Summary:
After delivering his ten-year-old daughter at his ex-wives house on january sixth, the 42-year-old Gary Hampson is not seen again. No one knows what happend, the police from East-Sussex only hit dead ends, they haven't even found a body yet. This is very hard on the little girl, especially with Father's Day. She wrote a letter to her father for the occasion, telling him all kinds of things she wanted to tell him, but obviously couldn't. She talked about 14 things, among them the question how her father had died and that she wanted a chance to say goodbye to him. There is hope that this letter will make someone do the right thing and let the little girl know what happend to her father.
Opinion:
It is awful to read about a ten-year-old losing her daddy, but to read her letter (inserted in the article) is really heartbreaking. You start to think about all the other kids who have to miss their father on that special day, kids who don't have a father to make something for at school. It really breaks my heart, and I hope there will be someone who will help this girl find some peace by telling her what happend to her father.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005063/How-did-die--Distraught-10-year-old-girl-writes-Father-s-Day-letter-dad-feared-murdered.html
Sunday, 19 June 2011
At least he got to say goodbye
Summary:
The 65-year-old Ollie Hill lost control of his car last thursday, and his pick-up truck drove straight into another trailer. His two-year-old grandchild received several injuries, but unlike his grandfather he survived the accident. The old man knew he wouldn't survive this and called his wife, to let her know what was happening. The ironic part of this story is the fact that Hill had already written a letter describing what he would want to happen with his body when he would die. This letter was written because of an operation he was scheduled to have in a few days, just thinkinbg about the chance that he might not come out of this surgery.
Opinion:
I think this is a very sad story, but it also has a beautiful touch to it. The fact that this man called his wife to let her know what happend and to say goodbye, is a beautiful thing to me. It shows of the love of this man for his wife, and that is why the story had drawn my attention. But it is always very sad to hear of someone dying too young, and I can't imagine what trauma's the little boy will have because of this accident.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005467/Darling-Im-dying-Husbands-heartbreaking-phone-wife-car-crash.html
The 65-year-old Ollie Hill lost control of his car last thursday, and his pick-up truck drove straight into another trailer. His two-year-old grandchild received several injuries, but unlike his grandfather he survived the accident. The old man knew he wouldn't survive this and called his wife, to let her know what was happening. The ironic part of this story is the fact that Hill had already written a letter describing what he would want to happen with his body when he would die. This letter was written because of an operation he was scheduled to have in a few days, just thinkinbg about the chance that he might not come out of this surgery.
Opinion:
I think this is a very sad story, but it also has a beautiful touch to it. The fact that this man called his wife to let her know what happend and to say goodbye, is a beautiful thing to me. It shows of the love of this man for his wife, and that is why the story had drawn my attention. But it is always very sad to hear of someone dying too young, and I can't imagine what trauma's the little boy will have because of this accident.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005467/Darling-Im-dying-Husbands-heartbreaking-phone-wife-car-crash.html
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
BBC Pro-Euthanasia?
Summary:
A television program broadcasted by the BBC leaves the viewer with the feeling that the BBC is supporting euthanasia. They broadcasted a program that showed how Peter Smedley (71) goes to Dignitas clinic in Switzerland to end his life there. He was accompanied by his wife Christine and fantasy-writer sir Terry Pratchett. Pratchett is already known for his campaigning to legalize euthanasia, which gives people even more chance to consider this program just another campaigning act from him. This is said because the show seems to be promoting, romanticising and normalising assisted death, also known as euthanasia.
Opinion:
I think this is a big fuss over nothing, it's just a television program. If the BBC broadcasts a movie about the romantic side of a war doesn't mean they want another war to happen. And I think it is sad that someone has to go all the way to Switzerland to accomplish this.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003256/Anti-euthanasia-backlash-hits-BBC-Terry-Pratchett-shows-death-Dignitas.html
A television program broadcasted by the BBC leaves the viewer with the feeling that the BBC is supporting euthanasia. They broadcasted a program that showed how Peter Smedley (71) goes to Dignitas clinic in Switzerland to end his life there. He was accompanied by his wife Christine and fantasy-writer sir Terry Pratchett. Pratchett is already known for his campaigning to legalize euthanasia, which gives people even more chance to consider this program just another campaigning act from him. This is said because the show seems to be promoting, romanticising and normalising assisted death, also known as euthanasia.
