Jan28- Feb 3

                         An awesome super power to have for a presidet would be to create money out of no where lol that would be so awesome and would help out a ton because it would help there economy and would help anyone in need of food or clothing and that sort of stuff. There is tons of super powers but I cant really think of any today that would be good for a president to help a struggling country. I dont have that much of an imagination so that does me no good.

january 21-27

If  I had the opportunity to go on an all expense paid trip to Great wall of  China or the stonehenge I would want to go to the Great wall of China because then i could have chinese food which is amazing. I would like to see the Great wall but Im not that into history as much as I probably should be so I wouldnt really want to visit there.

Child abuse

Child Abuse

                It all starts unexpectedly for little David, in the book A Child Called It, one moment his mom is letting him play with his brothers and then the next she’s locking him in the basement.  All David knows is that for some reason he isn’t good enough to be loved and that he doesn’t deserve it, but yet that’s all he wants so he tries to just forget about the way his mom acts with him. Deep down David is fighting to be stronger and striving to have someone help him but he is just too weak and scared. Child abuse is nothing to joke around about, especially when there are thousands of other kids out there that are dealing with the same thing as David. Parents don’t realize the affects they have on their children and the mental damage they cause them when they hit them or tear them down with their cruel words and criticism.

Many kids do not know how to speak up when they are being abused and it is mostly out of being scared of what their parents will do to them if they don’t get the right kind of help. Many people do not report it and keep a lot hidden out of fear and the fact that these days people think of it as so called “normal” when in reality it is just wrong! 

There are many different reasons of what causes parents to abuse their children and some of the reasons are: being personally abused as a kid, being in an unstable relationship, or drug and alcohol abuse.  Parents tend to take out there personal childhood experience on their children because that was how they were raised and taught to treat someone. Some parents tend to over drink and that can cause them to not think straight and take any frustration they have out on their kids.

There are four main types of abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional and psychological abuse, and neglect.

Physical abuse is the intentional use of physical force against a child that results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in harm for the child’s health, survival, development, or dignity. This includes hitting, beating kicking, shaking, biting, strangling, scalding, burning, poisoning, and suffocating. Much physical violence against children in the home is inflicting with the object of punishing. 

Sexual abuse is one that some people think is the worse one because of how absolutely wrong it is, it is the involvement of a child in sexual activity that he or she does not fully comprehend and is unable to give informed consent to, or for which the child is not developmentally prepared, or else that violates the laws or social taboos of society. Children can be sexually abused by both adult and other children who are  by virtue of their age or stage of development and have earned the trust of the victim.

Emotional and psychological abuse involves both isolated incidents, as well as a pattern of failure over time on the part of a parent or caregiver to provide a developmentally appropriate and supportive environment. It can mentally and emotionally tear down a kid to where they feel as though they are worth nothing and as if they don’t deserve to be loved by anyone and can cause serious problems in the future for the child.

Neglect  includes both isolated incidents, as well as a pattern of failure over time on the part of a parent or other family member to provide for the development and well being of the child – where the parent is in a position to do so in one or more of the following areas: health, educational development, nutrition, shelter, and safe living conditions. The parents of neglected children are not necessarily poor.

No one ever realizes what sexual abuse can truly do to a person when they are older, Tiffany was only 7 and all she ever saw was the terrible things that happened to her older sisters. Tiffany would watch in shock as her sister would repeatedly show their mother what their father would do to them, yet she would just nod it off like it was nothing because she cared too much about trying to impress her husband. As she got older her own cousins began touching her and taking advantage of her and her mother still did nothing. Eventually Tiffany grew up to believe that she was worth nothing but a pice of meat to men,  she began getting in very abusive relationships that almost made her take her life and the only thing that kept her from that is knowing how much her little boy needed her. Tiffany finally began a new life and realized that she was worth every bit of respect; she met a man that truly respects her and is happy now.

Parents do not realize the affect they can have on their Childs future by their own actions, it can cause them to make decisions they never thought they would make. Tiffany didn’t know any better than what she was taught and the things that she saw, but she knew that her life could be better she just didn’t know how to get out of her situation.

I have  had my own personal experience with being abused as a kid and it was very hard to deal with. Growing up it wasn’t the so called “perfect” childhood my mom was never home and the house was never clean. I was never sexually abused but the emotional abuse did just as much damage, and the neglect of feeling loved was tearing me apart. I had plenty of family members to help out but instead they kept to themselves, they didn’t want to be involved they thought it was none of their business. 

The world has made people think that child abuse is okay, it is so common now days that when it happens no one reports it. My own family never reported what was going on in my life till it finally got to the point child services stepped in. It’s not easy trying to forget my past, but I never let it get in the way of who I knew I could become. There is millions of kids that are abused and they let it get to them mentally, some tend to take their bad childhood out either doing the same to their own kids or let it take toll on how they live there life.

Most people who are abusive to their children are most likely to always be abusive; no matter if they say they will stop it is always going to be difficult for them to. Most of the time it is because they have it mentally stuck in their head that it is okay and that they are not doing anything wrong. It is what they either grew up dealing with themselves or they let the struggle of their own emotional health take control on their ability to handle their anger.

