Summary
An African woman called Jaines Andrades wanted to become a lawyer growing up, however, when she learned the benefits of becoming a nurse during a doctor’s visit with her mom, she changed her mind. And with her desire to help people, she decided that she wanted to become a nurse full time, so she started her journey at Baystate in 2010 while at Elms College. For about five years, she worked at the hospital as a custodian before graduating from the Elms with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, and in two years, she was hired as a registered nurse at Baystate. However, her colleagues convinced her to go one step further, so she began pursuing her doctorate in nursing. She had to work for 10 years to achieve her goal while making lots of sacrifices and working really hard. Finally, Andrades was able to pursue her dreams, while also inspiring people who might feel discouraged by their past or where they come from.
Analysis
In this article, I agree with Andrades’s quotes that say you have to work really hard to be able to achieve great things in life because it applies to everything and every situation. If we take her story, for example, you can see that she had to work for 10 years to be able to become a nurse (her dream job) and it took her a lot of hard work, determination, and effort to be able to achieve it. In her words: “It wasn’t a smooth ride, it wasn’t an easy ride, but it got done. That’s what I’m happy about.” She also had to make a lot of sacrifices along the way, but now she can stand tall, and tell people that if she can do it, so can they, which I found very motivating.
Discussion Question(s)
- Do you agree that you can achieve great things by working hard?
- Do you think Andrades should have become a lawyer instead of a nurse?
- What is the best way to achieve your goals?
I agree that you can achieve great things by working hard. I think Andrades makes a great nurse. I don't think that she should have become a lawyer. The best way to achieve your goals is to not give up on them even when they might seem impossible.
ReplyDeleteThe best way to achieve your goals is by working hard and that is was Andrades did. I like how in your analysis you had a quote from the article.
ReplyDeleteI agree that great things can be achieved with hard work. It's really the only way to. You can't really succeed without putting in the time and effort to reach your goals.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, hard work and determination are two ways to boost oneself. That being said, some people are born with different opportunities/resources, effected by race or economic status, that make it harder for those born without those certain "advantages" to succeed in getting what they want. This story serves to show that hard work and resilience can eliminate these stacked odds.
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