was also extremely mind boggling how people could treat their own child like that‚ which really made me wonder the type of morals and views that those parents were brought up with. It made me extremely sad to realize all of the wonders of life that Genie was deprived of. She had been locked in that room for over ten years‚ which means she was practically nonexistent to the world‚ and had never experienced things we all take for granted every day. I truly do not know how she survived in that type of
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season of Christmas‚ Bernard MacLaverty’s compelling short story ‘Remote’ portrays the effects of mental‚ emotional and social isolation a helpless elderly woman faces and struggles with through exceptional characterisation. Through the use of a variety of techniques‚ MacLaverty creates a realistic and convincing character through his presentation of the central theme of isolation. A notable characteristic of the woman‚ as created by the author‚ is slightly mad. Her actions of desperation appear to
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people’s motives for using internet. Research suggest that children use media for entertainment and relaxation purposes (to relieve boredom‚ to play games‚ or for social interaction) however little is known about what really motivate children to use Internet. Adolescents’ motives Use the Internet more for social interaction Social identity‚ peer interactions‚ and relationships become increasingly important - thus‚ it is likely that they become more interested in the Internet for communication
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Genie lived 13 years of her life in a Los Angeles suburb with her mother‚ her father and her older brother. When Genie was one‚ her Grandmother on her father’s side died and they all moved into her old house. Her father insisted they leave his mothers room untouched even though this meant they all had to sleep in the living room. All except Genie who was given the back room. This room wasn’t furnished or decorated and was away from the rest of the house. During the day time Genie was kept tied
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Her ideas and opinions on the ways that technology addiction can deter someone’s physical‚ social‚ and mental health have been proven to stand the test of time by many researchers and doctors. Shelley’s capability to understand technology and the ways it can easy pervert those who use it is very impressive considering she lived and wrote in a
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GENIE It is hard for most of us to even imagine being locked in a bedroom for thirteen years—strapped to a potty chair and being physically abused. Unfortunately‚ social isolation‚ such as this‚ does affect many innocent children. Studies have proven that social isolation can have devastating effects on a child’s life. A feral child‚ referred to as Genie‚ spent nearly the first thirteen years of her life locked in a bedroom strapped to a potty chair. She was a victim of one of the most severe
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Good morning teacher and friends. I‚ Zahra Zahravi‚ your friend‚ would like to present a talk about the most terrific problem that we have recently‚ which is “social isolation”. I stand here today humbled by the task before us; I do not want to role anyone. I should like to help our own friends who are suffering from social isolation. We all want to help another‚ human beings are like that. We all want to live by each other’s happiness and prosperity‚ not by each other’s misery. We do not want to
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Genie: A Scientific Tragedy Genie tells the story of a 13 year old girl who was secluded throughout her childhood years and into her teens with little or no stimulation. In the book‚ we see how the scientists and linguists tried to help her understand the world around her and interact with people around her. The linguists tried to get her to speak and express her emotions instead of gesturing or pointing every time she needed something. According to the linguists and scientists that studied her
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(Curtiss‚ 1977). Although they were able to comprehend and interact using that particular language‚ they were not able to fully master it to the extent of a normal adult (Curtiss‚ 1977). In the 1970s a controversial case of a thirteen-year old girl‚ Genie‚ who had spent her entire life completely isolated from anyone (Curtiss‚ 1977). She was found severely malnourished and carried herself like a bunny (Curtiss‚ 1977). Genie’s mother‚ who had been in contact with her‚ stated that she could understand
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SUBMISSION DATE : 24TH OCTOBER 2013 LIST OF OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM (INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL) According from Wikipedia‚ Instagram is define as an online photo-sharing‚ video-sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos‚ apply digital filters to them‚ and share them on a variety of social networking services‚ such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Tumbler and Flickr. A distinctive feature is that it confines photos to a square shape‚ similar to Kodak Instamatic and Polaroid
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