Do you ever think about what is going through the kids mind when they are being hit, sexually abused, or emotionally abused? Some may not notice what’s going on in those kids life’s yet but eventually you will the next time you hear about a kid committing suicide, or a child killed by their parents. We need to make sure we do our best to help those that are dealing with abuse, make them know they matter. Child abuse is serious and people need to start taking it serious now.

 

               

Jan 14-20

Why do you think that we, as a society, care more about Hollywood than the Curiosity Rover exploring Mars?

        I think that our society cares more about Hollywood because we love seeing others do stupid things on live tv more than we like actually learning things that could teach us valuable lessons. We dont really like watching things about science especially something that isnt even on earth. Why would we even care when we have plenty of other things to worry about in our lives. I mean I never even thought about that till we had to write about it, because I dont really care about that stuff I would rather watch something about a celebrty than figure out what exactly the Rover is learning on mars. It all depends on the person you are talking to though because some people do find that stuff very interesting and love learning about it but others... not so much. Our society might let it cross there minds ever so often but then again that would be a very big suprise.

missed blog 11/11

I went to idaho over the week and it sucked cuz there was so much snow ! I actually missed Green River which was suprising, I went to there highschool and it was so big i think im going to get lost :p I am not that excited about moving and I wish I wasnt but I dont really have a choice so i have to.

a perfect society with no individuality

Nina Jacklin

Mr. Gowans

Language Arts 12

December 12, 2012

                                               

                                                A Perfect Society with No Individuality

              To live in a society of equal people, we would have to give up the one thing that makes us all different: Individuality. Jonas from the book The Giver, By Lois Lowry is given the responsibility of The Receiver, at first he doesn’t think much of it but that is until he begins to realize things that just don’t seem right. Jonas knows there is a different way to live a way that he feels is better and he is ready to do whatever it takes to find that place, even if it means losing his life. In comparison Equality 7-2521 from the book Anthem, By Ayn Rand,  lives in a Society built upon government control, no individuality your thoughts don’t matter, yet to them it’s the perfect society or perhaps it is the perfect way towards destruction.

      What was once just a normal game of catch for Jonas and Asher had somehow changed for Jonas, something he didn’t quite know how to explain happened. “ … Following the path of the apple through the air with his eyes, that the piece of fruit had- well, this was the part that he couldn’t adequately understand- the apple had changed.” (Lowry 24)  Jonas knows that he can’t see color, so when he saw that there was something wrong with the apple he just couldn’t explain it. When you don’t know something because you were never taught it growing up it is very difficult to explain it and even try and make a word for it. Something very similar to that instance had happened again to Jonas. “But when he looked out across the crowd, the sea of faces, the thing happened again the thing that had happened with the apple. They changed.” (Lowry 62) Jonas is starting to realize that something isn’t right about what he is seeing, something that he can’t explain. Jonas is hoping that being chosen as the new Receiver that somehow it will explain what he is seeing. “I know it’s not important, what you where. It doesn’t matter. But-““It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?”  Jonas is finally beginning to realize that his society has taken away choice something that makes people different, something that gives people the opportunity to decide on how they want to live their lives. Jonas knows now that he can’t keep going on with the way they live; he knows that he can’t just act as though he knows nothing, he has one choice and that is to find a society where he will now fit into.

                   Imagine living in a society where government controls your entire life well that’s how Equality 7-2521. All he wanted in life was to prove he had just as good thoughts of his own, not rely on everything that the council thinks. “Do not choose in your minds the work you would like to do when you leave the Home of the students. You shall do that which the council of Vocations shall prescribe for you.” (Rand, 22) Your thoughts and what you want for your life does not matter, the Council is in charge of the rest of your life to even think for one second of what you want to do would be breaking the law. One brilliant minded young man finally realizes he will prove to them that he knows where he should be, what he wants to do in his life and not what they want him to be. “How dared you think that your mind held greater wisdom than the minds of your brothers?” Equality 7-2521 had finally showed them something greater than they could imagine! Yet they make him feel like he has done something wrong, because they know what can happen if there society knew there was more than what they have, that would take away their control and cause the people to begin to want to know more. To be so confident in what you know you are capable of doing takes a lot of self esteem, and when you live in a society where that is not acceptable, sometimes taking risks to become free is the only choice he will have.

                   To try and make everyone equal and your society perfect would be just asking to cause huge problems in the future. A society may have its own difficulties and there will be times when you wish people were perfect but reading these books has changed my point of view in the world we live in today. Jonas knew there was something wrong with the way that his society was being controlled, it may have took him 12 years but he finally knew that there was something that needed to change. Jonas was brave and knew that the society he lived in was not for him anymore and he got away from the controlled community. For Equality 7-2521 he wanted to show the higher council a newer technology something that could change the way they lived, yet that’s not what they wanted they wanted pure control and even the slightest change would take away their power and they were not about to let that happen. Equality 7-2521 left and found a place where he could live and be himself where he was in control of his life and not someone else.