Praying for a Miracle case.
It was a very interesting case about Peter’s disability problems and his family’ s culture. I became more interested in this case after we discussed in classroom about it.
I had a very hard approach on Peter’s dad. Based on my culture, I could understand Peter’s dad position on many different aspects. After our discussion in classroom, I stated to analyze this case with different approach.
As an educator, the TPE on Peter’s case could be more about understanding the family background, and Peter’s patterns of development.
Probably, I should understand more their home-culture and how that influences Peter’s life at school. Also, I should interpret (without my own point of view) the family’s action with affect Peter’s
abilities to improve in classroom, and how I could approach the parent with new strategies without causing frustration for their entire family. I would have more interpersonal interaction with Peter, and understand his abilities, frustration, and interests. Maybe I should have his parents more involved in his routine in the Peter’s classroom with some activities that the family could participate, and talk about their home-culture.
Wes (the author) has a family who wants to see him succeed. Although Wes didn’t know his father for long, the two memories he had of him and the endless stories his mother would share with him, helped guide him through the right path. His mother, made one of the biggest effects in Wes’s life when she decided to send him to military story, after seeing he was going down the wrong path. Perhaps, the other Wes’s mother tried her best to make sure he grew up to be a good person, but unfortunately Wes never listen. His brother, Tony was a drug dealer who wish he could go back in time and make the right decisions and he wanted Wes to be different than him. He didn’t want his brother to end up like him and even after he tried everything to keep Wes away from drugs, nothing worked and he gave up. As you can see, both families are very different, Wes (the author) has a family who wants him to have a bright future. Most importantly, a family who responds fast because right after his mother saw him falling down the wrong hill she didn’t hesitate to do something about it. The other Wes isn’t as lucky, as I believe since his mother already had so much pressure over keeping her job and her son Tony being involved in drugs. Same thing with Tony, he was so caught up in his own business that no one payed so much attention to
...showed how immense the heat outside was. He was light-headed and nearly fainted. This perspective was different from what it would have been with the other family members. Mama would have been taking care of her young children, Papa would be working the fields doing harder work (but would have probably lasted longer on his feet than Francisco), Roberto would have lasted longer than Francisco because he is older, and other extra characters would have been living different lives. His perspective shows how difficult it was to be at school, with nerves and English. This perspective wouldn’t work for the other characters though. This is because Roberto didn’t go to school, Mama and Papa are too old to be going to elementary school, and the younger siblings are too young. Francisco’s classmates wouldn’t work because they aren’t the ones who were working in the field.
In the beginning of the story, Paul seems to be a typical teenage boy: in trouble for causing problems in the classroom. As the story progresses, the reader can infer that Paul is rather withdrawn. He would rather live in his fantasy world than face reality. Paul dreaded returning home after the Carnegie Hall performances. He loathed his "ugly sleeping chamber with the yellow walls," but most of all, he feared his father. This is the first sign that he has a troubled homelife. Next, the reader learns that Paul has no mother, and that his father holds a neighbor boy up to Paul as "a model" . The lack of affection that Paul received at home caused him to look elsewhere for the attention that he craved.
Every family deals with in-laws. Whether far away, or in the same house, in-laws affect a family, even after they have passed. In A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family live all in the same apartment; the tiny space allows for a myriad of interactions daily between the family members. The parent to child unit of Walter, Ruth, and Travis interacts with Walter’s mom, and Ruth’s mother-in-law, every day. In Act 1, the reader is introduced to Beneatha, Walter’s sister, and sees the tension between Walter and her. “What do you want from me, Brother- that I quit school or just drop dead, which?”(AI SI L1164-1165). Beneatha feels as though Walter doesn’t want her to better herself by going to medical school and becoming a doctor. She feels persecuted and put down by her brother. The tension portrayed betwixt Walter and Beneatha is exemplified in all families- a sibling rivalry to see who can do better is a common theme in American families. This trial between siblings reflects modern though in that it trains children to be competitive workers; this continues into adult society by helping workers to be efficient so that they can compete for jobs in the modern workplace. Competition is a basic fundamental in a capitalistic culture such as American society.
During World War 2 the Nazi were killing the Jews and placing them in concentration camps. It was a dreadful time for the Jewish people. In the story of Anne Frank the Frank family, Van Daan family, and Mr.Dussel hid in the secret annex because they were Jewish. The annex was a hidden section in Mr. Frank’s work building. In order to survive their attitudes and how they act plays a huge part in them working together to survive. Peter a shy boy of the Van Daans and Mr. Dussel a dentist are both loyal to their cause for surviving. Their attitudes are very different compared to each other, Peter is shy and quiet, while Mr. Dussel is loud and talkative. -The differences between Peter and Mr. Dussel’s attitudes impacts how everybody works together to survive.
