Christina Northrup is a hero in my eyes cause she speaks from experience as a mother, parent and with medical knowledge on how to empower the” you” in women. She graduated from Dartmouth College in 1975 and practices in obstetrics and gynecology; she also is a renowned public speaker and author of Women’s Body’s, Women’s Wisdom, 1994. In this book she talks on ones sexuality, to how women can birth naturally and without medications or needless C-sections, and to become emotionally and physically aware of your own body. Here she lays the foundation for all women in being able to express their own sexuality and being comfortable in whom you are as a women. In 2001 she wrote The Wisdom of Menopause and in 2005 she wrote Mother- Daughter Wisdom. Here she specks of her own knowledge and experience with our relationships between mothers, daughters and how ones unity of mind, body, emotions and spirit connect in all stages of life. She became my hero for she specks of who I want to be as a person, she guides you on this journey to understand who we are as a woman and truly validates you in nurturing your own physical and emotional health. I as every women has question my parenting style, my self-esteem, my role to everyone as they evolve and how I guide myself along, with my daughters. In the book Mother-Daughter Wisdom I originally walked away. It was not easy to read for all my assumptions about being a mother were thrown out the door. Such as a real good mom stayed home and took care of the house. In a world of changes being made she gave me the ok to embrace my unique mothering style and that being an combination of both working, schooling and being available was possible and that I could effectively parent my daughters as a mot... ... middle of paper ... ...da. I then walked away with the most important piece for myself. Forgiveness does not mean that whatever my own mother did to I was right, or that spending more time would necessarily improve our relationship, or to that you sacrifice your own health or happiness for her, and be told that you owe it to your mother by your father or siblings. Here I was able to let the anger be anger and know that I am not being the negative that my mother had passed on for I was able to forgive her and let my inner soul heal. That I to would have to step back and let my daughters do their own forgiveness and healing and then we as women would be able to empower ourselves to move forward and nurture, by taking responsibility in having the control of our emotions, and physical health by creating and defining our own roles within ourselves as a positive and nurturing women.
Each woman through many trials and tribulations learned who they were and where they came from. No matter what happened they had the love of their mothers. Many lessons were learned and relationships strengthened. Throughout their lives they had one constant: the love of their mothers.
There are many different perspectives of what a hero is but one opinion that most people would agree on is that a hero is someone who selfless and would sacrifice their own feelings for others. In The Odyssey, the main character Odysseus does not present the qualities of a hero but instead shows how one might lack true heroism. The character traits of being self-centered and unfaithful describe Odysseus as non-heroic. Odysseus must leave home to defend his people in the war for 10 years, but isn’t able to get home until another 10 years later. Throughout his journey, Odysseus selects lousy decisions that ends up making him unheroic such as being unreliable, unsympathetic of someone else’s emotions, and barbaric. This clearly shows that Odysseus is not hero material considering the fact that he is untrustworthy and manipulative.
now that I am a mother I understand her ways of parenting and thanks to her many lessons
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To the world today, a hero is someone distinguished by exceptional courage, nobility, or strength; but really, anyone can be a hero. A hero can vary from someone as well-known as George Washington to someone as unheard of as anyone’s very own mother. Someone who has done a good deed for someone else is hero. The biggest heroes are the ones in well-known books and plays, such as Odysseus from The Odyssey, or have made a huge difference in the history of this world, like Mahatma Gandhi. Siddhartha Gautama is a hero, but not in the same way Odysseus or Gandhi are. Although these three influential people went through different journeys in order to accomplish different things, they are all heroes in their own way and have been through the same cycle of the road of trials and crisis/salvation.
The rifts between mothers and daughters continue to separate them, but as the daughters get older they become more tolerant of their mothers. They learn they do not know everything about their mothers, and the courage their mothers showed during their lives is astounding. As they get older they learn they do not know everything, and that their mothers can still teach them much about life. They grow closer to their mothers and learn to be proud of their heritage and their culture. They acquire the wisdom of understanding, and that is the finest feeling to have in the world.
Movies have evolved a great deal since the days when a couple fighting scenes and a small love story satisfied audiences. Today movie plots are much more complicated and have much more action, thanks to modern day technologies. Although these new technologies seem to make movies increasingly complicated, some crucial roles in movies will never change. One thing that has remained constant in the film industry is the role of the hero. No matter what the genera of the film and or when the film was made the hero’s always share similar characteristics and are put through similar series of tests to prove their heroism. When these tests are completed it seems to pull everything together in their films. Although the hero Shane in the movie Shane and the hero Ripley in the movie Aliens are from two separate generas and are also from separate time periods, the hero’s in each movie share characteristics and are put through similar tests that make them, in theory, one in the same. Heroic characteristics start to become evident right from the start of each of the movies.
There are many types of heroes (such as the ones in comic books, myths, movies, or even just everyday life heroes) but all of them have perseverance when they’re going through a conflict. Heroes are role models and they’re people that we look up too. They all have unique and special qualities that make one another different from each other. For example policemen battle crime everyday and when they’re overcoming a conflict they have determination, courage and other traits that people admire them for and that make them as a hero. Typically a hero is admired for their achievement/actions and qualities.
She also was on the school board at my grade school, was politically active, and was active in our church. Seeing her stand up to error in public situations gave me the strength to do the same. Sadly, I had to fight error in my high school history class. I disputed my religion teacher's position concerning the civil rights movement (just one of many discussions we had that year). But without Mom's example, I would have been silent like the other kids.
In today's modern times we hear the word hero all of the time. The news media throws the term around as if it is an everyday word. What exactly is a hero? Who, or what, can be classified as heroic? The correct definition of the word hero is: One invested with heroic qualities in the opinions of others. That is a fine definition for books and intellectual minds. To the average person, however, a hero is much more.
When I think of a hero I immediately think of someone who is strong, intelligent, handsome, and daring. Upon closer examination, many different qualities than these become apparent. Courage, honesty, bravery, selflessness, and the will to try are just a few of the overlooked qualities of a hero. The definition of heroism changes with the context and time. Heroes of the past are not necessarily heroes of present time and vise versa.
She could explain anything to me and I would understand straight away. She helped a lot for my education and always was there to help. My parents knew that she could teach me and show how hard it is these days and how hard I should work. That is why they always made sure I saw her enough but it never was for me.
Heroes can be can be anyone; they can be everywhere. But every society needs heroes (The Making of a Hero). Surprisingly every society has one; we just don't see them because we don't bother to open our eyes. But if you open them you shall see, they can be anyone, and that's why you must look carefully.
When I needed to talk, she listened. When I was ill, she healed me. When I was hungry, she fed me. This frail woman whom I call my mom was a superwoman while I was growing up. With wisdom, she guided; with tenderness, she spoke; and with love, she raised me. Although we were very poor, my mother made it a point always to give me a present on my birthday.