By the way I forgot my book in my locker so there won't be any quotes.
In the book the Perks of being a wallflower, Charlie is trying to figure out he who really is while writing these letters to an anonymous person. It's very personal letters and it is more like a diary in some way.
Towards the end of the book, he kind of goes off track of finding out who he is. He had this big fight with this girl that he had a thing with and all of his friends who basically taught him everything and how to live on the outside of his life are all mad at him, because he made one stupid mistake. This is when he goes off track of who he really is, unless he really is the person who does this stuff all the time. He would buy weed all the time and he became into this huge druggie that smoked all the time by himself and he had no close friends. Though what I find interesting is that he still manages to read all of the seperate books his teacher gives to him out of school and keep up with them. He is still the same person he was in the beginning but now he has a lot more knowledge of life and being a wallflower.
Talking about how is trying to find his sexuality, like i was talking about in my other response to the beginning of the book, I feel as though that is how is realizing who he is. At first when I started reading this book I was confused if Charlie was a boy or girl, and I was actually almost positive it was a girl by the way he acted in situations and other clues I got. Towards the middle of the book you get that he likes this girl Sam, but then towards the end of the book he is excepting kisses from his homosexual friend and that is when it starts to get a little devise. His friend was just upset about his boyfriend being caught so he needed someone to cry on and Charlie was there for him.
I still feel as though Charlie hasn't found out who he is and the book didn't answer that in the end either. But I feel as though this book would be one of those books that you have to re-read and you'll get different clues from it each time about how he is changing and you have to make sure you pay very close attention to it!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Prompts!
Prompt one:
Imagination
The mind drifts off in a never ending spiral.
Barbie are suddenly alive, and taking over the world!
Being in a bath tub is like being in a
huge,
pool.
But when the barbies are put into a big black bag and taken away by the mean, disgusting, smelly truck and the
bath tub is suddenly just a
bath tub.
The next thing you know you have a 5 page essay due tomorrow about Native Americans and their life style.
All you have is "The Native Americans.." and your name on a blank page.
Where did the barbies go?
Why doesn't my mind drift off in the same
never
ending
spiral.
Prompt two: Loss
No name
Time has changed
from 2 yeards.
It doesn't always have to be an aspect of growing up but
for me,
it was.
It's been 2 years since they slept in the same bed.
It's been 2 years since she slept over with him, here.
Everyday I have to
pretend,
that it's still the same,
but really,
it isn't.
If it wasn't for...
ugh.
I can't even say.
I can't even write it.
I can't even write it, even if I
Know
somone won't see it.
It's not one fault.
It's both of them.
I can't help but think
if the past years were fake
and when the stupid comments were made
now I
Know
they were true.
Everything was a
lie.
Imagination
The mind drifts off in a never ending spiral.
Barbie are suddenly alive, and taking over the world!
Being in a bath tub is like being in a
huge,
pool.
But when the barbies are put into a big black bag and taken away by the mean, disgusting, smelly truck and the
bath tub is suddenly just a
bath tub.
The next thing you know you have a 5 page essay due tomorrow about Native Americans and their life style.
All you have is "The Native Americans.." and your name on a blank page.
Where did the barbies go?
Why doesn't my mind drift off in the same
never
ending
spiral.
Prompt two: Loss
No name
Time has changed
from 2 yeards.
It doesn't always have to be an aspect of growing up but
for me,
it was.
It's been 2 years since they slept in the same bed.
It's been 2 years since she slept over with him, here.
Everyday I have to
pretend,
that it's still the same,
but really,
it isn't.
If it wasn't for...
ugh.
I can't even say.
I can't even write it.
I can't even write it, even if I
Know
somone won't see it.
It's not one fault.
It's both of them.
I can't help but think
if the past years were fake
and when the stupid comments were made
now I
Know
they were true.
Everything was a
lie.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Draft The perks of being a wallflower
(Not completely finished still needs some work)
Olivia's ELA response.
In the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower the issues that are dealt with a boy known as Charlie is figuring out who you truly are and not being ashamed of it.
In my book The Perks Of Being a Wallflower, is about a boy who is 16, writing in depth letters explaining what goes on in his life to an anonymous person. He isn't only writing to a person that is anonymous he is also keeping himself and his friends under cover with fake names. These letters are basically his diary but you never know if he actually sends the letters that he writes. He might even be writing to himself. He says everything and anything in these letters to help his feelings and he doesn't want anyone to figure out who he is in these letters. He's a boy with friends but doesn't tell them things that really bother him and how he actually feels. At some points he is feminine and I actually think he is gay but then I remember he is in love with this girl that doesn't love him back in the same way but more in a friend way. You can tell by the first page that he doesn't know or like who he is because he keeps everything undercover.
