Organ Donation;Does It Help To Be Rich? (blg3)

Today as I was searching the Internet originally looking for general information on Organ Donation Issues.But I found some interesting information. The title of the article I discovered was called "Need an organ? It helps to be rich". This immediately grasped my attention and I began to read the interesting article. Although my original intentions were to find some Issues that organ donors have. I do not regret finding this site because it lead to me some answers to questions that I had.


Throughout this article, It unfolds some disappointing information. It is said that the value of the actual organ is more than the physical operation itself. My question to those doctors around the world is that, If a human becomes an organ donor, or even a dead person that donates his / her organs "For Free". Then why is it that the doctors charge patients for the actual organ? Why is it more expensive than the actual procedure. Victory, Joy


Victory , Joy. "Need an organ? It Helps To Be Rich.." ABC NEWS 01 20 2006 05 16 2008 .

still searching...but getting interesting (i cant believe this)

After my interview that I spoke about with Janine I really wanted to find some basic information that I really did not want to find in the beginning but think it is a piece of the puzzle to find the answer to my question “ how can we get kids to have the courage to come forward on their abuse?”
I went and searched Goggle and typed in basic “child abuse facts it brought me to this really interesting site it had a lot of nice questions, one that I found most interesting was the amount of children reported and investigated for abuse or neglect! There are more than 3.25 million reported a year in the U.S. and physicians make 56% of the reports! Also since 1996 the amount of children being abused and neglected has increased 18%. There were so many different facts stated. (Prevent child abuse)
This has made me really think and want to answer the questions so much more because no I really know how many kids are suffering in the world. Also because of decreasing the amount abused it has increased at least 2% a year.




"About child abuse." frequently asked questions. National exchange club foundation. 4/28/08 .

My question was answered

My question was answered my question was ''Can video games teach anything to teens in today sociality ''. The interviews I have done is that stat that games just don't teach but they improve the human mind. Video games can make the human mind more creative. People have learn hand eye coration, how to socialize , solve problems , and conflict reiashion.But the human mind takes in things that human see bad but still does them.

There are many types of games for example:

• WAR
• SPORTS
• FIGHTING
• RACING
• FANTASY
  
• AND SO ON!
  

Different games teach different things like racing will teach timing, fantasy teaches Creation and things like that. I real would like to have spent more time analyze the games more.There will always be conflict on both sides on video games and this may never change. Because some people never played video games and they say that they are a wast of time , but to some people like me games are relaxing and fun to play and not a wast of time. Plus more and more people are playing games more of the conflicts are coming up.People do blame video games for the way they act, but that really is not true they just use it as a cover up for something bigger that happened to them.In today's world there are games to help Young kids learn to do math, read, and spell. Video games can do good people just need to open there eye's and see that.

Organ Myths (blg #1)

Today during my research I discovered that people shouldn't be discouraged about the so called "Myths" of being a organ donor. In a website I discovered 10 main concerns of being an organ donor.

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Myth No. 1. If I agree to donate my organs, my doctor or the emergency room staff won't work as hard to save my life. They'll remove my organs as soon as possible to save somebody else.

Reality. When you go to the hospital for treatment, doctors focus on saving your life — not somebody else's. You'll be seen by a doctor whose specialty most closely matches your particular emergency. The doctor in charge of your care has nothing to do with transplantation.

Myth No. 2. Maybe I won't really be dead when they sign my death certificate. It'll be too late for me if they've taken my organs for transplantation. I might have otherwise recovered.

Reality. Although it's a popular topic in the tabloids, in reality, people don't start to wiggle a toe after they're declared dead. In fact, people who have agreed to organ donation are given more tests to determine that they are truly dead than are those who haven't agreed to organ donation.

Myth No. 3. Organ donation is against my religion.

Reality. Organ donation is consistent with the beliefs of most religions. This includes Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam and most branches of Judaism. If you're unsure of or uncomfortable with your faith's position on donation, ask a member of your clergy. Another option is to check the federal Web site OrganDonor.gov, which provides religious views on organ donation and transplantation by denomination.

Myth No. 4. I'm under age 18. I'm too young to make this decision.

Reality. That's true, in a legal sense. But your parents can authorize this decision. You can express to your parents your wish to donate, and your parents can give their consent knowing that it's what you wanted. Children, too, are in need of organ transplants, and they usually need organs smaller than those an adult can provide.

