change #8

Leave, you can’t be in here! A homeless man with his head down wearing a vomit green trench coat was being shoved out of the restaurant. I don’t know what came over me, I walked up to the homeless man and asked him what was wrong. He slowly turned his head as if to conserve what little energy he has left. His face was long and very boney you could see shadows all along his eyes and cheekbones. He hasn’t eaten in days I thought to myself .He replies with a soft raspy voice, “they don’t want to sell me food.” At that point I don’t know what came over me I was in raged. I told him that it was ok that I would buy him some food. His facial expression was neutral no movement.

I asked him to come with me inside the restaurant once again. Just then right before I could finish his eyes opened wide. I could see the fear he had in his eyes. He was afraid to enter; I grab his arm firmly to let him know that he was not alone. He finally decided to walk into the restaurant. As the door swung open the bell rang. Silence!  Heads turned all eyes were on us. I looked around I could see people reactions change, faces morphed in to ugly monstrous stares. We finally get to the cashier I ask the homeless man to order his food and once again with a soft raspy voice he orders a burrito. The casher looks at him in disgust. She says she won’t serve him. He shrugged down and puts his head down lower than before. I step up and ask the casher a rhetorical question I asked her why won’t you sell him food. I tell her in that case I would like to order a burrito.

She immediately turned and stared me down her eyes like everyone else’s in the restaurant were sending me messages they we angry and disgraced with me. I shut them out only focusing on the cashier at that exact moment I see the manager running towards us. He’s yelling Get out! Get out! I argue to the manager he is with me his reaction was very familiar. He just stood there observing us. I turned and looked at the homeless man to start a conversation to lighten up the tension in the room. I asked him what his name was he said his name was James. He asked me what my name was I told him I’m Victor. The food was finally done the cashier hands me the bag. I did not reach out to grab the bag containing the burrito. I waited to see her offer the bag to James. Seconds passed and I guess she got the hint. I was proud to see James get his bag. We walk out of the restaurant and I offer him a ride. He repeatedly blessed me and refused the ride. He walked away down the street vanishing amongst the shadow.

            Months pass I’m standing in line to order food at subway. I see this man in front of me , he looks very familiar as if I’ve seen him before. He turned around looked and hugged me. He caught me off guard I couldn’t believe that he remembered me. He said with a loud deep voice victor how are you doing? It was James he looked like he was doing well. He had on a black blazer a bright white dress shirt. I also notice he had a Rolex on his left wrist. His face was round and pudgy. I was awed by his new wardrobe we talked he even bought me food.

child abuse #7

I decide to write about child abuse because i was at the park and i saw this lady smacking her child around and cursing at her. For no apparent reason i look at the lady and told her what she was doing wasn't right. She looked at me shocked that i had told her something .So what is child abuse? According to the Find Law web site the definition is “Child abuse is any type of cruelty inflicted upon a child, including mental abuse, physical harm, neglect, and sexual abuse or exploitation. The specific crimes charged in instances of child abuse can include assault and battery. In many states, certain individuals and caregivers are required by law to report suspected child abuse.” Any adult can be a child abuser some of those who can cause child abusers are Fathers, mothers, siblings, other relatives, Childcare professionals, babysitters, Clergy, teachers, athletic coaches, Foster parents or host families of foreign-exchange students, Neighbors,  friends, Strangers, and other people . There are different types of child abuse they are but not restricted to physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and neglect. physical abuse can include shaking, hitting, beating, burning, biting, slapping,  Pushing, kicking, throwing Pinching,  choking,  hair-pulling, Burning with cigarettes, scalding water, or other hot objects, or Severe physical punishment, as well as any other physical damage to a child. Emotional abuse can be constant blaming or putting down a child, excessive yelling, and shaming.

Sexual abuse is sexual acts between an adult and a child which may consist of incest, any forced sexual activity, exposure to sexual stimulation not appropriate for the child's age. Such as rape, intercourse, sodomy, Fondling violating a child’s privacy such as spying on a child or forcing a child to undress, exposing a child to mature matter such as sexual acts and pornography, also exploiting a child to do pornography or participate in prostitution. Neglect is when a care giver fails to provide appropriate care for the child's physical needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, and medical care; or a failure to provide for the child's emotional needs, such as affection, attention, and supervision. According to the help child website a report of child abuse is made every ten seconds. Almost five children die every day as a result of child abuse.

