By humanizing homelessness people can be compelled to effect change in their community. Change can alter the opinion of people or influence someone to act differently in their everyday life. Authors, Anna Quindlen in “Homeless,” and Barbara Lazear Ascher in “On Compassion,” emphasize the human aspect of change; however Quindlen is more effective in compelling people to change their ideas about homelessness because of her passionate and inspiring, she doesn’t defy in persuading change and making the reader see differently and create new aspects.…
In high school, I took a graph design class and we were learning about pictures and how each picture out there is made of small pixels that you cannot really have a picture without, and you need to zoom in and focus to see these pixels but each pixel alone does not have any meaning. Only when you put these pixels together that is when you start to notice the small details that makes the bigger picture.…
In the passionate essay, “On Compassion,” by the respected Barbara Lazear Ascher, the author convincingly depicts her view towards how she feels about why people show compassion. Ascher’s purpose is to demonstrate to the reader the different classes of society and allow the reader to think about how people may appear compassionate but naturally have a fear that causes them to carry out compassionate acts. The author effectively and steadfastly builds the essay by utilizing an observant and speculative tone, a series of figurative language and an emotional appeal in order to convey her outlook towards the homeless and compassion.…
Phyllis R. Brown Provides Helpful Support to Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients in Her Book, Help Me! I'm Slipping…
In the essay "Fatigue," Jane Brody explains what fatigue is and why many people are affected by it today. Fatigue is considered to be a very common complaint among people. The causes of fatigue today are very different from what they use to be. Unlike what many people think, fatigue is not commonly related to excessive physical exertion.…
Compassion. Hidden agenda. The difference. City dweller Barbara Lazear Ascher, in her essay “On Compassion,” recalls in her own words, “a couple of brief encounters with homeless people”. While maintaining a critical tone, Ascher utilizes an anecdote, a personal experience, and appeals to her audience’s ethical values as strategies to fulfill her purpose. Ascher effectively achieves her purpose to convince her audience, people inhabiting cities, there is a lack of compassion when concerning the homeless.…
I agree with Martha C. Nussbaum ideas about compassion. I believe that having compassion is a very important thing to have in life. People have to be able to understand what it is like to be in a situation, because at any point in time, it could be you in that situation. Having compassion should include be is not limited to leaving people that need help, thinking what would I want someone to do if I was in this situation.…
In Barbara Lazear Ascher's essay called "On Compassion" is about how she is looking around at people at a bus stop and she starts to point out the flaws in everyone that is there. In the opening sentence she talks about how sloppy this one man is by saying he has "his buttonless shirt, with one sleeve missing, hangs outside the waist of his baggy trousers." She also says that everyone at the bus stop is just daydreaming and not paying attention on what they are doing. As it goes along the owner of the French bread shop gives a man on the streets, a cup of coffee and a small bag of something either yesterday's bread or today's croissant.…
Figley, C.R. (2002) Compassion fatigue: Psychotherapists ' chronic lack of self care. Journal of Clinical Psychology 58 (11), 1433-1441.…
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the significance of Compassion Fatigue (CF) and its…
“The Association asserts that people with dementia should be allowed to exercise their remaining capacities for choice, consistent with their cultural expectations. Denying this free exercise challenges their independence and dignity” (ALZ.org, 2015, para. 6); however, some individuals argue this point. Another ethical issue facing The Alzheimer’s Association is “the need for more empathy by caregivers and the need for more empathy training. It has been found that empathy levels are different between male and female caregivers and, that the higher degree of empathy the caregivers show toward their patients, the less distress their patients have” (Gilson & Moyer,…
Orosco, S. (2011). The Effectiveness of Self-care Practices in Combating Compassion Fatigue in a Crisis Intervention Setting. Ohio: Abilene Christian University.…
The elderly often suffer from more chronic diseases, such as hypertension, arthritis and insomnia. Yoga has long been shown to alleviate the symptoms of many of these conditions, as it combines physical poses with relaxation techniques and breathing, to improve overall health and well-being. The important thing is to check with your doctor before beginning.…
Due to the heavy influence of my culture on respecting and treating the older adults with uttermost compassion, it motivated me to work in field of geriatrics as a geriatrician in the future. Growing up, I was always taught that life runs in a complete circle. Parents take care of the children when they are little, so the children will repay the parents and take care of them when they get older. In the United States, I do not see the same mentality in some people and it leads to problems like abuse, neglect and loneliness for older adults. Furthermore, older adults are also considered to be one of the most vulnerable group of people living in the United States since they may be left in isolation, without proper care and treatments. This is…
In today's day and age, the shuffle of everyday life can be inundating. With most families having both parents in the work force to sustain a whole household or with the absence of one parent into a single parent household. Making it even more difficult financial and adding to overall stress. It is unfortunate to say but at times we sacrifice our loved ones, whether it be young children or our elderly family members. Both young children and the elderly need constant supervision and assistance with their ADL. That's to say not all of the elderly population has family to look after their well being. A large number of the elderly…