Blogger #6 Exhibition

Denunciation

Child abuse: is when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or falling to act, causes in jury, death emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child. Every year more than three million reported child abuse are made in the United States. Every ten seconds a child is abused, for every report two more go unreported which is equal to many million abuse more in the United States. About one point five million kids run away each year from their abuser. About forty eight percent of them are male and fifty percent are female, every race and religion sees child abuse each year in the United States.  Child offenders are more likely to be people we know, more likely a father, stepmother, grandparents, or any family member close to us. Prevention is the best hope for reducing child abuse and neglect and improving the lives of children. Through children advocacy centers and exhibitions like this one, will bring awareness to families across the nation. Child abuse requires commitment in every community. People in the community have to be more alert and aware of any child abuse, within the community, friends, and families. Some of the big obvious signs that we encourage parent to look out for are things like emotional damage, low self concept, poor academic, language devilment, anxiety and aggression. This can lead to anti social life, abuse of alcohol, drugs and prostitution.  Additionally, Major effect of the untreated child abuse eighty four percent of all prison inmates has been abused as a child. Eighty two percent can grow to be a pedophile themselves or more likely to commit violent crime. Children under the age of eighteen are more likely to commit suicide due to child abuse. Western countries prevent child abuse in a high priority, with laws and policies. Let’s raise our voice, let’s make a difference, lets encourage other countries to break the silence and end child abuse now and for all.

 This art piece is very unique and one of the most powerful; time was put into this art work. Artist by Jennifer S. not much background knowledge of her art or of her. The mind of a child is fragile. Their emotions touch their future. Your words shape their destiny.  The words are white, thick and bold the letters are above the drawing underneath. The art is very arousing. A young Brunette, female, slim girl, she looks very young in her late 20s, you can only see the side of her right face, her right ear, right eye, half of her nose, side of her lip, the drawing only shows a little of her chest which seems she’s wearing a black tank top. She’s facing toward a young boy he looks about ten years old, you can see the full front of his face, the drawing finishes on his neck, his eyes are facing towards the young lady, he has long brunette hair with bangs, some of the pieces of hair are light, his eye brows are tin, his eyes are sad and small he is crying, he has a tier on his left eye running down his cheek, his mouth is open, you can see his top teeth. Right in the middle of the female and the child theirs words coming out of her mouth and it leads to the kid top head some words are bigger than others, those words are bolder brighter words, words like BRAT, THIS IS YOUR ONW FAUL, FAT, I DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THIS, GET LOST, you are annoying, you are driving me crazy, you want more, you can’t do it.

My song “Hell is for children” by Pat Benatar is an American singer-songwriter and four-time Grammy Award winner. Top hits in 1980, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Love Is a Battlefield", "We Belong" and "Invincible". Other popular singles include "Heartbreaker", "Treat Me Right". Benatar was one of the most heavily played artists in the early days of MTV. It states she was never abused as a child; however it clarifies that her songs were written after reading a couple of New York articles regarding child abuse in her early age of her career. She was inspired to write this song for the children that have been victims of child abuse.

They cry in the dark, so you can't see their tears
They hide in the light, so you can't see their fears
Forgive and forget, all the while
Love and pain become one and the same
In the eyes of a wounded child

Because hell
Hell is for children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell
Hell is for children
And you shouldn't have to pay for your love
With your bones and your flesh

It's all so confusing, this brutal abusing
They blacken your eyes, and then apologize
You're daddy's good girl, and don't tell mommy a thing
Be a good little boy, and you'll get a new toy
Tell grandma you fell off the swing

Because hell
Hell is for children
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
Hell
Hell is for children

            Film by Oprah show, a boy who was chained up and tortured by his own family. You can find it on youtube. The short film of Clayton Moss; The short film of Clayton Moss; this is Clayton's survival story. At 6 years old Clayton Moss was terrorized by the same two people who were suppose to protect and care for him, his father, Joseph, and stepmother, Carmen in Indiana. For months, Clayton was locked inside an airless, dark bathroom closet. He was bound in wire fencing and chains. His tiny neck and chest bore scars from the wire and chains cutting into his bare skin. When Clayton had to use the restroom he was forced to go to the bathroom on himself. As his punishment his stepmother would rub his feces in his face. His father would then urinate on him. (no child hurt.com/ clayton moss) They would both laugh and make fun of him. Poor Clayton didn’t know why his father and stepmother would do this to him. For months Clayton suffered such inhumane circumstances    it wasn’t in till his stepsister ran away from home and police stopped her. She than confessed of the appalling conditions young Clayton was living in. Police then rescued Clayton where he was found just like his stepsister had confessed to the police. I saw this story several years back on the Oprah show; I thought it was the property story to write about and bring awareness to these kinds of stories. Not just Claytons but the millions of children that don’t have a voice. His story changed my life and gave me an understanding of how vicious and cruel people can be. I hope to bring alertness to this issue and make a difference.

