Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Day 4: Resilience through a Mathematical Lens

You wrote about resiliency and gaining greater authority over your own life. This week's focus is using mathematics - the most universal language  - as a tool of examination. You will be challenged to write through a mathematical lens to become stronger academically, psychologically, culturally, spiritually, and emotionally. Our first writing of the week was anchored by the parabola.



Your writing, more than 1100 words, took us inside the parabola. You increased your writing by more than 700 words when compared to day 1 of the PREP Institute. I am thankful because I was inspired by your powerful lines:

Protecting my freedom - NS
Moving at a steady pace - EJ
Working out the athletic brain - OC
Getting to the top of the parabola
Valley of my parabola - JN
Seeing the light - RR
A little off of A trying to approach B - DM
Feels as if my presence disturbs people - AH
Bringing me to a higher point - NS







Moving Forward In The Parabola
By
EJ

During my life, it’s been ups & downs like a ball going up and down a ramp. When I started listening to myself everything just been moving at a steady pace.  Slowly, I'm going to remain the same so I won’t have to rely on no one else and move out the city of Chicago an you know my family go where ever I go so I’m just trying to make it out. So I’m get myself in order to focus on what needs to be focused on and do what it is to be done.  

Sports Parabola
By

OC

People that do sports practice to do better or perfect at what they do. It could take them days weeks or months for them to understand the steps, plays or positions. I could take days or weeks to learn a math problem or some other type of writing problem at school. I realized that you and your brain are athletic working out every day to make perfect. Sometimes you learn something without expecting it because every day you learn something else.



I’m at the bottom of the parabola but that don’t mean giving up is an option. To be successful in life all your will has to be put in 100%. For me to get up the parabola I have to dedicate myself to my success. Getting all my education is a big part in getting to the top. Coming to this program gives me resilience it helps me to stay off the streets and get my education higher because you could never get too much of it. Someone could take everything from me but they could never take what I learn or my peace of mind. I have to want success to get it. I can’t just say I want to be someone in life and just receive it with no effort put into getting that success. This IPS I am in gives me resilience and it’s a good thing in its own way because it helps me have a reason to stay out of trouble and keep the criminal life behind me. Being in county for 9 months and being locked up a total of a year and a half opens the eyes of many people and it opened mine and getting to the top of the parabola isn’t hard when you want it and are dedicated. I’m moving in a good pace to the top and not rushing getting to the top because taking my time and doing things right will pay off in the future. Being too slow and slacking are not options. DM


                          The Valley

I had a dream one night
That something was in my way
Blocking me from the right path
And I had no idea what it was
But it seemed too big to move out my way
I worked on my strength
To get this situation out the way
It’s going to take great responsibility
To get out of where I am today
Resilience is a big part; it’s time to get smart
I made it this far so it can’t be too hard
I’m in the valley of my parabola
But after years I still feel like I’m there
I’m slowly moving up
But at least I am getting there
Everything takes time
To the top I will get there


JN

Parabola

Right Now I’m At A Point In Life Where I Can See The Light, But I Got to Work Just To Get There I Stared In The Dark Not Even Knowing That There Was Any Light For Me Thinking I Had Nothing To Live For But Now I See It… I Got A Chance I’m Now Able To Go To School Get A Job And Work On My Dream As Being A Mix Master All I Have To Do Is Keep Moving Towards the Bright Light Of Success.


Right Now I’m At The Middle Of My Parabola And All It Takes For Me To Finish Is To Complete This Program And The GED And I Got A Little Help From My Lady Friend Who Helps Me Make The Right Decisions. I Think The More I Come To This Program It will Help Me Move Faster To My Goals And Help Me Understand Life. I’m Planning To Have Everything Set Before I Turn 25 So I Can Start My Career And Family. The Light Came Around The Time My Lady Friend Did To Be Honest She is the reason I’m Here Today We Made A Blessing Together and a Promise to Take care of that blessing and the only way how is to make it above the parabola. And I’m Moving At A Slow Pace being patient because patience is the key…RR


                  Out Of My Body
Since a young pupil, I was told I was found on the edge of the curb instead of in the store waiting to get checked out. Getting pushed around in carts after I got picked out. My brother leaves while I’m still getting left out. My granny told me hold on… wait! I just stay outside because I know she left out. Or, I could be the apple that fell not too far from the tree… and my sister the apple that came not too long after me. I am supposed to be getting A’s in school. My progress report tells my people I worked half the school year for a D. I feel as if my presence disturbs people, judging me because of my hair. Giving me the fake white person smile because we got too close on the train and they don’t like what I wear.

AH


Parabola and Resilience

On The Parabola Chart In
My Life I am Just
A Little Off Of A Trying to
Approach B Moving At My
Own Speed
 Taking Greater
Authority Over my Life
Doing the Right Things To Keep
Me On Track and trying to
Stay Focus Inserting All
Resilience IN My Life
And Removing Negative Energy
And People with Only Bad
Intentions Striving Forward
To Better Things Knowing I will
Achieve Greater Things.
                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                   DM 



Self-Resilience

I’m right in the middle of my parabola and I’m on my way up. My current main focus and goal is to get off of probation and get employed. U.IC is bringing me to a high point rather quickly it seems. This program is giving me some resilience. I’m protecting my freedom by attending it and I’m gaining greater authority. It’s giving me knowledge that will go a long way.  It’s giving me the chance to turn my life around slowly but surely by getting off probation and getting educated. I will use this program to move on in my life and get to a higher point in my parabola. - NS


 I Feel Trap In the Parabola  Not Knowing How To Get Out!

I Wish I Had a way Out Trying to Get Rich move My  Mother Far .
If I Wanna Do That I Have To Complete come School Take This GED Program 
All The Way . Until I Have success I'm Trying To get On the Other side of the   Parabola 



JS

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