Myth No. 5. I want my loved one to have an open-casket funeral. That can't happen if his or her organs or tissues have been donated.

Reality. Organ and tissue donation doesn't interfere with having an open-casket funeral. The donor's body is clothed for burial, so there are no visible signs of organ or tissue donation. For eye donation, an artificial eye is inserted, the lids are closed, and no one can tell any difference. For bone donation, a rod is inserted where bone is removed. With skin donation, a very thin layer of skin similar to a sunburn peel is taken from the donor's back. Because the donor is clothed and lying on his or her back in the casket, no one can see any difference.

Myth No. 6. I'm too old to donate. Nobody would want my organs.

Reality. There's no defined cutoff age for donating organs. Organs have been successfully transplanted from donors in their 70s and 80s. The decision to use your organs is based on strict medical criteria, not age. Don't disqualify yourself prematurely. Let the doctors decide at your time of death whether your organs and tissues are suitable for transplantation.

Myth No. 7. I'm not in the greatest health, and my eyesight is poor. Nobody would want my organs or tissues.

Reality. Very few medical conditions automatically disqualify you from donating organs. The decision to use an organ is based on strict medical criteria. It may turn out that certain organs are not suitable for transplantation, but other organs and tissues may be fine. Don't disqualify yourself prematurely. Only medical professionals at the time of your death can determine whether your organs are suitable for transplantation.

Myth No. 8. I would like to donate one of my kidneys now, rather than wait until my death. But I hear you can't do that unless you're a close family member of someone in need.

Reality. While that used to be the case, it isn't any longer. Whether it's a distant family member, friend or complete stranger you want to help, you can donate a kidney through certain transplant centers. If you decide to become a living donor, you will undergo extensive questioning to ensure that you are aware of the risks and make sure you're giving away your kidney out of pure goodwill and not in return for financial gain. You will also undergo testing to determine that your kidneys are in good shape and that you can live a healthy life with just one kidney. You can also donate blood or bone marrow during your lifetime. Contact your local chapter of the American Red Cross for details on where you can donate or sign up.

Myth No. 9. Rich, famous and powerful people always seem to move to the front of the line when they need a donor organ. There's no way to ensure that my organs will go to those who've waited the longest or are the neediest.

Reality. The rich and famous aren't given priority when it comes to allocating organs. It may seem that way because of the amount of publicity generated when celebrities receive a transplant, but they are treated no differently from anyone else. In fact, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the organization responsible for maintaining the national organ transplant network, subjects all celebrity transplants to an internal audit to make sure the organ allocation was appropriate.

Myth No. 10. My family will be charged if I donate my organs.

Reality. The organ donor's family is never charged for donating. The family is charged for the cost of all final efforts to save your life, and those costs are sometimes misinterpreted as costs related to organ donation. Costs for organ removal go to the transplant recipient.(Clinic, Mayo)

Further on, I also discovered many answers today to questions that I haven't even though of. For instance, did you know that although you may have signed the back of your Identification card it doesn't mean that your organs may be donated? Doctors suggest that the best way to be a organ donor is to not only have it on writing, but to inform your family and even friends of your desires for your body after being presented dead. Some studies state that it makes it easier on the family to give the doctors a answer to the process.




Clinic, Mayo. "Organ donation: Don't let these 10 myths confuse you." MayoClinic.com 04 04 2008 29 04 2008 .

the interview i had with janine!

So as you probably already know I have been researching child abuse! I wanted to know how could we get kids the courage to come forward on their abuse? So I took my search beyond just the Internet and books, I went to talk to someone.


Well I went and interviewed a lady that was a friend of the family named Janine. She is a very nice woman she majored in psychology as she says I basically learned about child abuse. So she learned so much over the years of working. Janine works at the native American society people inc. there program is kind of like a big brother big sister thing but it is a little more besides taking kids out to do things if there is family in need of food and clothing they will get it for them which is located on 100 main st. she actually told me the different kinds of abuse that goes on such as, physical abuse, sexual abuse, verbal and emotional abuse, and also physical neglect. There are so many different kinds of abuse I learned about that day. Although I have found this out in other places!she also told me some possible ways kids tell as they talk to a adult that they trust on the phone by note ect....(also from the kidshealth.com)

In the interview she opened the way I was thinking about things. I thought of different ways to think and also what she told me I could research more and make things a little bit more clear. So I am looking forward to taking what she showed me and turning something bigger and clearer.



janine. personal interview. 4/21/08.