When I am reading the book I always wonder why is writing to an anonymous person and why he keeps himself anonymous. Well I have 2 thoughts about that. One I think it is because it is the way the author wants you to think and its the authors writing style, just for you to really focus on the story and not much on the characters. He does give fake names and makes you think thats the actual names but then you remember there not and so then I think, well lets say there weren't any names in this and they weren't fake or anything there just weren't any names and so you just focused mainly on the story and what is going on. It's complicated and it's the story of a 16 year old boy growing up so you really have to capture every detail. The other reason is, I think the character is hidden is because he is self conscience and he actually doesn't want any one to know; because not only is he hiding his name he is writing to someone that you have no idea who it is and hiding himself so he probably doesn't like who he is. In the text it says,
"Please don't try to figure out who this person is because then you might find out who I am, and I really don't want that to happen" (page 2)
The reason why I think he keeps everything undercover, who he is and who he is writing to because he doesn't know who he is either and for him to write in anonymous it's the only way he can express his feelings. I think he in unknown to the person he is writing to because he is embarrassed of himself and how he loves people and his family relationships and how he is affected by everything.
Right now in the book you can tell that he is an okay kind of relationship with his family. He had an amazing relationship with his aunt but she died when he was younger and from then on he was crushed. He's parents have always been there for him but you can tell when you're reading it, there's just something missing with their relationship. His brother is out playing football and he has on and off fights with his sister; but that's usually with a sibling.
When he's with his friends though he is a completely different person. Someone who hides himself and I don't wanna say he pretends to be someone else but sometimes I feel as he does. He has to hide that he loves this girl, when he does. Sometimes I feel he just doesn't fit in and he's new to these friends- his best friend, Michaela also just died and so know he has no one except the girl he loves, her brother and their friends.
All of the things that had happened with his friends, famiey and etc. affects him a lot; because like everyone thats how you become you. He is who he is, he hides himself because that is who he really is because his fmailey and friends made him like that. They made him so that he was always the loving boy but has his moments and also he never really talked in his family. He had only one friend until he met Patrick and Sam and they had made a change on him that probably made him a better person.
This book has been very good so far and I'm excited to keep reading to see how he will change. For my prediction I think he will find out who he is and actually stop writing the letters and tell who everyone is and find out who he truly is. I think he's friends and family will be more supportive farther in the book and also he will get the girl in the end because she knows she loves him back even though she also has a boyfriend.
Olivia's ELA response.
In the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower the issues that are dealt with a boy known as Charlie is figuring out who you truly are and not being ashamed of it.
In my book The Perks Of Being a Wallflower, is about a boy who is 16, writing in depth letters explaining what goes on in his life to an anonymous person. He isn't only writing to a person that is anonymous he is also keeping himself and his friends under cover with fake names. These letters are basically his diary but you never know if he actually sends the letters that he writes. He might even be writing to himself. He says everything and anything in these letters to help his feelings and he doesn't want anyone to figure out who he is in these letters. He's a boy with friends but doesn't tell them things that really bother him and how he actually feels. At some points he is feminine and I actually think he is gay but then I remember he is in love with this girl that doesn't love him back in the same way but more in a friend way. You can tell by the first page that he doesn't know or like who he is because he keeps everything undercover.
When I am reading the book I always wonder why is writing to an anonymous person and why he keeps himself anonymous. Well I have 2 thoughts about that. One I think it is because it is the way the author wants you to think and its the authors writing style, just for you to really focus on the story and not much on the characters. He does give fake names and makes you think thats the actual names but then you remember there not and so then I think, well lets say there weren't any names in this and they weren't fake or anything there just weren't any names and so you just focused mainly on the story and what is going on. It's complicated and it's the story of a 16 year old boy growing up so you really have to capture every detail. The other reason is, I think the character is hidden is because he is self conscience and he actually doesn't want any one to know; because not only is he hiding his name he is writing to someone that you have no idea who it is and hiding himself so he probably doesn't like who he is. In the text it says,
"Please don't try to figure out who this person is because then you might find out who I am, and I really don't want that to happen" (page 2)
The reason why I think he keeps everything undercover, who he is and who he is writing to because he doesn't know who he is either and for him to write in anonymous it's the only way he can express his feelings. I think he in unknown to the person he is writing to because he is embarrassed of himself and how he loves people and his family relationships and how he is affected by everything.
Right now in the book you can tell that he is an okay kind of relationship with his family. He had an amazing relationship with his aunt but she died when he was younger and from then on he was crushed. He's parents have always been there for him but you can tell when you're reading it, there's just something missing with their relationship. His brother is out playing football and he has on and off fights with his sister; but that's usually with a sibling.
When he's with his friends though he is a completely different person. Someone who hides himself and I don't wanna say he pretends to be someone else but sometimes I feel as he does. He has to hide that he loves this girl, when he does. Sometimes I feel he just doesn't fit in and he's new to these friends- his best friend, Michaela also just died and so know he has no one except the girl he loves, her brother and their friends.
