Com 9 12/11/12 CASE STUDY 1. Shawna and Ray started to argue because she had set up an appointment with a client during the time she was supposed to watch the kids while ray worked on grading papers before heading out to his mothers birthday party. Ray got mad and reminded her about the arrangements they had made and Shawna had completely forgot. He told her that she better call and reschedule the appointment and that she always puts her career before the family. Shawna became angry, she felt that is was not true and the only reason she cared so much was because she was doing it for the family.
Since Janet couldn’t make it to meetings they gave her what was “left over” and didn’t even keep her in mind. Janet was a hard worker and wanted to contribute to the group, but since she had been pre classified by her group she couldn’t fit in the way she wanted to. Life was basically a struggle for Janet and being in a group that did not consider her struggle made her feel more alone than ever. She finally snapped over the cafeteria incident. She stopped to get something to eat and saw her whole group meeting without her, she felt extremely unappreciated and knew the group members didn’t respect her contributions.
Jeanette was having a hard time with eating because she was terrified of gaining too much weight. This idea led her to miss meals or only eat fruit and drink water throughout the day. She mentioned how the doctor became concerned because she was losing weight instead of gaining it. The doctor told her the importance of eating and how not eating can be severely detrimental to the baby’s
through participant-observation in order to measure each child’s growth. Participant-observation is when you live among the individuals being studied and observe, and question them about their customs. In this case, Dettwyler questioned parents about their child’s nutrional intake. For example, in Chapter 3, she tries to explain to Daouda’s mother that her child was not getting enough food and needed to eat more, but the mother wouldn’t listen. Also, in chapter 6 she explains to a mother that her child is suffering from Kwashiorkor, which is a disease caused by lack of protein but rich in high-caloric foods.
By taking charge, Artemisia was forced to distance herself from her childish life to take care of her reptile family. This put her mental state at risk considering the fact that she had to give up everything in her old life to become this new person. At times she would repeat the phrase “At school I sit alone” (pg.15), by being alone the author creates a mood of insecurity, the need for someone to talk to her is present although secrets about her family force her to keep quiet. Due to the lack of friends and sudden change of normal life, her inability to discuss her feelings creates yet another obstacle since the constant reminder of sadness prevents her from coping with the situation altogether. Reptiles are known as cold blooded creatures, their scales are
Esperanza’s first encounter with sexual violation ended her trust with people. To Esperanza, this job is not what she dreams of doing. On her first day she felt alone and uncomfortable. She says, “when lunchtime came, I was scared to eat alone in the company lunchroom with all those men and ladies looking” (54). She felt as if she did not belong there.
Once in home again his wife serves him food with a resentful face, meaning she was hurt, which adds to my opinion in why we are not prepared to listen to the truth and it can hurt as much as lying, because she thought her cooking skills were good and now his husband sincerely tells her that in fact she can’t cook for good, leaving her sad, angry and
Rhodes found that Taber had deliberately slowed down her drink orders and had put a lemon wedge in her customer’s milk. Resolutions must be taken immediately because the conflict has already jeopardized the customers’ satisfaction of the restaurant. Problems Firstly, conflict between the employees is the most serious problem at present. Such conflict has directly leaded to communication difficulty between new employees and Taber. On the other hand, Taber claimed that some chits from Rhodes were missing and that was why she did not make Rhodes’s drink.
When the teacher noticed that Jojo was rapidly losing weight, she contacted Anna, who told the teacher to mind her own business. Because Jojo continued to lose weight and was hardly able to move during class time, the teacher filed an abuse report for neglect. Jojo was removed from Anna’s care and placed in a foster home. Jojo gained weight and began to thrive in foster care. Whenever she visited with her mother, she cried and ran away from her.
She only thinks about her children and their future which brought her in the path of seeking for help. However, going from person to another person makes her feel ashamed. She illustrated pathos when she was “spilling the whole shame” of her poverty from one person to another as she was seeking for help. As readers read this, they feel as ashamed as Parker is. The revelation of her poverty to the people she meets, who doesn’t exactly give her the things she needs, makes her feel mortified.