoughts are expressed, in which she says, “There were days when she was unhappy, she did not know why—when it did not seem worthwhile to be glad or sorry, to be alive or dead...She could not work on such a day, nor weave fancies to stir her pulses and warm her blood” (Choppin 19). Edna expresses that she feels what appears to be a depressed mood at time, due to the life she has become awakened to. It is a confusing sadness that she does not know how to explain, completely countering the days of pure happiness that she often feels. Thus showing the change in Edna’s psychological views are apparent, and bring both happy, understandable thoughts, as well as

Football is a religion in my house, and during football season my parents get a little crazy. Every Sunday, they are decked out in full blue and green gear. Similarly, some people take sports a little too seriously, like Theodore Roosevelt's son, who whined to his father about not getting in the second squad. Responding to his son's obsession with sports, Theodore Roosevelt, the famous president of the United States, tries to convince his son, Ted, that sports shouldn't be his first priority. By empathizing with his son, using shifting tone and using step-by-step reasoning, Roosevelt articulates his point.

From an early age Bailey knew that she wanted to be just like her father, while he'd never taken her to work. She admired that he was behind a creative marketing that would bring people to Vegas. For the first three years of Bailey's life Christian and Mariah worked long hours. As Bailey got to go to Daycare it wasn't long before her mother pulled her from it. Leaving daycare was hard on Bailey as she had made little friends. Two who continued to come over to Bailey's even after Bailey got shipped to her grandparents. Bailey loved going to her grandparents while she was only a small child she wasn't allowed to play out on the farm. During those first two years on the farm Bailey would play inside the house in her mothers old room. Bailey's grandma had converted it from an office into a play room shortly before her birth. Following her fourth birthday Bailey began to act out on the farm causing most days for her grandpa to come in. Always having to quite the chores to help take care of as he called her "His little munchkin." Once Bailey could calm down Alexander Harding her grandfather would take her out to help him. During those times that was when Bailey fell in love with cats and all

Dave Pelzer’s life started out as many children’s lives do. He was surrounded by a mother and father who loved him and would do anything for him. He recalls himself as well as his two brothers being blessed with perfect parents who filled the family with love and care (Pelzer, 1995). His father, Stephen, supported the family and worked as a fireman in San Francisco, while his mother, Catherine, was a woman who glowed with love for her children and family (Pelzer, 1995). In the summer, the family would go on a vacation often times to Portola or Memorial Park, where they would camp in a large tent for a week. One time, they even went to Johnson’s Beach, where the adventures were endless. In this time, Dave learned how to swim on his back and his mother was so proud of him for it. Every day was sprinkled with magic, especially as Dave’s mother came and gave him a hug from behind. In this time, he had never felt as safe and as warm as he had at that moment, not knowing that things were soon to change in the most drastic way (Pelzer, 1995). Catherine went from a loving mother to a nightmare while Stephen went from a protective father, to a coward. Dave became the subject of child abuse, which had an impact on his childhood development explained by three well known theorists, Bronfenbrenner, Piaget, and Kohlberg.

He is fervently determined to succeed in his contemporary competitive society. In a conversation with his children about Bernard, he enumerates a few

Jane and Steve have been married for five years. Steve lost his job a year ago and has been unable to find employment since then. Jane is a successful hairdresser. Steve has lost his self-confidence and has become so depressed that his doctor has placed him on medication.