"kids health." child abuse. 2007. 21 Apr 2008 .

To Begin my Search

To began my search I typed in spirit into my Google search tool bar from there I search the list
of web sites that I an go to, to get more information on spirits. I choose the second (Spirit (disambiguation) ) link on the list, this link took me to an article on Wikipedia the free internet encyclopedia. Here I found that are seven different contents and fifty different definitions of the word Spirits. One contents is the Religion and spirituality definitions, this is the reason for my search. In my Protestant Baptist Christianity beliefs, I believe in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is one third of the Holy Trinity that makes up the single substance of God and that it also helps you to lead a Christian life (Holy Spirit ). But with my interest in ghost haunting should I have reason to believe that there just might be more to my Christian belief then I though there could be.

According to answers.com the definitions of a spirit is a being inhabiting or embodying a particular place, object, or natural phenomenon. The problem is that most people don't believe in spirits. In today society people need hard evidence, scientific research or a personal experiences to prove to them that humans and animals are not the only beings, that it maybe possible that there is another side, that there is a spirit world, and that it is possible that they maybe trapped in our world. And there are people who don't want to believe in spirits or ghost because they are afraid of how there lives may change if they do believe in natural phenomenon.

In my search in the religious background I didn't find any answers to my questions. But I'm not going to give up, I'm going to continue my search through ghost, haunting, ghost haunting and ghost legends. To be continued.....

"Spirit (disambiguation)." Wikipedia2008. 2008. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.,. 08 May 2008 .

i found one of the answers

As you have read before I am researching the topic child abuse. My main question was how could we get kids to have the courage to come forward on their abuse? I have found out a lot on my subject and actually on all my questions that I had when I started this topic
As to find the answer to my question I wanted to find out some information of where people might help kids with their problems such as crisis centers.

Such As: a child advocacy center
556 Franklin Street
Buffalo NY 14202
(716) 8357807

I also found some compass house:
1451 Main Street
Buffalo NY 14209
(716) 8860935

Counseling:
Mid-Erie counseling & treatment
1520 Walden Avenue
Cheektowaga, NY
716-895-6700

I have also found different help lines that you can call such as 716-834-1144 or toll free 1-877-kids-400 or common sense 911!


So as one of my main questions I have a lot of different answers on where kids can get some help if needed. These are only a few different kinds of places out of many that I have found on my search for my essential question. As I said before in my last post I am looking forward to talking to Janine maybe she will be able to give me a hint on how to find my answer to my major question.


"Child abuse." crisis services hotline. 28 Apr 2008 .

Metals Sub-Genre's

Now there are some sub-genera's who do have a lyrical surrounding of "Satanic" themes. Many of these bands are from around the European area of the world. This genre is called Black Metal. Now there are some incidents where there were some burnings of churches."Headliners of the black metal scene claimed responsibility for inspiring (if not necessarily perpetrating) over 50 arsons directed at Christian churches in Norway from 1992 to 1996."(Wikipedia, Black Metal,Church Burnings) A lot, well most of these crazy things happen in Europe.

There was a quote that I really looked at, which was "Black metal is generally held to embrace anti-Christianity, misanthropy, nihilism, Paganism, and/or Satanism, and in some cases, nationalism. As an extension of misanthropy, there is often a link to nature emphasized, being a type of naturalism, with a heavy emphasis on mortality and the unknown aspects of death. More generally, most black metal musicians like to appear as strongly anti-collectivist, critics of religion and advocates of individualism."(Wikipedia, Black Metal) That statement kind of struck me weird. Now I am not one to listen to this music, for one, I can't understand them because they speak another language.

In the band "Mercyful Fate", the lead singer King Diamond was quoted as saying
"He does not follow any specific religion, and expresses concern that religion has led so many people to kill and destroy each other. According to himself, he has problems comprehending why religion has caused so much death and destruction, when it is logically impossible to prove the presence or absence of any god. He reveals that he has reached a point in his life where he has completely given up believing in anything religious and that he simply does not know what to answer when asked whether he is a Satanist or not." (Wikipeia, King Diamond)

So I heard in an interview with Marylin Manson on "Heavy: The Story Of Metal", that everyone blamed him for the deaths at Columbine High School in Colorado. He said something to this sort " They blame me and my lyrics because the kids came into the school dresses like me." and he even cut short his tour because of the massacre at Columbine. (Marylin Manson) So That goes to show you that Heavy Metal artists don't worship the devil. If he did, than he would have not shown any sympathy for the families of the victims of the Columbine tragedy.


