Analysis of learned helplessness
Look there he is again, stumbling home
His wife drives to the beer store to get another six pack .
She wants to love him and so she gets drunk with him so she can have a lover tonight.
She finds another stash of jack under the bed and she stumbles out of the bed. he is angry and beats her again and again.
A boy in a wheel chair cant get out the door fast enough his mother pushes him out the door .
rushes to the bus then says son hush.
the driver lets him take his time. his mother says never mind. he is slow
an old man waits in line. a youthful teen does not have time
he jumps the line. the old man says hey i was here first.
the youth says by the time you get up here i can order my food.
he never thought about how he was rude.
learned helplessness the ablity to take away the choices and what others do because you are in a hurry or something is annoying to y ou.
not really making a difference just over use or sometimes just plain abuse
the woman should have left and not bought that booze because now she has an awful bruise. by giving in she is the one to lose.
the mother should have left the boy roll himself out the door , the bus drive tolder but of course he was ignored.
the old man should have been given time. the youth was jerk and he cut in line.
these are just words but i hope you see. dont do this to others it causes a catastrophe. it may seem like you want to help but they have to do it them selves.
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Characters | 1,415 |
Words | 293 |
Sentences | 22 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 65 |
Words per line (avg) | 18 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 277 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 75 |
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Submitted on August 11, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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