All of the things that had happened with his friends, famiey and etc. affects him a lot; because like everyone thats how you become you. He is who he is, he hides himself because that is who he really is because his fmailey and friends made him like that. They made him so that he was always the loving boy but has his moments and also he never really talked in his family. He had only one friend until he met Patrick and Sam and they had made a change on him that probably made him a better person.
This book has been very good so far and I'm excited to keep reading to see how he will change. For my prediction I think he will find out who he is and actually stop writing the letters and tell who everyone is and find out who he truly is. I think he's friends and family will be more supportive farther in the book and also he will get the girl in the end because she knows she loves him back even though she also has a boyfriend.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Olivia's Reading Response
Final!
In my book The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, Ronnie, a teenage girl and her brother, Jonah are sent to be with their dad for the summer. Ronnie and her dad haven't talked ever since her parent’s split, her dad left with out saying anything. From that point on, Ronnie had turned into a new girl. Here Nicholas Sparks tries to show the reader that Ronnie isn’t really who she thinks she is, and she doesn’t do anything her friends do. Ronnie turns into a girl that is "bad.” She has bad grades, they dropped juristically, she has a purple streak in her hair, and hangs out with the wrong type of people. To me, though Ronnie isn't really "bad;” she is just hiding herself from the rest of the world, with all her makeup and dark clothes. Ronnie isn't actually one of those kids who drink or smoke or do terrible things it’s just that, that’s the only way she can express herself.
One important observation that I made as soon as I started reading this book, is that you could tell Ronnie only hangs out with the wrong crowd, wears a lot of makeup and wears dark clothes because she is trying to hide herself and it is the only way she can express her anger. Ronnie is actually a smart girl that doesn’t do anything that the people she hangs out with do. I think this because,
"”Do you want me to bring you a beer?” “I don’t drink.” “Why?” Because it makes people act stupid, she could have said but she didn’t. “ (103).
This quote shows that Ronnie doesn’t drink, and she thinks drinking is stupid. This is a very important part of the book because there are parts way before this one that just shows Ronnie not drinking but this time you actually know she doesn’t drink. So once I was reading this I kind of thought to myself, isn’t this weird how every night she hangs out with these type of people but she never drinks or smokes with them, she is really above the influence. I mean these are her best friends and whom she hangs out with every night.
Another important observation is that even her dad is wondering if she will change by the end of the summer, or if she will have the same attitude she did when she first arrived then to when she is going to leave. I think this because in the book Steve says:
"Would she wake up tomorrow or leave with the same attitude she had arriving here? He did not know" (122). Well to me since I’ve seen the movie and I know what happens, this quote is fore shadowing what will happen later in the book. It shows that even the dad does believe in Ronni to change and even though he doesn’t know if Ronni will change there still is the thought that she might. Steve believes and loves Ronni even though she can be cruel to him because he knows deep down that she is just going through a tough time in her life.
This text related to the world because there are many people who aren't completely sure what they want to be, or who they are. They think their someone they're not and try to fit into the group. In some way it kind of relates to clique because you could want to be in a group but it's not who you really are you just want to be popular or in Ronnie's case hide yourself and hang out with people you’re really not.
This relates to me in the sense of clique, but not in the sense of Ronnie. Sometimes I compare myself to other people because they're more popular, have more friends, are prettier, or just they have something I want. So sometimes I could go out of my way to try to talk to them or something and I just realize I'm happy who I am and what I have and I'm me because I was supposed to be.
I think when people read this they should know that Ronnie does really change and the whole beginning of the book of her not smoking or drinking foreshadows her becoming some one she really is, and finding out who she is and what she wants. Her relationship with her dad grows into something more and she realizes that nothing with their break up had to do with her, and that she needs to be happy in her situation now.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Responses to Other Blog's
Astrid's Blog
Astrid's poems' on her blog are very interesting and unique. When I read her poem's i got a picture of what she was trying to say in my mind. I could feel the emotions, she felt while she was writing it and while i was reading it. When Astrid responds to the poems or any writing piece I like reading them because i feel like she is being really honest with them. She critics them but then also comments on them, and I always think it's good to have a double side when you write things. I like that i can agree with Astrid's writing when she is responding on a piece of art. She gives great details so it helps me achieve the thought she had.
Gabby's Blog
What I really like about Gabby's blog is that she loves to write about he passion. Most of Gabby's post are about fashion and when you write about something or someone you really love it's usually going to be one of your best poems or stories; that's why Gabby's blog really stands out to me. I think what's really funny about her blog is that if you scroll down everything that Gabby writes about if she has a choice is fashion and if it is a assignment on a specific writing piece then it's not. So you can really tell Gabby is really devoted to fashion.
Fatima's Blog
I really like Fatima's blog because like Gabby's it shows her personality. I can tell she talks about her family and the way she feels on her poems. It really stands out and I really feel for her when she writes them. I feel like Fatima's blog gives me like the chills when I read them because they're so sincere and detailed so i enjoy reading them.