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"King Diamond." Wikipedia. 2008. 24 Apr 2008 .

"Death Metal." Wikipedia. 2008. 24 Apr 2008 .

"Death Metal." Wikipedia. 2008. 24 Apr 2008 . - church burnings
Heavy: The Story Of Metal. Marylin Manson (Musician). VH1 Classic, 27 April 2008.

Evilness in Metal

When Mr.Malley told us about the infotrac website I kind of thought it would help me out a lot. But it is turning out to be a little bit tougher than he said. Even though my last entry was basically done by using wikipedia (which works good), I decided to go a different way.

It turns out the evilness in metal helps sell product, it has a high selling point in the evil sub-genres of metal."Fueled by a resurgence in heavy metal music and its numerous dark sub-genres, Halo makes and sells evil-looking instruments with bodies carved to resemble rotting flesh, distended eyeballs and bone. The demonically themed guitars primarily find their way into the hands of death-metal musicians."(Harris) The fans like to see that kind of things when they hear the music, it's just a visual."Ford takes his designs to the extreme and his guitars boast names such as "Satyr," Hellfire," and "Fallen Angel." The "demon" headstock, where tuning pegs adjust string tension, looks like a horned profile of Lucifer himself."(Harris).

Selling is good, like they would say in economics "It's all about supply and demand." Minarik Guitars sells between 115 and 130 pricey custom model guitars per year, and more than 2,000 lower-priced machine cut models annually.(Minarik)

"So what exactly is the allure of the whole demonic metal scene? The deafening crunch of eight-string metal guitars on stage? The fake blood and white pancake makeup? The screamed "Cookie Monster" vocals few listeners can comprehend?"

"'Cause there's always kids and your parents tell you not to listen to it," Ford said. "It's a really good outlet for your aggression."(Harris) "As for his mean guitar designs, Ford put it simply."(Harris) "Some people like skulls," he said. (Ford) This comes from a interview between Harris And Ford from the Winnipeg Free Press.

So now would you say that it's all about devil worshiping. If you ask me, I think when most bands talk about Satan, they are just telling story's. But I have heard that bands from different countries that make metal music actually worship the devil.

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"Instruments of evil; The resurgence of death metal means a new market for gruesome-looking guitars.(Music - Articles)." Winnipeg Free Press (Sept 6, 2007): E8. Custom Newspapers.. Gale. McKinley High School. 23 Apr. 2008
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I started my search by looking into the drop out rates across the country. I wanted to know how widespread the problem was. I searched a couple of websites but I was really surprised to find nothing that could help answer my question. They all talked about what they think is the problem or what can students do to be more interested in school, when the reality is that no student is the same and they all have different perspectives about school. Like for example I visited a website in look for clues so I can answer my question. I couldn't see where did the author of this website and I agree with most of what he said but when he spoke about what was the solution for this problem it spoke in the perspectives of the schools statistics and information about the students, but it sounded like he never took the time to speak to any of them to see what were there motives for dropping out or what types of situations where they going through that made them drop out of school, with all my respect I thought that the information was inconclusive, I think that there is a lot more reasons for a student to lose interest for there education.

What I mean to say that they say what they think is the problem without even asking anyone why is this happening to them. Is like a person that is trying to explain how does the propulsion system for a spaceship works when they don't know anything about it. They don't know what is in peoples minds to tell us what is wrong with people that motivation problems for school. What I plan to do is to ask people why to they feel like this, and try to find an answer for my question. That is if I can...

Paulus, Peter. "Why Children and Teenagers Lose Interest in School." Essay Writng Power 2006 7. 4/30/08 http://www.essaywritingpower.com/prodl29/Why_Kids_Lose_Interest_in_School.pdf.

