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Delphi Girls Two Delphi girls, Abigail Williams (13) and Liberty German (14), were kidnapped and killed while hiking near Monon High Bridge. “About 2100 or more children are reported missing every day, that is equal to a child being reported every 41 seconds” (Child Abduction Facts). How did the abduction of the two girls happen, how long after they were missing did they find them and where? Did they ever find out who did it? The investigation has been a long process starting with their disappearance Monday, February 13, 2017. “They were both dropped off around an old bridge which is over Deer Creek. The girl's parents were supposed to pick them up at a location where they agreed on but the girls never showed up. After the girls not showing
January 13, 1996, nine-year-old Amber Rene Hagerman was abducted while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas. That afternoon, Amber, and her brother were at their Grandparents house. Amber Hagerman, and her five-year-old brother, Ricky, pedaled their bicycles to an abandoned grocery store. This was a typical place for children to ride their bikes because it was an abandoned parking lot with lots of room to play and ride. Minutes later, Ricky turned to head back home, about a block away. Jim Kevil, a 78-year-old retiree, stood in his backyard not far...
Alicia Pereira was the first. In 1972, five-year-old Alicia disappeared after her brother left her alone in a hotel lobby. One minute she was playing around, and the next she was gone. Rand was the prime suspect in this case. Although they never proved Andre killed her, little Alicia was never seen again. There isn't much to his next victim. Her name was Audrey Lyn Nerenberg, and she was 18 years old. Just like Alicia, Audrey was never seen again after the day she went missing in 1977. In 1981, Holly Ann Hughes, a seven-year-old girl did not return home after she went with a friend to get candy from a local store. Andre Rand saw Holly at the store, drove by her in his Volkswagen, pulled her in, and drove off. Holly’s parents filled out a Missing Person’s report. Unfortunately, they never got their daughter back. Why did Rand leave her friend? Who knows why. Tiahease Jackson, in 1983, was 11 years old when she went missing. She did not return home after her mother sent her to get groceries. Tiahease was last seen on August 14th, 1983. This was 12 days after Andre was released from a previous prison sentence. Like Alicia, Audrey, and Holly, Tiahease was never seen again. Henry was his oldest victim, at the age of 22. In 1984, Henry Gafforio disappeared. Some say, Henry was “slow.” Not physically slow, but mentally slow. He was last seen with Rand at a local diner. Now this next
On October 3, 1984 nine year old Christine Jessop was abducted from her home in Queensville, Ontario. Her body was found three months later, fifty five kilometers east of her home, raped and stabbed to death (Fennell, 1997).
This week’s reflection is on a book titled Girls Like Us and it is authored by Rachel Lloyd. The cover also says “fighting for a world where girls not for sale”. After reading that title I had a feeling this book was going to be about girls being prostituted at a young age and after reading prologue I sadly realized I was right in my prediction.
Many people go missing in a day, although you might not realize it because you are not aware of your surroundings. How many people actually go missing in a day? In the United States every 40 seconds a child go missing, that makes about 800,000 children a year. This number of children missing is outrageous and we need to do something about it. This is the case of Brianna Maitland, a seventeen year old girl who went missing in 2004. I believe that Brianna was kidnapped but other theories include that she ran away by herself and that she was killed by known drug dealers in her area.
The movie "Girl Rising" consists of nine short stories of nine different girls from nine different countries. Each has their own life to live and a story to tell. The movie portrays girls' rights and their ability to rise above their unfortunate fate. Sokha, known as the "child of the dump," lives in Cambodia with no family or relatives. She is an orphan. Her home is the dump. She has always yearned for a chance to go to school. She wanted to know what the alphabet sounds like coming out of her mouth. She wanted to wear a school uniform. That was her one dream-- to have an education. Sokha's determination to wear a school uniform eventually became a reality.
Bethany Hamilton is a teenager who lives in Kauai, Hawaii with her parents Tom and Cheri, and two older brothers. All are surfers, but Bethany has grown up with a desire for surfing and enters several competitions. In 2003, while Tom goes to the hospital for knee surgery, both of the girls go surfing with Alana's father and brother. As Bethany dangles her left arm in the water, a shark bites it off near the shoulder.
Kayla was just an average 14 year old playing in a soccer tournament. She fell a couple of times, once on her tailbone and another on her neck ("Kayla Montgomery"). There was a tingling sensation running up and down her spine, and she lost feeling from the waist down ("Kayla Montgomery"). Shortly after her fifteenth birthday, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, or MS for short ("Kayla Montgomery"). Her disease hasn’t progressed from the time she was diagnosed to now, so she is still able to do the things she loves including running. Kayla was determined to push herself to achieve her goals. Before Montgomery was diagnosed, she wasn’t a fast runner at all, but she soon rose to the top ("Kayla Montgomery"). Kayla became the fastest long distance runner and also the track and field team captain at Mount Tabor High School ("Kayla Montgomery"). She started to train with the boy’s team her sophomore year because the girls on her team weren’t enough competition (Polachek, Emily). Kayla became the 21st fastest 3200 meter runner in the country at North Carolina’s state track meet her senior year ("Kayla Montgomery").