Astrid's poems' on her blog are very interesting and unique. When I read her poem's i got a picture of what she was trying to say in my mind. I could feel the emotions, she felt while she was writing it and while i was reading it. When Astrid responds to the poems or any writing piece I like reading them because i feel like she is being really honest with them. She critics them but then also comments on them, and I always think it's good to have a double side when you write things. I like that i can agree with Astrid's writing when she is responding on a piece of art. She gives great details so it helps me achieve the thought she had.
Gabby's Blog
What I really like about Gabby's blog is that she loves to write about he passion. Most of Gabby's post are about fashion and when you write about something or someone you really love it's usually going to be one of your best poems or stories; that's why Gabby's blog really stands out to me. I think what's really funny about her blog is that if you scroll down everything that Gabby writes about if she has a choice is fashion and if it is a assignment on a specific writing piece then it's not. So you can really tell Gabby is really devoted to fashion.
Fatima's Blog
I really like Fatima's blog because like Gabby's it shows her personality. I can tell she talks about her family and the way she feels on her poems. It really stands out and I really feel for her when she writes them. I feel like Fatima's blog gives me like the chills when I read them because they're so sincere and detailed so i enjoy reading them.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sonnet!
The rose, my rose just lies there silent; dead.
There are 5 green leaves hanging from the rose
They dance on the stem as they bleed dark red
The petals are falling from head to toe
The rose is duller, lines run up the spine
The lines strain the rose, they're powerfully curled.
Do I want this rose? I ask, yes it's mine.
The rose tries to stay away from the world
The rose has a never ending middle
It turns and twist like a unfinished tale
I see the last petal, tries to fiddle
A rose no longer red but very pale.
As i took off the last petal I froze
And realized that was the end of my rose.
There are 5 green leaves hanging from the rose
They dance on the stem as they bleed dark red
The petals are falling from head to toe
The rose is duller, lines run up the spine
The lines strain the rose, they're powerfully curled.
Do I want this rose? I ask, yes it's mine.
The rose tries to stay away from the world
The rose has a never ending middle
It turns and twist like a unfinished tale
I see the last petal, tries to fiddle
A rose no longer red but very pale.
As i took off the last petal I froze
And realized that was the end of my rose.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
My papa's Waltz
In this poem I wasn't really sure what it was about. When I first read I had a feeling that had to do with a little boy being beaten by his father, when he was drunk. The waltz's part was a metaphor of how some people say "you wanna dance" as in a fight. Or that it was a repeating pattern that the dad had when he was drunk. After I read it over and over again and really thought about what this poem meant, it didn't necessarily mean that the little boy was being beat. There was no fact or proof that this little boy was being beat, there were so many unclear lines that the author used. Anything could of meant anything, but if you think about it a lot of writers to that to their poem so that the reader thinks about their poems in a different then other people might, or they get a different intention from it. Once you start thinking about the opposite of this poem, I started to take every line by it's self, and see what they meant with both of the thoughts that I had. I think the author chose to do this because it pulls you deeper and deeper into the poem, like what happened to me. I read it over and over and over again to see which reason was more correct. Each time I read I got a different feel for it and more thoughts on what the author meant by the words he chose and his rhythm of his words.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Poem from social awareness project
*just wanted it with all my other poems.
The beating
I'm not gay i say!
Slap
Slam
Slip
Still
Survive
The horrible Beating.
My heart is racing
fast as can be
as the boys all start laughing at me.
They hear a teacher,
they
run as fast as they can, to get away from me.
I sit there still, but the room spinning around me.
I hear a young women
"Are you ok"
But i can't answer, the blood from my nose is dripping down to my mouth, my lips feel like they can't open, i was to hurt to even start to cry.
I managed to open my mouth
the only words that came out were
"Help."
The beating
I'm not gay i say!
Slap
Slam
Slip
Still
Survive
The horrible Beating.
My heart is racing
fast as can be
as the boys all start laughing at me.
They hear a teacher,
they
run as fast as they can, to get away from me.
I sit there still, but the room spinning around me.
I hear a young women
"Are you ok"
But i can't answer, the blood from my nose is dripping down to my mouth, my lips feel like they can't open, i was to hurt to even start to cry.
I managed to open my mouth
the only words that came out were
"Help."
Narrative Poem modeled after "Please don't take my air jordans"
People laugh at me
when I wear the same clothes
every day.
I would kill.
for those shoes everyone is wearing these days,
I got no money,
no job,
no way to be who I want to be.
I fall in the wrong crowd.
but it's ok I really don't mind.
sometimes.
I wish my image was like
the girls in the magazine
but
i got no money,
no job,
no way to be who i want to be.
when I wear the same clothes
every day.
I would kill.
for those shoes everyone is wearing these days,
I got no money,
no job,
no way to be who I want to be.
I fall in the wrong crowd.
but it's ok I really don't mind.
sometimes.
I wish my image was like
the girls in the magazine
but
i got no money,
no job,
no way to be who i want to be.
Monday, January 17, 2011
The incident
"No playing in the house,"
she says,
but as soon as she leaves
we play.
