Many times in life there are obstacles that some people are unable to overcome, yet there are some people who have the ability to overcome these obstacles in life. In Jeannette Walls’ memoir, The Glass Castle, tells us about a girl who was in poverty with a father that was very paranoid and logical, and a mother who is free-spirited. Even though she went through hardships she was still able to learn lessons, and was able to push forward to become a remarkable author. Although human resilience has multiple definitions, I believe it is the ability to keep pressing forward because in the book The Glass Castle Jeanette Walls pushed through obstacles to become a famous author.…
Resilience is a word that few people know of and even fewer people possess it as a character trait. It means to be able to bounce back from something quickly. It can be developed from a tragic event that happened in one’s life or even a series of events that would break down a normal person. Resilience is a trait possessed by these four people who have definitely encountered and are still living through life changing events. Those four people are Laura Hillenbrand, Louis Zamperini, Russell Phillips, and Fred Garrett.…
Who would want to devastate the United States with another uncalled for tragedy? The Boston Marathon effected not only Boston, but everyone in the United States and around the world. It was a huge shock and devastation for all the families who lost a loved one, friend, co-worker, etc. The question for many was, why would they hurt innocent people trying to good for their country? No one could imagine the great fear these participants faced, knowing that a bomb had just gone off during a family fun event. The lid of the one of the pressure cooker bombs was found about 35 feet away from the explosion on a hotel roof. Even though there was a low casualty rate, people loss there since of well-being because of the massacre. Everything that went on still traumatizes people still today.…
Being a child watching this unfold on the television, I did not understand a lot of what was going on. I looked around and seen all the adults crying. I understood what the adults meant when they said, “people are dying”, it just did not affect me the way it had as I got older. As I got older, it killed me knowing how these innocent men and women had died. It hurt seeing the families outside of the buildings who knew that their loved ones were stuck inside and they were unable to do anything to help. Knowing that it would take possibly weeks to go through the rubble to find the lost family members. Over “3000 people lost their lives that day, including over 400 police and firefighters, it was the deadliest day for firefighters who lost 343 of their own” (History…
Resilience is the ability to deal and adapt with the ups and downs such as trauma, tragedy and stress of life and how to deal with any setbacks that you may come across. However, being resilient does not mean that children or young people won't experience difficulty or distress within certain times of their life as emotional pain and experiencing sadness is a common emotion when we have suffered major trauma or personal loss. Research has shown that children and young people with high levels of self-esteem and self-confidence are likely to be more resilient to difficult situations and be better at dealing with life and circumstances as they get older. Resilience is based on children/young people having -: · Secure early attachments - Children…
Resilience is important because young people who are resilient have the ability to adapt despite experiences of significant risk or trauma. If young people are resilient they will be able to cope better with problems, they will have better health and they will be…
On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked public airplanes and flew them into the twin towers in lower Manhattan, New York. After the first building fell, the entire city’s population was in chaotic distress. Authorities had shut down all modes of transportation including bridges and all subways. For the first time in over a hundred years, transportation by boat was the only way in or out of Manhattan. The Coastguard knew they needed a more organized method of evacuating civilians, so they decided to make a call on the radio, asking all boats in the area that are available to come to the pier to help evacuate. Many party boats, tug boats, and even private boats all rushed to the scene at the same time. Each boat picked up as many people as they could fit and sailed them to safety. They believed that even if they could rescue one person, that it would be better than doing nothing. Nearly 500,000 people were rescued from Manhattan in just under 9 hours. At the time no one really knew what was going on, and everyone was afraid that another attack might strike the harbor. The people who sailed their boats to Manhattan to rescue the civilians showed heroic qualities of compassion. It is Human nature to help out others when you see them in need. A hero is someone who does what they can, and that’s what all of the crewmembers did when they saved everyone, despite their suspicions.…
resilience is the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. A group of terrorists snuck onto four airplanes and took them over mid-flight. Two smashed into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and another was planned to hit the White House. Some passengers found out through social media that their plane was hijacked and were able to take it back over. Sadly, the plane crashed because the passengers did not have any experience flying planes.…
The Boston Marathon bombing was a tragic event in history. Many people died and America will never forget it. No one expected these things to happen it was just an ordinary day, then bang things blew up. First responders ran on the site in all the kayas. The event was a horrible act of Islamic terrorism.…
Resiliency is an important aspect of recovery in populations that experience adversity. Many experts and professionals have similar working definitions of resilience (Astier, Almedom, & Douglas; 2007; Cowden, Kobayashi, and Mellman, 2014; Eschleman, Bowling, & Alacron, 2010; Funk, 1992; Schaubroeck, Riollo, Peng, & Spain, 2001), which highlight the complexity of the word. The ability to return to a state of well-being and face adversity as a challenge instead of an overwhelming mountain unable to be scaled because of prior trauma is a challenging…
The World Trade Center was blazing, debris was falling, and bodies were hitting the ground. People were weeping in despair while covered in ash and soot. First responders were running around everywhere trying to save lives. What they do is not easy in any kind of manner; they are risking their lives in most everything they do. Americans will never overlook the ones who sacrificed their lives for us that day.…
Children who are helped to build up good resilience are able to cope with change much better for example, transitions, going up to school, becoming more independent in managing their own needs, They feel good within their own skin and feel more able to attempt things.…
Developing resilience is important because it can help reverse some of the effects that negative incidents can have on children and young people. For example a non-resilient child dealing with incidents of bullying,may feel totally overwhelmed , depressed and may withdraw. But a child who has developed resilience will value themselves more and their self esteem will encourage them to stand up for themselves. .Resilience can prevent young people from taking more drastic action like self harming or suicide and can send a message to the bullies that what they’re doing is not working, they will also be less likely to develop emotional problems like depression or anxiety as a result.…
On April 15th, 2013, 117th Boston Marathon took an ugly, sad turn for the worst. I am a reporter for Channel 7 news; I was scheduled to cover the Boston Marathon this year a job I wasn’t too thrilled about since I had no interest in the story. Little did I know this story would change my life and be the most horrific story I would ever cover. I gave the runners some time to cool off before I made my way to the winners to get an interview from each of them. In the middle of my interview with the third place winner I heard a very loud explosion about north of Boylston Street, followed by another explosion just moments later. The Second Explosion caused police to draw their weapons; you can see the look of terror and confusion on their faces as they cleared the street. As I rushed to the side lines I could see massive amount of blood, bodies, and limbs covering the street, an image that will forever haunt me. You can just see the look of fear and anger among the family members and loved ones of the victims’. Everywhere I looked there were people crying, screaming and praying, such a heartbreaking scene and I was right in the middle of it all. So many people lost their lives or loved ones that day, I was lucky enough to escape only with a few scrapes, and horrific heartbreaking memories. This story changed the way I view my life I am grateful for every step I take, it can be taken from you at any time without any warnings.…
There are, however, many other qualities associated with resilience which develop through children’s life experiences — the main ones can be summarised as follows:…