The Whole Family

of the money they have to sustain their addiction, and in return can cause their family to face extreme consequences such as not being able to afford clothes, rent, or even food. Alcoholics do whatever they can to get their hands on alcohol, while their family is doing whatever they can to survive. In The Glass Castle, Rex Walls serves as an example of how alcoholism can have serious financial consequences and severely affect a family. Alcoholism is defined as an addiction to the consumption of alcohol, or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from dependency on alcohol. Alcohol abuse and alcoholism can impact your financial…

1) There are many examples of how alcoholism affects a person and a whole family. At one point in the story, sanders states “When father was drinking, the house, too became a minefield.” Which in fact means sanders and his siblings were scared almost to death because anything can make either his father or mother "explode" from anger. "Choose to ruin himself and punish his family," Sanders wrote which is such a powerful statement. As a kid, the only time we usually got punished is if we do…

Growing up, I never thought losing family members would change my whole family’s perspective on things. When I was younger my cousin committed suicide, and a year later my uncle did too. I interviewed my aunt, my cousin’s mom, and I must say the interview went well. She started off by saying that what happened was devastating to her. What happened to all of us was quite tragic, but we all had to get through it. I believe suicide traumatizes entire families and requires serious counseling, yet…

The Prale-Cameron family is a very fortunate one. Both parents went to years of school for the ability to care for their kids. One parent becoming a surgeon while the other is a lawyer. They both work long hours to provide for their three kids, Billy the oldest at fourteen years old, Joe the middle child who is twelve years old, and the baby Karen who just turned one. Billy and Joe both have a love for golf, which they play competitively while Karen was born with cerebral palsy. Both parents…

Their lives in the United States consist of work, poverty, and illness. Not only are they forced to work jobs that point-blank undesirable, they work long hours and are paid wages that are hardly anything. The family bought what they thought was a new house quickly after arriving in Chicago, this home ended up taking the life of Antanas, Jurgis’s father, due to improper sewage disposal and proved to be a money drain as new fees continued to emerge. In Packingtown, any mishap can bring ruin upon…

Since it’s mainstream release in early 2016, Robert Eggers’ The Witch has attracted much attention and numerous accolades for its unique and arthouse-esque take on the horror genre. His directorial debut, the story of a devout Christian family terrorized by unknown forces in the wilds of colonial America has left audiences as perplexed as it has greatly unsettled. Much of the details of the story remain shrouded in mystery, and this has inspired many different interpretations of the film’s…

“One Out of Many” Discussion Questions 1. “One Out of Many” is the first of three stories in a collection titled In a Free State. Comment on this title and connect it to Santosh’s experiences in America. 2. “Priya paid me forty dollars a week. After what I was getting, three dollars and seventy-five cents, it seemed a lot; and it was more than enough for my needs” (1021). Is Santosh exploited by his employers or treated fairly considering the situation? 3. Does the knowledge that Santosh has a…

Science and religion makes people have such strong beliefs that it causes people to not be able to agree or come to conclusions. The majority of people back then did not understand evolution. Howard was insulting another townsperson and said, “You and your whole family was worms”, (Lawrence ad Lee 4). Most of the people just argue about who was right instead of learning about evolution and each other’s beliefs. Since teaching evolution in the classroom was illegal, they would wrongly state facts…

increasing my consumption of calcium and vitamin D by consuming three dairy products each day, replacing traditional meat such as chicken or beef with seafood for three meals each week, and increasing my intake of healthy grains by adding 2-3 more ounces of whole grains to my daily diet. Increasing my consumption of vitamin D and calcium is absolutely critical to my overall health. My diet analysis for the week showed that I was severely lacking both of these…

As an employee, he assisted with teaching classes, personal training, and took on several management roles. Deciding that he would like to do something bigger, John bought WholeFit in January 2018. WholeFit now has 4 employees who assist in delivering fitness services to the Lucan community. Why is WholeFit’s health perspective integral to its success? In Jon’s words, “We are a gym, and we are focused on getting better physically, but you need a framework. By framework, I mean confidence in…