The ball glides from person to person.
doing tricks we learned in soccer practice
tackling each other to wrangle for the ball
Our feet start to quicken up.
Were now playing head, catch,
my favorite game
I'm in the middle
throwing the ball
I throw the ball to Jimmy
"catch"
he heads it
but not back to me.
The next thing I know
I'm standing in front of my mom's
favorite antique, shattered on the floor
"No playing in the house"
i hear over
and
over again.
she says,
but as soon as she leaves
we play.
The ball glides from person to person.
doing tricks we learned in soccer practice
tackling each other to wrangle for the ball
Our feet start to quicken up.
Were now playing head, catch,
my favorite game
I'm in the middle
throwing the ball
I throw the ball to Jimmy
"catch"
he heads it
but not back to me.
The next thing I know
I'm standing in front of my mom's
favorite antique, shattered on the floor
"No playing in the house"
i hear over
and
over again.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
The picture has dark colors.
Shes not looking straight at the camera.
She has a smirk on her face.
Her clothing is very formal.
The background is dull.
The picture could have dark colors because it symbolizes the mood of the painting.
She is looking in a different direction to show how she isnt concentrating at the camera as she is being drawn.
Maybe she hasa smirk on her face because she wants to show that she is mysterious and mishchiefious.
her clothing is formal because it looks like its a really old picture so she could be in her normal clothing but looks formal to me.
The background is dull and blurry because the picture is mainly on Mona Lisa.
The whole picture is supposed to revovle around her, it almost looks like she is powerful, and willful. Shes not starring at the camera, with her head held high and she looks happy and has a lot of pride.
The picture has dark colors.
Shes not looking straight at the camera.
She has a smirk on her face.
Her clothing is very formal.
The background is dull.
The picture could have dark colors because it symbolizes the mood of the painting.
She is looking in a different direction to show how she isnt concentrating at the camera as she is being drawn.
Maybe she hasa smirk on her face because she wants to show that she is mysterious and mishchiefious.
her clothing is formal because it looks like its a really old picture so she could be in her normal clothing but looks formal to me.
The background is dull and blurry because the picture is mainly on Mona Lisa.
The whole picture is supposed to revovle around her, it almost looks like she is powerful, and willful. Shes not starring at the camera, with her head held high and she looks happy and has a lot of pride.
Incident
I think the author was saying how no matter how small you are and what age you are, everyone has a point of a veiw. It resembles bullying and kind of the new kid in town. I think this poem can mean a lot of things, and a lot of themes. This poem means different things to me it resembles racism and bullying, and for someone that was being bullying it would stay with them, for example in the poem it says "From May until December: of all the things that happened there thats all i remember."
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Poem from a new article Friday's homework
When it's Time to say Goodbye
I don't want to let go of your grip
I have chills running up and down me when were together
we stay as one for minutes
crying
wishing that you didn't have to go.
your next leave is in a year
and
i already miss you.
Your green camoflauge uniform scratches against my body
and thats when i remember you have to go.
"I'll write you,"
I say.
I don't want to let go of your grip
I have chills running up and down me when were together
we stay as one for minutes
crying
wishing that you didn't have to go.
your next leave is in a year
and
i already miss you.
Your green camoflauge uniform scratches against my body
and thats when i remember you have to go.
"I'll write you,"
I say.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Poem
Poetry is the light
in the dark
Poetry is the feeling
to your feeling
Poetry
can be anything.
Poetry takes you on a adventure
and you might never come back.
It's to be or not to be,
Poetry is you
in every way.
in the dark
Poetry is the feeling
to your feeling
Poetry
can be anything.
Poetry takes you on a adventure
and you might never come back.
It's to be or not to be,
Poetry is you
in every way.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Author's Note
"Neglect occurs when a child or teen doesn't have adequate food, housing, clothes, medical
care or supervision. Emotional neglect happens when a parent doesn't provide enough
emotional support deliberately and consistently pays very little or no attention to a
child." ("Abuse")
Neglect usually happens when a parent doesn't care enough for their child. In a child's perspectives it could be difficult to care for yourself or even for yourself and another person, and that's how it is in my picture book. "In the year 2007, 7,120 kids suffered from neglect. 63% said the parents had been neglected when they were younger or have passed experience with drug or alcohol." ("Drug Abuse, Alcohol Add to Child Neglect") Neglect can be lack of care with food, clothes, hygiene, and attention towards child.
Remi in my picture book has to deal with the situation of caring for herself and for her younger sister Ella. Remi always knew her mom was neglecting her but she never wanted to face the truth, she was lying to herself and Ella. The truth is Remi really loved her mom and didn't want to believe what was happening. Remi and Ella had always been into dance, ever since they were born. When the recital comes up an her mom does come, their mom realizes without saying words that she's sorry for missing everything.