My reason is when the boy has a talk with his dad, but the young boy thinks of it as drifting away. “If they're lucky, the tide will help drift to where they want to go.” This statement proves that the boy could of misunderstood his father. The father talks about spreading his wings, but the boy interprets it as drifting apart. The dad wants him to spread his wings and become an have an adult personality.
A major aspect of writing is being able to express oneself while connecting to the reader. Writers, whether professionally or forced, often use literary devices to (hopefully, but not all the time) make their work more interesting--as Caprice Albrecht did in her narrative, Miracles. While literary deceives are important to connect with the reader, the main goal of the writer is to touch the reader with ethics, logic, or make them feel empathetic towards the topic. Albrecht primarily used imagery and similes to convey how she feels about the generosity that people are capable of showing in dire situations; especially how a little love can change someone else’s life in a drastic way. Through the story of an abused baby becoming apart of the family, Albrecht used pathos in order to express the various emotions felt by her entire family.
The family dynamics of the household changed throughout the years of Dominic’s childhood. When Dominic was born, we lived in a rural neighborhood apartment that was not completely safe (My Virtual Child). Once Dominic’s sister Alexandra was born, we began saving more money and purchased a house in a safe rural neighborhood. At the end of Dominic’s childhood the household consisted of both parents and two children, Dominic and Alexandra. Throughout his childhood, his uncle stayed a summer and on another occasion a different uncle stayed for a few weeks. Both parents were employed throughout the entire childhood which resulted in placing Dominic in child-care as soon as possible (My Virtual Child).
The article is about the difference in parenting skills between the Chinese parents and the Western parents. In this article, the author’s main argument is that the parenting skills of Chinese parent is more effective than the Western parents. However, I feel that her way of parenting is wrong and inappropriate. Additionally, she is being biased as she is only supporting her own points.
The influence of the family is not quite clear. It takes a deeper investigation and reviewing of the film in order to take a side. I believe that family plays a big role in shaping the mind and characters involved in these famous films because we as children are shaped by what we see our parents do, they shape and mold our behavior. In this essay I evaluating my opinion by exploring the main importance of family influence in the characters’ lives in the film: The Godfather.
To begin with, the conflict between Peter and his siblings is shown through dialogue. When He, Mariana and Thomas gather in Thomas’s room they try to get to the bottom of who the murderer could be, at first they suspect the remaining family members. Soon after they being to question each other, bringing up long past events such as how Peter had passed up his portion of his father Charles’ inheritances. Moreover, he claims that he does not want any money and certainly not that of his dearly departed sister Julia. Mariana and Thomas then begin to “gang up” on him by stating
One of the events to take place before the main storyline is the death of the Llewelyn Davies boy's father and Sylvia's husband. Sylvia explains to James that Peter "hasn't been the same since his father died" (Winslet, Kate, Finding Neverland). Peter would prefer to isolate himself rather than to play with his brothers, and has even become violent at times. This shows that Peter has lost some of his innocence. Peter does not believe James when the latter says he does not know what is wrong with Sylvia. He has lost trust in others. Furthermore, Peter has realized that he cannot pretend that everything is alright, but rather has to face the harsh reality of things. By losing his father and being exposed to the pain and suffering of the real world, Peter forces himself to grow up, therefore, ending his childhood. The other antecedent action is the death of James' older brother, David. James explains to Sylvia that, when his brother died, it devastated his mother so much that she could no longer live life normally. As a result, James was forced to grow up and care for his mother. He had to take on the responsibility of an adult at a very young age and lost his childhood. He also had to face the reality of death as a child. (Dang,
1. My first impression of the story was the setting reminds me of a fall day in Michigan. It was dark and cool so it reminds me of my childhood in the mornings getting ready for school. At first I thought it was something like a family trip for the guys before the characters where describe. The thought of a young boy on a trip into manhood with his father and Uncle. As the story goes along my impression changes over time to its a story about life circle and the development of a young man 's understanding about life at the hands of his father.
The author addressed the issues that were talked about in the main points extremely well considering it was coming from his experiences as a boy from twelve to eighteen years of age. In his younger years he noticed the issues but did not understand them till years’ latter when he had experienced them over and over again. The author was able to make connections with how the issues affected him and his choices even before he fully understood what the issue was. An example of this was when he was talking aback on being taken from his school he talked about how the children though he was bad and that there was something wrong with him. This and his abuse caused him to latter not connect well with other children. He was able to
To interpret the significance of this scene, it is necessary to consider the environment, including the way the scene is set up and other devices used to interpret the situation. Set in the home of the Younger's, the scene represents the Youngers' living conditions. Objects such as packing crates are thrown into the scene, representing the moving of the family. All dramatic elements intertwine to offer an o...