What to Know About ADHD Treatment

What to Know About ADHD Treatment ADHD Treatment Print How Is ADHD Treated for Children and Adults? By Jacqueline Sinfield facebook twitter Jacqueline Sinfield is an ADHD coach, and the author of Untapped Brilliance, How to Reach Your Full Potential As An Adult With ADHD. Learn about our editorial policy Jacqueline Sinfield Medically reviewed by Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD on June 16, 2019 Steven Gans, MD is board-certified in psychiatry and is an active supervisor, teacher, and mentor at Massachusetts General Hospital. Learn about our Medical Review Board Steven Gans, MD Updated on August 11, 2019 ADHD Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Living With In Children In This Article Table of Contents Expand Medication Behavioral Strategies Behavioral Parent Training Social Skills Training Counseling and Psychotherapy Coaching Support Groups Accommodations Lifestyle Changes Education Complementary Treatments View All It may be hard to learn that there is no cure for ADHD. But, the symptoms can be successfully managed and treated. With appropriate treatment, you can expect to see improvements in your school or work performance and you may notice your relationships, confidence, and self-esteem improve as well. Though ADHD treatment is often associated with prescription drugs, thats not the only treatment available. Therapy, special accommodations, social skills, and lifestyle changes can also help reduce ADHD symptoms.?? Verywell / Brianna Gilmartin In fact, studies have found that the most effective way to treat ADHD is with a combination of medication and behavioral interventions. Medication Medication is the most common treatment for ADHD. If you or your child is prescribed medication, it is important to monitor your symptoms and report any side effects. With this information, your doctor can adjust the prescription until the right therapeutic dose is found. The two main groups of medication for treating ADHD are stimulants and non-stimulants. Stimulants It might sound counterintuitive to prescribe someone who is hyperactive a stimulant. However, stimulants reduce hyperactivity and impulsivity and increase attention.?? Common stimulants include: Adderall (amphetamine and dextroamphetamine)Concerta (methylphenidate extended release)Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine)Focalin (dexmethylphenidate)Metadate (methylphenidate hydrochloride)Ritalin (methylphenidate) Non-Stimulants While stimulants are usually the first medication prescribed to treat ADHD, sometimes a non-stimulant might be used instead.?? This may be chosen if you or your child experienced negative side effects with stimulant medication, or there is a concern about stimulant abuse. Sometimes your doctor might prescribe both a stimulant and non-stimulant. Examples of non-stimulant medication are: Strattera (atomoxetine)Wellbutrin XL (bupropion hydrochloride)Guanfacine (Intuniv)Clonidine (Catapres) Behavioral Strategies The environment plays a big role in managing symptoms of ADHD. An unorganized and unstructured setting can worsen symptoms.?? A structured, uncluttered, and predictable environment, on the other hand, can help greatly. Here are some examples of behavioral strategies that work for children and adults with ADHD: Establishing routines: Having simple, predictable routines throughout the day means necessary tasks get done without last-minute panics. A healthy morning, afternoon, and evening routine may outline the necessary steps to accomplish tasks.Creating checklists: A checklist can be made for any multi-step process that seems complicated or stressful. It acts as a memory aid and helps you or your child feel organized. For example, you might tape a checklist to the front door listing all the things you or your child needs for the day.Using timers: To help you or your child pay attention to homework or a work project, set a timer for 15 minutes (indicating a dedicated time of focus). When it rings, have a mini-break and then set your timer again.Setting alarms: You can set alarms to remind you or your child to take medication or leave the house. Alarms can be empowering because it reduces the need for reminders from others.Creating charts: If there is a behavior or habit you want to include in your day, make a chart with the days of the week. Every time you do the behavior, for example, clean your teeth, you get a star. Both children and adults find this rewarding, and it acts as a reminder and a motivator to do the task.Using planners: Using a planner helps with understanding the passage of time and what is planned for the day, and marks deadlines, like when assignments need to be handed in. The 6 Stages of Behavior Change Behavioral Parent Training Some parents feel they have somehow failed as a parent if they need training, but this is not the case. Parent training teaches parents of children with ADHD the skills to manage their children’s behavior in the home.?? Parent training offers emotional support while also teaching specific discipline techniques that are proven to be effective in reducing behavior problems in children with ADHD. Parents