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People lose their senses and blamed everything on witchcraft. For example,in the first scene when Betty got sick, she laid on the bed and could not move for days. Every now and then she would even call her dead mom. Seeing that, Putman concluded, “ She cannot bear to hear Lord’s name Mr. Hale; that’s a sure sign of witchcraft” (Miller 41). With little knowledge in illnesses during that time, many died from a common cold or fever that could be easily treated nowadays. Betty, who might have caught a cold or she might have been feeling sorrow over her dead mom. Instead of using their logic to cure the illness,people assumed Betty’s illness has something to

What makes the perfect parent? Countless magazines and websites strive to answer the question but often possess differing opinions on what techniques and parenting styles will foster the ideal child. In Chaim Potok’s novel, The Chosen, Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders grow up in polar opposite households. While both practice Judaism, their separate sects often highlight differences in their respective upbringings. Literature mimics real life and while reading, I found myself comparing the boys’ friendship to that of my closest friend and I. Despite the drastic divergence between time periods and settings, post-World War II New York and modern day Suburbia, Reuven and Danny mirror my best friend, Abby, and I. Though disputes can arise, contrasting

Another way her education was stunted is not due to anyone persons prevention but by her own personality and physical appearance. Her lack of people skills affected her romantic relationships with the men she would eventually encounter. She never truly and honestly learned how to love and be loved. This ignorance comes back to harm Carrie and eventually completely reroute her life.

of 64 and whose mind was considered to be like the mind of an eight-year old (Hanley, 1993). When she was twelve years old, she had her first sexual encounter and started taking birth control. Just like most high school teenagers growing up, she just wanted to fit in with the other kids (Hanley, 1993). Those who were a part of the victim’s life such as her family, teachers and mental health specialists, all described her as having a troubled life emotionally, socially and educationally (Hanley, 1993). Fisher’s education was different than the education that typical children received because she spent most of her school years attending classes for the learning impaired and stayed in those classes until she could no longer receive public education. Fisher looked up to these upperclassmen boys and when she was urged to go to the basement that day, she went along, being promised a date with one of their brothers whom she admired. The victim in the Steubenville High School rape was sixteen years old when the rape occurred. I was not able to find too much information regarding the victim. However, the Author Joanna Walters mentions that the victim was an honors student and an accomplished athlete at school (Walters, 2013).

During the children’s experiences in the schools, they were abused in multiple different ways which created many scaring memories. Many of the survivors did not tell anybody what had happened in their experience in the institutions and the only way to stop remembering these experiences was to self medicate themselves. Some ways of self medicating are drinking alcohol, doing drugs, overeating and sex. When the survivors start to question their identity and their existence it leads to them finding comfort in drinking alcohol or doing drugs. When the person takes the drug, or drinks the alcohol it puts a mask over reality. The substance hides the pain for the amount of time that they are intoxicated or high. After the high comes down or the alcohol wears off, they begin to feel worse and this leads to them drinking more or doing more drugs. Many of the survivors also turn to food to camouflage their feelings. By turning to food, they will eat as much sweets or salty foods to make them happy. Over eating can lead to obesity and multiple health issues in the near future. Although turning to sex is not as often mentioned, it still takes place. Many of the survivors feel as of they are worth nothing so they give their body up to sex to feel good. The consequence of these various versions of self medicating all lead back to a cycle of abuse. The cycle of abuse

Throughout her life, Vivian suffered through many traumatic events such as the death of her parents and being raped by Mr. Grote. These events took a firm hold of her life and alienated her from the world around her. For example, after revealing to Molly that she gave away her infant daughter, Vivian says that because of all of the horrible things that happened to her in her life, she didn’t think that she deserved to be loved. This shows evidence that the trauma Vivian has sustained caused her to develop self-esteem issues. Another example of how traumatic events can shape lives is found when Vivian says that if her parents hadn’t died and she hadn’t been relocated until she lived with the Neilsons, she never would’ve met Dutchy

Everyone in this world struggles in life. Nobody's life it's perfect. In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, the author weaves several important themes throughout the story. This story is about a young girl who was raped in a party called Melinda. Melinda went to a party and got raped. After that, Melinda called 911. Melinda’s friends stop talking to her because she got students arrested. No one knew that she was raped. Melinda’s influence that night was the alcohol affects. Alcohol always takes control in someone’s mind or body . In this situation, Melinda went a little too far in her first time meeting Andy. However, it was not her fault the fact that she got raped because she did not know what she was doing. Also, she did not expect anything that things were going to get down that far.