Opinion:
I think this is a big fuss over nothing, it's just a television program. If the BBC broadcasts a movie about the romantic side of a war doesn't mean they want another war to happen. And I think it is sad that someone has to go all the way to Switzerland to accomplish this.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003256/Anti-euthanasia-backlash-hits-BBC-Terry-Pratchett-shows-death-Dignitas.html
Monday, 13 June 2011
Six-day-old girl scarred for life by midwives
Summary:
On the fifteenth of May two midwives came to Julie Ward and her little girl Katie to see if the six-day-old baby was healthy. They asked the mother to fill a bowl with hot water, which she did, and then when the mother had turned they put the little girls left foot in the hot water. They did this without even checking the temperature and after the mother had told them it was really hot. The mother heard a scream and turned to see her baby in pain because the skin was hanging from her foot. The incident is being researched, but the Stafford Hospital from which the midwives came, already has a pretty bad trackrecord. So this just adds to the numbers. The fact that they didn't even mention to the mother that one of the midwives was only a student doesn't work to their advantage as well.
Opinion:
I think this is ridiculous! Such horrendous mistakes shouldn't be possible! In the medical world mistakes are possible, just like everywhere else, but mistakes like this are not supposed to happen. A five-year-old knows not to put his fingers in steaming water, but a midwive forgets?! I think there is simply no excuse for this mistake and the midwives who was qualified should have their license taken away from her!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2002954/Stafford-Hospital-6-day-old-baby-left-horrific-burns-midwives-carlessness.html
On the fifteenth of May two midwives came to Julie Ward and her little girl Katie to see if the six-day-old baby was healthy. They asked the mother to fill a bowl with hot water, which she did, and then when the mother had turned they put the little girls left foot in the hot water. They did this without even checking the temperature and after the mother had told them it was really hot. The mother heard a scream and turned to see her baby in pain because the skin was hanging from her foot. The incident is being researched, but the Stafford Hospital from which the midwives came, already has a pretty bad trackrecord. So this just adds to the numbers. The fact that they didn't even mention to the mother that one of the midwives was only a student doesn't work to their advantage as well.
Opinion:
I think this is ridiculous! Such horrendous mistakes shouldn't be possible! In the medical world mistakes are possible, just like everywhere else, but mistakes like this are not supposed to happen. A five-year-old knows not to put his fingers in steaming water, but a midwive forgets?! I think there is simply no excuse for this mistake and the midwives who was qualified should have their license taken away from her!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2002954/Stafford-Hospital-6-day-old-baby-left-horrific-burns-midwives-carlessness.html
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Pyjama Parties Every Day, Parents Setting A Wrong Example
Summary:
In Middlesburg the Head Teacher wants parents to dress properly when they bring their kids to and from school. A lot of the parents appear at school in their pyjama's to drop their kids off, and when they return they still wear the same 'outfit'. Some parents even attend meetings in their pyjama's. The Headmaster of this school finds it sets a bad example for the kids, but it also makes the teachers uncomfortable. The teacher has done the same thing the principal of a Northern Ireland primary school, he asked the parents to dress more appropriately.
This has been done to protect both the children and the teachers.
Opinion:
I think this is quite a remarkable story. I can't imagine parents bringing their kids to school in their nightwear, it seems very inappropriate to me and it tells me that these people don't care about their looks or appearances. I think it doesn't show respect to other people, the teachers for instance, but it does amaze me that this is important enough to be put in the newspaper. I think it is just weird.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-13511668
In Middlesburg the Head Teacher wants parents to dress properly when they bring their kids to and from school. A lot of the parents appear at school in their pyjama's to drop their kids off, and when they return they still wear the same 'outfit'. Some parents even attend meetings in their pyjama's. The Headmaster of this school finds it sets a bad example for the kids, but it also makes the teachers uncomfortable. The teacher has done the same thing the principal of a Northern Ireland primary school, he asked the parents to dress more appropriately.
This has been done to protect both the children and the teachers.
Opinion:
I think this is quite a remarkable story. I can't imagine parents bringing their kids to school in their nightwear, it seems very inappropriate to me and it tells me that these people don't care about their looks or appearances. I think it doesn't show respect to other people, the teachers for instance, but it does amaze me that this is important enough to be put in the newspaper. I think it is just weird.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-13511668
Monday, 9 May 2011
Woman dies of cancer, two weeks after she raised money for cancer research
Summary:
Emma Horton (35) ran the London Marathon to raise money for cancer research, only to die of cancer two weeks later. She had no idea that it had come back, one year earlier she had been told she was completely cured of the disease that hit her seven years ago. She beat skin cancer at the age of 28 but was still defeated by it in the end. She left behind her husband and 10-year old daughter, who only heard that her mother died when she got back after a schooltrip for a week. Emma actually managed to arrive at the finish within eight hours, which is quite an accomplishment, even for someone who is healthy.