often learn how to establish clear rules, follow through with consistent consequences, and create more structure in their childs day. Parents also learn behavior modification strategies, such as how to use reward systems to motivate kids to do chores and homework. And, they learn how to apply natural and logical consequences in an effective manner. Social Skills Training Social skills can often cause problems for people living with ADHD, as ADHD symptoms can result in behavior that looks rude. Examples are not noticing subtle nonverbal cues, impulsively interrupting a speaker, or looking out of the window when someone is speaking.?? Another example is crossing physical boundaries by standing too close to people. None of these behaviors are done to be intentionally rude, and family and close friends understand this. However, it can be hard to make friends, do well at work, or date without developing new social skills. Social skills training might be as part of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), either in a group or with an individual therapist, or an ADHD coach may teach the skills. Counseling and Psychotherapy Research has found cognitive behavior therapy to be effective for people living with ADHD.?? It helps to develop new ways to behave in the world. Importantly, it also helps with the shame and low self-esteem that affects many people with ADHD. Working with a counselor or therapist can be a helpful way to address issues that result from living with ADHD, including job losses and relationship issues. It can also be helpful for people who are living with co-existing conditions, like depression and anxiety. It can be extremely beneficial to speak with a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about ADHD in order to find the best coping mechanisms for you. ADHD Discussion Guide Get our printable guide for your next doctors appointment to help you ask the right questions. Download PDF Find Help With the 9 Best Online Therapy Programs Coaching Creating more structure in your life could help manage your symptoms. But, its hard to establish a consistent routine and to get organized when you have ADHD. ADHD coaches can provide accountability as you are creating this structure. They might also help you or your child set goals, develop new habits, learn new skills, and work to get these integrated into your life. The coach might also act as a ‘body double.’ A body double is a person who keeps you company while you perform a difficult task. Many people who have ADHD struggle with boring, mundane, or multi-step tasks like housework, decluttering, and filing taxes. They might procrastinate starting or get side-tracked and leave a project half completed. A body double sits in the same room with you while you carry out these tasks. Their physical presence helps you to keep focused on the task and reduces any anxiety you might be feeling. Support Groups Support groups offer education, emotional support, and encouragement to parents of children with ADHD and to individuals who have ADHD. Being with people who understand your struggles, without you even having to explain them, can provide great comfort and a feeling of belonging. Support groups are also a great place to learn about resources in your area, such as a particularly knowledgeable ADHD doctor. Sometimes support groups have guest speakers, and other times you can simply share your experiences. Accommodations When a person has been officially diagnosed with ADHD, he or she is eligible for accommodations.?? This means a child can receive accommodations at school, and an adult can have them in the workplace. Some people feel shy asking for accommodations because they do not want to draw attention to themselves, or feel like they are making a fuss. However, accommodations are there to support you. They create the most helpful environment so you can get the grades you are capable of and do your best work. Examples of student accommodations include getting help writing notes in class, recording lectures, and being able to take an exam in a quiet room. Speak to the teacher at school or the student disability center for more information on making these arrangements. Examples of workplace accommodations include wearing noise-canceling headphones or working flexible hours. Another is to put up a ‘do not disturb’ sign, even if this is not office policy. Speak to your boss or human resources about workplace accommodations that may help you. Lifestyle Changes Lifestyle changes can help ADHD symptoms. These include regular exercise, eating a healthy diet, getting enough sleep, and practicing stress reduction techniques.?? A good way to incorporate these lifestyle changes into your life is to make them as enjoyable as possible, as motivation is a big part of ADHD. For example, pick an exercise that is fun for you and does not feel like another ‘to do’ on your list. Education Learning as much as you can about what ADHD is and how it affects you or your child is possibly the most important part of the treatment process. Difficulties with regulating attention, and controlling impulses and hyperactivity are the core symptoms of ADHD, but how do they play