his skin was pale and his eye was odd..

ohhh boy i am tired...

i went to see sweeney todd with my mom and courtney tonight... it was very good, but totally different from all other musicals that i have seen... there was no orchestra pit. instead, the actors on stage played the instruments and sang at the same time... and there were only ten actors... they never switched out and never had a background change... they used the props that stayed on the stage: mainly chairs, a coffin, and various knick knacks... it was really dark... the instruments included a key board, guitar, two cellos, a bass, two clarinets, an accordion, a flute, two trumpets, bells and various other percussion instruments, and a baritone. many of the singers switched instruments throughout the evening...

i need to study chemistry...

i need to sleep...

God Bless

home burial: a tale of grief

One of the most difficult events for any married couple to face must be the burial of their own child. Digging your child’s grave and placing him or her in it must be a heart wrenching experience. I do not believe any parents could possibly imagine the pain and suffering that they would feel if they lost a child. This poem by Robert Frost illustrates a conversation between and husband and wife. The husband, who remains unnamed, and Amy, the wife, recently lost their first and only child. The child was buried by the husband on the hill beside their house. The grave is viewable from the upstairs of the house. Frost establishes that Amy spends much of her time dwelling on the past and staring out the window while her husband has moved on. This poem paints a picture of death, grieving, and the care of a spouse.
As stated, the couple lost their first and only child. The wife continues to grieve over the loss and dwells upon the past. This prohibits her from moving forward and enjoying any moment in her life. In the realm of psychology, there is a grieving process when accepting death. Amy is frozen in the stage of depression. Most people move beyond the time of depression into the stage of acceptance of the death. On the other hand, there are people like Amy, who focus on it and never move forward.
Amy seems to forget that she is not the only one who lost a child. In the poem, she accuses her husband of being uncaring towards the death of their child. What she fails to understand is that people grieve in different ways. Amy became solemn and looks to the past. The husband kept his grief to himself so that he would not upset his wife and quickly moved on with his life. Amy is egocentric and cannot look beyond herself to offer consolation to others, including her husband.
In the beginning of the poem, the husband discovers why his wife continues to look out the window. He tried to tell her that he understands her pain, but she refuses to listen and insists that he is clueless. The husband only wants to know what his wife is feeling and the see how he can help her, but she will not speak about the situation. Amy does not want to be comforted by her husband, but tries to leave the house to seek peace from someone else. The husband just wants to know where his wife is going so that he could spend time with his wife to help her through her struggles.
The husband is the ideal man who cares for and is concerned for his wife. He kept his grief to himself so that he would not distract his wife and make her grief worse. He wanted Amy to talk to him so that he could help her through her struggles. Amy did not want to look beyond herself and did not understand that there are different methods of grieving. Amy needs to move on and accept her child’s death so that she can improve the relationship between herself and her husband. “Two that don’t love cannot live together without them.”

psych write up II

Ron and Brenda Merkel (my parents) came into Mr. Hess’s period 3 Psychology class on December 21, 2008. Ron is a General Manager of sales for Cummins Power Systems LLC. Ron thought that he would be disrespected by the students. He believed that the students would not care about what he had to say and would not listen to the knowledge and wisdom that he had to offer. Brenda is a registered nurse and works at Hershey Medical Center in Utilization and Review. She thought that she would be asked embarrassing questions and unsure about how the students would act and how the interview would be set up. After the interview took place, Ron’s previous thoughts were changed. He felt that the students respected him and paid attention to his answers. They were attentive and actively participated in the interview. As for Brenda, she believed that Mr. Hess planned a great set up. She believed that the questions were appropriate and that the students were attentive. All in all, they thought it was a wonderful experience and opportunity to minister to the other students.

psych write up I

Kaitlin Fisher came into Mr. Hess’s period 3 Psychology class on December 18, 2008. Kaitlin is in fourth grade and is home schooled by her mother. She is involved in Children’s church and sings on the Children’s Worship Team. She is also very involved in gymnastics at Paramount Studios. Kaitlin is a very shy young girl. Because of her personality, she was very nervous and scared to be up front. She was not nervous about the questions the students would ask or afraid that she would not answer them properly. After the interview took place she thought that it was a fun time. Her favorite part was being with me. She also thought that the students asked good, appropriate, and challenging questions. She had a good time and enjoyed the experience.

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the healing process seems to be going pretty well... my face seems to be shrinking... there was a point where my face just got bigger and bigger... i thought it was going to explode! i sat in front of the computer all day today doing my history report... but i did finish it... yeah me!!!
i still have more homework to do... and a leads meeting at stinkin 730 in the morning!!!! aaaahhhhh!!!
i dont feel like doing this anymore... im sick of being at the computer... my face is big... it hurts... i ate my first banana today... it was exciting... i cried...
my devotions are going awesome in case you were wondering... i have really gotten involved with them!
God Bless