If Arthur Pottinger could have had his way, his favorite sister Daisy would have achieved her goal to become a registered nurse. She would have enrolled at the Kingston School of Nursing and have graduated with honors four years later. That was also Daisy's foremost goal in life. In fact, it was the family's greatest desire for Daisy the sixth child in a household of seven children. That was until Veda Pottinger left home for employment in Kingston the big city
Alexander Pottinger resided in Salem, a well-known coastal village in St Ann, rural Jamaica. He managed a fifty-acre property and each day he rode a fleet footed shiny black stallion Rosco, around the farm to supervise the workers. He and his wife Lavinia had seven children Arthur,
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He would regret leaving Daisy but farming was not for him. His passion was business, manufacturing and trading. He would provide for Daisy and ensure that she had the funds to achieve her goal. She was empathetic and nurturing, qualities that all nurses required. Their relationship patterned that of father and daughter, and she constantly trailed behind him, bouncing, skipping, and laughing, always happy. He had taught her to swim, fish and ride a horse and a bike. On Sundays Arthur took her to Sunday school at Salem Baptist Church, where he was a Deacon and where his dad 'Busha Potts' preached on alternate Sundays when the resident Pastor Davis visited other churches. Daisy might have been lost among the others, if Arthur had not taken a special interest in her. She responded in gratitude ostensibly to say thank you for your special interest in me. Thank you for reading stories to me and teaching me to read prior to my enrollment at Hoolbery primary school. I felt special because unlike the other beginners, I could …show more content…
One Sunday in February a notice on the church's bulletin board invited applications from able-bodied persons who wished to migrate to Espania for employment in the leather manufacturing industry. Arthur seized the opportunity to leave and he and Claude applied to migrate to Espania. Daisy loved the idea of a foreign country because of her vivid imagination, that conjured up pictures of beautiful places, people and things. Four months later on June 25, Arthur and Claude, Mr. Pottinger's two oldest sons bade goodbye to the family and took flight to Espania, and Caleb a farmhand replaced Arthur in the dairy. In Daisy's fertile imagination, the unknown Espania was a wonderful place full of possibilities. She cried a little and Arthur comforted her with the solemn promise that he would write to her often and shower her beautiful frilly dresses and shiny patent leather shoes from
children in the farming family. Doris was a good student when she went to school,
At the age of 18, Miss Barton became a schoolteacher. She taught at numerous different schools around Massachusetts. Clara noticed in one particular town that many of the students did not attend school that greatly distressed her. She wanted all children to have the same educational opportunity that she had when she was growing up. Eventually, Barton started her own school. It was free. However, she did not stay there for a long period of time. Clara only taught for a matter of ten years, teaching had exhausted Barton and she longed for a change in her life. She left the teaching field to move onto another field. Barton moved to Washington DC and she became a clerk in the US Patent Office.
Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People,” describes the lives of a mother, Mrs. Hopewell and her daughter, Joy and the irony of their relationship. This passage from the short story expounds on their character development through details of their lives. The selected paragraph uses a matter-of-fact tone to give more information about Mrs. Hopewell and Joy. Flannery O’Connor has given an objective recount of the story, which makes the third person narrator a reliable source. Mrs. Hopewell’s feelings are given on her daughter to examine their relationship. It is reader who takes these facts to create an understanding of these women and their lives. This part of the story illustrates the aspects of their lives that they had little control over. Therefore, it indirectly shows how each woman acclimated to their circumstance. Although genetically related and living with one another, Mrs. Hopewell and Joy were exceedingly different people.
The busy season for the shop she was working on came and the owner of the shop kept demanding for what we call overtime. She got fired after she said, “I only want to go home. I only want the evening to myself!.” Yezierska was regretful and bitter about what happened because she ended up in cold and hunger. After a while she became a trained worker and acquired a better shelter. An English class for foreigners began in the factory she was working for. She went to the teacher for advice in how to find what she wanted to do. The teacher advised her to join the Women’s Association, where a group of American women helps people find themselves. One of the women in the social club hit her with the reality that “America is no Utopia.” Yezierska felt so hopeless. She wondered what made Americans so far apart from her, so she began to read the American history. She learned the difference between her and the Pilgrims. When she found herself on the lonely, untrodden path, she lost heart and finally said that there’s no America. She was disappointed and depressed in the
Annie Oakley was one of six children. Both her mother and her father were quakers and they did not have very much money. Her father passed away when she was just six years old. At the age of eight or nine, Annie went to live with the superintendent’s family in the Darke County Infirmary. The infirmary housed elderly, orphaned, and the mentally ill. Annie received
However, as I continued to read the story I began to wonder if maybe Connie’s life was not in any way parallel to my own. I have a younger sister where she has an older sister, but that is where the similarities end. Her mother is always telling her that she should be more like June, her older sister. It seemed to me that June living with her parents at her age was unusual, but the fact that she seemed to enjoy this and was always doing things to h...
