Walking On A Rolling Deck And The Madonna Of 115th Street

In the novel, The Madonna of 115th Street: Faith and Community in Italian Harlem , the author, Robert A. Orsi highlights the daily lives of the men and women who reside within the Italian Harlem. In particular, Orsi examines how the annual festa of the Madonna of 115th Street influenced and reflected the lives of the celebrants. This novel provides a new understanding of the religion practiced within the Italian Harlem and further examines the aspects of Harlem involving its experience with immigration and community formation. This novel raises numerous question, such as, what topics of the course does it illumine? Orsi’s novel and the film, The Godfather, Part Two , share numerous similarities that shed light on each other. These similarities highlight and demonstrate the lifestyle within the Italian Harlem.

Hospitality is defined as the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. Hospitality is something that can be seen everywhere, regardless of geographical location, religion, etc. This initially sparked my interest because hospitality is something does not require anything special to do. Everywhere a person goes, hospitality can be seen in some way, shape, or form.

The treatment of individuals with disabilities has changed dramatically since the 1800’s. Reynolds 1988, describes, Progressive inclusion, the evolution of services provided to those with various disabilities. In the early 1800’s residential institutions, or asylums were seem as common place accommodations for individuals with hearing, visual, mental or emotional impairments. Institutions remained the primary educational support until a century later in the early 1900’s. The parents of students with disabilities brought upon a legislation change. During the 1950’s and 1960’s, these parents pressured courts and legislatures to introduce a change in educational services. Reynolds

Humans are social creatures. We identify ourselves through our community, loved ones, and those who genuinely appreciate our presence. Our identity defines our personality traits, highlight social roles. Those with disabilities are often confused about their identity because they are misunderstood and stigmatized. Through the use of literature, one can empathize better with other people especially those who are misunderstood by society. Disabled people are more likely to be neglected and subjected to prejudice or discrimination. In “Delusion of Grandeur”, Terry Ann Thaxton, talks about the struggle between Adam and his mother because of his disability. Adam struggles to cope with his environment and finds himself isolated and misunderstood. Families ultimately suffer but through their experience, they can learn some amazing lessons.

The Madonna was a very important event in Italian Harlem. This started in the street parallels of 115th. Madonna lived in the immigrant’s neighborhoods, while she was forced to go to mass in the basement with the poor people. She didn’t like the idea that she was forced to go to the Catholic Church with the immigrants. The Italians were very powerful people and started to take over Harlem. Since the Italians were taking the political and social life the Madonna were forced to get out of the basement.

Individuals with learning disabilities used to be separated from society in institutions, long-stay hospitals and workhouses to be cared for, their independence was taken away and decisions were made for them by their care provider, which is now recognised as depriving their liberty. Care providers are now led by legislation, codes of conduct, policies and procedures to protect their liberty, human rights and provide equality and individualised person centred care. By looking at past ways of working, care providers are able to identify what was wrong in the service provision and identify ways of improvement to meet modern standards of care. This has helped to change the attitudes and beliefs within society, improving the individuals experiences

I took into consideration certain regulations upheld at the CNIB such as walking on the right side only and ensuring all doors were either completely closed or wide open. When I brought these up to Carol, she informed me that she and Paul were considering re-paving the floors of their home as one way of making it more accessible and, as she put it, “blind-friendly”, not just for Paul, but for anyone who would benefit from these details. Like the article, Carol informed me of the isolation and loneliness that many of those with physical and mental disabilities experience, and how it is difficult for a sense of community to be built between them when reduced mobility is a factor that limits the possibility of being in a group.

In Madeline Burghardt’s article, she describes a common critique of L’Arche by disability scholars. Namely, that L’arche does not sufficiently address “broader policy and human rights concerns” (Burghardt, XXVIII). Instead of taking a stake in political systems, L’Arche emphasizes changing the world through small things with extraordinary love, mutual relationships, and interdependence. On the one hand, L’Arche never claimed to be a site of activism in the typical way. Yet, now that they have grown in prominence, is this a responsibility that comes with their visibility? Expanding this idea out practically to churches and religious communities, I have seen churches who do have a “disabilities ministry” be content with developing relationships.

As the trend of recognition and celebration continues for the privileged achievers born with a silver spoon into a life with physical, emotional, financial, and/or social stability, the other common theme that the disabled community regularly witnesses is the expectation of adaptability and optimism. The society expects the disabled community to be thankful for their donations and benevolence rather than striving for an equally successful life. In this picture, the ADAPT organization is fiercely preparing the disabled citizens to not only adapt to procure success but furthermore, it is training them to resist against the patriarchy to protect the rights of their own community and of others. As the grassroots the United States disability rights organization, ADAPT expands its operations in 30 states through well-initiated system and chapters.

In review to the book “Living Gently in a Violent World,” written by Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier. This book is consisted of four essays, two written by Hauerwas and the other two written by Vanier. Each essay reveals the main point of how the L’Aarche community challenges the labels, stereotypes, and false accusations that Christians and the whole world have towards people with disabilities. In particular chapter one: The Fragility of L’Arche and the Friendship of God, written by Vanier explains how he is the founder of the L’Arche communities and in his essays he reveals that this is a community where intellectual and disabled humans live together. However; Vanier expresses that the intellectual do not live with the disabled to help them

Living with disabilities on a daily basis can be more difficult then some realize. Many people who are born with developmental disabilities start their education and therapy at a very young age and there are also those people who have been diagnosed with a disability sometime during their lifetime. But what is there for them to do once they have graduated from high school or are told they are too old to continue in a regular school or they are simply told they aren’t accepted in the “normal” community? In all reality there really

Renan da Silva, 24, is a young man with an intellectual disability from Sao Paolo, Brazil. He lives in one of the neighborhoods with the highest rates of poverty and inequality of Sao Paulo. Prior to joining the POETA Youth Spark Center, Renan had no aspirations and believed that his disability would not allow him to get a job and gain professional experience. However, once he joined the Center, he started taking courses in Computer Science with the hopes of finding a job one day and being a productive person. While still enrolled in the course, Renan started working with a company in the human resources department. In this company, his leadership and communications skills really stood out. He started giving ideas to improve communication

Despite the response to disability varying greatly between times, places and cultures (Barnes, 2012), there is no doubt that disability has an immeasurable impact on people’s lives. Disability affects an individual’s identity and their ability to work, socialise and be involved in society. In this essay I will discuss how approaches to disability have changed over time, specifically how approaches to disability have developed in recent centuries. I will start by discussing the medical model before moving on to its direct challenge in the social model. Finally I will discuss responses to the social model, in particular the biopsychosocial model.

Over the years, perceptions towards disability have been significantly changing as result of the long pathway the disable community has taken fighting for Civil Rights, inclusion and against discrimination. Unfortunately, this last one has not been totally accomplished yet. Barriers to social integration still exist in the society. Perhaps the greatest barrier is not the disability itself; is the attitude of people.

Approximately 15% of the world’s population is, in a way, disabled. Whether it is a physical disability or a serious chronic disease, we have about one billion people in the world that live with a disability every day of their lives. It often occurs that these people are seen as an outcast of society; people that cannot live normal lives. It is important to realize that this is not true at all. People with disabilities are completely able to be part of the world. It is just the world’s duty to accept them.