Truthfully I have had no experience with neglect or abuse. Even when I hear from someone that their parent beats them in a kidding way I still get the chills. Beating and neglect is something that should never happen to a child, I feel it shows the wrong actions to take and teaches their kid the wrong thing and most likely the kid will start to abuse and neglect their child. My friend from elementary school would always come to school saying her mom beats her, and she always said that she was going to call someone about it but she never did. Being my age I didn't know what to do but I hated the situation I was in.
Hopefully everyone soon comes to the realization Ella and Remi's mom had.
Work Cited Page
"Abuse." http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/family_abuse.html. Teen Health, 1995-2010. Web. December 12, 2010.
"Drug Abuse, Alcohol Add to Child Neglect." http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article
display3152&artno=0000294343&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=abuse&title=Drug%20Abuse%2C%20Alcohol%20Add%20to%20Child%20Neglect&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N. Sirs, February 27, 2009. Web. December 12, 2010.
"Child Neglect." http://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/newsroom/fact-sheets/child-neglect.html. American Humane Association, 1990-2003. Web. December 12, 2010
care or supervision. Emotional neglect happens when a parent doesn't provide enough
emotional support deliberately and consistently pays very little or no attention to a
child." ("Abuse")
Neglect usually happens when a parent doesn't care enough for their child. In a child's perspectives it could be difficult to care for yourself or even for yourself and another person, and that's how it is in my picture book. "In the year 2007, 7,120 kids suffered from neglect. 63% said the parents had been neglected when they were younger or have passed experience with drug or alcohol." ("Drug Abuse, Alcohol Add to Child Neglect") Neglect can be lack of care with food, clothes, hygiene, and attention towards child.
Remi in my picture book has to deal with the situation of caring for herself and for her younger sister Ella. Remi always knew her mom was neglecting her but she never wanted to face the truth, she was lying to herself and Ella. The truth is Remi really loved her mom and didn't want to believe what was happening. Remi and Ella had always been into dance, ever since they were born. When the recital comes up an her mom does come, their mom realizes without saying words that she's sorry for missing everything.
Truthfully I have had no experience with neglect or abuse. Even when I hear from someone that their parent beats them in a kidding way I still get the chills. Beating and neglect is something that should never happen to a child, I feel it shows the wrong actions to take and teaches their kid the wrong thing and most likely the kid will start to abuse and neglect their child. My friend from elementary school would always come to school saying her mom beats her, and she always said that she was going to call someone about it but she never did. Being my age I didn't know what to do but I hated the situation I was in.
Hopefully everyone soon comes to the realization Ella and Remi's mom had.
Work Cited Page
"Abuse." http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/family_abuse.html. Teen Health, 1995-2010. Web. December 12, 2010.
"Drug Abuse, Alcohol Add to Child Neglect." http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article
display3152&artno=0000294343&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=abuse&title=Drug%20Abuse%2C%20Alcohol%20Add%20to%20Child%20Neglect&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N. Sirs, February 27, 2009. Web. December 12, 2010.
"Child Neglect." http://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/newsroom/fact-sheets/child-neglect.html. American Humane Association, 1990-2003. Web. December 12, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Research Project #2 : Cutting
Good website of cutting
This website gives me lots of information on cutting. It gives me information on how to help someone, what cutting is, why people cut, what they feel when they cut, it just gives me a lot of information on cutting. It says a lot about the way people feel and what happens when they do cut themselves.
This website gives me lots of information on cutting. It gives me information on how to help someone, what cutting is, why people cut, what they feel when they cut, it just gives me a lot of information on cutting. It says a lot about the way people feel and what happens when they do cut themselves.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Research Project #1: Abuse
SIRs
In this article, they mainly talk about how if your parent had been abused you have a higher chance of also being abused or neglected. In 2007 1,200 kids had reported being abused or neglected, and 8 kids had died. The kids get trauma from it, and it is then hard to live their life. There was also a report to the government that there had been a lot of abuse but most of all sexual abuse from parents to their kids. It was said that most parents would abuse their kids if they were drunk or had a overdose of drugs.
Abuse Examples
In this article there is a girl explaining what her dad does to her. He shoves her and calls her name. He mostly does it when he is drunk.
It says that there are 4 types of abuse.
Physical Abuse, you can usually tell on a kid if he gets physically abused because there will usually be scares or bruises on him or her. The actions that may cause it is kicks, punches, biting, choking, pinching, shaking and more.
Another one is Sexual Abuse, its when there is any type of physical contact between an adult and anyone younger than 18. If it is between an adult to another adult it is called incest.
Emotional Abuse, is an abuse that is very hard to tell. It is when someone is overally critizes a person, to the point where they have little or no self esteem.
Neglect, is when the parent isn'g giving adequate care to a chile. Not buying the food they need, water, clothes, or medical care. When the parent also gives their chid little to no attention. Neglect doesn't mean though not giving their chile what they want, for example a t/v or phone.
Parent to parent or child to child isn't the only way to abuse someone. Abuse is also bullying, racist jokes, religion, abilities, gender, or sexual orientaion.
