It is more common that street gangs are made of males, but the author takes in the prospective views of a street gang made of females. The story revolves around Noemi hanging around her little sister Olivia and the gang Las Chicas Chuecas. In the short story the character named Olivia is one of the gang members that is very tough, which is a character portrayed having masculine dominance. Secondly, another issue with living in East L.A. are the drugs. In the short story it shows that their mother is a recovering addict.
Throughout her foster homes, she was forced into child labor, starved, and even shot at with a gun by one of her foster mothers. Also, she had lost the most precious blessing one could have in one's young life, the warmth and affection of a caring parent. She grew up missing such a vital factor that greatly influences and shapes a young teenager's life. The novel's gripping and tragic story has ironically changed the way I see the world to the better. Instead of seeing the ugliness life sometimes forces upon people, I have been revealed the beauty that exists when a truly caring family is present.
Ridgway growing up around this society developed him into a man who undervalued women and also felt to gain power after living a very broken-childhood, which is why violence upon women was his escape to accomplish a sense of authority. During the time in-between 1982 to 2001, Ridgway had only been arrested twice, with many killings of other women that had gone unheard of. The social institutions did not fulfill the needs of a stable society. In 2001, that is when Ridgway had been arrested on the suspicion of murdering four women 19 years after in
Solitude vivifies; isolation kills. Through out life in this crazy mind ridden world, people find themselves isolated. Isolation rears its ugly head in various forms and can often be unexpected. Whether it be personal gain unachieved, or conflicts of love or hate, people deal with this sort of abandonment. Self created or felt from another persons doing, this separation of ones being must be dealt with.
Ellen’s brother Vance, had stayed with their birth dad at Metairie, Louisiana. DeGeneres was raised as a Christian Scientist until the age of thirteen. One down side was, Ellen was sexually abused by her stepfather, while her mother was struggling through breast cancer. Ellen’s mother would be crying about her divorce and Ellen would make her happy from how funny she is. Overall, her mother was still one of her strong supporters even though she was gay.
We often find ourselves criticizing the way a message is presented and ignoring its content or value. We don’t like the message being “read” to us, we find the speaker lacking in experience, or we don’t care for the negative tone of the boss. Our listening focuses on delivery and approach.
“Happily ever after is a concept I’ll never believe in.” This is probably the most heart breaking and meaningful line in the book Burned by Ellen Hopkins. This line is spoken by the protagonist Pattyn Scarlet Von Stratten. Pattyn is a seventeen year old girl, a junior in high school, and is from an ultra- strict, patriarchal Mormon household in Nevada. Pattyn’s father is constantly battling demons after the loss of a previous family. Pattyn’s Father blames himself for his past and drowns his guilt in liquor, making him an alcoholic.
They both experience detachment. People who suffer from this disorder find themselves with the inability to live an enjoyable, pleasurable life style (Gabbard 1994). Schizoid personality disorder individuals prefer to be alone. They lead a shy lonely life. They go out of their way to shut out social relationships even with family.
Jocks, “preps”, punks, and nerds are among the most common one would find in a high school. Dividing the student body into these categories can be a little confusing to some people and, in my opinion, unnecessary, but it’s just a fact of life that is to be handled like any other means of classification. Jocks are the athletic, popular students of a high school. They usually play every sport and excel in them. They are usually classified as the “cool kids” and are known by everyone in and close to their school.
They just donþt seem to want to change. Women who have been subjected to continuous abuse and victimization over which they have no control or understanding have developed a sense of psychological paralysis that prohibits their ability to do anything positive about further victimization. They believe they are unable to change their destructive behavior. They become entrapped in helplessness and hopelessness. They feel themselves to be out of control of their lives.