Trevon Case Study

and tells of how they were brought up in very different ways, one in a

The elements of his upbringing, like the countryside, people and traditions are often characterized in his storytelling. His stories, though

“We have got some great news today that you basically won’t be hearing anywhere else,” said Chris Hayes. “Great news.

was able to go to him and ask him questions, simply because his life revolved around

Treva is becoming familiar with agency rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the department. She has a basic understanding of home and community based programs and services. She is learning how to identify risks during her investigation, and develop plans of actions that identify steps that must be taken in order to resolve any issues, or concerns. Treva does a thorough assessment on her PS visits, and she is able to identify risks that were not a part of the original hotline report. She demonstrates that she is knowledgeable of many community resources that she utilizes, such as family members, neighbors, physicians, home health and mental health agencies. Treva is becoming familiar with learning how to access and navigate her way

His favorite genre is rap/hip hop. When asked what he would do if he won $1 million in the lottery, he said he would donate certain amounts to cancer research and other medical issue related charities and save the rest. If he could be anyone in the whole world for one day, he would be Dan Blizerian because he has a lot of money and gets to do whatever he wants. Another question I asked him was that if he could be sent back to any time in the past, when would it be? His answer was the fifties or sixties because he would be interested to see how people dressed back then and how they lived their lives compared to now. Finally, his biggest fear is spiders. One time he went kayaking in Florida and his paddle got caught on a tree branch. A big spider crawled across it and up across his

Didn’t show a lot of times where he was perceiving things in a certain way. Most narration objective description, or dialogue.

One day he decided to venture out of his comfort zone and did an amazing job better than he ever expected.

Carr (2008) began his autobiography with him losing his job at a local newspaper over his addiction problems. His boss gave him the option to either get himself into rehab or to leave the company, so Carr (2008) decided to leave. Instead of dwelling upon his lost job and income, he decided to go out to celebrate with his friends with some cocaine and alcohol. This led to more problems instead of solutions as he was expecting.

He earned his own respect and was helped by his mentor in his journey of his life.

The section I chose was the first eight pages of chapter 3. I had chosen this section because it gives us a lot of background information of Chris, Chris and Westerberg’s relationship was interesting to me, and tells us a good reason why Chris chose to go to Alaska. This section gives us a lot of background information on Chris. He was very hard-working and never gave up. Like Westerberg said, “And he never quit in the middle of something. If he started a job, he'd finish it.”(18). The fact that he went to Emory University and read the hard and long book called War and Peace, shows that Chris is intelligent and studious. Another reason why I had chosen this section of the book was because of the strong relationship that Chris and Westerberg

about him and there are different aspects to him. We learn about the type of

That’s the crux of it. I’ve grown up trapped within the context of my hometown. Sheltered and blinded by the surface happenings of my own life. I moved from being a child to an adult when in every conversation I have with a person regarding their life and how they live and what they’ve learned. When someone tells me something I don’t know, is when I feel older. The moment of comprehension of my blindness, of my ignorance, of my shelterness, of my lack of comprehension. The acceptance of inequity, the knowledge of other cultures and lifestyles. I think of my grandma and how she speaks of cavalier racism and her monumental struggles. I think of my friend whose life began in the Congo and now eighteen years later he lives in the same town I

childhood, and even admitted that he did not think his family met his standards, to

So he told me about his wife and son Ralph and other bits of his personal life since being on the island.