Realizing abuse can be hard for some kids, because if they grew up with being abused they think it's a regular lifestyle and they know what to expect. So thats what causes them to abuse their child when they grow up because they think it's right.
There is no single reason for abusion. people might think it is their fault or they deserved it but it is never that case. You never deserve to be abused. Reasons why you might be being abusive is that if your parents abuse you, you learn from that trait, or if you are filled with a lot of anger, the only way to get it out is to be abusive to other people.
Everyone can learn how to stop to be abusive. It just might take sometime.
In this article, they mainly talk about how if your parent had been abused you have a higher chance of also being abused or neglected. In 2007 1,200 kids had reported being abused or neglected, and 8 kids had died. The kids get trauma from it, and it is then hard to live their life. There was also a report to the government that there had been a lot of abuse but most of all sexual abuse from parents to their kids. It was said that most parents would abuse their kids if they were drunk or had a overdose of drugs.
Abuse Examples
In this article there is a girl explaining what her dad does to her. He shoves her and calls her name. He mostly does it when he is drunk.
It says that there are 4 types of abuse.
Physical Abuse, you can usually tell on a kid if he gets physically abused because there will usually be scares or bruises on him or her. The actions that may cause it is kicks, punches, biting, choking, pinching, shaking and more.
Another one is Sexual Abuse, its when there is any type of physical contact between an adult and anyone younger than 18. If it is between an adult to another adult it is called incest.
Emotional Abuse, is an abuse that is very hard to tell. It is when someone is overally critizes a person, to the point where they have little or no self esteem.
Neglect, is when the parent isn'g giving adequate care to a chile. Not buying the food they need, water, clothes, or medical care. When the parent also gives their chid little to no attention. Neglect doesn't mean though not giving their chile what they want, for example a t/v or phone.
Parent to parent or child to child isn't the only way to abuse someone. Abuse is also bullying, racist jokes, religion, abilities, gender, or sexual orientaion.
Realizing abuse can be hard for some kids, because if they grew up with being abused they think it's a regular lifestyle and they know what to expect. So thats what causes them to abuse their child when they grow up because they think it's right.
There is no single reason for abusion. people might think it is their fault or they deserved it but it is never that case. You never deserve to be abused. Reasons why you might be being abusive is that if your parents abuse you, you learn from that trait, or if you are filled with a lot of anger, the only way to get it out is to be abusive to other people.
Everyone can learn how to stop to be abusive. It just might take sometime.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Social Awareness #6
The beating
I'm not gay i say!
Slap
Slam
Slip
Still
Survive
The horrible Beating.
My heart is racing
fast as can be
as the boys all start laughing at me.
They hear a teacher,
they
run as fast as they can, to get away from me.
I sit there still, but the room spinning around me.
I hear a young women
"Are you ok"
But i can't answer, the blood from my nose is dripping down to my mouth, my lips feel like they can't open, i was to hurt to even start to cry.
I managed to open my mouth
the only words that came out were
"Help."
I'm not gay i say!
Slap
Slam
Slip
Still
Survive
The horrible Beating.
My heart is racing
fast as can be
as the boys all start laughing at me.
They hear a teacher,
they
run as fast as they can, to get away from me.
I sit there still, but the room spinning around me.
I hear a young women
"Are you ok"
But i can't answer, the blood from my nose is dripping down to my mouth, my lips feel like they can't open, i was to hurt to even start to cry.
I managed to open my mouth
the only words that came out were
"Help."
1st Social Awareness number 3
So my first person that I am going to talk about a boy named Philip Fields and he is very thoughtful. He goes everyday and every lunch to visit kids with autism, and helps out with them. he had made friendships with them and so this is an interview from him:
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Social Awareness Project
Day #1 October 21st
This story isn't really about social awareness it is a story of how examples of this ruin our us and we need to do something more about this story. This story was about a kid who was attacked for being gay. This story said the charges for this kids who attacked him. I think that this is sad that people think like this. Why is it ok for people to attack or even make fun o people for liking the same sex, it doesn't make them not human. I don't think it is ok that poeple think like that, because we live in a world now that people shouldn't treat other people with a different respect because they don't have the same feelings. I think our world should do something about all this attacking to gay people because it isn't fair to them, being arrested isn't enough!
Day #2, October 22nd
Today I found something about Autism and how people are realizing this is something that is growing and they want to talk about it. The kids and or adults that had autism were there with there care givers and the president of Staten Island was telling them that they weren't alone and that there were people all around them that cared for them. I think that this one spoke to me because it say's that no matter your differences there is always other people like you and you are never alone. I think it was smart for the president to hold something like this because I think that people think there different and they feel uncomfortable with themselves and this made them feel better about themselves.