The misfortunes Jane was given early in life didn’t alter her passionate thinking. As a child she ...
When they first arrived to the United States their only hopes were that they would have a better life and that there were better special education programs for Maribel to attend at Evers. Alma imagined that the buildings would look a lot nicer than they really were. The family was surprised that they could take things from the street that someone threw out of their house, but were in working condition. When they arrived they didn’t think that you would actually have to learn English to be able to communicate, but after going to stores and interacting with people they learned that they need to learn English if they want to live in America. They hoped that you could be able to afford anything in America by working, but based off of the money Arturo was making they learned that you can’t buy everyth...
The novel opens with the death of the grandfather of John Grandy Cole, a sixteen year old boy who grew up on said grandfather’s ranch in Texas. After the funeral, John discovers that his mother plans on selling the ranch to allow her to move to the booming city. Because the ranch and the ‘roughing it’ lifestyle is all John knows, he chooses to leave Texas with his friend Lacey Rawlins, and go to Mexico in search for adventure and hopefully a better life than his mother planned on giving him in Texas.
She is a child with high self-worth which has been developed by receiving affection, love and interaction from both mum and step-dad. As Rodgers (1959) theory explains self- worth is the result of unconditional positive reward. Daisy’s parents have always treated her the same, they have not withdrawn their love or affection during her behavioural changes. She is not a child who seeks approval, or who will follow the desired behavioural wishes of her parents- she makes her own decisions (McLeod, 2014).
Her parents meet at a social gathering in town and where married shortly thereafter. Marie’s name was chosen by her grandmother and mother, “because they loved to read the list was quite long with much debate over each name.” If she was a boy her name would have been Francis, so she is very happy to have born a girl. Marie’s great uncle was a physician and delivered her in the local hospital. Her mother, was a housewife, as was the norm in those days and her father ran his own business. Her mother was very close with her parents, two brothers, and two sisters. When her grandmother was diagnosed with asthma the family had to move. In those days a warm and dry climate was recommended, Arizona was the chosen state. Because her grandma could never quite leave home, KY, the family made many trips between the states. These trips back and forth dominated Marie’s childhood with her uncles and aunts being her childhood playmates.
The emotional letter that Juan left for his mother might be one of the most emotional scenes in the documentary. The pure emotions that the letter was written by Juan to her mother leaves the audience with the bonds and emotions felt between the kids and families. Juan Carlos’s father abandoned the family years ago and left to New York, consequently Juan believe it is his responsibility to provide for his family. He also wants to find his father in New York and confronts him about why he has forgotten about them. The story of Juan is not just about migration of children, but also the issue of family separation. The documentary does not dehumanize but rather bring the humane and sensitive lens to the story of Juan where the human drama that these young immigrants and their families live. Juan Carlos is not the first of Esmeralda’s sons to leave for the United states, his nine-year-old brother Francisco was smuggled into California one month earlier. Francisco now lives with Gloria, his grandmother, who paid a smuggler $3,500 to bring him to Los Angeles, California. Once Juan Carlos is in the shelter for child migrants his mother eagerly awaits him outside. After she sees him she signs a paper that says if Juan Carlos tries to travel again, he will be sent to a foster home.
For this assignment I had the pleasure sitting down with Emily Petermeier and getting an insight on what the real nursing world is like. Emily graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing in May 2015, and got a job at Fairview East Bank Hospital. This interview really helped me understand what it is like to be a new nurse and the dedication that I have to have going through nursing school and throughout my career. In the interview you will see the perspective of Emily’s endeavors after college and insight for future nurses or nursing students.
As the youngest of five children she was often overlooked. The pride of the family often overrode the opportunity to receive health care, handouts and a decent chance to become something. My mother spent her childhood in a tiny house with her family and many relatives. She was never given the opportunities to excel in learning and life like my generation has. My grandfather was a carpenter and on that living fed many hungry mouths. But despite this already unfortunate lifestyle my mother maintained good grades and was on a path to overcoming her misfortune.
At the age of 36, mom decided to return back to college to obtain her nursing degree. This wasn’t a hard decision for her to make. The April before she enrolled in school my great grandmother passed away. This major dilemma played a major role in mom’s returning back to school. She had taken care of my great grandmother for months before she passed away, and decided that she wanted to make an impact on the lives of geriatrics.