out in your child’s or your life? For example, does your child daydream and miss instructions, or is your child impulsive and likely to run out into the street without looking? When you are specific about the biggest ADHD challenges, it can help you navigate the treatment options. Luckily, there is more information about ADHD available than ever before. You can learn from websites, books, and podcasts. Consider attending classes held locally, or national conferences like the CHADD annual conference. And always remember to keep an open dialogue with doctors. Complementary Treatment Approaches There are a variety of complementary treatments that have been studied for ADHD.?? None have been conclusively shown to be more effective than conventional treatment. Its important to discuss any of these complementary treatment approaches with your doctor and mental health professionals before starting them. Here are some complementary treatments that have been looked at for ADHD: Omega-3 Fatty AcidsMelatoninGinkgo BilobaSt. Johns WortAcupunctureMeditation Therapies and YogaNeurofeedback A Word From Verywell Your treatment plan should be customized to fit your needs and your lifestyle. Its important to monitor your symptoms and your progress so you can continue to work on finding the strategies and treatments that help you live well with ADHD. How to Live Your Best Life When You Have ADHD

Life on Earth During the Precambrian Time Span

The Precambrian Time Span is the earliest time period on the Geologic Time Scale. It stretches from the formation of the earth 4.6 billion years ago to around 600 million years ago and encompasses many Eons and Eras leading up to the Cambrian Period in the current Eon. Beginning of Earth The earth was formed about 4.6 billion years ago in a violent explosion of energy and dust according to the rock record from Earth and other planets. For about a billion years, the earth was a barren place of volcanic action and a less than suitable atmosphere for most types of life. It wasnt until about 3.5 billion years ago that it is thought that the first signs of life formed. The Beginning of Life on Earth The exact way life began on Earth during the Precambrian Time is still debated in the scientific community. Some theories that have been posed over the years include the Panspermia Theory, Hydrothermal Vent Theory, and Primordial Soup. It is known, however, there was not much diversity in organism type or complexity during this extremely long period of Earths existence. Most of the life that existed during the Precambrian Time span were prokaryotic single-celled organisms. There is actually a pretty rich history of bacteria and related unicellular organisms within the fossil record. In fact, it is now thought that the first types of unicellular organisms were extremophiles in the Archaean domain. The oldest trace of these that have been found so far is around 3.5 billion years old. These earliest forms of life resembled cyanobacteria. They were photosynthetic blue-green algae that thrived in the extremely hot, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. These trace fossils were found on the Western Australia coast. Other, similar fossils have been found all over the world. Their ages span about two billion years. With so many photosynthetic organisms populating the earth, it was only a matter of time before the atmosphere started to accumulate higher levels of oxygen since oxygen gas is a waste product of photosynthesis. Once the atmosphere had more oxygen, many new species evolved that could use oxygen to create energy. More Complexity Appears The first traces of eukaryotic cells showed up about 2.1 billion years ago according to the fossil record. These seem to be single-celled eukaryotic organisms that lacked the complexity we see in most of todays eukaryotes. It took about another billion years before the more complex eukaryotes evolved, probably through endosymbiosis of prokaryotic organisms. The more complex eukaryotic organisms began living in colonies and creating stromatolites. From these colonial structures most likely came multicellular eukaryotic organisms. The first sexually reproducing organism evolved around 1.2 billion years ago. Evolution Speeds Up Towards the end of the Precambrian Time period, much more diversity evolved. The earth was undergoing somewhat rapid climate changes, going from completely frozen over to mild to tropical and back to freezing. The species that were able to adapt to these wild fluctuations in climate survived and flourished. The first protozoa appeared followed closely by worms. Soon after, arthropods, mollusks, and fungi showed up in the fossil record. The end of the Precambrian Time saw much more complex organisms like jellyfish, sponges, and organisms with shells come into existence. The end of the Precambrian Time period came at the beginning of the Cambrian Period of the Phanerozoic Eon and Paleozoic Era. This time of great biological diversity and rapid increase in organism complexity is known as the Cambrian Explosion. The end of the Precambrian Time marked the start of the more quickly progressing evolution of species over Geologic Time.

