(2008, Alessandra) I agree with most of this portion of the assessment I do prefer a slower-pace and focus on relationships. I have been told that I am soft-hearted by many of my family members and friends. I however, do not agree that I am indirect or compliant and as my family will attest I am not compliant or acquiescent and when necessary can be extremely assertive. I feel I am a reliable and open person. The assessment gives my strengths as listening, teamwork, reliability and follow-through and my weaknesses as oversensitive, slow to begin action, and poor at goal setting.
My ideal thoughts about a nursing home were that it would be quiet, and kind of depressing. But when I got the real perspective, it was light and a pretty fun atmosphere. I did receive some insight on the nature vs. nurture debate and came to the conclusion that the nature part of it is that the patients know that they are losing their independence. But the nurture part is that the nurses try to give them back their independence by assisting them and making them feel worthwhile. After my experience, I learned that even though they may be old, they are still young at heart.
She looked at me with disgust and didn’t utter a word. City life was not at all what I had expected. After just one day, I realized how important my small town is to me. Now I appreciate the familiar faces I see every day. I like the feeling of security and belonging my town offers.
According to Eliot, Old Leisure was simple, pure, and because of this there is an evident nostalgic feeling. The simplicity of old leisure life is described by addressing Old Leisure, making it a proper noun, a "gentleman" with "quiet perceptions." People of the time period being described did not give much thought to their surroundings and didn’t question the world around them because they lacked a thirst for knowledge. They lived a carefree lifestyle, and were immune to outside influences. Through her choice of words and phrases in the passage, Eliot demonstrates her nostalgic feelings towards old leisure.
Besides my family, nothing matters to me except for school and baseball. All the people that have been around, all the friends made, all the strangers conversed with, in the end don’t matter about anything. Since one day, they will all be gone, but maybe you could fine those few that will stay with you and stay in contact for your whole life. It is incredibly challenging because of college, everyone splits and goes their separate ways.
Remember, I was only 18 and used to life in the big city. There was no department store, no mall, no big movie theater, what was I to do? Sure, it was beautiful and peaceful and serene, but I was 18, I did not care about that. If I wanted so much as a whopper, the nearest Burger King was 50 miles away in Alpena! I relied primarily on my husband to keep me occupied and entertained because I knew no one.
Also another strength is interacting with other people. Im really a peoples person i enjoy chilling with my freinds talking and having fun and just relaxing. it really make life more fun when you have a lot of friends and when u are chill most of the time. But some weaknesses are the fact that i get lazy sometimes and i dont feel like doing anything. Sometimes i dont feel like doing something i won't do it or wait to the last minute.
They run around and work from dawn until dusk, doing school work for 19 hours straight. I am not making this up, I have friends in a small town just two hours from ere where their only free time is on the weekends, and most of that time is filled with more homework and other activities their parents sign them up for, such as extra math, Chinese, dance, piano, and lots of other things. All this gives them no time to just be kids. For us, our weekends are full of shopping in the mall, watching TV, playing video games, and sleeping. How is that not called be lazy?
Betty Johnson Mrs. Baker English 1101 29 May 2012 Childhood’s Missing Benefit: Downtime Childhood years are only a small part of a person’s life. During this time according to Anna Quindlen “is the time where we become ourselves” (151). Downtime, however, is often left out of the average American child’s life. A child can benefit from downtime by developing creative moments, fostering family relationships, and experiencing the joys of childhood. Downtime can be beneficial for creative moments.
I just arrived at America, everything was new for me. My daily routine comprised of going to school, coming home, resting for a while, waking up, hanging out with friends, coming back home, sleeping, and then repeating the same thing the next day. I didn't care about my homework or even classwork for that matter. In the meantime, the first semester I studied at ELAC, I got 4.0 GPA. Because it was so easy for me to get all A in first semester; gradually, I began wasting time.