Opinion:
I picked out this story just because it really hit me. I think it is extremely sad that this should happen to anyone, but I really admire the woman for her strength. She was so driven to finish this marathon, an accomplishment on it's own in my opinion, so the fact that she was very sick made it even more admirable. This was a woman who fought for what she wanted, for herself and for others, and this made want to put down this story on my blog.
lhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1384835/Tragedy-mother-ran-London-Marathon-cancer-charity--die-weeks-later-tumour-didnt-know-had.html
Emma Horton (35) ran the London Marathon to raise money for cancer research, only to die of cancer two weeks later. She had no idea that it had come back, one year earlier she had been told she was completely cured of the disease that hit her seven years ago. She beat skin cancer at the age of 28 but was still defeated by it in the end. She left behind her husband and 10-year old daughter, who only heard that her mother died when she got back after a schooltrip for a week. Emma actually managed to arrive at the finish within eight hours, which is quite an accomplishment, even for someone who is healthy.
Opinion:
I picked out this story just because it really hit me. I think it is extremely sad that this should happen to anyone, but I really admire the woman for her strength. She was so driven to finish this marathon, an accomplishment on it's own in my opinion, so the fact that she was very sick made it even more admirable. This was a woman who fought for what she wanted, for herself and for others, and this made want to put down this story on my blog.
lhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1384835/Tragedy-mother-ran-London-Marathon-cancer-charity--die-weeks-later-tumour-didnt-know-had.html
Saturday, 23 April 2011
Girl (7) Scarred for Life by Dog
Summary:
A girl, seven years old, was attacked by a Staffordshire Terrier out of the blue. The girl was taken to the hospital where they tried to mend the injuries, but unfortunately the girl will probably always be scarred in her face. She is back in her own home, but very affraid to go out and even more affraid of dogs. The dog in question is going to be put down and the owner of the dog feels very responsible, luckily for him, the parents of the little girl don't hold him responsible. This event has raised a lot of discussion about the keeping of dogs and especially in front of kids.
Opinion:
This is a terrible tragedy for the girl and especially her fear of dogs will never entirely go away I fear, but I don't like the way people are slashing out at dogs. Accidents like this make people realize that having a dog in the house brings a risk with it. I think tht people should always remember that, it is not a stuffed animal, it is a wild animal with basic instincts and it does not think the same way humans do. This means that they don't respond the way we would, they respond on instict, just like a wolf. So there is always a risk when you have a dog in the house, the only thing you can do is realize that and anticipate on that.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1379622/Dog-attack-Staffordshire-bull-terrier-mauls-girl-7-chewing-eyelid-exposing-skull.html
A girl, seven years old, was attacked by a Staffordshire Terrier out of the blue. The girl was taken to the hospital where they tried to mend the injuries, but unfortunately the girl will probably always be scarred in her face. She is back in her own home, but very affraid to go out and even more affraid of dogs. The dog in question is going to be put down and the owner of the dog feels very responsible, luckily for him, the parents of the little girl don't hold him responsible. This event has raised a lot of discussion about the keeping of dogs and especially in front of kids.
Opinion:
This is a terrible tragedy for the girl and especially her fear of dogs will never entirely go away I fear, but I don't like the way people are slashing out at dogs. Accidents like this make people realize that having a dog in the house brings a risk with it. I think tht people should always remember that, it is not a stuffed animal, it is a wild animal with basic instincts and it does not think the same way humans do. This means that they don't respond the way we would, they respond on instict, just like a wolf. So there is always a risk when you have a dog in the house, the only thing you can do is realize that and anticipate on that.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1379622/Dog-attack-Staffordshire-bull-terrier-mauls-girl-7-chewing-eyelid-exposing-skull.html
Friday, 22 April 2011
Happy Environment Has a Higher Suicide Rate
Summary:
According to research people are more inclined to commit suicide when they live in an evironment where other people are happy. This probably has to do with the fact that your own suffering is easier to handle when everyone around you is also miserable. If the people around you are happy then your own issues feel like much bigger problems and much more difficult to solve. Which leads to much more suicides because people are sooner inclined to give up on their life altogether. So happiness around depressed people leads up to more suicides then when they are surrounded by people who are also depressed.
Opinion:
I found this story very interesting, because it looks like the two things are contradicting each other, but when you read the article you start to realize that it actually makes sense. If you see other people without any problems, then your own problems seem substantially bigger. People always look at each other and compare their lives, and if yours seems so much worse then it seems like you don't have much to live for, which leads to much more suicides. In a happy environment the unhappy people just simply stand out more. When you read the article, the headline starts making sense and even seems logical.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1379574/Why-living-affluent-area-means-likely-commit-suicide.html
According to research people are more inclined to commit suicide when they live in an evironment where other people are happy. This probably has to do with the fact that your own suffering is easier to handle when everyone around you is also miserable. If the people around you are happy then your own issues feel like much bigger problems and much more difficult to solve. Which leads to much more suicides because people are sooner inclined to give up on their life altogether. So happiness around depressed people leads up to more suicides then when they are surrounded by people who are also depressed.
