Patience

What is patience? Patience means the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting upset or angry. My sister, Natalie, and I had a normal relationship we fight like every other pair of siblings do. We normally have very small, stupid fights over things that do not matter. For some reason that day I did not have any patience at all and then it all happened. On a beautiful, hot day in August 2011, my grandfather, father, mother, brother, sister, and I all began

Odysseus first learns to utilize patience when deciding to not kill Polyphemus the cyclops immediately after Polyphemus goes to sleep. “[But] a fresh thought held me back… / How could we with our bare hands heave back / that slab he set to block his cavern’s gaping maw?” (Homer 9.339 - 342). This shows that Odysseus understood that he would have to exercise patience in order to escape the cave of Polyphemus, as he and his men would be unable to roll

The seemingly lost virtue of patience happens to be one of the most important qualities to determine a person’s outcome in life. Both main characters in Macbeth and “Thank You Ma’am” struggle to grasp the importance of patience. However, the results of their flaws of this trait are immensely different. The stories of Macbeth and “Thank You Ma’am” have strikingly similar themes of needing patience, despite the different eras in which they were written. In Macbeth, the main character, Macbeth, is

brother. I had just demonstrated to my dad what I always hated. I felt awful and selfish for my actions. I then went to him and apologized and told his how sorry I was. My actions and anger towards him that day really showed me I had a problem with patience and could do better. I saw that nothing would change if I didn't

Patiences is a Virtue In the play created by Lin-Manuel Miranda called “Hamilton” we learn an astounding amount of different lessons as diverse as from the importance of family to patience. Miranda uses the characters in the play to convey the importance of patience is a variety of ways. Hamilton, Washington, and Angelica all have a conflict with patience in this extraordinary play. What separates each of these characters conflicts with patience is their individualized struggle with the challenge

convinced the other jurors to set aside their personal biases to acquit the young man accused of killing his father. In the film, the eighth juror, Mr. Davis, analyzes the self-images of the other eleven jurors and displays the core values of humility, patience and mercy in order to lead the group to the consensus that the accused is not guilty. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines humility as “the quality or state of being humble” and “freedom from pride or arrogance”. Humility, simply put, is the opposite

Alzheimer’s Disease SOC 313 Katherine Malish February 7, 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. “Its onset is generally insidious, with gradual deterioration of cognitive function, eventually resulting death.” (Falvo, D. 2009, pg. 226). Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia among people age 65 and older. “Nearly 70 percentages of all dementias are Alzheimer’s, and over 4.5 million

This essay will discuss the qualities, knowledge and skills a newly qualified nurse is expected to possess whilst looking after a male patient who is bedbound. Namely, the essay focusses on the 6C’s of NHS Careers guide which are care, compassion, competence, communicaiton, courage and commitment. Adult Nursing is a challenging yet rewarding occupation whereby nurses are expected to perform to the highest standard possible to provide excellent care for a range of adults of all ages and health conditions

beginning of jealousy that her older sisters have towards her. Even in the story, it is revealed that the father felt “Beauty outshone her sisters, in her person as well as her mind, and admired her humility and industry, but above all her humility and patience” (LePrince de Beaumont, page 2). Her humility is shown in the story as she does not let the fortune get in her head, especially after losing it. The characteristic industry shows through as she would do the housework and

patients help out. I’ve never seen it this busy before but we got through rather quickly. I didn’t get a whole lot of time shadowing, as I was in the back taking radiographs. However, I did learn how to explain this as simply as possible. I had a lot of patience, no pun intended. A lot of the patients couldn’t speak English, had a hard time opening their mouths, or both. All in all, we made it through the day and I loved every minute of