The Fallacies Of A Non Fiction Pieces - 1914 Words

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Excel Hygiene Free Essays

Excel Hygiene is a new start-up enterprise, specialized in the management and disposal of bio-medical waste. The company has been established by a team of biotechnologists with core technical competence in the degradation of organic material using microbes especially naturally occurring bacteria. All health care facilities and institutions need to manage their medical wastes, which include body parts, metallic and plastic disposable parts and aids, as well as waste of both organic and inorganic origins. We will write a custom essay sample on Excel Hygiene or any similar topic only for you Order Now Large hospitals have incineration and compacting facilities of their own, but clinics and small nursing homes lack economies of scale to operate their own waste management facilities. Though bio-medical waste management and disposal is the intended core of the enterprise, medical institutions expect comprehensive hygiene services comprising removal of pathogenic loads, rodent, crawler, and vector control as well. The new company will therefore have to provide these ancillary services as well. Personnel training and efficient logistics are the keys to success in this business. Hospitals and clinics will have no hesitation in terminating contracts if waste if not removed in time, or if their infections rates soar. Waste must be compacted and incinerated only in designated areas, and must be collated at these sites before degradation is advanced. Therefore the new company has decided to limit its operations to an area of about one thousand square kilometers. The present market for hygiene services in this area has been estimated to be just about $50 million, but a three fold increase is expected in the next 5 years, as environmental consciousness spreads. Biotechnology is a relatively new field and the number of players is limited in this segment. The business offers superior growth and profit potentials for new start up companies . This kind of enterprise has high social values as well. How to cite Excel Hygiene, Papers

Ethical Business Management CSU

Question: Discuss the ethical business management in CSU global career service? Answer: CSU global career service actually serves the students to find their jobs in their favorable area. According to the coordinator, it is never too early to start thinking about the career. There are some steps to find and get jobs through CSU global career service. Those steps are written here bellow: Information about the field of job: The employees generally provide the tricks and tips about the creation of resume, how to find and get job in respective field, how to be successful in the job, internships etc. (Corfield, 2010) Resume interview: Optimal resume tool provides access to any students for creating the resume, portfolio as well as cover letters etc. Now, online supports are also available for creating resumes. Meeting with a coach in the comfortable field of career: The client students are allowed and facilitated to meet with coaches of career in their respective field of interest (Cosentino, 2010). They are allowed to meet up to three times with the coaches about any topics related to their career in respective fields of interest. Those topics are increase networking, strategy for searching job etc. Getting reference letter from the member of a faculty: To get any reference letter from any faculty member, one has to send a request letter first. A resume maker helps to sharpen the interview skills. After the virtual program of interview, one can get more confidence about giving interview. A practicing in interview helps anyone to achieve better skills (Gardner, 2011). Interview preparation Here some interview question samples are given for understanding of the interview. 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Haniel Corporate Strategy And Corporate Responsibility Essay Example

Haniel Corporate Strategy And Corporate Responsibility Essay Corporate strategy is an important planning process within a company that links strategies with functions of corporation. Nowadays, social responsibility has developed rapidly and corporations are pressured to do their part in conserving social, economic and environment. Handel is now in the verge of integrating its social responsibilities into its corporate strategies for the group. Part of this process can be derived and analyzed from the case study which I have extracted to explain below. Handel is a family owned international corporation that has an ownership of ever 600 family members. Handel has Strong desire for low risk investment and had been looking for ways to diversify its current portfolio. At present, as a family run company, the family has decided to let outsiders to run the operation in order to be transparent on corporate governance and at the same time maximizing shareholder wealth. I think the management first challenge is to face Handels big group of diverse shareholders. Each shareholder will have different perspectives and references. As Handel employs external managers to run the business, the external team still needs o meet the shareholders demand from the shareholders meeting. Diversity of shareholders maybe resulted in many different objectives the shareholders wanted to deliberate, discuss or to be agreed and carried forward by the management. Sorting out the shareholders need and wants in accordance to priorities is already a huge challenge. We will write a custom essay sample on Haniel Corporate Strategy And Corporate Responsibility specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now We will write a custom essay sample on Haniel Corporate Strategy And Corporate Responsibility specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer We will write a custom essay sample on Haniel Corporate Strategy