Acts of inhumanity

Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/07/us/connecticut-shootings-fast-facts/index.html?iref=allsearch

On december 14, 2012 Twenty children and six adults are killed at the sandy hook elementary school by a 20-year-old man named Adam Lanza. That morning adam killed his 52 year old mother and drove her car to the elementary that was 5 miles away. He got to the elementary and kills Principal Hochsprung, school psychologist Mary Sherlach and injured Vice Principal Natalie Hammond to get inside of the school. He then walks down the aisle to substitute teacher Lauren Rousseau and kills 14 children. He then walks into Victoria Soto's class and killed Six children, Mrs Soto and a teacher's aide. He ends his life in the same classroom which ended his rampage in 11 minutes. Adam murdered innocent people from an act of revenge from getting bullied at this school when he was a child and felt like the school betrayed him and wanted to " get back ".Adamn suffered from sensory processing disorder, he was shy and did not like to be touched by anyone but his mother.Adam and his mother loved guns and spent a lot of time shooting at gun ranges because she felt like it was a way to bond with each other . After the massacre investigators found more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition, two rifles, a BB gun, a starter’s pistol, nine knives, a 7-foot spear, a bayonet and three samurai swords. He also loved playing violent games and cod which may have influenced him to do what he did. He felt like he had to get revenge at this elementary school and used this hobby as a way to do so.



Boston Marathon Bombing

http://www.history.com/topics/boston-marathon-bombings

On April 15, 2013, the 117th annual Boston, Massachusetts marathon took place. There were about 23,000 participants who had been involved in the event that day and unknowingly and unfortunately, two bombs had been set off near the finish line of the marathon. Three people had been killed and around 260 of them had been seriously injured. According to CNN news and FBI, the two bombs were contained in pressure cookers and hidden in the backpacks of the suspects. 8 year old Martim Richard was cheering on his dad at the end of the finish line and was one of the victims who had been killed that day because of the bombings. His sister, 6 years old, had lost her leg but was fortunate enough to have survived the attack. President Barrack Obama stated, “We will get to the bottom of this,” the president said. “We will find who did this, and we will find out why they did this. Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice.”

Allusion Poem Final

The human world.... is a mess

but she was innocent and sweet

yet curious of the things she not yet knows

only wanting to experience things she was always told no

curious yet scared of what could be,

whats so bad about rebelling?

Someone hurry and please tell me

Her parents had loved her dearly, there was no doubt

they hid her from all the bad things of this world

but she just wanted a way out

in the sea, protected and sheltered for all her life

all she was taught was to be obeying, friendly, and nice

who would've guess this would be

the innocent and sweet girl turned into someone she never wanted to see

She took the risk and went after something so unsure

he was different, way different 

she was a bold and strong girl yet fragile and sensitive

she never wanted something (someone) so much

who would've thought that something she was always told was wrong,

could feel so right?

He made her happy and happiness was all she felt

she fell faster than expected but still,

deep down, a part of her thought it would last

she was so wrong because now

he's only a part of her past

All she felt was hurt, broken, and crushed

who knows, maybe things were just a little too rushed

he told her she had done something wrong

but that's all he said

and though it hurt, she remained strong

maybe it just wasn't meant to be

the least she deserved was an explanation

but she hadn't even gotten that

he's different, way different but

its just another lesson learned

she should've listened to what they had to say

but she has no doubt that she'll be okay

wondering free, wishing she could be,

part of their world

Photoshop poem allusion

Allusion poem draft

Innocent and sweet
yet curious of the things she not yet knows
only wanting to experience things she was always told no
curious yet scared of what could be,
whats so bad about rebelling?
Someone hurry and please tell me

Her parents had loved her dearly, there was no doubt
they hid her from all the bad things of this world
but she just wanted a way out
protected and sheltered for all her life
all she was taught was to be obeying, friendly, and nice
who would've guess this would be
she turned into someone she never wanted to see

She took the risk and went after something so unsure
she was a bold and strong girl yet fragile and sensitive
she never wanted something (someone) so much
who would've thought that something she was always told was wrong,
could feel so right?

He made her happy and happiness was all she felt
she fell faster than expected but still,
deep down, a part of her thought it would last
she was so wrong because now
he's only a part of her past

All she felt was hurt, broken, and crushed
who knows, maybe things were just a little too rushed
he told her she had done something wrong
but that's all he said
and though it hurt, she remained strong
its okay, maybe it just wasn't meant to be
the least she deserved was an explanation
but she hadn't even gotten that

She's been through this before
its just another lesson learned
she should've listened to what they had to say
but she has no doubt that she'll be okay

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Angry Letter rough draft

P.O box 180

Honolulu, Hi, 96782

December 3, 2014

1160 Kuala Street
Suite 208
Pearl City, HI 96782

Dear AT&T Administration,

My family and I have been satisfied customers of AT&T for many years now. Your great network connections, on-phone customer services and variety selection of phones have kept us proud customers and gave no reason for us to switch carriers for the past 10 years.