Day #3: October 23rd
In the New York Times today i read about a story that told you what was in energy drinks. Some energy drinks have alcohol in them. This makes parent aware of what there kids have been drinking. It even said something about red bull. It is said that these drinks are very dangerous and the amount of kids buying them has grown rapidly this Summer. I think this is a bad thing but a good thing. A bad thing because nobody knew how much caffeine was in red bull. 76 milligrams in a 8.3 ounce red bull is how much caffeine is it. That is digusting! This is a good thing because it is making parents aware of what their kids might be drinking. I mean it might not be good to kids who get addicted to this drinks but it is good for their parents to be aware about how dangerous they might be.
Day #4: October 24th
On the news today while I was watching it before I left to go to school, there was a new report on how people with MS should take yoga. They say that yoga can help it but it probably won't be a cure to MS, it makes the clients feel better and stretch and relax. There is a specific person that works at a yoga shop espically for people with MS and she helps them. They have a organization where they take money and with that money they buy equipment for the clients with MS. I thought this was very interesting because I know someone with MS, and I actually asked her if she ever thought of doing yoga, she said that she once tried it and it helped. She said it had relaxed her and sometimes she would even forget that she had MS it felt so relaxing. She did have to stop though because it became harder for her to go there. This story had really help me learn something about MS because before that I didn't really understand MS but now it just made me aware about people who have MS aren't going to stop their lives because they have a disability, they're going to keep going like the poem "Mother to Son" was saying.
Day #5: October 25th
Today on the news today I found something about New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman donating thousands of dollar to charity. Scheiderman got his money from deducting money from work expenses. He had doing his deductions for 200 days when he was not in the Senate Chamber or in Albany. He is donating his tax savings money to a charity, he could be giving that charity at least 10,000 dollars. He is hoping this will clean up Albany. Well i got 2 things out of this story. From my point of view I thought this was a very good thing. I thought it was good for 1 reason is because he is giving so much money to a charity, and that is such a good and helpful thing. Another reason because not only is he giving thousands of money to a charity he is also getting business taxes off things, and that has been a big issue for a lot of people.
This story isn't really about social awareness it is a story of how examples of this ruin our us and we need to do something more about this story. This story was about a kid who was attacked for being gay. This story said the charges for this kids who attacked him. I think that this is sad that people think like this. Why is it ok for people to attack or even make fun o people for liking the same sex, it doesn't make them not human. I don't think it is ok that poeple think like that, because we live in a world now that people shouldn't treat other people with a different respect because they don't have the same feelings. I think our world should do something about all this attacking to gay people because it isn't fair to them, being arrested isn't enough!
Day #2, October 22nd
Today I found something about Autism and how people are realizing this is something that is growing and they want to talk about it. The kids and or adults that had autism were there with there care givers and the president of Staten Island was telling them that they weren't alone and that there were people all around them that cared for them. I think that this one spoke to me because it say's that no matter your differences there is always other people like you and you are never alone. I think it was smart for the president to hold something like this because I think that people think there different and they feel uncomfortable with themselves and this made them feel better about themselves.
Day #3: October 23rd
In the New York Times today i read about a story that told you what was in energy drinks. Some energy drinks have alcohol in them. This makes parent aware of what there kids have been drinking. It even said something about red bull. It is said that these drinks are very dangerous and the amount of kids buying them has grown rapidly this Summer. I think this is a bad thing but a good thing. A bad thing because nobody knew how much caffeine was in red bull. 76 milligrams in a 8.3 ounce red bull is how much caffeine is it. That is digusting! This is a good thing because it is making parents aware of what their kids might be drinking. I mean it might not be good to kids who get addicted to this drinks but it is good for their parents to be aware about how dangerous they might be.
Day #4: October 24th
On the news today while I was watching it before I left to go to school, there was a new report on how people with MS should take yoga. They say that yoga can help it but it probably won't be a cure to MS, it makes the clients feel better and stretch and relax. There is a specific person that works at a yoga shop espically for people with MS and she helps them. They have a organization where they take money and with that money they buy equipment for the clients with MS. I thought this was very interesting because I know someone with MS, and I actually asked her if she ever thought of doing yoga, she said that she once tried it and it helped. She said it had relaxed her and sometimes she would even forget that she had MS it felt so relaxing. She did have to stop though because it became harder for her to go there. This story had really help me learn something about MS because before that I didn't really understand MS but now it just made me aware about people who have MS aren't going to stop their lives because they have a disability, they're going to keep going like the poem "Mother to Son" was saying.
Day #5: October 25th
Today on the news today I found something about New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman donating thousands of dollar to charity. Scheiderman got his money from deducting money from work expenses. He had doing his deductions for 200 days when he was not in the Senate Chamber or in Albany. He is donating his tax savings money to a charity, he could be giving that charity at least 10,000 dollars. He is hoping this will clean up Albany. Well i got 2 things out of this story. From my point of view I thought this was a very good thing. I thought it was good for 1 reason is because he is giving so much money to a charity, and that is such a good and helpful thing. Another reason because not only is he giving thousands of money to a charity he is also getting business taxes off things, and that has been a big issue for a lot of people.
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