...ta Bank, the disappeared, and the relatives of the disappeared are still being found and identified presently.
The Bethany Hamilton story is about a girl that was attacked by a 14ft tiger shark and lost her left arm and was still able to surf. This all happened to her 13 years ago while surfing with her best friend. Bethany grew up in north shore Kauai and placed 2nd in NSSA national championship. She is 26 years old is well known for her surfing and her movie the Soul Surfer. She said that it is still hard for her adapt to the way people treat her. “In Bethany Hamilton’s mind, winning the ESPY award for best female athlete with a disability would have been like “rewinding back to square one”. “It’s funny,” she chuckled, “when I first heard I was going to be nominated for an ESPY the first thing I thought was: ‘Whoa, I’m going to be up for best female action sports athlete!’ It didn’t even occur to me that I was going to be placed in the disabled division … I don’t surf disabled or compete in a disabled category.” She is now doing a documentary called “Surfer like a girl.”
Bethany Hamilton is a very inspirational woman, who became a pro surfer with only one arm. On the morning of October 31, 2003 Bethany went surfing with her best friends family and a fourteen-foot tiger shark at a beach in Ha’ena attacked her. Surprisingly she started surfing just one month after the accident. She has books and movies, such as the popular 2011 film Soul Surfer based on her journey. Even though Bethany lost her left arm in a shark attack, she was able to overcome it, and become a pro surfer while inspiring everyone around her. (Tim Ott, Biography)
... Martin Krugman’s body was never found. He was declared deceases. Mark Santangeli, was murdered, he played no part in the heist. Theresa Ferrar’s dismembered body was found near Toms Rivere. No one was charged with her murder. Paolo LiCastri, Manriquez, Robert McMahon and Angelo Sepe’s murders haven’t been solved. Louis Cafora and his wife Joanna’s bodies were never found. Tommy DeSimone’s body was never found. Peter Gruenwald with his wife disappeared into the Witness Protection Program. Bill Fischetti disappeared into the Witness Proctection Program. Frank Menna disappeared into the Witness Protection Prgram. Louis Werner convicted on May 16, 1979; married Janet Barbieri following his release from prison.
Upon doing research, I have also read a few great pieces of literature that share some insight on successful literacy development and parental involvement aiding in that success. Lisa Delpit is an extraordinary author and educationalist who offers so much insight into the school systems and shares what works and does not work. I have had the pleasure of reading a few of her texts, but the one that fit this thesis best in her book called "Multiplication is for White People: Raising Expectations for Other People's Children". In chapter 3 of this book, Delpit discusses how learning does not just take place at school, but also does at home. At home learning is just as important as it is when it is being used in classrooms. Delpit (2013) states, "I have never presented myself as a reading researcher, only as a teacher who has "taught" reading. Yet, the more I explore research on reading, the more I realize that I understand our limited knowledge of what actually transpires during the learning-to-read process" (p. 60). Delpit is stating that many teachers and even parents only go by the book on
After the devastating shark attack which resulted in Bethany losing her left arm, she developed new insights into life. This included having an extremely positive attitude to the challenges that laid ahead of her and becoming far more resilient than what everyone expected. The experience was tragic, but it provided much inspiration for Bethany. In an interview with Courageous Women Magazine conducted just one month after the incident, she states, "My pure love and enjoyment for surfing is what keeps me going! It’s much more than a career; it’s a moving art, a lifestyle; it’s my talent and a place of rest for me. I’m blessed to be able to surf." This clearly shows her passion for this sport and it demonstrates to us that even through rough times, our motivations and passions can override hardships. It was also about her courage - her inner strength that helped her accomplish the goal of getting back into the water.
Whilst various studies illustrate that genetic vulnerabilities can be the origin of developing eating disorders, Bordo claims that the act of pursuing femininity is a cultural problem. Culture is seen as the “trigger” and “smoking gun” towards body image problems women suffer from nowadays. Some examples of cultural images that contribute to body image issues include the Barbie doll, which presents an unrealistic beauty standard for the body. For example, the waist-hip ratio of the Barbie doll is 0.56 (waist circumference is 56% of hip measurement), however the average woman’s value is 0.80. Additionally, the legs of Barbie are 50% longer than the measurement of her arms, where the measurement for an average woman would be 20%, with a 16-inch girth (Golgowski, 2013). Further, other cultural images are presented from the fashion industry, where models that are displayed weigh 107 pounds and are 5 foot 10 inches tall, whereas the average American woman weighs 143 pounds and are 5 foot 4 inches tall (Bordo, 2013). This disparity in measurements underline the unrealistic and unattainable body image the culture represents, however serves as a source