However, with the new system you folks have created, we were for the first time, quite unsatisfied. Just this past week, my family and I went in to get upgrades and change our data plans. We were planning on making a quick run to AT&T and continuing on with the things we needed to do that night. We decided to do a walk-in and when we got there, we were put on the waiting list and were notified that it would take about 20-30 minutes for an open appointment. We were very understanding with the wait because we knew that like any other place, there is a line. We ended up waiting for over an hour and as we were waiting, we realized that there were about 2-3 families who got helped before us, even though we were waiting for quite some time. After waiting for over an hour, we were called in by one of the sales associates. When we brought the issue up with him, he said that those families were allowed to walk in and be helped immediately because they had already scheduled an appointment beforehand. I understand that it is an option to schedule an appointment before coming down to the store but I feel that after a certain amount of time, it would be best to take in customers who are on the waiting list and consider their needs instead of waiting for the people who set up their appointment, to even come to the store.

In addition, there were a few workers on the computers, while we were waiting to be helped. Those workers weren't helping any customers at the time and I'm sure that they were doing work but I feel that its not a good display to customers because it leaves a wondering thought about why those extra workers aren't helping serve other people.

Through this all, our sales associate was very polite and pleasant. He sympathized with our disappointment and apologized for the long wait. He also excellently helped us with our cellphones as well. With all respect to those who do schedule appointments, I do not think that people who are late to appointments should be helped before customers who are already there and waiting.

I have no objection to your policies of how to handle appointments and customers but feel that you should do a better job of taking care of them and of accurately informing them of the way things are ran; preventing the confusion and un-satisfaction of customers.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Quillopo

Risky Business: Cyberbullying final

Cyberbullying is not a surprise in this world full of tech-savvy teens and technology based lives. Sad but true, it is not taken as seriously as it should be. More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cases of cyberbullying and only 1 in 10 teens tell someone about the situation. Cyberbullying is “the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.” Cyberbullying is in no way beneficial because it brings down self esteem, causes one to have self acceptance issues and in most cases could possibly lead to depression or suicide.

No one would want to go through a situation involving bullying but it is a type of situation that almost everyone has gone through or will inevitable go through in a life time. Although, it is more common in a life of a teenager. Cyberbullying brings down the self esteem of a person without a doubt. According to the Cyberbullying Research Center, teens nowadays seek and crave behaviors and situations that encourage and help them value themselves in a positive point of view. With the society that we live in, seeking importance and love is so common in so many lives. ABC News stated that approximately 30 percent of students are either bullies or victims of bullying, and 160,000 kids stay home from school every day because of the fear of being bullied. Like anyone, teenagers try to avoid people who bring them down or make them feel bad about who they are or who they want to be because it is part of our human instinct to avoid such things.

             Not only does cyberbullying affect a teenagers life and their "quest" to find value, but it also causes them to have self acceptance issues. They feel that they need to prove themselves opposite of what the person bullying them may say. Cyberbullying also affects the way the person sees themselves and it can greatly affect their decisions of changing who they are to be someone they're not. Stated by the American School Health Association, victims of bullying tend to have lower self-esteem than nonvictims and that cyberbullying It plays a critical role in how they grow up and who they become to be. Cyberbullying shapes them into a total different person and the victim also feels like they are imperfect and flawed because of the hate and negative messages or actions that are against them. In result, they unintentionally create self acceptance issues in themselves.

              As a result of bullying, some situations have a great possibility of leading to depression and if extremely bad- suicide. Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non victims, according to studies by Yale University. Also, in a Britain study, it is said that half of suicides from young people are because of bullying. In result of all the things related to bullying, victims are affected by sadness and stress because of these type of situations that they're put in. Suicide related to bullying is the 3rd leading cause of deaths in youth, making it around 4,400 deaths a year from cyberbullying according to CDC. Less severely, bullying could result in ones depression leading to things such as ongoing sadness, withdrawal from others, losing interest in favorite activities, or trouble sleeping or eating. It is more common that victims and bullies suffer from depression compared to those who aren't involved with bullying. Ever so commonly, bullying is a huge factor of depression and suicide.

              It's important that people know the affects and seriousness of bullying but more specifically - cyberbullying. Although in many cases, it is taken lightly. As proven by facts and studies, it is shown that cyberbullying results in many different issue to both the person emotionally and mentally. Those who are victims of bullying sometimes have a harder time of talking about it, making the situation harder to resolve. All in all, cyberbullying in no way beneficial because it brings down self esteem, causes one to have self acceptance issues and it could possible lead to depression or suicide.