The book I read was `A Child Called It’ by Dave Pelzer. The book is an autobiography of Pelzer. He writes about his struggle to stay alive in a home where he is treated like a slave and an animal. The book begins with the people at Dave’s school finally report Dave and his condition to the authorities. Then he tells us about his past when he still lived in a happy‚ normal family. Dave had a mother‚ father and 2 older brothers. While his Father is at work as a fire fighter‚ his mother turns to alcohol
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Jerome Gatchalian CD 4 - Parenting Ms. Padilla November 16‚ 2010 A Child Called "It" - Book Reflection First of all‚ I am not a big fan of reading books‚ but this is one book that is hard to put down. I would recommend it‚ not only for parents but for people who works with children as well. This book is very informative and will give its readers a whole new level of appreciation for their children. A Child Called "It" is a very inspiring story of a young boy who grew up with an abusive mother
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A Child Called It: Book Summary "A Child Called "It" is David Pelzer’s tale of abuse and neglect as a young child. David begins his story talking about the physical hits he is taking from his mother while doing dishes and trying to find out where he can find some food. After finishing the dishes he is rewarded with the leftovers from one of his brother’s cereal bowls. When he arrives at school he finds social workers there who have to interview him‚ and he is removed from his home. He has been
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A Child Called It A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer. Dave was a survivor of the third worst case of child abuse in California history. He has recapped no some of his abuse in this book. David’s story was so sad but interesting cause of all the things that has happened. I would recommend this book to other people because it puts your life in a different prospective. The setting of this story is mainly at his house and his school. There are 5 main characters in this story and that is his
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Dave Peltzer the author of "The Lost Boy" tells his story from the time he left his abusive mother and alcoholic father‚ through his experiences in five foster homes and juvenile detention‚ and how he eventually made it into the Air Force. He was a defiant‚ rebellious boy who‚ despite his background and personality‚ managed to endear himself to many guardians‚ social workers‚ and teachers. Pelzer writes in an honest‚ sometimes rambling‚ style; he is never bitter‚ and his story will find many sympathetic
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China’s One Child Policy 1: The main reason that the one child policy was introduced was that the population of China was growing far too quickly. Data suggests that the one child policy has reduced China’s population by around 400 million‚ a huge amount. The one child policy was to save resources‚ land and natural resources. In 1976 the population of China was around 940 million‚ which had grown from 540 million in 1949- a 400 million gain in less than 30 years. This couldn’t go on and as the tradition
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Some people think back to when they were a child and say they don’t want to look back again. Some say they don’t want to remember their childhood. Maybe because they didn’t have enough money or because you couldn’t afford something. Maybe it’s because you didn’t have the freedom when you were young. After you read this story‚ you will change your mind of your whole childhood. Altogether‚ this is a story that tells how a child that always had faith in himself even though he was hit‚ beaten up‚ and
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between four and twelve‚ is the stages david pelzer has covered. there are many types of abuse covered. the first is verbal. the whole book is a flashback‚except from the very beginning‚ when a policeman is taking him away from his mother‚ to freedom. she singled out one of her children to be the family slave‚ it happened to be david. she didn’t stop there though. she also played cruel games just for her pleasure. the title of this book ’a child called it’ is a perfect example of verbal abuse
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Victor Acosta Argumentative Essay China’s One-Child Policy According to the U.S. Census Bureau the world’s population consists‚ of 6‚908‚497‚829 people. China resides as the world’s leading populated country with 1‚336‚718‚015 people. Because‚ of this over population it maintained fears of their food‚ resources‚ and living spaces. The Chinese government then implemented the one-child policy. The one-child policy has prevailed effectively in slowing down the population growth‚ but it has
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1) This is about a child at 5‚ 1973‚ and David is in the school nurses office. He is answering questions about his mother again‚ and soon the principal enters the room. The young boy is afraid because he knows when his mother hears of this meeting his life will be even more miserable. The boy is relieved because if he is in jail his mother cannot punish him for what he has told them. When the officer dials David’s home phone number‚ David is paralyzed by fear‚ but the officer reassures him it will
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