''How is it like being albanian in the US in 2008''

My point of view is that i thing is great being albanian and living in the US. I like it here mainly because i am abe to take care of my self(be independent ).The thing that's good about being from a different country is that i know more about the world and the people around.I am able to know and see how people from albania and people from US live.I was rased in albania but now im growing up in the US .I love that I am able to lising and understand 2 kinds of music,be able to eat differend kinds of foods able to know and live different then most people do. I'm enjoyin life right know and hope to be something good in the future.hopefully something that I can make good moey and live the way I want to .Hey i know money is not everything but it's something you always need ..so stay tunedddddddd./....If you wanna know how other girls from albania live in the US.....

i began my search to the answer

I began to start to search for some information and clues to find the answer to my question and if you didt read my first post my question is how can we get kids to have the courage to come forward on there abuse? Well I did't find much actually it was hard because I typed different things.
What I came up with is many different crisis centers that help kids and different things that people have organized to make kids feel love that they don’t from home. Such as baby coddlers where u go to orphanages and hospitals to just like hold a baby feed it ECT... I also found like different kinds of socials. I only found like one program located in buffalo ny not like counseling or nothing like that but a more hands on program to help abused kids and stuff and that and was the big brother big sister program they take time in there day to hang out with a kid even if they just listen to them!
I am actually planning on going to talk to a lady name Janine which is like my little cousins big sister she mainly focuses on child abuse that what she majored in so I am looking to getting to talk to her and see what she knows and what she has found out over the years she has learned. Also stories that she might have but I wont are able to talk to her till like the end of the month like next month.
So hopefully in my next post I will have some foundation facts about either my essential question and or my foundation!







Places I have went to find some info that I have was on:
Www.kidscrisis.com/abuse.html
I also received some places that help kids like counseling and groups from a family friend so that helped also.

When i first became introduced to organ donation i was a young boy around 9 or 10 years old. It started when my mother had an conversation with her friend. I paid no mind to it, not that i didn't care but because i really didn't know what it exactly meant or the importance It had. Further on, as time passed i remember my freshman year in high school my health teacher elaborated on the term organ donor. I then began to truly realize the importance of being a organ donor.Never the less, I proceeded to get information about the topic. Not only because it is interesting, but that i am a awaiting bone marrow donor for my mother. Although i was a little more informed of the topic i still had some questions.
For instance, I wonder if organ donation is fair? Can doctors be bribed? are they other alternatives to people in need of organs? Also can people that are rich bypass the list with money? Most importantly what do people do that need a organ transplant but can't afford it? As i think of the topic my mind begins to create more questions. I am hoping throughout my research my questions can be answered.

Japhet's Citation Pratice

Hmueli, Sandra. "'Flash mob' craze spreads." CNN 08 08 2003.18 04 2008 .

"Global warming." Wikipedia 17 04 2008 18 04 2008 .

Life Plus The Help Of Video Games

I started the search with one question and from that many more came to mind .The first thing i did was to going to Google.com and searched video games research. I fund that games just don't teach teens but they pick up some habits.The things they pick up are good and bad.Video games there are many types of games there are sports, racing, action, fantasies.These games all teach different things .The research I have done so far has brag up that games help hand eye coordination ,math skulls, problem solving, and strategy .

I have readed many articles by doing my research and all of these articles have the same thing in comin people learned some thing from a video game some were in there life and didn't now that they did.I read in one article that this guy never played football a day in his life. The man learned how to play throw madden games. In anther article this kid had bad grades in math. One day teacher saw him making a program for the computer. Teacher didn't now how the kid could be doing this if was bad at math than the teacher noticed that the kid was have fun making the program.


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Psychologists attack violence in video games." The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) (August 18, 2005): A8. New York State Newspapers. Gale. McKinley High School. 22 Apr. 2008
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Talbot, Margaret. "My Son, the Cyborg." The New York Times Magazine (June 15, 2003 p11 col 03 (24 col): 11. New York State Newspapers. Gale. McKinley High School. 22 Apr. 2008
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"Gaming Pros and Cons." The New York Times (June 12, 2003 PG7(L) col 05 (4 col): G7(L). New York State Newspapers. Gale. McKinley High School. 23 Apr. 2008
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"More than 70 percent of Americans playing video games." San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) (April 2, 2008): NA. Custom Newspapers.. Gale. McKinley High School. 24 Apr. 2008
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"GLOBAL WARMING." WIKIPEDIA 4/16/08 .

Sandra, Smueli. "Flash mob' craze spreads." 8/08/03 4/16/08 .

