Florence+Nightingale

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Florence Nightingale was born in Florance, Italy on 12th of May 1820. She died on 13th August 1910. Florence was born into a wealthy British family and was named after the city she was born in. Growing up, she was homeschoooled along with her sister, Parthenope, by her father, William Edward Nightingale. He had taught her many things such as Latin, Greek, History, Philosophy and Mathematics. As a child she had already enjoyed helping those around her. Florence was a strong-willed and brillant child.

At 17, she had a calling from God. At the age of 25, in 1844, she had told her family about her decision to become a nurse. At first, her family wasn't supportive of her decision as at that time nurses were not highly regarded. However, over time, they had come to realise that it was her passion and had finally supported her decision.

WHAT INSPIRED HER


==== In 1837, at the age of 17, Florence had a 'calling' from God. The words "God spoke to me and called me to His service" were written into her diary at the time. From then onwards, she knew that her life had purpose and that she had to fill this purpose. So she had decided that she would devote her time and effort to helping the sick and the poor by becoming a nurse. ====

==== Elizabeth Blackwell was also one of her inspirations as she was the first woman who qualified as a doctor in the United States. She had first met Elizabeth in the St. Bartholonew's Hospital in London. Elizabeth had inspired Florence to become a nurse as Elizabeth was living proof that women could also contribute and give back to society. ====

HER ACHIEVEMENTS
==== ﻿During her life, she has done many things to give back to society. For example, during the Crimean War, she was sent to Turkey in 1854. There, she and many other nurses had to attend to the wounded and the ill, however, due to the poor living conditions, many of the soldiers died rapidly. Instead of sitting back and allowing this to happen, she took initiative and she herself made improvements in hygiene and even called the Sanitary Commission. ====

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She was nicknamed the 'Lady with the Lamp' as even when the lights were out, she would walk around the corridoors with a lamp in her hand, making sure everyone was okay. Due to her hard work and determination, the death rates of these poor soldiers had dropped from 42% to a 2%.

She had also helped to improve and reform the standard of hospitals. The standard of hygiene in hospitals were very low. However, over time, she had helped to increase the sanitary standards of hospitals. This not only improved the efficiency of these hospitals, but it has also saved many lives in the process.

Another of her achievements was her school -- The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing. In this school, she had broken social barriors by allowing nurses from all social classes to attend. The students of this school not only learnt how to nurse, but they had also learnt how to help the poor and were also educated in the process.

In 1883, Florence was honored with the Royal Red Cross. In 1907, she was the first woman to be awarded the British Order of Merit. In additon, Florence was also the first woman elected to the Royal Statistical Society.

WHY IS SHE A GROUNDBREAKER?
==== Florence Nightingale was considered a groundbreaker as she had contributed much of her life towards helping the sick and the poor. Also at that time, for a female to become a nurse was not a job for the wealthy, so for her to become a nurse and defy her parents was a very noble act. ====

==== She was also considered a groundbreaker because she had helped to improve the standard of hopsitals all around England. She had sought to improve sanitary conditions in the medical facilities all around England. Without her, many people would have died due to the poor living conditions in the hospitals. ====

1. What is success?
====To me, success is when someone tries their best to achieve something that they desire. Even if they do not achieve this goal, I still think it is a success because they have devoted their time and energy whilst working towards their goal.====

4. Form your own definition of success (Ms Rogge's Workshop).
====My definition of success would be being able to let go and achieve all of my goals. To me, success is being the best I can be, whether it's academically, with friends or with family. For academics, success would mean coming first in my tests, completing my homework and actively participating in class. For family, success is being a good daughter by helping out where I can and listening to what my parents have to say. For friends, success is maintaining good relationships with my friends by being there when they need me, making them feel happy and accepting them for who they are. Success is being the best person I can be. :)==== ==== 5. What did you learn during Ms Rogge's workshop? During Ms. Rogge's workshop, I have learnt that success means different things to different people. I have learnt that success can be found in different areas of life such as in health, finances and in your career etc. I have also learnt that success does not neccessarily mean achieving your goal, but it could also mean the journey in which you have worked towards your goal in and what you have learnt on the way. Mr. Rogge has also taught us that the ability to let go, focus, commitment and action are some of the many characteristics needed in order to achieve success. She has also taught me that in order to achieve success you may come into contact with difficulties and set backs, but in the end, these set backs will make you stronger and help you work towards your goal.  6. Why do people fall short of achieving their potential? ==== ====People fall short of achieving their potential because of various reasons. One of the reasons they do not reach their potential is because they are lazy, they procrastinate and they cannot be bothered to complete their tasks. Another reason that people fall short of achieving their potential is because they give up halfway.====

7. Why does God want us to achieve our full potential?
====I think that God wants us to achieve our full potential because he would like us to develop and grow to become better people. He would also want us to achieve our full potential because he wants us to be able to give back to society and help those around us in need.====

8. What do you think about this WIKI project - compared to a written assignment? What do you like and dislike?
====I think that this WIKI project was quite enjoyable because it isn't boring and tiring like a written assignment, this is because we are allowed to use the computer to post our thoughts and voice our ideas. I also like this WIKI project more because allowing us to do this assignment on the computer saves us a lot of time compared to a written assignment. This is because the youth of today are more used to computers than writing things out by hand. In addition, by allowing us to do this assignment on the computer, we will not only complete it faster due to good typing skills, but we will also have fun because it seems like we are not doing homework as we are doing it on the computer. However, I dislike it because I am easily distracted by many other things like MSN, Facebook and surfing the net.====

9. Read 1 Corinthians 12:4 and 12:12-27. Search for the section where the writer explains how God made us all different so that we can function together to achieve a greater purpose. We are not all called to be successful groundbreakers at the same thing, but each of us has our own unique potential and giftings to achieve amazing things. Corinthians 12:4 says "There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit." This means that each and everyone one of us has our own unique skills and talents, but in the end we are all working with the same spirit in our hearts, trying our best to achieve our goals. Corinthians 12:12-27 tells us that we are all a part of the body of Christ and we are all equally important and equally cherished in the mind of God.