“After a traumatic experience, the human system of self preservation seems to go into permanent alert, as if the danger might return at any moment” (Judith Lewis Herman). The psychoanalyst Lewis Herman describes how encountering agonizing pain causes individuals to become more cautious as a result. The psychoanalytic lens is based on Freudian theories and asserts that “ people’s behavior is affected by their unconscious:...the notion that human beings are motivated, even driven, by desire, fears, needs, and conflicts of which they are unaware…” (Tyson 14-15) High schools a place where tragedy are brought upon people, but their voices aren’t heard. Melinda, a high school freshman, is the protagonist in Laurie Halse Anderson’s book, Speak.

While reading this book I was a bit disgusted and sad because the main character is Carrie White who has telekinesis and hasn't told anyone and Carrie has been abused physically and emotionally her whole life by her mother and the kids at school and decided that she will make everyone face the consequences and Chamberlain, Maine is the small town she lives in with a small population of people and her mother Margaret White has raised Carrie very poorly and abuses her, and regularly was sent to the closet in the hallway to pray for what she has done which her mother calls sins and one day at school after P.E Carrie is showering and when she gets out everyone begins to laugh and when she looks down she notices blood is running down her thighs

Sue Snell may seem like the typical “golden girl” of Carrie’s high school but she is in fact isolated in her life as a living stereotype. “As someone who had been

How maybe what the community considers to be right can actually be her “wrong”. And her “right” might sometimes be the “wrong” for someone else and might even harm them. But one thing is for sure. As a child she would blame anybody else if that “wrong” thing was done to her. Even if it was her fault, or she had something to do with it, if it harmed her, she for sure didn't keep quiet about it.

Talking about the effects of dramatic memories, Lauren Suval, a psychologist, states that “ [the] [d]eath of a loved one, heartbreak, fractured relationships or a traumatic life event may all fall under the umbrella of things that never leave you. And while that’s not to imply that you cannot proceed forward and achieve peace, the wound – the superficially healed wound – may still be deeply ingrained” (Time might not heal). Unfortunately, all Hooks can remember about her childhood is always being wrong, punished, and humiliated. As a grown woman, Hooks eventually realized that she was trapped in her wounds, unable to break the rule of secrecy imposed on her as a child which has always prevented her from talking about her pain. Similarly, Ana, the patient Remen wrote about, learned to live by the law of the jungle ever since she witnessed her family’s murder by the Cong at the young age of four. When she found herself on the streets, Ana taught herself that her survival is above all and that the end justifies the means. By the time she grew up, this lady was convinced that she was a bad person, just like Hooks was convinced she would end up in a mental institution. Needless to say, neither stories sound like pleasant childhood experiences, making it obvious why neither ladies turned out okay, why neither of them was able to grow up

Laurie Halsie Anderson has created a book, surrounding the idea of growing strength, clearly stated by the bloom that Melinda has endured and her journey to reach inner peace. Can you imagine, being raped, getting drunk, losing all of your friends, and learning your parents have been possibly cheating on each other, all in one night, then being forced to relive that night every time you see your rapist, your ex-friend, or even a tree? This girl is 14! She clearly has an immense amount of strength to continue on. In addition, Melinda has to live knowing that her parents are forcing themselves to stay in a failing marriage to make her “happy” and sacrificing their own happiness for hers.

Fletcher splits the book into eight different “acts”, all with their own special theme. In this humorous portrayal of her life Carrie describes her life through awkward moments she has experienced in her life and how she has learned from those moments. All I Know Now is a book anyone can read. Everyone can use some life lessons. Like How to Handle a Bully, or How to Identify If You’re a Bully. Some highlights in the book are the wildly uncoordinated moments at her old primary school. Also, in the “props” section of the book there is a list of helpful organization’s contacts from all over the world. These groups give support to many different issues, such as mental health, and substance abuse. Things I would change about this books is how Fletcher repeats some of the life lessons over and over again. In some parts this problems made the book seem slow and uninteresting. The fun hand drawn illustrations and a unique interpretation of the text. Fletcher brings new interesting perspectives on different

In the novel, Sister Carrie, many characters believe that they have the ability to pave the pathway toward their future. However, they don’t realize that few of these actions are determined by them. They are clueless as to how little a choice they have in making their decision, because of the natural forces that impact them. Forces such as societal pressure, luck, and their level of sophistication impact their state of mind, causing them to pursue a different pathway. These forces cause Hurstwood and Carrie to purse an option that they would not normally pursue. Hurstwood and Carrie believe that they have more control over their lives then they actually do. However, it appears that their varying degrees of self determination is less than they assume because of forces, such as level of sophistication, luck, and societal pressure that play a profound role in dictating their decisions.