Reflection On The Blindspot

Chris McCandless, the subject of Jon Krakauer in Into the Wild, was not insensible or ill-equipped, but rather he was going out into the wild to locate the genuine importance of life and to perceive what it resembled to live out in the wild all alone. Chris was an incredible good example for children the whole way across the nation; since he was attempting to experience his fantasy and do what he believed was appropriate in the wild and would not tune in to what anybody instructed him to do. Chris McCandless was an adoring and minding individual who esteemed for all creation and needed to make tracks in an opposite direction from the general public and live allowed to locate the significance of life.

As a poor Asian who ventured out of a dominantly white, small town, I understand the consequences of being a minority. This is how my passion to serve the underserved originated, and why I have partnered with service organizations such as Berea Buddies and AmeriCorps. Being a member of these empathetic communities has deepened my gratitude for how beautifully diverse our world is and for all people regardless of the challenges they face. For example, upon entering my service year to mentor children in D.C. public schools, I was told by almost everyone that there is no helping those children because of the family and monetary problems they encounter. Their responses reminded me of the comments I heard when I decided my life after high-school.

This reflective essay will be adopted from Rolfe, Freshwater and Jasper’s (2001) reflection model. This reflection is based on a case study that I have read and will be based on the intervention I have chosen to treat the patient. Mr. Castello was admitted to the ward for observation after a fight and sustaining a laceration to his right forehead from a beer bottle and extensive bruising and scratches to his left arm. Mr. Castello had a pre-existing chest infection, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM), and asthma. Assessing, cleaning and dressing his wounds is an integral part of his treatment, as his DM can lead to delayed wound healing and increased chance of infection (Salazar, Ennis, & Koh, 2016). This could be successfully achieved through

This semester I learned a lot about writing in English 151. It has been a roller coaster ride with these essays for me this semester. I learned step by step how to write a good essay and how to have your readers be engaged in what you’re trying to tell them. Each essay I did has taught me something valuable I can take to the next level of English. I feel as if as the semester went by I did not take my writing that seriously and that reflected in my grades I received in each essay. It made me a better student and writer and it will reflect next semester. In this essay, I will reflect on what I learned throughout this semester that you should apply in your writing when you begin English 151.

The memoir, Traveling Blind: Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers, details the life of Laura Fogg. Although initially studying to become an Art Historian, Fogg radically changed career paths after witnessing an orientation and mobility instructor at the California School for the Blind. Although beginning as a curiosity, this interaction led to Fogg’s pursuance of a Masters in Orientation and Mobility at San Francisco State College, and eventually a thirty year career as a Orientation and Mobility Specialist in rural Mendocino. The memoir, Traveling Blind: Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers, details Fogg’s experiences as a teacher of the visually impaired, and provides the reader a glimpse into the challenges and successes of her work. In each chapter, Fogg highlights a separate student who has someway or another changed her life. From the zany Shaynna, to the humorous Red, Fogg illustrates the uniqueness of each of her students. Although, Traveling Blind: Life Lessons from Unlikely Teachers, explores the lives of Fogg and her students, the memoir also serves as an illustration on the meaning of patience, loss and humanity.

Your book “The Outs” was very inspirational and view changing for me. Caled’s second personality Crimes to me represents negativity from other people and from the world. The book connected with me when Caleb had to fight with Crimes to gain control back. To me it showed how people have to fight away negativity and fight away people that try and hold you back. Caled was fighting for what he thought was right and I see that as a way to show people that they need to fight for what I think is right and no matter what never give up. Same for Kitzi, she shows me that even if you have a disability nothing can keep you from doing what you want and that no matter what happens or what you go through you can be whatever you want. Be with whoever you

Often it is said that you fight till the finish line. It certainly was true for a character from the movie Unbroken. Now let’s compare fighting till you reach the finish line of the 2014 movie Unbroken to the poem “The Wound- Dresser” by Walt Whitman. As I look over the course of the movie Unbroken, Louis Zampaeni transforms from a weak boy to a man full of perseverance.