Blogger #3

1. Veteran Homelessness

2. http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/30/why-don%E2%80%99t-we-take-better-care-of-our-veterans/

3. I chose this article because I liked the fact that it gave multiple people's opinions on why we as a country don't take better care of our Veterans. The comments made on there remind us that these are the men and women that are risking their lives to keep ours the way they are going. Ultimately, many people agree and should realize that if it costs too much money the government doesn't want to fund it much like the money for guns but not wheelchairs comment made by one of the individuals. It seems as though the government feels it's cheaper to lose a life than to constantly support hundreds or even thousands of others that need constant medical treatment and evaluation to survive after active combat overseas. On the contrary we have people like the individual who believes that it's the Veterans that don't want the help yet, the progress that we've made today isn't the same that was offered back then and statistics prove that a lot of the homeless Veterans out there are from WWII or Vietnam drafts. We grow accustomed to ways of life much like the military grows accustomed to life at war therefore, life on the streets can't be any more dangerous or inhumane than it was for them before.

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Genre: News Article/Radio Discussion
Topics: Homeless Veterans/Government/Government Funding/Political Standpoints/Factual Declarations/Personal Opinions
Rhetorical Strategies: Personal Experience/Facts/Word Choice/Emotion

Blogger #6

1. The artist of this piece which is unknown is trying to reach out to people with this anti bullying picture. It represents the names many girls will or are called during their lifetime.
1. The denotation of the piece is describing the piece itself.
2. The piece has many words that a bully might use against someone while bullying their victim. Bullies tend to use words that make fun of your appearance which can cause insecurities about yourself and that is where it starts affecting you emotionally and mentally as well.

1. Richard Johnson, the photographer of this image, created this image to voice an opinion on bullying. This image is from his photo project “Weapons of Choice.” In this project, he is trying to get society, mostly parents, that verbal abuse can sometime have a stronger and negative affect than physical abuse.
1. The denotation of the image is implied but obvious. Words hurt just as much as if you’ve been physically hurt.

Blogger #6 Police Brutality

In this exhibition I will demonstrate to you the outrageous tactics that are being used amongst law enforcement to cause harm to our society’s minority groups.  Police Brutality is defined as using excessive or unnecessary force to arrest or bring down an individual. Ever since the 90’s police brutality has became a social issue, but has recently became a diminishing matter. Due to terrorism occurring abroad and the upcoming presidential elections the media has lost its eyes on the police brutality issue. Police brutality didn’t really become a trending social issue until after the death of Florida native Trayvon Martin. After this horrific incident we continue to see frequent cases of police brutality. What’s disappointing is that these policemen are primarily targeting our nation’s minority groups. Overall, they are bringing harm to the African American and Latino communities. We are coming to the end of a tumultuous year and I still see no justice being brought. We are heading towards the future and we the citizens are the only ones who can create a change. This has been a hectic year. We have seen activists engage in riots with policemen. We have seen our people stand up and March on our nation’s capital, but is our word ever going to be heard? Is our voice ever going to create a difference?

This art symbolizes the pain African-Americans go through on a daily basis from being abused and tormented by police officers. The sign one of the individuals holds high over his shoulders says " Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are!" This quote was written by our founding father Benjamin Franklin. This quote is being used to show equality and justice for African-Americans.

                

                              
    Blogger # 6 Domestic  Violence.

  The exhibition aimed to show the lack of voice fear and shame that women trapped in a cycle of domestic violence. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the United State more than car accidents, muggings, and rape combined. A woman is more likely to be assaulted, injured, raped, or killed by a male partner than by any other type of aggressor. So how can we get folks talking about these issues to drives more awareness and break down the barrier of stigma, silence and shame that keep people from seeking help and taking action before problems arises.

