Melody Boyd Lesson for Life
Ashley Ellsworth and Julianna Corleto
Here is another fine pair! This exhibit is by Ashley and Julianna, both of whom worked very hard to produce this wonderful poster. Ashley is a nursing and psychology major and she has expressed interest in going into PEDS oncology when she graduates. Julianna is also in the nursing program and thinks she would like to be a CRNA in the future. In addition to her nursing courseload, Julianna is an Honors RA. Below you will find their poster as well as a blurb on the back.
We decided to portray our understanding of Melody Boyd's presentation as the story of the tortoise and the hare. In the classic story there is a race between a swift hare and a slow tortoise. The hare is overconfident and thus makes decisions that lead to it eventually losing the race to the, considerably slower, but consistent tortoise. This demonstrates how a steady effort, consistent mindset, and having humility can override other factors. In our version, based on Boyd's research, we have two landlords, one as a hare and the other as a tortoise. The hare, showing a corporate landlord, is shown to have a short ETA of only 10 seconds whereas the ETA of the tortoise, showing a mom/pop landlord, is 1 hour. The hare wants to get to the finish line as soon as possible and is willing to do whatever it takes to get there at that time. On the other hand, the tortoise does want to get to the finish line but is not on a time crunch. Instead, it focuses on other factors along the way. The tortoise makes stops and accommodations across the way for a variety of factors, such as families and students, to create a sense of community. The tortoise happily makes these accommodations even if it causes a loss/lesser gain. This is because the tortoise cares more about the wellbeing of others rather than solely making a large profit. However, the corporate hare only has goals of gaining the most capital and profit possible, therefore viewing tenants as pawns to help reach those goals. The hare is unwilling to change course or make accommodation for anything that does not directly benefit it. Our finish line demonstrates the different outcomes of the race. By not directly showing the outcome, it can be left up to timing and interpretation. The hare is confident and strong but cold and largely unliked. In the scheme of life, the hare may win this specific race but lose in the long run. The tortoise has nearly the opposite fate; it is more likely to “lose” this specific race, in terms of amount of profit, but winning in being well liked and having a positive community as time goes on. This illustration is based on generalizations of different types of landlords and does not cover all the complexities people can show. It is important to note that people can be multiple things, and a stereotype is not inclusive. This exemplification is based on the similarities across landlord types that Boyd noticed during her research.
