- "5-week-old baby suffered multiple broken bones; father arrested" by Alene Tchekmedyian
- Published on October 27, 2012
- The Los Angeles Times
- http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/5-week-old-baby-suffered-multiple-broken-bones-father-arrested.html#more
At some point, people are verbally or physically abusive in their lives. Though, would you ever hurt your own baby? A five-week-old baby girl was taken to the hospital after being physically abused by her nineteen year old father. The baby suffered with many broken bones and brain injuries, which may bring out the possibility of her being paralyzed. Even if Matthew Wojcik, her father, tried to get out of the situation while pleading being innocent, Los Angeles's Children's Hospital advised the police of the baby's critical condition. Matthew Wojcik was given a life sentence in jail with the bail of one million dollars, which previously was $100,000. Child abuse is a serious problem over the world. Every day and every hour, someone is being abused somewhere in the world. Not only does this affect their physical appearance and their well-being, but also their lives after being abused and when they are older. Matthew Wojcik deserved what he got because he should never have harmed his innocent baby daughter due to his anger. What he received as his punishment is fair for the way he treated his own daughter, who is barely one month old.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Sympathies for Chillingworth
The Scarlet Letter holds many moments of shock. Though throughout the book, and towards the end of the book, I began to realize that I could only sympathize for Roger Chillingworth. Chillingworth, who was married to Hester Prynne, decided to leave for two years and meet Hester back in Boston. During this time, Hester should have stayed committed to her husband and not cheat on him with Arthur Dimmesdale, the minister. Dimmesdale, who is committed to God by being a minister, should stick with God's rules. It is both Hester's and Dimmesdale's fault in committing this sin. They both had someone to stay loyal to; Hester with her husband and Dimmesdale with God. I sympathize for Chillingworth because he left his wife for two years trusting her and expecting to come back to Boston, probably hoping to start a family with her. Instead, he comes back to Boston seeing her at the gallows, being punished. Of course he would want revenge, maybe to show Hester the pain he felt when he was cheated on or to show Hester and Dimmesdale how wrong they were to do such a sin. At the end of the book, Chillingworth gives half of his inheritance to Pearl. Instead of seeking the revenge he hoped for, he realized it would not work and decided to give Pearl his belongings after passing away. Maybe he cared about Pearl after all. Even if she was not his daughter, she was still a part of Hester, which is why I believe he cared for Pearl, because he probably loved Hester all along.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
The Scarlet Letter
"Let the black flower blossom as it may!" (119-120). This quote was said by Roger Chillingworth in response to Hester Prynne's question. When Hester asks Chillingworth if he could let go of the revenge he holds onto for Reverend Dimmesdale and her, his answer is no. Even if he would say yes, fate would still be there. That is where he says the quote, to show Hester that this is their fate. The black flower compares with Chillingworth, it will continue to blossom, letting out all its evil or revenge it has for Hester and Reverend Dimmesdale. One day it is going to grow and become Hester's fate, which can either be good or bad, though since it is black, it will most probably be bad. Everything is going to happen on its own and their fates are what they have chosen, their mistakes and decisions in this life. The quote not only shows how important fate is to people and how it can affect them in the end, but it also foreshadows that their lives will probably have a bad ending, and what is yet to come later on in the book.
Thanks to Neural Stem Cells...
- "Neural stem cells successfully implanted into the brains of four boys" by Jon Bardin
- Published on October 12, 2012
- The Los Angeles Times
-http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-stem-cells-implanted-into-brains-of-four-boys-20121012,0,32171.story
I can only imagine how heartbreaking it would be to hear your child has a disease or a disability, where their brains cannot carry normal functions, affecting their movements. But I would think it to be miraculous if I heard that there was a chance for my child to be treated and be able to carry out everyday movements again.
Maybe that is how the parents of these four boys felt when they were given the chance for neural stem cells to be implanted into their brains. The Pelizaeus- Merzbacher disease was the reason for these four boys to not think or move normally. Greatly influencing many people's precious lives, the Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease takes away the myelin around the brain cells. Myelin, which is fatty, helps carry out the messages in the brain at high speed. Without this substance around the brain cells, everything becomes much slower. The information that is supposed to be sent for your body to carry out, is sent at a slower pace rather than the fast pace it goes at for everyone else. Eventually, this affects the movement, coordination, and cognitive skills- functions that we do everyday.
Luckily, researchers have found out that neural stem cells can be implanted into the brain without any complications. The neural stem cells that are implanted usually turn into one of the types of brain cells called oligodendrocyte, which produces myelin. After experimenting this on mice, researchers were ready to experiment on humans. They were later on implanted into the brains of the four boys, which has shown no complications yet. The implantation has shown improvements to the boys, as they slowly start improving in their movements and are producing a larger amount of myelin around their brain cells. This study may be able to help others with this disease or others who have a problem with brain functioning. Researchers come up with anything everyday, helping everyone and taking our lives to the next step.