And Corporate Responsibility specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer Engaging these shareholders to derive a clear policy on strategies is another challenge. Family members who are shareholders only meet at the shareholder meeting for briefing and finalizing several policies and time factor is the main constraint. Challenge can be observed from financial perspective. Handel commonly gives 25% of the Groups annual net income to family members. Family members are only accepted to sell or transfer Handel shares to each other to maintain the family owned corporation. This clause will under all circumstances plough away certain proportion of the profit from reinvestment in business. This clause also has made the matter worst when financial results showed reduction of profits and cash flow for the last few years. The financial overview as shown in the financial report highlighted poor performance from investments, dividends, profitability and cash flow etc. These challenges also lead to the management to seek diversification of its current projects to cut risks. Diversified and restructured portfolios are the aims given to its management. However, diversification will lead Handel to face another challenge for management as they need to source out for the right investment and business for entire Handel Group. This challenge is made more difficult in the poor global economic performance recently, and Handels team needed to handpick the right company for investment. As Handel now favors more small but innovative company who has yet to make its mark in the market, the worrying question is how many of them can really succeed. Handel is a family owned corporation, so it generally considers as safe investments and the managements have been avoiding venture capitalists. But in doing so, the management needs more attention to divest their investment in smaller investments and extensive monitoring, staffing and meeting may be required. Ill. THE ALIGNMENT OF HANDELS CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY AND CORPORATE STRATEGY Corporate responsibility and sustainability are both important roles for Handel to achieve higher competitive advantages in market. Corporate social responsibility seems a fundamental component of corporate strategy. It reflects that Handel focuses on its stakeholder and strategy. Through Handels survey, corporate social responsibility was regarded as a significant strategy for Handel Group where business life cycle Were observed, divisions played the importance of sustainability leading to an increase of media attention. Besides, Handel has five divisions that have different regional focus, business models and value chains. Each division also has individual corporate responsibility activities. Lately, Handel creates an umbrella function to take into account the new corporate responsibility for combine the adjustment of the business portfolio. The new corporate responsibility is a common corporate responsibility strategy and an explicit framework which can be aligned by adopting a common Handel value. Handel combined corporate strategy with corporate responsibility strategy rooted by Christian ethics and characterized by the representation of the respectable salesman. A common value will help to share common understanding between corporate strategic planning and corporate social responsibility planning. At the end of 2008 Handel created small team at the corporate center to align the corporate strategy with the development of the corporate accessibility strategy. This activity applied triple bottom line on Handels main corporation strategy which wanted the group to look into ups (product, planet and profitability), where product and planet belongs to corporate social responsibility. Handel harmonize the needs of environment, customers and company by applying corporate responsibility to corporate activities along the value chain and beyond the value chain. Handel Group Conference managed the corporate responsibility strategies reflected by the annual top management meeting. Finally, Handel has the Sustainability Council to ensure that corporate responsibility and corporate social responsibility are both aligned and systematically implemented. Handel is also aware of the understanding Of the sustainability strategy which gives benefits for stakeholders in order to align with its corporate strategy in long term goal such as expandable market consumption. IV. MEASURING INDICATOR FOR HANDEL Each division has different structures and roles but divisions can work together to focus on sustainable business. Handels corporate responsibility strategy follows people-planet-profit approach (UP). Therefore, I think this treated can be measured by the criteria of Global Reporting Initiative (GRID). GRID 3. 1 is the current tool for guidelines in preparing the report for sustainability. The criteria of GRID 3. 1 are used to evaluate Handels corporate responsibility strategy performance. I detect the ups strategy above will link to employees (appendix 1), added value chain (appendix 2), innovation (appendix 3) and charitable efforts. According to Labor Practices and Decent Work in GRID 3. 