Up From The Ashes, We Rise

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has a seasonal and yearly incidence, usually between November and April. It is responsible for high infant morbidity and mortality worldwide.. By the first year of life, 60% of children are infected, and almost 100% are infected by 2 years of age. (Saso,&Kampmann,2016). The more common age for hospitalizations occur between 2-3 months of age, and is the leading cause of infants being hospitalized in the developed world, accounting for 2 % of admissions during the winter season. (geerdink,Pillay,Meyalard,2015). The natural RSV infection in those younger than 6 months does not adequately develop a long-lasting immunological response, making reoccurrence of infection likely to reoccur. RSV is an infection that causes cold-like illness that can also cause otitis media, rhinitis, bronchitis, croup, and, pneumonia. Although RSV can cause different reactions, Bronchiolitis is the most common form of occurrence in the pediatric population. This virus is very caustic to the respiratory lining for vulnerable infants, that it increases the risk for respiratory diseases in later years of childhood.

Racism is a very controversial topic and people go at racism with different tactics. Some people go head on and mock how white people treat them but others hid and play into the roles that white people want but then rise up later. This is the case in Paul Laurence Dunbar’s We Wear the Mask and Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise. Both of these poems use different methods in confronting racism. Dunbar’s method is more of a style of hiding in the beginning but then at the end shows how to overcome. Angelou’s method is more of going straight at racism and attacking it head on. Even though both writers use different types of methods, in the end both of them want to show how Blacks rose up from racism and discrimination. Still I Rise Echoes We Wear the Mask through the use of imagery, language and how each writer uses the term mask.

Coming from a background heavy in NICU and pediatric homehealth experience, I chose to create a hypothetical situation that related to a common problem that many children contract and spread. My demographic area has a large population of immigrants and lower income families, so education and effective communication is a must.

Gwen Zwanziger has been mourning the loss of her seventeen year old daughter for over a year now. Cause of death? The Flu. Gwen’s daughter, Shannon complained of having a sore throat, nothing out of the ordinary, one hundred and thirty of her classmates were out sick with the flu as well. She did not get her flu shot either. Shannon was given throat spray and bed rest until she felt up to par, except that never happened. Shannon was sick for about a week and progressively became more ill. Finally her father took her to the doctor while her mother stayed home to clean her room and change her sheets, to see if there was anything to help. The doctor brushed it aside and claimed rest was all she could do and the illness would pass in time. Later,

The loss of hope is one of the most substantial factors contributing to the loss of self. Hope is what keeps someone going in life. How can one remain himself without a purpose in life? Luckily, in A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines, the protagonist regains hope in himself after losing it due to a pessimistic viewpoint. The drastic shift in Grant’s outlook on life reveals that hope is needed for success.

It does not matter how rich, famous or beautiful you are many of us, in fact, all of us have once in our lives overcome some difficult situations that help shape, make and take us to where we are today. You can’t just BE confident, you can’t just BE angry, you can’t just BE brave, you BECOME these things. And for many of us, like Jake La Motta, we fight like we don’t deserve to live just to

We both continuously push through no matter what people said or thought. Sherman Alexie lived in a time where it was odd for Indians to step up and out of their situations, and that is exactly what I did. Sherman Alexie stood up and decided he would become literate and get himself in a better life. I relate because I refused to stay in my hard place with a sob story and stood up with God to become stronger in my situation, no matter what my surgeon felt was right or wrong. Sherman Alexie continued his journey to literacy no matter how many people felt it was wrong for him to pursue it, he kept thriving and not letting go. Sherman Alexie, the author of “Superman and Me” (2013), emphasizes, “I refused to fail. I was smart. I was arrogant. I was lucky” (91). This quote shows how he was determined to get to a better place and never fail with an abundance of confidence in himself. I related to this feeling by the middle of my journey feeling the refusal to fail or give up, my confidence was boosted, because I was smart enough to run back to God. We both strived to see better days going through complicated times to

These reasons are my motivation and why I am refusing to give up on my goal. By doing this, I can become the person I am meant to be. My actions of today and tomorrow will bring The beginning of the end the start of a new cycle. Lastly, I plan to print this essay and read it at the end of my journey and put it up on the wall of my own business and enjoy it with my cold King Cobra

If it was so hard why do I keep doing it? I do it because I know it’s something that challenged me and I know it will keep challenging me year to year, but that excites me. I proved to myself that I could do it and I want to keep proving to myself that with determination and unwillingness to quit I can do anything that I put my mind

Her maternal grandparents raised her after her mother and father both died in a yellow fever epidemic when she was just 3 years

“I’m thankful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.” – Unknown author. Why does this quote describe myself? Well, let me tell you! When I was deciding on a quote, my mind kept coming back to the question, “What obstacles have you overcome?” Of course my biggest obstacle being type 1 diabetes. When being diagnosed with a chronic illness with no cure at any age is hard, but when you are diagnosed the second week of seventh grade, it’s almost an indescribable situation. It’s as if you have been ripped from your old, normal life and put into one that revolves around finger pricks, shots, and ridicules amounts of juices. With the first year being a roller coaster that only went down, I was finally able to take a long ride up that came with success, happiness, and a new life path. I was able to find true friends, start a healthier lifestyle, and most importantly, start living as the ‘real’ me. With this exciting new “life path” I was able to excel in school, sports, and in the way I handle diabetes. I was able to join three new clubs,

Each obstacle and failure I encountered led me to be the person who I am today; the person who hides the bruises and scars of my childhood with an enormous smile that glows as if light could counteract darkness. My insecurities, struggles with low self-esteem, and failed attempts in my life must be swallowed and sealed so that I have the opportunity to pursue my life dream: being one of the first in my family to say, “I attended and finished

Attention Getter: On January 6th, 2012, Brady Alcaide, a 6 week old baby, was admitted to the emergency room in Springfield, Massechusettes with a fever of 104 degrees. After testing negative for the flu, and ridded of his fever, Brady and his family were sent home. Three weeks later, Brady Alcaide-now only 9 weeks old-died. Brady had been a victim of pertussis, or whooping cough, which is a preventable bacterial disease that has been on the rise in recent decades. (Zimmerman, 2012)

These are some experiences that have shaped my self-esteem. I do not portend to make excuses for myself; I only want to illustrate that you can let these experiences either motivate you or de-motivate you, the choice is always yours. I let these life experiences de-motivate until I came to the realization that you should not let others determine your fate or what you can achieve.

As a child, I remember growing up in an area of Atlanta, Georgia called Mechanicsville. This area was very diverse with people from various socioeconomic backgrounds. Often, my mother would share valuable life lessons with my siblings and me. One, in particular, I remember even to this day is, “Life is only as challenging or motivating as you make it”. Originally, I did not quite understand the purpose of this aphorism; but as I got older, the meaning became quite clear. Although life for me has been both wholesome and unhealthy, in hindsight, it seemed better than my childhood friends. If you knew the real story, you would see that my life is not as perfect as it appears. Just to provide you with a little insight into my world, I had a