- Published on October 12, 2012
- The Los Angeles Times
-http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-stem-cells-implanted-into-brains-of-four-boys-20121012,0,32171.story
I can only imagine how heartbreaking it would be to hear your child has a disease or a disability, where their brains cannot carry normal functions, affecting their movements. But I would think it to be miraculous if I heard that there was a chance for my child to be treated and be able to carry out everyday movements again.
Maybe that is how the parents of these four boys felt when they were given the chance for neural stem cells to be implanted into their brains. The Pelizaeus- Merzbacher disease was the reason for these four boys to not think or move normally. Greatly influencing many people's precious lives, the Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease takes away the myelin around the brain cells. Myelin, which is fatty, helps carry out the messages in the brain at high speed. Without this substance around the brain cells, everything becomes much slower. The information that is supposed to be sent for your body to carry out, is sent at a slower pace rather than the fast pace it goes at for everyone else. Eventually, this affects the movement, coordination, and cognitive skills- functions that we do everyday.
Luckily, researchers have found out that neural stem cells can be implanted into the brain without any complications. The neural stem cells that are implanted usually turn into one of the types of brain cells called oligodendrocyte, which produces myelin. After experimenting this on mice, researchers were ready to experiment on humans. They were later on implanted into the brains of the four boys, which has shown no complications yet. The implantation has shown improvements to the boys, as they slowly start improving in their movements and are producing a larger amount of myelin around their brain cells. This study may be able to help others with this disease or others who have a problem with brain functioning. Researchers come up with anything everyday, helping everyone and taking our lives to the next step.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Predictions for The Scarlet Letter
All books have their own ending, whether they are good, bad, shocking, or boring. Halfway through The Scarlet Letter, it is both hard and easy to guess the ending already. One part that I can guess, is that Reverend Dimmesdale is the father of Pearl. It is not hard to see that he is behind the sin that Hester had committed. When Hester was brought out for her punishment and was asked who the father of Pearl was, Reverend Dimmesdale was silent and seemed as if he did not want to pressure Hester into saying anything. When Hester visited the governor, Reverend Dimmesdale was there as well and he helped persuade the governor and minister that Hester should keep Pearl. He was on her side and told them that Pearl was a blessing from God. If he is complimenting or being nice about Pearl, then one can easily see the connection and that maybe he is being nice since he is her father. I am guessing that towards the end, Roger Chillingworth will definitely find out who Pearl's father is and set out to take revenge, maybe even kill him.
Danger for The Great Barrier Reef
- "Great Barrier Reef under great threat, researchers say" by Jon Bardin
- Published on October 2, 2012
- The Los Angeles Times
- http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-great-barrier-reef-under-grave-threat-researchers-say-20121002,0,1421691.story
Who would have thought that small, little, and innocent creatures would cause harm? No one, simply because it was not expected. Starfishes, small, star shaped sea creatures, have been behind the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef. These predators are attacking and feeding off of sea life. The Great Barrier Reef, located in Australia, is one of the natural attractions that shows tourists or anyone the beauty of the sea and its creatures. Though lately, it has been odd to see that the corals have been disappearing. Who is to blame now? Not only the starfish, but the people as well.
For years now, people have been warning each other about global warming. One of the reasons for the destruction of this natural attraction, is because of global warming. Maybe if we treated our planet the right way, then global warming would not happen and would not affect The Great Barrier Reef. This goes to show how much of an influence global warming has on Earth. It continues to affect the temperatures in the water and the cyclones, which are added as reasons to the continuous destruction of The Great Barrier Reef.
Since starfishes are the main reason as to why the Great Barrier Reef is being ruined, scientists believe controlling them would be the first step into saving the Great Barrier Reef. Though it is also our job, as people, to take action; start with small steps and help make our environment a better place, to not only save humanity, but other organisms as well.
- The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
- Published on October 2, 2012
- The Los Angeles Times
- http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-great-barrier-reef-under-grave-threat-researchers-say-20121002,0,1421691.story
Who would have thought that small, little, and innocent creatures would cause harm? No one, simply because it was not expected. Starfishes, small, star shaped sea creatures, have been behind the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef. These predators are attacking and feeding off of sea life. The Great Barrier Reef, located in Australia, is one of the natural attractions that shows tourists or anyone the beauty of the sea and its creatures. Though lately, it has been odd to see that the corals have been disappearing. Who is to blame now? Not only the starfish, but the people as well.
For years now, people have been warning each other about global warming. One of the reasons for the destruction of this natural attraction, is because of global warming. Maybe if we treated our planet the right way, then global warming would not happen and would not affect The Great Barrier Reef. This goes to show how much of an influence global warming has on Earth. It continues to affect the temperatures in the water and the cyclones, which are added as reasons to the continuous destruction of The Great Barrier Reef.
Since starfishes are the main reason as to why the Great Barrier Reef is being ruined, scientists believe controlling them would be the first step into saving the Great Barrier Reef. Though it is also our job, as people, to take action; start with small steps and help make our environment a better place, to not only save humanity, but other organisms as well.
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