1, Handel improves internal education options introduced by an international management system. This system provides for employee raining (LAB, 10). Environmental and safety standards are also to be raised. Handel identifies potential sources of risk to avoid accidents (49). Next, Handel gives benefits of pensions for employees in order to make a good work-life balance (ALAI). Additionally, environment is an important issue nowadays; therefore, Handel understands to protect resources. The holding company provides a green car policy to reduce CA limitation (KNEE). Employees who take company car not only save money for yearly railways ticket but also contribute to their private pension. Green car policy is friendly tit environment (EN) in order to decrease fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emission (EN 18). Through Handels innovation, it optimizes sustainable balance and business model on service logistics, the recycling of raw materials, expansion of green products and transparency in the supply chain. These innovations support Handel to get customers satisfaction by reducing service trips. Handel also promotes human environmental awareness by recycling scraps. Handel focuses on global technical solutions (I. E. The product category of fish) by working with industry partners to prevent illegal behaviors (I. E. Legal fishing). Besides, Handel has contributions to society and economy (SEC 1 Handel has donations to schools and hospitals (I. E. In Disturb-Router). Handel also provides voluntary social benefits (I. E. Workers housing estate and company health insurance). Furthermore, Handel has collaborations with universities to offer practical courses. Handel suppor ts regional education projects by awarding scholarships (OSI These are some contributions that Handel should sustain these activities to raise its corporate responsibility strategy. Final, Handel should refer on criteria of GRID 3. 1 to enhance corporate sustainability responsibility. V. HANDELS SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARD In 2010, Handel focused on sustainable business associated with MA activities may require to find a new tool to measure sustainability. A new tool should measure whether Handel has fulfilled then necessary criteria Of the UP model. At that time, the project team mentioned a public value scorecard that links UP model into five dimensional frameworks (instrumental, financial, economic, political-social, moral-ethical and hedonistic-aesthetic values). Handel used sustainability scorecard to address internal and external perspectives from different stakeholders. Here, simple questionnaires are provided to stakeholders to collect viewpoints in order to improve environmental sustainability. In addition, sustainability scorecard can measure the value of financial contribution. Handel estimates risks and costs in product lifestyle to eliminate waste in the supply chain. Scorecards are used by employees and customers to evaluate Handels performance footprint. Moreover, sustainability scorecard is a measurable instrument with regard to political, moral, hedonistic and utilitarian aspects. Handel uses scorecards such as surveys, assessment or codes of product to understand social perspectives. Thus, Handel can make suitable decisions with corporate responsibility strategy. Sustainability scorecard is a significant part of corporate social responsibility. In recent years, multinationals and government organizations are using sustainability scorecards to focus on both quality management and environmental change as both are becoming a serious issue. Hence, supplier scorecards have been issuing in accordance with quality management and social compliance. Handel can apply the scorecards as a sustainable tool to achieve community engagement and fair labor practices. The scorecards are seemed to provide feedbacks and can also be used as source for data collection from stakeholders to assess energy use and other emissions. Handels sustainability scorecard is a suitable tool to measure sustainability for elaborate comprehensive corporate strategy. VI. THEORIES ABOUT CORPORATE ATTITUDES TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORTING Charles Handy emphasizes two main points concerning environmental and individual well-being. A business not only makes a profit but business is also expected to do something more and better. This activity becomes the actual justification for the business. Next, a company will get worse when it normally considers its employees as costs (not assets). The regularly purpose of a company is trying to minimize costs and grow assets. A good business is a community with a purpose, and a community is not something to be owned. According to Charles Handy. There are a lot of highly skilled employees, so they should be treated as assets. A good business should maintain and attract these employees to raise an efficient performance. Otherwise, Charles handy claimed that employees have contribution in production by their skills whilst stockholders have undistributed investments by their funds. Thus, a company is just fair when it pays dividends for both employees and stockholders. In fact, the company does not pay any dividends for employees and only provides more benefits of dividends for shareowner. A good company should create wealth community in workplaces to improve its performance. The company also base on the individual needs to engage its stakeholders. According to Muhammad Yuans, the purpose of social enterprises is trying to provide social responsibility to poor people who are in need of help, including revision of cheap price goods and services for poor people. A social business does not focus on profit minimization. It just serves products to everyone can use. Social enterprises provide products with cheap price to raise poor people at the bottom of the pyramid. This is also a strategy to branding and increase market consumption behavior (I. E. Deanne provides yogurt in Bangladesh). Besides, a social enterprise can reinvest what it earn in social business to increase facilities in order to provide jobs for employees in where it operates. Hence, poor people can improve their income in order to raise life level. Social business is not charity. It creates a system chain of making profits, reserving and recycling profits respectively to sustain its operation in meeting the objective of social responsibility. From Muhammad Yuans model to Charles Hands model, a corporation needs a social enterprise for balance in order to create new objectives. Social responsibility provides skills to employees organization as well as increases customers.