Some Examples

The first thing was looked at some songs and some biography's on some singers ,In the song "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath the lyrics are this "What is this that stands before me?Figure in black which points at me...Big black shape with eyes of fire
Telling people their desire,Satan's sitting there, he's smiling". This is not saying that they worship the devil, from a documentary that I saw on VH1's "Heavy: The Story Of Metal" It was said that "According to the band, the song was inspired by an experience that Geezer Butler related to Ozzy Osbourne. Geezer painted his apartment matte black and placed several inverted crucifixes on the walls. Then, one day, Ozzy brought round a book about witchcraft, which Geezer became extremely fascinated by. One night, he read the book and fell asleep. He recalls waking up and seeing a black figure and, as he put it, "crapped myself". He then told Ozzy, who wrote the lyrics to what would become Black Sabbath: "What is this that stands before me? Figure in black which points at me".(Ozzy Osbourne,Black Sabbath) So it's not about worshiping the devil, it was about a bad experience.

Some people say that the members of Slayer are devil worshipers. But their lead singer Tom Araya commented on it saying "Yeah,yeah I think that's one of the biggest misconceptions towards the band, but next to that just the fact that we're normal."
Most of the people who sing about the devil have really,really strong catholic (Christian) beliefs. He also showed up on a documentary entitled "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" in which he was asked about his religion, but then he was asked "God Hates Us All, How does it fit in [with religious background]?" In which he replied "God doesn't hate, it's a great [expletive deleted] title"(Araya,wikipedia). So basically what he is saying is not to judge a book by its cover.

With the search I did today, I feel it was a prevalent search. It was easy to find some examples for this topic. You and I now know that many people who make metal music, no matter how "Demonic" sounding could be catholic. Meaning nothing towards saying "we are devil worshipers". But my search has only started. We will see in the coming weeks.



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"Black Sabbath (song)." Wikipedia. 17 Apr 2008 .

Metal :A Headbanger's Journey. Various. VH1 Classic, 13 May 2008.

Heavy: The Story Of Metal. Various. VH1 Classic, 13 May 2008.

"Tom Araya." Wikipedia. 18 Apr 2008 .

Citation Thing

Shmueli, Sandra. "'Flash Mob 'Craze Spreads." CNN 08 08 2003 17 04 2008 .


"Global Warming." Wikipedia. 17 Apr 2008 .

Citations

('Flash mob' craze spreads )

Shmueli, Sandra . "'Flash mob' craze spreads." CNN 08 08 2003 15 04 2008 .


("Global warming")

"Global warming." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 17 04 2008 17 04 2008 .

Why do we lose intrest in school?

My situation is that I have lost all my interest in school, I know that without education your basically nothing in this world and I know the consequences of not having an education, but that is not enough to push me nor give me conference to do my work, I tried different ways of becoming more interested in school but nothing works . I really don't know if is because I am having problem at my home, I just don't have time for school , or maybe I just lazy. But all that I know is that I really need to find out what wrong with me before is to late.

I became interested because this is a situation that many students have but they don't about it, it is also something that I'm going through at this moment, and I think that this research for this activity is really going to help me find an answer not only form e but to other students as well. So I hope I'm able to help anyone that is looking for an answer as well.

Information that I already know about this topic, is that I know that many people are going to through this type of situation but it differs for different people. Like for example when people don't want to get up in the morning because they don't want to come to school, or when people don't want to do there homework, or even school work because is to boring or they just don't have the time. What I want to find out is why do students and even adults fell this way, and how can I help the people that want to find an answer.

before the search!

I have always been interested in the subject child abuse or since as far as I can remember. Child abuse is a big problem in the world whether it is physically or verbal abuse. Expecally being verbally abused almost everyday of my life makes me really think on this subject because I know how it feels. Also the interest in this subject can help me in the next part of my life college, which I will major in like counseling social worker, something to that extent I really want to help kids get away from all the abuse! The thought of a child being abused physically makes me sick. It makes you think that being verbal abuse is nothing. Another influence on this subject was the book ”a child called it” I don’t understand the background thought s of child abuse. Child abuse is so important and it happens everyday all over the world makes it so much more interesting to find out more information
To be honest I don’t really know too much about child abuse, but it happens like everyday to millions of kids. Everybody thinks they know so much about child abuse but do he or she really? Child abuse is a very difficult topic because there are so many different aspects and opinions.

