My name is Idania Sanchez, also known as Dana. I was born in Jersey City, NJ on March 13. I lived in Puerto Rico until I was 18. Then moved to Philadelphia, PA moving there was definitely a learning experience. When I was 19 years old I got married and I moved to Orlando, FL. Five (5) years later I got divorce. At the age of 27 my best friend died, my mother. Before she died she wished I finish college. In my mothers memory I registered at National Louis-University and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Applied Behavior Sciences in 2002. During my college years, I remarried and had 2 children. In 1998 I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and in 1999 I was diagnosed with breast. After a long journey I survived cancer and I have been in remission since 2001. Currently I am attending Troy State University pursuing a Masters in Psychology and Counseling.
2. Reasons why the field of counseling was chosen and the events that have lead to this decision:.
I always knew I wanted to help people. I want to make a difference in the world. I have a natural talent in helping others. I enjoyed touching others" lives, specially knowing that I have influenced or impacted somebody. I have had many obstacles in my life and it has been all a learning experience. We these experiences, I am able to benefit other people. The field of counseling is very fulfilling to me.
Like mentioned before, I have had many obstacles in my life. Due to these experiences I am a much stronger person and very eager to help others while going through tough times in their life. I am a cancer survivor and I have so much compassion and willingness to help other people. Experiencing breast cancer has made me a very positive person and I want to share this experience. I want to share that keeping a positive attitude a person can overcome any obstacle.
.
3. A particular theory or that may have been influential in this choice.
Autobiographies are books written about oneself. ... An autobiography is written by the person the story is about. ... In his autobiography he portrays none of this. ... They both talk about themselves but every autobiography does that. ... In having the thirteen virtues he created a guideline for his autobiography. ...
Franklin Autobiography and Crevecoeur Letters from an American Farmer, self-conscious reshapings, respectively, of inherited conventions of autobiography and the philosophical letter, are characteristic American "fictions" which anticipate the works of nineteenthcentury novelists. ... Each writer consistently associates the claims of his discrete individuality with those of a representative cultural identity, and in order to emphasize the sense of common possibility implied by such an association, each chooses to address his audience through a rhetoric of elaborately contrived simplicity.1 A...
The Autobiography of Malcolm X was a great book. ... Through this autobiography there were many things that were illuminating, informative, and exciting to me. The autobiography was an illuminating piece of work. ... In the autobiography I found the detail of his life events exciting. ... In conclusion The Autobiography of Malcolm X was illumination, informative, and exciting. ...
Quicksand by Nella Larsen and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Johnson have dark background information, but they both end on a positive note. ... Both Quicksand and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man share the theme of a homecoming to rid them of the evils they have eating at them. ... In James Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, the main character was introduced during a time of anxiousness and dread. ... In The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, the setting of beautiful France offered an escape for the narrator while he was there. ... Both Quicksand a...
His autobiography established in literary form, the first example of the fulfillment of the American Dream. ... Franklin composed his Autobiography over a period of eighteen years. ... The Autobiography focused on the ways of acquiring wealth, the pursuit of communication skills, and the ways of moral perfection. The autobiography traces Franklin's rise in society from obscurity to significance. ... Benjamin Franklin began his autobiography by addressing his son, with the intention of telling the story of his life. ...
Through the theme of suffering, the true relevance of the autobiography, as a genre of literature, emerges. ... Above all else, the autobiography is a means of self-discovery for both author and audience. Within the genre of autobiography, suffering provides the strongest medium for the theme of self-discovery. ... At the outset of an autobiography, both parties stand on opposite sides of each other; the audience is reading the author (the subjective), and the author is reading his audience (observing human nature). ... William Wordsworth's autobiography, The Prelude, is a poetic prayer ...
James Johnson ends his book, "The Autobiography of and Ex-Coloured Man" with a paragraph containing the statement, "[these men] are men who are making history and a race. ... The autobiography guides the reader through humble beginnings, prodigy-like talents, life threatening adventures, and enough travel to fill two lifetimes. ... Again, this is not appropriate subject matter of the archetypical autobiography, but of an opinionated essay or text. Johnson's deviation from stereotypical genres displays his authentic objective in "The Autobiography of and Ex-Coloured Man". ... "The Auto...
The selection from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin inspired me to want to become a better version of myself. ... Benjamin Franklin's autobiography was written between the year 1771 and his death in 1790. ... I believe that in writing his autobiography, Franklin was looking for peace during a time of great turmoil. The theme of this selection from Franklin's autobiography is self-improvement. ... " In summary, I believe that after reading this selection from The Autobiography of Benjamin...
Autobiography Of Ben Franklin By Benjamin Franklin This story gave a history of Benjamin Franklin's life and since it was written by him it is historically accurate. ... In the autobiography, there were many important events left out because the by the time he finished it these things had not yet been accomplished. ...
The Autobiography of Malcolm X Before I started to read this book I wasn't sure if I was going to get anything out of it because I"m not African American. ... All in all The Autobiography of Malcolm X was a great book to read and a very important piece of American literature. ...