In the past year one of the biased decisions that I made was the hindsight bias. It began when an experienced supervisor transferred to my department and at first things went smoothly. I was excited to have such a knowledgeable individual join the team. Due to her numerous years with the company I felt that she would have a lot of wisdom to offer the department. As time continued, she started to show signs of negativity and when my boss mentioned she noticed a difference in her. I thought it was possibly due the recent process changes. I did mention a concern to the supervisor she defected by becoming very emotional and felt that she her concerns weren’t being heard. Disregarding situation and not really analyzing the facts of the situation

Advanced practice nursing (APN) can be loosely defined as an area of nursing in which nurses are required to practice at an advanced level in a specific area of interest. APN extends the boundaries of nursing’s scope of practice and contributes to nursing knowledge, and the development of the profession (Canadian Nurses Association, 2008). In order to become an APN, the nurse must obtain a master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited university in an area of concentration designated for advanced practice nursing. According to Joel (2009), there are currently four major groups of APNs: certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse practitioners. APN focus on

What is the influence one classroom and one teacher can have on a person's writing? The answer being “a lot” because being a part of one English class my sophomore year made it possible for me to understand more about writing and the skills needed to achieve at the process. The teacher that I had such great communication with that year not only made it possible for me to understand what I was doing wrong, but how I could fix my problems. Without changing my writing from the past, I would still be stuck with essays and papers that lack flow and structure. Writing is such a great skill that is strongly needed in the field I wish to study and eventually one day work for in the future. While to some English and writing may not be important,

In the final days of this semester, one tends to look back at the work done over a difficult and long three months. In the case of this English composition class, reflecting on completed essays has allowed me to analyze the development of my writing over the semester. Although this semester consisted of only five essays, it has become apparent to me that my writing has improved in many aspects throughout the semester. One general example of this improvement is the vocabulary, where simple vocabulary in the first essay had become more complex by the final essays. Additionally, I also believe that my writing has become more reflective of my actual voice and opinions, an improvement considering my first essays were best described as vague.

Fantasy will always be more cherished than reality. Our imaginations give way to disappointment when it's time to buckle down and come back to the real world. However, for Nellie this is quite the opposite. In Anton Chekhov’s “The Looking Glass” character development, symbolism, and diction are used to communicate that reality upsets our expectations.

In the theoretical literature of this thesis, this dissertation has learnt that the three levels of reflection (descriptive, comparative and critical) can represent many of the classifications in terms of reflection. Of these level of classifications, reflective category one (Descriptive/technical reflective) is common for the majority of student teachers at the teacher education though category two (comparison/dialogic) is attempted by some student teachers (Colliver, 1999, Yost, et al, 2000). Very few student teachers, however, demonstrated a more open-minded approach to their experiences- an attempt to see things out of the norm, which can be taken as the third category, critical, of reflection (Yost, et al, 2000). Other authors, Hatton and Smith

Writing has always been one of my strengths, enabling me to freely express my creative thoughts in a controlled manner onto a piece of paper. Although my writing process takes a long time, I have complete power over the sentences and structures that I am weaving together to form a cohesive whole. Throughout High School, I was trained to write a structured essay in an ample amount of time by writing, editing, and finalizing my draft. Most of our work involved writing individual essays and research papers in which I developed a strong foundation in. However, I realized that I lacked experience in group work as well as oral communication in delivering my ideas to the audience. At the end of the semester, I noticed my transition from an

During the duration of this course and the numerous discussions initiated in lecture, I have been able to utilize the concepts proposed in class to further my intellectual development and thinking. While many concepts have been discussed in class, the topic of secondary witnessing was the one I could relate to the most. Just like Art Spiegelman, I am a second-generation witness to my father's life post-Vietnam war. I am a part of the generation that will continue to transmit my father's war stories to future generations. I am witness to the Vietnam war in terms of how it affected survivors, such as my father, even though I didn't live through that experience myself, tying in the concept of post-memory as well.