The book a child called it by David Pelzer is what got me really interested in the subject well that and being verbally abused my self. The book was so sad though while I was reading that book u had like had visions on what happened to him. So it got me to think, so many thoughts and questions went through my mind. When I sat there and really thought I came up with my essential question. So the main question I want to focus on answering is how do we help kids build up the courage to come forward on their abuse? Many other questions have to be answered to find the main answer, which is called the foundation questions such as what are the hidden secrets behind child abuse? If there is places that try to help these kids what do they do and where are they? ECT….

I am very excited to find out information on child abuse I will be able to answer questions that I always think about. I want to be able to find out the answers not only peoples options on that subject. This is what I thought before the beginning of my search!

Why Hauntings Interest Me...

I first became interested in ghost hunting a few years ago. The year I become interest in ghost haunting I'm not really sure what year that was. One Sunday afternoon I was watching the Discovery Channel when I started to watch a show called ("The Hunting"). The Hunting is a show on the Discovery Channel that is based on the true stories of people who have experienced ghost haunting in their home or in their jobs or businesses. The very first episode that I watched was about a family who moved to a new city into this big beautiful house the was surprising affordable.

The family had a husband a wife and several children. The two boys bedroom was located in the basement and the parents and the rest of the children's room was up stairs. The mother started to see things like blood on the floors in the kitchen, and other unusual things throughout the house, and her oldest son (oldest child) began to act strange. He wasn't like himself at all it was like he was someone else. The house was haunted, everyone was afraid to go into the basement accept the oldest child. The family soon began to realize that the oldest child was being controlled by an evil spirit. He became more and more unpleasant and more antisocial. The parents were worried and they began to confine in friend of the family who told them that they should get help from a Priest. They began to learn that there was a gateway to hell in their basement and that their son was possessed and began the perpetration for an exorcist to rid the house of any evil spirits. When I first began watching The Haunting it kept my interest because the show is based on true story and it brings the experience to life to maybe make you feel the way the the people who really experienced the haunting it feel.

As a result to my interest I have decided to do my own research. In my research project I want to find out, if the belief in ghost, spirits or haunting ever be proven to exist? And if proven to exist will the hunting's of peoples homes and businesses ever be proven either. What are ghost made of? Are there people who can really talk to ghost or spirit, or are they just doing that to get attention or is it all in their head. Why are some spirits or ghost nice when others are seem to be out to hurt you and scare you off? And I would also like to know if spirits and ghost cant take over you body and if they can then how can they do that.

I my belief I don't really believe in ghost but at the same time I don't disbelieve in ghost either. In my research my goal is to see if I can persuade myself to believe in ghost fully or to not to believe in ghost fully. I also hope to persuade other's like myself.

Satanic Symbolism : Pre Search

I became interested in this topic when I heard on the news that at Columbine High School back in 1999 when the two boys went on a rampage at their school and killed 14 students and 1 teacher, and wounded 24 more and then took their own lives. The news and media all said that " They were influenced by listening to Marylin Manson and that 'Devil music'" or something to that sort. That's when I looked at the music that I listen to and think "How could they get that from a simple song?" I didn't feel that way.

When I first heard about there being demonic (Satanic) symbolism in Heavy metal music, or in any other type of metal music I thought "This is preposterous, there isn't any of that in metal music." In metal music yeah, they talk about the devil and incorporate the devil into many of their actions and songs, but that doesn't mean a thing. Well that's just my opinion.

There are many metal bands that do this. These bands are Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, and Rob Zombie but there is more. Now if you want to take the lyrics in a different manner that's all you. If you want to say that Iron Maiden's "Number Of The Beast" is all about worshiping the devil, it isn't. But as I said before it's all in the eye of the beholder. Just like in Metallica's "Creeping Death" the one verse is "Die By My Hand, I Creep Across The Land, Killing Firstborn Man". There not saying go kill. It's from the story in the bible, it's the "Tenth Plague". But thats all I can say for right now.

Video Games + Learning Pre search

I became interested in the subject why my mother always told me that's games never teach anything the real world would.I have learned many things from playing video games.Some of the games I've learned from are Socom for PS2 ,Need For Speed Most Wanted for PS2, Command & Conquer General 1,2,3 for PC . I always tell my mother that games help me learn some of the stuff I my not learn in the real world .

I now that video games can teach. I have learned that from playing Socom to analyze what i read because if i don't I'll be lost in the mission , to think quick in combat . Command & Conquer helps you plan and strategize.