This graffiti art depicts an angry man raising his hand to hit the women. Abusers may be act very jealously, and work to control victims' access to family and friends or employment. The abuse may be extreme enough so that the victim loses a job because of absenteeism or decreased productivity while at work, or is prevented from working at all. In its most violent form, domestic violence will involve actual physical and sexual violence, kidnapping of children, torture or murder of pets, etc. Some victims are driven to suicide.

These are the group of protesters gathered to demonstrate their concern about women that are facing domestic violence holding a difference color of signs green, purple and blue with a different meaning on it.The green color show how women are being killed every week by their partner. The purple color which stand for good judgment on the numbers of women facing domestic violence and the last one is telling the victim to speak out, why because talking with someone is the first and most crucial step in getting the help you deserve. There are people in your community willing and able to help you.

    Each state has acknowledged this is not just a family issue, but a crime and a significant legal and public health problem. They have helped bring awareness to domestic violence by putting laws on the book that make it illegal in every state to abuse a spouse or family member. Continuing down this path of acknowledgment will ensure that fewer people are affected by violence in the future, and help bring healing to those who have survived.

Blogger #5

Part 1:
Title of the song: (41 Shots) https://youtu.be/aQMqWAiWPMs
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Genre: Rock

Summary: This song was written and inspired after the police shooting of Amadou Diallo. Bruce expresses his feelings and emotions towards police brutality. In his lyrics he explains how you can get killed  for simply having "American Skin".
What the lyrics are trying to explain to us are that we can lose our lives simply by the misjudgment of a police officer. He also explains how a police officer will shoot you with them having no feeling or emotion. In the lyrics he also brings up the point that we should not run from police because it can cause our lives.

Part 2: Bruce Springsteen created this song after Amadou Diallo was gunned down by policemen in New York. Amadou was a Guinean immagrant who was shot after mistaking his wallet for a gun. Springsteen felt that the shooting was a bad shooting and a unreasonable raction by the police who shot down an innocent man.

I personally believe that Bruce Springsteen is a credible source towards Police Brutality. We should take him seriously because after the death of Trayvon Martin, Bruce paid a tribute to him and asked for justice for Trayvon.
Bruce personally created this song and gave all his respect towards the death of Amadou Diallo.

Blogger #6 Police Brutality Exhibition

Police Brutality Exhibition

The exhibits in this presentation show a pattern of abuse and the same narrative repeatedly and successfully used by police officers to continue their violence against people of color. —Police brutality is the excessive and/or unnecessary use of for against civilians. In modern day times, police brutality is still a constant issue for people of color. The effect of police brutality can have a devastating impact on the existence of people of color. Police brutality is just one symptom of this country’s larger structural racism, which segregates our schools and cities, increases the poverty and unemployment rates for people of color, has psychological consequences for families and young people, and decreases our life expectancy. African-Americans disproportionately bear the brunt of this structural racism.

This graffiti art depicts an angry Elmer Fudd, holding a shotgun, standing next to a sign that reads “NEGRO SEASON.” Elmer Fudd and the sign is outlined in black spray paint, over a beige brick wall. Elmer Fudd is wearing a police uniform which includes a police hat.

African-Americans are the primary targets of law-enforcement profiling and violence. To me, this art represents how people of color feel regarding police brutality. Police brutality towards people of color have become as common as a hunter, hunting to kill his prey. Hunting is the practice of killing or trapping any animal, or pursuing it with the intent of doing so.  People of color are being sought out and killed by the police for little to no reason at all. Hunting to kill a generation of people who is looked upon as inhuman. People of color and equality.  

Protesters gather to demand an end to police brutality and mass incarceration of people of color. The people protesting are from different ethnic backgrounds. Some protesters are holding a orange rectangular sign which has a red stop sign on it that reads “Mass Incarceration, Police Terror, Repression and the Criminalization of a generation must be STOPPED!”

October 22nd is National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation. October 22 is a day when those who have suffered police brutality have a platform to speak about the devastation of this issue. Protesters have gathered from Oakland to Washington D.C. for the last 20 years to bring awareness to this form of institutional racism. Some of the most high-profile cases of institutional racism and brutality have come from the New York Police Department. Those cases have resulted in massive lawsuits against the city.