Essay 9 Dangerous Roads

I live in Maine, which means there are many dangerous roads. There are the back dirt roads with all the potholes and then there are the regular roads that have the sharp corners. Depending on where you go you can’t exactly go around or avoid these roads. You just have to take those roads and deal with them, wisely.

            At first I think of which way is usually faster depending on where I am going. Then I figure out if that road is too bad to take or not. I try to avoid dirt roads with my car if at all possible. The potholes just ruin my car and the noise scares me and makes me think I broke something. I try not hitting the potholes because when I do they jerk me in another direction which could cause me to go off the road or on the other side of the road.

            The roads that I drive are usually ones that I drive almost daily. So therefore I kind of know when the bad parts are coming up. I slow down ahead of time so I don’t have to slam on the brakes to make the sharp corner or to avoid potholes. If it happens to be a road that I don’t know or don’t travel very often I just go slow or not over the speed limit so nothing just “jumps” out at me.

            Lastly I just pay attention. Being focused on the road and how the road is will help. Looking at the condition of the road might tell you that the road possibly may be bad, so just look out. And paying attention to road signs that say “sharp corner” or anything like that will allow for me to slow down in time. These signs are supposed to help make these roads a little less dangerous.

            Not everyone handles dangerous roads the same, some don’t even care. They just hammer down and hope for the best. By doing that the vehicle could get damaged or people could get hurt. All the roads cannot be safe, but we are trusted to be smart about how we drive on these roads.

Process Essay

At my work we take care of the
residents that come in and are staying at the facility. We have to clean them
up, feed them, care for them and just help them whenever they need it. Yes we
are taught on how to do things when we went to school but sometimes people
change how they do things, but here I am going to explain how I do things.

First I decide what resident I am
going to go wash up and get ready for bed. Usually I talk with the other people
that I am working and see who we were going to get done. We usually try to make
a plan and try to stick to it. Then I go and grab the right size brief and the
linen that is needed. For each different size brief there is a different color.
The linen we need is a couple wash cloths and a towel. Also you may need a
nightgown as long as they don’t have their own in their room.

Next I grab the water basin that
they have in their rooms put a little soap in it and fill it up with warm
water. I put the washcloths in the basin and swirl it around a little bit to
make sure that all the soap is mixed in. First I wash their face and hands, and
just work the way down the body. I put on the nightgown and make sure they are
covered. And I also change the brief so they are all nice and clean. Depending
on the resident there are some creams or powders that we need to put on them.

After I get them all clean, I usually
boost them up in bed so their feet aren’t touching the foot board and get them
all comfy. Some of the residents we have to turn every two hours so if they
need to be turned I roll them on their sides and put some pillows behind them
so they are propped up.

We all have our ways of doing
something. But if you do it every day you tend to get down a routine. With this
you get so particular with how you do things and don’t want to stray away from
that. When there are new people that come into work and they have to orient
with me, I try to show them the way I do things and tell them they can have
their own routine just as long as they do things correctly.