You Don 't Know What Your Normal Is? Essay

In the story “I Just Wanna Be Average” the author Mike Rose argues that society very often neglects and doesn’t see the full value and potential of students.

How will you define “Normal”? Out of a dictionary that you found at a dusty shelf at a library? Or maybe you rather explain such word through personal expertise and straggle? “Define Normal” by Julie Ann Peters explores the word “Normal” through two girls - One who is quiet and serious, and another carefree with a hint of hipster. As they join forces to tackle each others family issues, they search for normality in their lives. They soon encounter to word “normal”, will they try to be normal or try to be unique in their own way? And the one million question is: What is normal?

During that same month, I cast away my childhood pets, who I had loved with the kind of devastating fondness that leaves you feeling as if you lost a close companion to death. That same month, my Sister made the executive decision to live with my Dad, leaving me no choice but to stay with my Mom, with the concern of leaving her abandoned. That month I was sleeping on the floor of a tiny rented house on Alderson that didn’t even have a dishwasher for the duty of sanitizing the dishes we’d be purchasing from, ironically, The Dollar Store. My world was turned upside down, that month.

In most cases “normal” means typically developing. “Typical development” is described using milestones that one achieves during the early stages of development. When comparing an individual child’s growth to the average statistic, a delay or advancement can be labeled as not “normal”. According to the textbook: “‘Normal’ is truly just an abstract concept that we apply to our personal experience” (3). No person is truly “normal” because everyone has a different set of abilities than others. “Normal” is based on how one perceives the people around them and themselves. “Typical” or “Normal” is also based on society's values. As stated before, people can be considered different based on their development. In

This year, I really started to realize the importance of school more. Realizing that I only have two years left before I go off to college and be on my own really scares me. I really never knew what I wanted

Have you ever wondered what 'Normal' really is? Like what you should and shouldn't consume, what you should look like, stuff like that. Now, have you ever wondered if it's because of the society that we live in, that 'Normal' is determined by them?

On a cool fall morning, November 2nd to be exact, I awoke to the sound of my alarm. I quickly hit the snooze button as I yawned loudly dreading having to get up being the fact that I was still very sleepy from being up all night tossing and turning. It was 8 o clock in the morning and it was time to get ready for my 38th week pregnancy check up appointment. I rolled out of bed and stumbled to my feet and walked towards my dresser and began getting dressed. I ate breakfast with my mother and then we headed out the door not knowing what the day had planned for us.

Does normal really exist? Is it all a myth? Could it be something to actually worry about? No, it can’t be. Normal simply does not exist outside of the human mind. A person’s ability to think is a great power but sometimes their insecurities really get the best of them. Take the dreamlike concept of normal for example.

Everything in my life seemed to have returned to a healthy course as there was balance. For the first time in life there was stability, family, friends and most importantly, my fiancé, but times like these are the most opportune moments for reality to creep up on you, when you’re in an absolute state of bliss. Nothing good ever lasts forever. There’s no such thing as paradise on earth just short lived projections of it that give the false illusion of security.

Normal is a matter of circumstance, this is one thing that I have been told all my life; that’s one reason why I never thought my childhood was that different from any other. I was perfectly okay with everything that was happening. It wasn’t until the day that I sat in a waiting room for hours, with people from my church, waiting for my mom to get out of surgery. My little child’s mind thought that we were just hanging out with the people and that they were being nice by buying my sister and me any candy that we wanted, I didn’t really give a second thought to why we were waiting.

My life drastically changed on March, 23 2011. I didn’t think it would result in something this extreme, but I guess I was wrong. It was just a stupid party for my friend Alyssa, because she had finally turned 18. SHe wanted it be something extreme, because she finally became an adult, but I doubt that was the

One of the best monments of my life, July 2, 2012 was the day i gave birth to my daughter, Chyna Marie Martin. I went through so much the first three months of my daughters birth, she was amited in CHKD on July 3,2012 due to low blood sugars. I remember like it was yesterday, i was having contractions back to back so i went to the hospital only to be sent home after being there for over 4 hours to be told i was having bracsohutsome. So i went home and the pain was becoming imbareable to handle anymore so 5 hours of trying to sleep through the pain i called my doctor and told him something was wrong i must be having contractions this time i couldnt even walk stable.

months later I found out I was pregnant with my son. I was so very excited! I had hoped I

The only thing that didn’t go back to normal was my stepbrother and I’s relationship. We used to tell each other everything, we’d would vent and talk about relationships and just about anything. We had good times but I’m guessing those days are over. My stepdad still comes down like usual but I always feel so awkward knowing that I caused a lot of shit to go down. I’d say hi to him and have short conversations but it’s not the same anymore. I regret everything I have done to cause all of this. I learned not to try and hide anything like that again. It will eventually come back and bite me real

What is considered normal? Everyone today yearns to be considered normal, but what exactly are they striving for? Found in the dictionary, the definition of normal is: an adjective; usual; conforming to the usual standard, type, or custom. But, how can anything be considered normal if no two people are exactly the same?         Norms form a society. They are the standards by which people live by. Growing up in Rhode Island, my experience has been with the American contemporary society. Our society has to put labels on everything and everyone in order to function. There are different norms for the way we look and act. Our society has set an extremely high standard of normality with appearance. People believe that the norm for appearance,