School Journey Essays

School Journey Essays School: Journey Essays Journey is usually defined as a physical journey i.e. moving from one place to another. This term though can also be defined as emotional, mental and/or spiritual. Through these types of journeys we gain a greater understanding of how characters interact with the world around them and others involved in their lives. The responder can predict how each character will change over time through the development of their journey. Journey can be seen through the play ‘Away’ by Michael Gow, the novel ‘Hiding Edith’ by Kathy Kacer and an excerpt of the poem ‘The Wind In The Willows’ by Kenneth Grahame. There are also numerous literary techniques which further broaden our knowledge and understanding. In Away, an emotional and mental journey is evident in Coral’s life. Coral is mourning the loss of her son, however is finding it extremely difficult to move on and go on with her life. As result of her withdrawn, depressed behaviour, her husband, Roy, is being left in the dark and therefore finds it difficult to communicate with her. â€Å"Do you want to me to send you a doctor? Do you want to see a doctor?...Look at you. Look at me† Roy is frustrated and through his anger and sadness is having a harsh argument with Coral although the message he is trying to get across to Coral is that he is desperate to get his wife back both physically and psychologically. The repetition of referring to the same question emphasises that she needs help. He is also incorporating himself in the statement initiating that the death of their son is not only affecting her only but him too, however Coral has taken the wrong turn on things excluding herself and everyone else around hers. T his leads to Coral having to examine the alternatives whether she will dwell on the past and give her marriage a break or to try hardest to cope with the fact that her son is never coming back. Coral though is reluctant and prefers to stay close to her dead son. However through trial and error, Coral acknowledges she has made an irresponsible decision by not moving on and re-establishes where she and her husband stand in their relationship. When Coral states â€Å"I’ve started taking such interest in the world around me†, it clearly shows that she is beginning to open up and take in what she missed out on due to her world looking grey but now can finally see colour again. She is proving to Roy that she is moving on. Coral’s changed values and self-realisation relates to journey as without taking an emotional and mental journey she would not have learnt from her mistakes and therefore only dwell on the past. She has realised that sometimes good things come out o f bad situations. The novel Hiding Edith links to the concept journey as physically Edith is moving from place to place and metaphorically this journey teaches her about the world around and what measures she must take to keep herself alive. Hiding Edith relates to the play Away as like Coral, Edith too must get used to living without a significant other; in this case it is her father, Both are leaving behind all the troubles at home in hope to find a place that will help them all reconnect with each other. Hiding Edith is in first person witch gives it a personal view as it helps us understand the characters feelings and emotions in much more depth. â€Å"What’s the use of thinking of the future?† this statement said by Edith herself evidently relates to Coral in her early stages of her grief. She saw no hope in living life without her son and Edith too felt the same when she had no support from her family. However whilst going on their physical journey; Coral to the Gold Coast and Edit h to a safe home, they have been able to look past the bad things and look further to a brighter future. In Away, an emotional and mental journey is also manifested in Harry, Vic and Tom’s life. As parents of Tom, Harry and Vic have been struck with their worst nightmare, that Tom only has little time to live. Harry however is adamant that Tom