nance
10-23-2003, 02:57 AM
A change in direction
I have always thought that nothing could go wrong when you are with your friends, or that something bad can turn out for the best. With all the violence portrayed by the media and presented in the movies, I never thought that it was waiting for me in my own backyard. It is sad to have to experience something so frightening at a young age and have to learn to understand why things like violence happen to us. I became more aware of the world around me when an incident happened to me and my current boyfriend in July 2002.
It was a Sunday afternoon and my family was out of town. I was home alone and wanted to get out of the house and do something with a friend. So I called up Mike and asked him if he wanted to see a movie and grab a bite to eat. He agreed and we left to get our tickets. After we ate dinner, we went for a walk behind Cinema Star to kill some time before the movie started. He seemed hesitant about walking behind the building at first, but later agreed to it. Then it happened, something that I had never experienced before.
A red car came tearing around the corner and stopped approximately one hundred feet in front of us. Three of the four black guys vaulted out of the car and mugged Mike. They were the average height of any man but large in girth. I wanted to help Mike because his only defense was himself, but I knew that I could not help him since I was just as powerless as he was. I just stood there in astonishment, wishing these drunks would leave my helpless friend alone. But I had no other choice than to stand there and wait for this piqued behavior of these hoodlums to subside.
When their anger diminished, they came up to me and Mike, apologizing to us for their behavior by handing us an almost empty bottle of vodka. Why? They left him in bad condition and the both of us scarred for life. So why did I have to experience this kind of assault in my humane world? Why couldn’t it be someone else? I ask myself these questions when I see this type of assault in movies and in the media.
When I see violence in the media or movies, I have flashbacks to this incident. It frightens me to know that violence is a part of everyday life. Violence affects everyone directly or indirectly. Mike and I were directly affected in this incident and our families were indirectly affected. Sometimes the perpetrators of violent acts do not care how many people they affect. Now, I am more aware of my surroundings. I am aware of different aspects in this world that I had never encountered before. This is not a movie. This is real life. It is for this reason that martial arts were developed as a form of self defense.
Since this violent incident, my passion for helping injured people grew. I used to want to be a marine biologist, but I changed my mind after my experience. Taking care of those that will need my help in the future is a way I will be able to communicate to those out of my world. Nursing is a way I can reach out to others and help those who may have experienced the same pain I went through. My ambition is to learn the skills of nursing and create a better understanding of what people experience, even through worse case scenarios.
Experiencing a situation like this is shocking for anyone. After my experience, I realized that nursing is a way I can connect to people who need my help, just as my friend needed help from a nurse. My goal in life is to help others and I plan on accomplishing this by showing anyone who needs me that I will be there to help.
No more suggestions unless the teacher gives her more time....she's exhausted! She said to tell you guys you were a HUGE help! Thank you.:)
I have always thought that nothing could go wrong when you are with your friends, or that something bad can turn out for the best. With all the violence portrayed by the media and presented in the movies, I never thought that it was waiting for me in my own backyard. It is sad to have to experience something so frightening at a young age and have to learn to understand why things like violence happen to us. I became more aware of the world around me when an incident happened to me and my current boyfriend in July 2002.
It was a Sunday afternoon and my family was out of town. I was home alone and wanted to get out of the house and do something with a friend. So I called up Mike and asked him if he wanted to see a movie and grab a bite to eat. He agreed and we left to get our tickets. After we ate dinner, we went for a walk behind Cinema Star to kill some time before the movie started. He seemed hesitant about walking behind the building at first, but later agreed to it. Then it happened, something that I had never experienced before.
A red car came tearing around the corner and stopped approximately one hundred feet in front of us. Three of the four black guys vaulted out of the car and mugged Mike. They were the average height of any man but large in girth. I wanted to help Mike because his only defense was himself, but I knew that I could not help him since I was just as powerless as he was. I just stood there in astonishment, wishing these drunks would leave my helpless friend alone. But I had no other choice than to stand there and wait for this piqued behavior of these hoodlums to subside.
When their anger diminished, they came up to me and Mike, apologizing to us for their behavior by handing us an almost empty bottle of vodka. Why? They left him in bad condition and the both of us scarred for life. So why did I have to experience this kind of assault in my humane world? Why couldn’t it be someone else? I ask myself these questions when I see this type of assault in movies and in the media.
When I see violence in the media or movies, I have flashbacks to this incident. It frightens me to know that violence is a part of everyday life. Violence affects everyone directly or indirectly. Mike and I were directly affected in this incident and our families were indirectly affected. Sometimes the perpetrators of violent acts do not care how many people they affect. Now, I am more aware of my surroundings. I am aware of different aspects in this world that I had never encountered before. This is not a movie. This is real life. It is for this reason that martial arts were developed as a form of self defense.
Since this violent incident, my passion for helping injured people grew. I used to want to be a marine biologist, but I changed my mind after my experience. Taking care of those that will need my help in the future is a way I will be able to communicate to those out of my world. Nursing is a way I can reach out to others and help those who may have experienced the same pain I went through. My ambition is to learn the skills of nursing and create a better understanding of what people experience, even through worse case scenarios.
Experiencing a situation like this is shocking for anyone. After my experience, I realized that nursing is a way I can connect to people who need my help, just as my friend needed help from a nurse. My goal in life is to help others and I plan on accomplishing this by showing anyone who needs me that I will be there to help.
No more suggestions unless the teacher gives her more time....she's exhausted! She said to tell you guys you were a HUGE help! Thank you.:)