What are the Effects of Child Abuse? There are many consequences to child abuse most which are bad. Child abuse not only affects the child but the family and loved ones as well. Children tend to behave much older than they truly are. Because of the traumatic situations they have live through they offer feel as though they are the adults. Abused children have a higher chance to develop drug and alcohol habits. Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely to abuse alcohol and Children who have been sexually abused are 3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions. Nearly two-thirds of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children. Also man those children who are abused are more susceptible to comity crimes. Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a

juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime. It is estimated that 31% percent of women in prison in the United States were abused as children.  Also About 80% of 21 year olds that were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder.  This means that child abuse causes major physiological problems to abused children according to the child help web site. Abusing children will result in many horrible consequences.

How can we help? Everybody and anybody can and should help stop child abuse. About 30% of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children, continuing the horrible cycle of abuse. So we much stop this cycle. There are many ways to do so. There are simple things one can do such as helping out a parents that are under stress, as in helping out with the children assisting them with chores or activities they have. One can also speak and most importantly listen to a parent or child. We can also volunteer in programs that support those in need of help such as parental education, family counseling, and child safety. All these ways can help prevent child abuse. If you suspect that a child has been abused you can call 911 as emergency. You can also report any abuse to a Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline near you.

Obesity blog #6

In the USA obesity is one of the largest health problems. The problem of obesity affects not only adults but the children as well. According to the documentary License to kill 6 million children are seriously overweight. Most children are addicted to bad food and bad eating habits that lead them to obesity and other health problems. There are three main contributing factors to children’s bad food choices. The first factor is that processed unhealthy food is more economical for parents. The second factor is that unhealthy food is easy to obtain and is more convenient than making a homemade meal.  The final factor is the way media influences children’s food choices.

Families that are struggling financially tend to buy inexpensive food which in most instances is unhealthy. Most low income families tend to   the less expensive food. It is cheaper to buy a gallon of soda than to buy a gallon of juice. It is also cheaper to buy processed food that is quick to make, such as macaroni n cheese, cup of noodles, chicken noodle soup, and other such food, than to buy different ingredients, such as meat and fresh vegetables, to make a healthy homemade meal. For most families that have a low income they need to feed their children so they tend to by what is in expensive which unhealthy food is.

            Unhealthy food is easy to obtain and to prepare for parent. In most ever store, liquor, vending machine and ice cream trucks all they sell is unhealthy processed food. In most these shops they do not sell any fresh foods or anything that is healthy. There are very few organic food stores. Many parents don’t have the time to go shopping for healthy food. Let alone make healthy food. It is more convenient for parents to go to the drive through of any fast food restaurant. They don’t have to spend time cooking a homemade meal. Parents also tend to buy food that is quick n easy to make. Most parents buy food that is prepared by adding water n microwaving it. That type of food is not healthy. Over time eating this type of food will cause a bad effect in the health of these children.

The Media influences children especially when it comes to food products. Peter Jennings in the documentary how to get fat without really trying says that big companies lobby advertisement of unhealthy food products to children. There are no laws that restrict food advertising in the USA. As a result children are exposed to unhealthy food that is that is advertise just for children. On T.V products are advertised to children by appealing to what they want. For example, Mc Donald’s in there commercial used characters from Ice Age, a Disney movie for children. It showed a little boy opening a happy meal box and getting a character toy from the movie. Most children will want to buy a happy meal because of the advertising. There are many fast food restaurants that use similar advertising that appeals to children. Further more in regards to food we buy at the grocery store uses advertising that appeals to children as well. When we go to a store most food products use characters that are popular among kids to appeal to them. I took my little sister to go buy some food from the store. We walked through the aisles and she stopped and grabbed a box of Cheezets. I asked her why she wanted them if she didn’t like to eat them. She replied “because they are SpongeBob Cheezits”. The simple character form a cartoon was the reason my little sister ate something she didn’t like.

Overall unhealthy food is a big problem that causes many problems for those that are care for the most which are children. There are many reasons they are exposed to dead process food.  Lack of money and the time to invest in healthier alternative of food and advertisement that makes children want to buy unhealthy food are just some of the factors. The point is that children are vulnerable and easily influenced. Children need to be guided in the right direction of healthy eating habits. Children’s addiction to processed food as a result of lack of money, convenience, and media influence, is a lethal weapon that leads to the deadly disease of obesity.

bully!!!

