Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Week 4 ; Ch.7 #2
In the story about Antonia Novello, it talks about the difficult life situation she had growing up. As she grew older, she set a dream for herself and was motivated to achieve that goal to become a doctor. When she was younger, she was poor and got sick a lot, so when she got older, she decided to do something about it instead of just living her whole life in poverty. She had the ability to think critically about health-care issues. Novello noticed that the problem of children and teens smoking increased due to the ads introduced. Since she had childhood hardships, she probably doesn't want children and teens experiencing the same thing that she did. To help children and teens become more aware of the problem, she started working for more education in schools and banned alcohol and cigarette ads that were meant to target the younger generation. I think it's great what Novello did because it helps lead children and teens towards the right path towards success, rather than ruining their future with drugs and alcohol.
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I thought Antonia Novello’s story was really inspirational. I liked how she had brought herself out of such hardships at the beginning of her life and managed to raise herself to a position where she could not only better her life, but the lives of children and teens as well. I doubt most people would have been as eager to tackle problems such as AIDS, violence, alcohol and tobacco like she did. I’m not even sure I would have had it in me. I probably would have thought that people were going to keep on doing what they were doing regardless of what I had to say.
ReplyDeleteHey Purple,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed how you started out this whole post. You really interpreted this article and showed the pain that Dr. Novello went through when she was just a child. You made it sound like you kind of knew her and that this was an autobiography of her life. I also agree with you when you said, "it's great what Novello did because it helps lead children and teens towards the right path towards success, rather than ruining their future with drugs and alcohol." This is such a bold statement- one that Novello would also make.
TTYL,
-GreekGuy