Farewell Blogger

Well, this quarter has finally come to an end. No more weekly blog posts, no more big research papers. It's summertime! I really enjoyed this quarter, though. The papers were big, but they were no where near as hard or as stressful as I planned them to be. I got through it, and from the looks of it, so did everyone else in the class. Go us!!

Ms. Kraft was a pretty awesome professor, and made the class a little more enjoyable. It didn't seem like the class was all about writing, even though it was ha. The quarter flew by, and was pretty easy. I thought this class was going to be the hardest and most stressful because of all the papers, but it was actually the other way around.

I really like the topic I picked for my research, and I learned things I didn't know before from all the research. This made it easier to write the papers, and once the research was out of the way, it all came pretty easy.

Overall, I enjoyed the class, and I had a good time. Hopefully the next English class I take is this easy, or at least close. Thanks Professor Kraft!!

Wild Children---They're in Your Backyard!

Britainy Gober
May 27, 2010

You may think I'm crazy, but I'm being serious. I'm not talking about the annoying brats next door who won't stay out of your yard, and keep hitting your house with tennis balls, either. I'm talking real, wild children; call them animals if you want. That's what most people consider them. And maybe I'm exaggerating. They may not be RIGHT in your backyard, but they're closer than people would like to imagine.

When people hear of "feral children," they probably start thinking of dog-like kids from back in ancient history in other non developed countries. If not, then they're probably thinking Tarzan. Well, not all feral children are animal-like. Sure, we all know of Victor, the thirty five year old man who died unable to speak or anything. He was found by a doctor, saved from wolves, and never adapted to human society. Not all cases are like that. Some are just simply isolated by their family, and never, ever interact with the outside world. Also, they're not all historical stories either. This is happening now, and it's happening here...In the U.S.

Fifteen cases have been reported in our country, two in the past three years. One of the most famous cases is the story of Genie. She was strapped to a toilet seat for twelve, yeah that's right, TWELVE YEARS. She couldn't talk, or walk, or even feed herself, at the age of thirteen. Her father had a problem with kids and just decided he was going to totally ruin her life, which he did. Go Dad!

< PICTURE OF GENIE WHEN SHE WAS FOUND.

Another famous, heart-breaking story is that of Dani. This little girl, about seven when she was found, was left in a room the size of a very small closet. Her mother and brothers paid her no attention. She was never toilet trained, and never wore clothes. Her house was covered in bugs and feces. The only thing that saved this little girl was her concerned neighbors. Maybe I should mention it took the police three attempts to finally say, "Hey, ya know, maybe this isn't right. Maybe we should take this girl away." I guess it wasn't obvious enough for them that a seven year old in diapers and lice isn't exactly normal.

DANI AT 7 YEARS OLD

Anyway, you're probably wondering what happens to those kids. Well, for the ones who aren't left on their own, and kept in the conditions they're in, are adopted, some are put into hospitals and homes, and some are kind of used as lab rats. Doctors do studies on them to see how they think and act, and they use them to help find answers to certain disorders, such as autism.

Genie experienced a little bit of all of it. They gave her tests, which she scored high on, and they put her in hospitals so that special people could work with her and help her recover from her situation. It has been shown that after a certain age, it is unheard of for people to learn how to talk. Sine Genie never learned to speak from her parents, they tried working with her, but just like they thought, she didn't learn too much. Dani was adopted to a loving family and almost completely recovered from the things she suffered from.

The kids who are raised by actual animals have less of a chance of recovery, but I think they aren't given enough attention. People want to just discard them because there is a chance they may be a little dangerous. I think if there is a chance that an innocent child can be saved and given a good life, we should take that chance.

These kids need help. If someone finds a child in the wild who seems to have no home or family, they should contact a hospital or police, and try to get the kid help. They can't stay out in the wild that way, no matter what people would like to say. Some think since they have lived in the wild as long as they have, we should leave them alone and let them continue living that way. WRONG. You can't just do that to a kid. They need to be rescued, and they need to be given the attention they have been denied all their lives.

If a kid is discovered in a home, but in a really terrible situation like Genie and Dani, then the police should definitely be contacted. You can't let a little kid continue to be neglected and mistreated that way. The kids should be taken care of by doctors so they can learn things and try to live a normal life. They should be put into schools, and given an education. They're humans no matter what anyone would like to think. They should be treated like every other kid in the world, and have the same opportunities as well.

Cases of feral children are reported way too often. Police and other law enforcers need to step up and be doing their part to help stop situations like this. Parents need to know they can't just completely ignore a kid for years and years, just because they don't want them or are unable to take care of them. There are other options, like adoption. In a lot of the cases, the parents don't have to do jail time, because studies get done on them and the parents end up having something wrong with them themselves. I don't think this is fair. They messed up a child's whole life, and they deserve to have to pay for it. They should be locked up, and they should have to deal with the consequences of what they did for the rest of their lives.

Every child deserves a shot at a normal life. There is no reason that a kid should be locked in another room their entire lives, or given up to animals. Unfortunately, not all parents are able to handle the responsibility of having a kid. I don't exactly know what they expect to have to deal with, but I'm not going to get started on that. Once the kids are rescued from these pathetic people, or wild animals, they should be given an education and the help they need to try to take care of themselves in this world. Forget about them being dangerous, or a threat. They're little kids! Open your eyes people! It's about time everyone realizes this is a problem here at home, and these kids need help. Do your part.

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Why I write

Why do I write? Well considering I'm a freshman college kid taking COMPOSITION classes, I'd say it's pretty obvious why I write. But is there more to it? WEll, of course there is.
I write to say the things I am unable to say aloud. Like to the people I wait on at work who ask for vegetable soup with extra vegetables. I'd like to say, "Okay, let me go out back to my garden and chup up some for ya."

Let's not forget about the dishwasher, and how he cleans his line at 4:30 when we close at eleven. Then, he yells and throws stuff everytime a server puts dishes in the window. I'd like to ask him what he was expecting when he applied for the job, because obviously he didn't know he'd have to wash dishes.

Ever watch a movie and wish you could be in their position, or live the life they are living. Don't lie, we all do. Well since we can't all create our own perfect fairy tale, I write to make my own. I invent a world that's a little outside the lines. A place that helps you fit the tiny pieces of your puzzle together, just when it seems like it'll never happen.

In today's world, a teenager's life isn't complete without texting and facebook updates. I write down song lyrics on my facebook page. I write messages through texting telling my boyfriend he's a nerd and looks funny. Then I write to tell him I'm kidding, otherwise he'll drive to my house just to body slam me.

But in the end, the question still remains. Why write? I write to entertain, to be creative. I write because I'm bored. I write because I have to. I write to tell stories, to tell jokes, and I may make people mad when I write. I may also make them wonder what kind of drugs I may be taking. (None by the way.) It all comes down to one point. I write because I want to.

Hw. for wednesday

www.foxnews.com/world/2010/05/03/usama-bin-ladin

The blogger, Ed Barnes, is responding to the living conditions of Usama Bin Ladin, and his whereabouts.

He doesn't state his opinion, or tell whether or not he agrees. He quotes a guy named Parrott though, and it seems he agrees with that guy for the most part. The entry is set up to tell what Parrot says and thinks as if he is trying to get it out there because he agrees with him.

He is trying to let the reader know that Ladin is still out there, and he isn't as lonely and miserable as the media tries to tell us. He is living comfortably with company and isn't having much of a difficult life like they try to make us believe. He is doing this by giving support and explaining how the Parrot guy knows about all of this stuff.

this differs because the set up is way different.