I need a quote, interesting example, or surprising fact that will hook people into reading my paper. I%26#039;m writing about the changes in people%26#039;s character when they are impacted by a major event in their life.
I WILL choose a best answer.|||I think the most prolific example of a major event that impacted everyone around the world was 9/11. Perhaps you should do a time outline of the events. The effects were examples of the best and worst of humans and definitely changed most people lives forever. I think this will cause your readers to recall his/her emotions also at that time and support the idea that people change when impacted by major events.|||People who experience a major event that impacts on their life will react in a variety of ways. My plan is to explore the way peoples characters change after a major event such as 9/11, birth, death etc|||
Maybe start w/ the list of lifes%26#039; major stressors......
Personal Life Events analysis*
To learn the level of stress (distress) in your life, circle the value at the right of each of the following events if it has occurred within the past 12 months:
Event Value
Death of spouse..................................鈥?
Divorce...............................鈥?
Marital separation..............................鈥?
Jail term....................................鈥?
Death of close family member.........................63
Personal injury or illness................................5鈥?
Marriage..............................鈥?
Fired from job.....................................鈥?
Marital reconciliation..........................鈥?
Retirement............................鈥?
Change in family member%26#039;s health.....................44
Pregnancy.............................鈥?
Sexual difficulties............................鈥?
Addition to family..................................鈥?
Business readjustment............................鈥?
Change in financial status...............................38
Death of close friend..................................鈥?
Career change..................................鈥?
Change in number of marital arguments...............35
Mortgage or loan over $10,000..........................31
Foreclosure of mortgage or loan........................30
Change in work responsibilities........................鈥?
Son or daughter leaving home...........................29
Trouble with in-laws.................................鈥?
Outstanding personal achievement......................28
Spouse begins or ceases working........................26
Starting or finishing school...............................26
Change in living conditions..............................鈥?
Revision of personal habits...............................24
Trouble with boss....................................鈥?
Change in work hours, conditions.......................20
Change in residence...............................鈥?
Change in schools.................................鈥?
Change in recreational habits............................19
Change in church activities..............................鈥?
Change in social activities..............................鈥?
Mortgage or loan under $10,000.........................17
Change in sleeping habits................................16
Change in number of family gatherings................15
Change in eating habits..................................鈥?
Vacation..............................鈥?
Christmas season..................................鈥?
Minor violation of the law................................11
How to analyze your score:
Add the circled values. If your total score is more than 150, find ways to reduce stress in your daily life so that your stress level doesn%26#039;t increase. The higher the score, the harder one needs to work at staying physically well.
Suggested uses for personal Life Events analysis:
1. Become familiar with the different events and the amounts of stress they promote.
2. Put the list of events where your family can easily refer to it several times a day.
3. Practice recognizing the stress level when one of these events happens.
4. Think about the meaning of the event for you and identify your feelings.
5. Think about the different ways you can adjust to the event.
6. Take your time in arriving at decisions.
7. Anticipate life changes and plan for them well in advance whenever possible.
8. Pace yourself. It can be done even if you are in a hurry.
9. Look at the accomplishment of a task as a part of ongoing daily living; avoid looking at such an achievement as a stopping point. Congratulate yourself and push ahead.
10. Recognize that your internal mechanism of coping with stress is directly tied to how your health and well being will be influenced by it.
*Note: This scale is derived from the Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Scale. Holmes, T. %26amp; Rahe, R. (1967) %26quot;Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale%26quot;, Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol. II.