Opinion:
I found this story very interesting, because it looks like the two things are contradicting each other, but when you read the article you start to realize that it actually makes sense. If you see other people without any problems, then your own problems seem substantially bigger. People always look at each other and compare their lives, and if yours seems so much worse then it seems like you don't have much to live for, which leads to much more suicides. In a happy environment the unhappy people just simply stand out more. When you read the article, the headline starts making sense and even seems logical.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1379574/Why-living-affluent-area-means-likely-commit-suicide.html
Easter or Just Another Christmas Celebration
Summary:
These days Easter is starting to look more and more like Christmas. The stores try to sell more Easter decorations every year, just like they do for the Christmas celebration. The writer of the article doesn't approve of this change. He feels that Christmas has too many obligations and that Easter used to be an opportunity be together with your family. Nowadays Easter is getting more commercial and because of that the writer thinks that the peace and quiet of the Easter holidays are being spoiled. In short, the writer thinks that Easter is being ruined because it will bring more and more obligations with it, just like Christmas does, which is improper because it is actually an event based on the death of Christ.
Opinion:
I think the writer is right, up untill some point anyway. It used to be not so much fuss, but the obligations keep getting bigger and you see more Easter decorations every year, something tha enhances the feeling of obligations. He forgets to mention that the origin of Easter lies in Paganism, which explains the eggs and bunnies, because they are Pagan symbols for fertility. But as far as I know Christmas is also based on a Pagan winterfestivaland because this was so big, they chose that same time to celebrate Christmas. So I think that when you write an article like this, you should first investigate every angle of it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1379436/As-crackers-trees-baubles-supermarket-shelves--Stop-turning-Easter-Christmas.html
These days Easter is starting to look more and more like Christmas. The stores try to sell more Easter decorations every year, just like they do for the Christmas celebration. The writer of the article doesn't approve of this change. He feels that Christmas has too many obligations and that Easter used to be an opportunity be together with your family. Nowadays Easter is getting more commercial and because of that the writer thinks that the peace and quiet of the Easter holidays are being spoiled. In short, the writer thinks that Easter is being ruined because it will bring more and more obligations with it, just like Christmas does, which is improper because it is actually an event based on the death of Christ.
Opinion:
I think the writer is right, up untill some point anyway. It used to be not so much fuss, but the obligations keep getting bigger and you see more Easter decorations every year, something tha enhances the feeling of obligations. He forgets to mention that the origin of Easter lies in Paganism, which explains the eggs and bunnies, because they are Pagan symbols for fertility. But as far as I know Christmas is also based on a Pagan winterfestivaland because this was so big, they chose that same time to celebrate Christmas. So I think that when you write an article like this, you should first investigate every angle of it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1379436/As-crackers-trees-baubles-supermarket-shelves--Stop-turning-Easter-Christmas.html
Even Celebrities Get Bullied at University
Summary:
Emma Watson (21), a British actress known for her part as Hermoine Granger in the Harry Potter movies, decided to put her studies at Brown University on hold for the time being. She claims that this is because combining her acting obligations don't match with her studies and it is just to much to handle at the same time. Word has it that this is not the only reason for her decision to postpone her studies, it is being said that she is being bullied by her fellow students. Whenever she said something in class they reacted with quotes from the Harry Potter movies. This bullying eventually led to her decision to put her studies on hold, or so it is said.
My opinion:
It amazes me how petty some people can be sometimes, and what jealousy can make people do to each other. Because I think that the reason for the bullying is jealousy, especially because the pranks all have to do with the Harry Potter movies. But I do think that stories like this can help other children who are being bullied, it can be a real comfort to hear that even celebrities suffer from bullies sometimes. I think that makes the kids feel less alone, and maybe they can even see that it is not their own fault that they are being bullied.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1379250/Did-bullying-drive-Harry-Potters-Emma-Watson-Brown-University.html
Emma Watson (21), a British actress known for her part as Hermoine Granger in the Harry Potter movies, decided to put her studies at Brown University on hold for the time being. She claims that this is because combining her acting obligations don't match with her studies and it is just to much to handle at the same time. Word has it that this is not the only reason for her decision to postpone her studies, it is being said that she is being bullied by her fellow students. Whenever she said something in class they reacted with quotes from the Harry Potter movies. This bullying eventually led to her decision to put her studies on hold, or so it is said.
My opinion:
It amazes me how petty some people can be sometimes, and what jealousy can make people do to each other. Because I think that the reason for the bullying is jealousy, especially because the pranks all have to do with the Harry Potter movies. But I do think that stories like this can help other children who are being bullied, it can be a real comfort to hear that even celebrities suffer from bullies sometimes. I think that makes the kids feel less alone, and maybe they can even see that it is not their own fault that they are being bullied.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1379250/Did-bullying-drive-Harry-Potters-Emma-Watson-Brown-University.html
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