MEDIA/NEWS IMMERSION
Recently a father spoke about how drugs troubled, and eventually ended his son Kent's life. Kent was a good kid and tried to fight off drugs several times according to his father. In my opinion this is a very sad story, it makes me very upset at whomever sold Kent the drugs. After reading Kent's story it has made me realize a powerful drug addiction can over power even those who don't want drugs.
In a Maryland high school Michael, an autistic child, was the victim of an un clear bullying situation. Michael became "friends" with a few girls and they took advantage of him. They put a knife to his throat, kicked him in the groin, dragged him by his hair, tried to get him to have sex with the family dog, and made him walk on a half frozen pond which resulted in him falling. I truly believe that what these girls did is cruel, and it happens more than you think. After reading this article it has made me realize that this situation is a pattern.
Very recently Michael Brown was killed by the police after shoplifting. Many say that it was an act of racism. A similar situation happened a few years ago when Trayvon Martin was killed by a guard and many believed that racism was part of it. Personally I believe that racism was a huge part in both cases. I find it so hard to believe that someone can be so tempted to shoot someone because they look suspicious. Also you don't really hear about a white person in this situation. Reading this news has made me realize that even an officer of the law can be racist.
Child abuse is definitely an issue in current events. There are different types of child abuse, it doesn't necessarily mean someone beating them up. After reading about Denver resident Lorinda Bailey I now know the other horrible things you can do to a child without touching them. I think that it is terrible to keep an un toilet trained kid in a home full of cat feces and flies.
A little more than a year ago Mark Carson was shot and killed in Greenwich Village for being gay. It is quite clear that many people have problems with treating homosexuality equal to straight people. I feel that this might be unfair to those who are gay, based on this incident it is okay to be straight but not gay. Also this incident will most likely make the gay community afraid. What I learned from this tragedy was that we still have along way to go in treating everyone fairly no matter what their sexual
preference may be.
CHILD ABUSE SKIT
Child:MOMMY! can I have this doll?
Mom: Maybe another time
Child: PLEASE! <starts crying>
Mom: Don't do this <child crying on the floor>
Mom:Come on we're leaving now
Mom:(in the car now) I told you not to do that <chokes the child a bit>
Mom:(now home) STOP CRYING! <pulls her hair and smacks her>
OBSERVING MY SURROUNDINGS
In my own experience I have an acquaintance that went to a middle school here in Brooklyn and had a very rough year. His parents pulled him out after sixth grade. He then attended another middle school for seventh grade. He said he was being bullied at that school as well. His parents were very concerned and didn't feel that he was being treated fairly. It is hard to say what was happening to him but never the less he was very effected by the other students and his feeling had to be considered, so he is now homeschooled.
Today his parents are not happy with his current situation and there isn't a clear solution. I feel a good attempt could be some sort of counseling to get to the root of his issues. I don't know if this school really looked into the claims that were made against the other children. Most of the time they just want the problem to go away.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
medicineabuseproject.org, slate.com, cnn.com, queerty.com
Recently a father spoke about how drugs troubled, and eventually ended his son Kent's life. Kent was a good kid and tried to fight off drugs several times according to his father. In my opinion this is a very sad story, it makes me very upset at whomever sold Kent the drugs. After reading Kent's story it has made me realize a powerful drug addiction can over power even those who don't want drugs.
In a Maryland high school Michael, an autistic child, was the victim of an un clear bullying situation. Michael became "friends" with a few girls and they took advantage of him. They put a knife to his throat, kicked him in the groin, dragged him by his hair, tried to get him to have sex with the family dog, and made him walk on a half frozen pond which resulted in him falling. I truly believe that what these girls did is cruel, and it happens more than you think. After reading this article it has made me realize that this situation is a pattern.
Very recently Michael Brown was killed by the police after shoplifting. Many say that it was an act of racism. A similar situation happened a few years ago when Trayvon Martin was killed by a guard and many believed that racism was part of it. Personally I believe that racism was a huge part in both cases. I find it so hard to believe that someone can be so tempted to shoot someone because they look suspicious. Also you don't really hear about a white person in this situation. Reading this news has made me realize that even an officer of the law can be racist.
Child abuse is definitely an issue in current events. There are different types of child abuse, it doesn't necessarily mean someone beating them up. After reading about Denver resident Lorinda Bailey I now know the other horrible things you can do to a child without touching them. I think that it is terrible to keep an un toilet trained kid in a home full of cat feces and flies.
A little more than a year ago Mark Carson was shot and killed in Greenwich Village for being gay. It is quite clear that many people have problems with treating homosexuality equal to straight people. I feel that this might be unfair to those who are gay, based on this incident it is okay to be straight but not gay. Also this incident will most likely make the gay community afraid. What I learned from this tragedy was that we still have along way to go in treating everyone fairly no matter what their sexual
preference may be.
CHILD ABUSE SKIT
Child:MOMMY! can I have this doll?
Mom: Maybe another time
Child: PLEASE! <starts crying>
Mom: Don't do this <child crying on the floor>
Mom:Come on we're leaving now
Mom:(in the car now) I told you not to do that <chokes the child a bit>
Mom:(now home) STOP CRYING! <pulls her hair and smacks her>
OBSERVING MY SURROUNDINGS
In my own experience I have an acquaintance that went to a middle school here in Brooklyn and had a very rough year. His parents pulled him out after sixth grade. He then attended another middle school for seventh grade. He said he was being bullied at that school as well. His parents were very concerned and didn't feel that he was being treated fairly. It is hard to say what was happening to him but never the less he was very effected by the other students and his feeling had to be considered, so he is now homeschooled.
Today his parents are not happy with his current situation and there isn't a clear solution. I feel a good attempt could be some sort of counseling to get to the root of his issues. I don't know if this school really looked into the claims that were made against the other children. Most of the time they just want the problem to go away.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
medicineabuseproject.org, slate.com, cnn.com, queerty.com
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