In the LA Times editorial ‘Defunding Bullies’ written on Thursday October28, 2010, the article states, “… U.S. Department of Education announces this week that it might withhold federal funding from schools that fail to stop bullying ….” Bullying has become a major epidemic in schools. One may believe that bullying happens in only elementary schools however bullying has been found to happen in high schools and as far as in college. The issue on bullying has been going on forever it is only up until recent that the government has interfered.  In many instances bullying has been known to result in catastrophic events. Schools have been given great amounts of money to start and enforce an anti-Bullying program in schools. However many schools have failed to comply causing the U.S. Education department to stop giving the schools federal aid. This makes no sense, the government has no rite to panelize the education of our youths for a really dumb issue that can be easily solved or prevented.

What is bullying you may ask. There are many different types of bullying, for example cyber bulling. This is when bullies forward or spread harmful images or text using technology. There is also emotional bullying which is when someone is excluded or isolated from participating in certain activities. Another, type of bulling is the one most commonly used which is physically bullying. This refers to any unwanted physical contact which includes kicking, pinching, hitting, hair pulling, and basically. “Bullying leads to tragedy” both long term and short term consequenses. In the past few years there have been many murders and suicides due to this issue. For example the most famous murder case was the Columbine shooting. The most recent cases are the four suicides of Ohio high school students in October 2008. The second most recent suicide case due to bullying took place in Massachusetts nine teenagers are being tried for the death of a fifteen year old girl. In bullying someone will always end up getting hurt.

            “Schools have been given an enormous amount of grants”…. to start anti-bullying programs. In doing so the government believes it will reduce the amount of bullying. The government is trying to pass federal laws in every state to help enforce the cause. The government has decided to stop funding private schools. If they see that the schools are not meeting up to the governments standards. Many schools are failing to meet the standards and as a result there loosing money. This does not only affect the schools, it also affects the students.  Teachers are being laid off creating more unemployment. The schools are being forced to increase the amount of students per class. Students will not have a table to write on or a chair to sit on. There will be no athletic equipment for children to play with. So what caused this massive chain reaction a little problem that can easily be fixed and or prevented?

            The article states that the education department has the right to use all the power at their disposal. I strongly disagree as I mentioned before there is no reason for the government to cut off funding. Bulling can easily be prevented for example by good parenting. Parents should take the initiative to talk with their children and find out their personal life. Kids should take self defense classes and find friends to talk about the issue of bullying. The government has no reason to penalize school, teachers, and students. 

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So yeah i dono what to talk about i have been actually thinking about what to write for over 30  minutes and i got writers block so yeah ... im just going to write  a song and see how it foes from there ...

VOICES IN MY HEAD

DRIVING ME INSANE

CONTROLLING ME

TELLING ME

WHAT TO FUCKING DO

FUCKING WITH MIND

HALLUCINATING THINGS

I CANT TURN THEM OFF

THEY NEVER FUCKING SLEEP

I CANT ESCAPE THE PRESSURE

IT’S Building UP IN SIDE 

THEY PUSH ME

THEY TEST ME

THERE TORTURING ME

FROM THE INSIDE

I CANT THINK

I CANT SLEEP

I SCREAM AS LOUD AS I CAN

BUT NO ONE EVER HEARS

WHAT THE FUCK

IS WRONG WITH ME

THE MORE AND MORE I THINK

THE LESS I LOSE MY GRIP 

ON REALITY

AND I ASK MY SELF WHY?.....

no im not bi polar

so yea let me know what you think.....i know the professor is gana give me hell for this but what can i do?you know?.....CATS RULE!!!!!dam...........So Halloweens comming up thats cool i like all hollows eve it my favorite holiday of all. This weekend i took my older sister and younger sister to look at costumes.I was shocked to see how many people celebrate the Holiday.There were lines leading into the exit... man it was chaos in motion ..I felt bad for the employees there were multitasking going back and forth trying to please the costumers.So yea it was packed.. I personally dont like buying my costume in the story. Why pay so much money and go through the hassle of going to the store? In the end your match with some one else. When you can just stay home and use your creativity people. Come on!

I guess your kinda wondering what im going to dress up as and to telll you the truth im planing to do something crazy . I JUST HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT HALLOWEEN....=)

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