Summative Journal: Prisoner

September 11, 2001, changed me, I remember it was a Tuesday morning I put my sons Frank and Brandon on the school bus. I remember looking up at the sky thinking what a perfectly gorgeous weather day it was. The large fluffy white clouds made the shade of the blue sky even more deep and brilliant.

I moved to the state of Delaware and I had been sitting “dormant” for about a year and I was doing my own thing. Then, one day I was going for a motorcycle ride and I saw “volunteers needed”. It was a marquee board outside of a firehouse in Little Creek Delaware. I decided to stop and see what they had to offer or should I say now what I had to offer them. I stopped in and talked with the chief and I decided to give it a shot. I never realized how rewarding it was going to be. May of 2013 changed my life for the better. It made me realize I had purpose in life and a passionate career to pursue.

Another critical moment in my life that changed me forever occurred in August of 2001. At the peak of hurricane season, Louisiana was terribly affected by Hurricane Katrina. Katrina devastated millions of people across the south. For the first time in my life I got to experience what it felt like to be homeless. I had lost everything! And even though it was not much, it still mattered. There were several moments when I prayed and wished that my father could be there. No child, my age should have to go through with what I did. In hopes to find assistance, my mother left me and my siblings with my grandmother for a few months. These months were terrifying. I remember crying several nights

When inmates are released into the community they most like unprepared to the on the outside. These individuals meet challenges such as debt, family conflict, homelessness, reintegration, including unemployment, and substance abuse. While in prison inmates receiving visits from friends and family will propose a process of establishing, enhancing, and or maintaining, social support networks. The strengthening social bonds for incarcerated offenders is significant because it assists in the prevention of them returning to criminal identity. In this study, the connection relating prison visitation and recidivism is analyzed. This study reviews various methods of visitation during the entire confinement period. It will assess the effects of

In 2009 I remember finding out I was three months pregnant. I was kinda excited but not really. I then realized that I had to make a few life changes quick in order to become more stable. I had to make a career change and make a choice on a career path that would allow me to work and have time at home. I finally realize that I would have to get a degree in a field that is in high demand and will never have to worry about down sizing or going out of business. That is when I had to think of what I enjoyed doing the most.

In my life I have had many changes in the past last year that have really been life altering. My main one is cutting my father out of my life. Some might say that is crazy and ridiculous but if you have been through what I have went through the past year with him you would do the same. He was alway harassing me on social media because i’m not calling him everyday. Which for a long time I just brushed it off my back but now that I have gotten older. I’m really just over it and i’m honestly more happier without him in my life. Another decision I

The day that changed my life forever was August 15, 2014; the day my identical twin brothers Landen and Brayden were born. They were born at 2.2 lbs., premature, and when they were in the womb, they had a condition known as twin to twin transfusion syndrome. In my brothers' case, Landen was the donor twin, and Brayden was the recipient twin. There was less than a fifty percent chance that the surgery required to save both of them would be successful. My parents decided to go for the surgery and attempt to save them both. Fortunately, the operation was successful, and they were both saved.

In the article Prison Math, the topic on whether if keeping people incarcerated is a benefit or a detriment to society economically. There have been studies that argue that the benefits heavily outweigh the costs. Economist Edwin Zedlewski claims the “typical offender commits 187 crimes a year and that the typical crime exacts $2,300 in property losses or in physical injuries and human suffering (37).” On the other hand, penologists Franklin Zimring and Gordon Hawkins believes that the benefits are only slightly higher than the costs by concluding that typical offender only commits 15 crimes a year.

April 21, 2016 the day my life changed forever, the day nothing would ever be the same again. To everyone else it was just another day they were living in. On this day I would have spinal fusion surgery to correct the 60 degree curve in my back with two rods, and twenty-four screws. Everything would change for me during my four hours of surgery. The way I walked, the way I appeared to everyone, I wouldn't have the same balance, and most importantly nobody would talk about me anymore. These were all things I had to deal with for two years. I’ve learned from it that I’m a stronger person for putting up with it, and not letting it get to me all the time. Even if some days were harder than other days.

Please do not judge me as i get into this, June 18/19 of 2016 my life took the biggest change, I hadn't been 18 for a month yet. I went downtown to Georgia Tech with people whom I thought were my friends. This isn't an easy story to tell but remembering back to when I read "The Color Purple" has made this so much easier. Throughout this whole situation I have lost family

About a year and a half ago during the fall of my junior year of high school, I was diagnosed with an illness that has dramatically changed every aspect of my life. This illness has changed how I think, what I do in my spare time, how I feel both emotionally and physically, and has given me a more optimistic outlook on life. Any plans I had for my future were interrupted and thrown right out the window. Everything changed for me and not in a good way.

Many turning points have occurred in my life, but I would say one really sticks out for me. This was when my granddad died in 2010. I talked about this event and how it affected my life in a thought piece earlier this year, but I thought this would be a good opportunity to elaborate on such a life changing event.

August 2011, the most special and most meaningful year of my life started off. I got to know students from different countries during the year in the United States. Besides broadening my horizon, I also tried to show and explain to my new friends how beautiful and wonderful our culture is. I believe I have become a person who is more independent and mature. I can now face my own flaws and make amends of my mistakes. Besides facing my own flaws, I am willing to face all kinds of challenges in my life.

Everyone has that one experience that makes them look at life with a new set of eyes. My life changing experience happened a little earlier than most. It was the summer before first grade. We had gotten an exceptional amount of rain in the past months even though it was summer. I did not notice, though, because summer was every six year old's favorite holiday, next to Christmas and their birthday. My summer was supposed to be like any other but it quickly took a turn. For the best or for the worst? That is debatable.

I think most people have an event in their life when time seems to stand still, momentarily freeze. That one moment, for better or for worse, has the potential to change your life. It may lead you to question yourself, your life path, how you want to live your life from then on. For myself, time stood still September 4, 2016. My daughter was seriously injured in a playground accident. I was there for the accident, took care of her during recovery (as a mother should), and encouraged her to fight to get better. That incident made me realize what I am made of, what I am capable of.