On 01/27/16, Lakirah told the reporter that she was whipped by her stepfather the night before and her mother before school today. According to the reporter, Mr. Bryant found a second cell phone Lakirah used to contact her biological father. The reporter stated Mr. Bryant told the child to pull her pants down and begin to beat her with a cow skin leather strap and his fist. The reporter stated Lakirah was hit in the eye with her stepfather’s fist and her left eye is swollen. Per the reporter, Lakirah tussled trying to get away from Mr. Bryant because it hurt and this is when he hit her with his fist.
He stated that three of his children are all living with him including Ms. Simmons. He stated that Ms. Simmons has been supportive and nurturing to children. He stated that she helps him raise the children with him. Mr. Quincy stated that he recently started going to family court for custody of his two other children and their names are Tray Mason DOB 12/5/04 and Tylan Masson DOB 5/8/07.
The death of Caylee Anthony June 2008, Caylee Anthony, a 3 year old girl goes missing, her disappearance is not brought to police attention for 4 weeks from her grandmother, Cynthia Anthony, last saw her. It is Cynthia Anthony who places the call to the police and informs them that her daughter Casey has told me her that Caylee’s nanny has kidnapped her and has been trying to find her on her own. When Caylee’s mother, Casey, spoke to police she told them that she last saw her daughter on the 9th of June, 2008, when dropping her off with the nanny. Casey told the police that Caylee’s nanny was named Zanieda Fernandez-Gonzalez and provided an address. On searching the address the police found that the apartment had been vacant for a couple
How does the social position affect the person and their surroundings? As M.R.C. Kasasian said “The poor, are kind to each other, but that is because they have nothing to lose, ' he said. 'The rich cannot afford to be”. Strictly based on external influences are people’s decisions, one of those influences being their placement within society. People in different social classes within a community, causing them to behave differently than their peers.
They had four children: Rachel, Jenny, and twins Steven and Will.
In the novel, “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” by Christopher Paul Curtis, Kenny wonders why his brother, Byron, is so mean to him and to others. When comparing the way Byron treats others and by the way Kenny treats others, it can conclude Kenny definitely treats other more kindly than Byron. Byron partakes in fighting with a lot of aggression during or after school hours. When Kenny is supposed to be watching on the sidelines until the fight is over, he does not because he dislikes fighting, or watching people fight. While Kenny beats up Larry Dunn, Kenny feels sorry for him, even after what Larry has done to him and his friends while being bullied by the majority of the school.
The reporting party (RP) stated former foster child Bryannah Appelhanz disclosed on 1/12/17 while residing in the home she was offered and provided "Weed Brownies." According to the RP foster mother Audra Etheridge would routinely bake brownie (Red Velvet) mixed with marijuana. Foster child Bryannah stated her foster mother Audra offered and provided her with a brownie mixed with marijuana. Bryannah described feeling funny after eating the brownie. Bryannah stated the foster mother's adult son Marcus Etheridge, who did not live in the home, grew the marijuana, bought it to the foster home and the foster mother baked it into the brownies.
Henry McCarty (Billy the Kid) was an outlaw in New Mexico. He committed many crimes including killing, petty theft, illegal gambling, and cattle rustling. He was born in New York but grew up in New Mexico. His mother Catherine McCarty, who later became Catherine Antrim, came from Ireland. Henry McCarty’s father is unknown.
Jeannette Walls is a little girl at the age of six living in a car traveling a lot because her parents' her dad a scammer and her mother a follower and an artist. In the early mid 70s Jeannette is young traveling through the desert of Arizona and Nevada region. In the desert stays at a 70 degree temperature. Jeannette at six has a small figure, scrawny legs and arms. She has long brown hair.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Three miserable days in this sleek turd we call a car. My parents were playing their favorite records from like the 20’s! They were so boring, but luckily for me, the sound of the car lulled me back to a place of rest. When I woke, I looked up out the window to see a crystal, clear, blue sky.
In “Paper Matches,” Paulette Jiles’ explores the idea of inequality between genders, and how that inequality is continued from generation to generation. Paulette Jiles uses the symbolism of the paper matches and the diction that the authors uses when referring to her family members to establish the inequality within society, especially within families. The author’s use of the words “my” and “the” when referring to her family members indicate a level of distancing that the author does. The author continues to refer to her aunts as “my” but when speaking about her uncles; they are considered “the uncles” instead of “my uncles.”
In the book Renegades by Marissa Meyer, many things happen throughout the book that many will find interesting. This story follows two main characters, Adrian Everhart and Nova Artino/Mclain. In this world, there are these people who are prodigies with superpowers that they either inherit or are born with. There is also a Council that is made of the best superheroes or Renegades, all around the city that this book takes place in and the son of the top two Council members is Adrian Everhart with their leadership skills and the ability to make whatever he draws come to life. There are also villains in this world of heroes called the Anarchists and within these villains is the niece of the formerly ruler of Gatlon City during the Age of Anarchy.
Greg Graffin’s Anarchy in the Tenth Grade represents the in-group theory presented by Gordon Allport. The in-group theory proposes that people belong to cliques, some by choice and others by chance, and society affects or has influences on these in-groups through equal out-groups. Mr. Graffin explains how it feels to be a new kid in a new school and how he became a punker. Mr. Graffin explains his endeavours through the in-group “punk” and also expounds on how different out-groups react to his in-group.
Another way to improve the foster system is to have background checks, making sure that the people they hire, and foster parents aren’t abusive and horrible to the kids. The background checks for foster parents or caretakers could save abuse for the kids, and maybe even death, they can help determine whether or not if this is a person they want the kids around. This is shown in an article named, “U.S. Foster Care a Flawed Solution that leads to more Long-Term Problems”, they explain the lives of kids who have experienced awful people they were sent to live with. The author wrote, “Removed from the home of a mentally ill parent… Within months, the mother’s condition deteriorated and the child was killed,” (Stone, 2014).
The narrator suggests that Joseph Grand is the true hero in the novel, because he is the only ordinary character. Grand symbolizes the general population during times of crisis; he may not necessarily be heavily involved with or directly affected by the plague, but that is why “[his] small daily effort” (137) to combat the plague is most commendable in comparison to Tarrou and Rieux. It is not enough for one or a few people to be dedicated to a cause; rather it is important for everyone else, the “ordinary people” to be involved - to stand in solidarity with those suppressed, attacked, or affected by a force - because as the clique saying goes: “strength comes in numbers.” An individual’s, or in this case a portion of the population’s, issue
