Joseph Antonios
English 1109 at 10:30, M-Wed
11/6/2020
Journal Eight
In the book Callings, By Dave Isay, My favorite profile up to page 80 has to be, Firefighter Dekalb Walcott JR., 60, Talks With His Son, Dekalb Walcott III, 27, Also A Firefighter. I'm going to compare and contrast this profile to, Dr, Larry Michaelis, 73, Talks With His Daughter, Dr. Laura Michaelis.
These two stories are very similar, I noticed that Walcott the III and Dr. Laura Michaels both followed in their parent's footsteps of saving lives. When they were both kids they would see how their parents' professions affected other people, for Walcott it was watching his dad save people from fires, and for Dr. Michael, it was seeing his dad be a physician and stitch people up. They both loved their jobs. Laura mentions how hard it can be to be a doctor because of the amount of faith people put in you to perform surgery on them but she found out how much she loved that feeling, and similarly, Walcott loved the fact that he could rush into a building and ventilate the place so it would stop burning and his father recalled that whenever he asked Walcott how he felt about himself working and he would say "I feel great!" (Isay, 59).
Although these two profiles were similar they contrasted. They were different because even though Walcott and Laura followed in their father's footsteps they found their passion for the job at different ages. Walcott found his passion when he was as young as he can remember, He wanted to be a firefighter like his dad. On the other hand, Laura found out after nine years of being a reporter.
Something I connected to in reading these profiles is, I knew from a young age exactly what I wanted to be, which was, something in Computer Science. When I was really young I would always be tinkering with the technology in my house and when I got my first laptop I tried teaching myself programming and for Walcott, he knew he wanted to be a firefighter just like his dad. When Walcott was a child he also took a major interest in this profession by playing with fire trucks, drawing pictures, and studying the engine layout.
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| I chose this photo because it represents a hand helping another hand and I think both Walcotts and Laura's professions specialized in helping and doing good for others. |
I am still baffled by the story of Laura! "On the other hand, Laura found out after nine years of being a reporter.". It is absolutely amazing that people just up and switch their paths like this. Really shows how much they enjoy a certain field. Also find it cool that you choose two similar cases and still found the differences between them. Did not even remember myself that they did both find passion at different ages. Still good to see though that even if it is later on in life people can still find a place to belong.
ReplyDeleteWanted to add that you choose super Good stories Joseph.
DeleteSomething very interesting is that no matter what your age is there's gonna be that place for you to excell on it. For both of these profiles that is the case despite being a generational aspect of it, it makes me happy to see people can find somewhere they find themselves identified
ReplyDeleteHey joseph, i think that is really cool you tried out programming. I can relate to this because my father is actually a computer programmer and he is always hinting at me to do this since its a good paying career. I took a big interest in this when I was young too and i eventually drifted away. Its good to hear you still into computer science.
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