Occasional Paper

I Just recently read a newspaper article call "Girl, members of Coast Guard recount Thunder Hole rescue" by Bill Trotter, in this article it talks about the tragic day when Simone Pelletier a 12 year old from Belfast and six other people including a 7 year old name Clio Axelrod of New York were swept into the ocean by an usually large wave at Acadia National Park on August 23, 2009.

Clio Axilrod was unresponsive when she was pulled from the water and eventually died. Simone Pelletier suffered from hypothermia after she had been treading in water for about 45 minutes. After she was rescued, she said all she wanted to do was sleep.

I personally know how horrific events like this can be because 5 years ago almost the same thing happened to me. I was at the beach on a beautiful day with one of my best friends, we were having a great time playing in the water, but then I got swept off the sandbar. I was having a difficult time there sinking up and down while screaming for help. Every time I yelled for help water filled my mouth with a disgusting overly salty taste. That very moment I feared for my life. I had the hardest time staying awake, the last things I remembered were my friend finally hearing me and screaming my name and the life guard racing toward us. Hours later I wake up in the back of her mothers truck super confused and tried and hungry, heading home.


That was a long time ago, and the aftereffects of my near-drowning have pretty much worn off. For example, I go to the beach all the time, and swim without thinking about it much. But every once in a while, something -- such as reading about similar experiences by others -- does bring it crashing back. I guess it was an experience I will never completely forget.

Poem

Don't be afraid
really, she's quite friendly.
she will jump and play just about all day
but if you are a cat
please beware
because she will never get out of your hair
Bailey loves to eat and eat
her favorite "treat" is cat food
its really silly when
she races through the snow
because it flies everywhere
it is also funny when
you play with her red ball
as she runs into things while chasing it
people may think shes dumb seeing this
but no she's actually a pretty smart dog
My super hyper yellow lab, has very floppy ears
they look like bat ears when she rolls around
Bailey is sometimes called
"The Blonde Blur"
Surprisingly as must as she eats
she is still a decent sized dog
shes not fat or thin
shes just right
did you know that
if you sing to her she sit in front of you and smile
I can promise you that
if you ever meet this dog you will absolutely love her

Bibography

Bibography

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Journel Entry

DOROTHEA DIX

Dear journal,
today is my first day in Europe and i'm really liking it here. especially how they treat the prisoner's and mentally ill. they are kept separately and are kept in safe, secure,clean, non-abusive environments. one of the places i went to was called Wayside Manor a place where mentally ill live and are cared for until they were ready to live on their own, it is quite remarkable and i'm hoping i can work towards getting places like this in the United States, thats just what people need! I think the first place i'll start will e in Massachusetts, then i'll move from state to state. Oh i can't wait to get back home and get started.
May 30th 1887

News Article

Dorothea Dix Poem

D is for dilly.
O is for optimist.
R is for racy.
O is for obedience.
T is for thoughtful.
H is for helpful.
E is for efficient.
A is for achieved.

D is for delightful.
I is for infamous.
X is for xanthippe.

Dorothea Dix-eulogy

DOROTHEA LYNDE DIX
"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal."

Today we are here to celebrate the life of Dorothea Lynde Dix, born on April 4, 1802 in a small town called Hampton, Maine, daughter of Doctor Elijah Dix and Mary Bigelow. Even though Dorothea didn't exactly live the childhood most children would wish for she did accomplish a lot in her time. Some of the many things she accomplished was she was one of the most effective advocate's of humanitarian reform in American mental institutions, she helped and cared for people during the civil war, she taught new things to her family/ was a school teacher for 24 years, she helped to clean up prisons in the United States, she wrote her own book, got many different scholarships and also worked for years while not excepting pay.

Dorothea died of a terrible six year illness, in Trenton New Jersey on the 17th of July in the year of 1887. This illness was called Tuberculosis, which is an infectious disease that mostly attacks the lungs but can attack any part of your body, it is spread through person to person from the air.

Dorothea wasn't the kind of person who would want to be recognized and publicized, but we must still remember all of the great things she did to help improve the lives of others, strangers she didn't even know just to make this world a better place.

If you wish to pay you're respects Dorothea is going to be buried July 17, 1887 at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. Rest in peace Dorothea, and let your spirit live on.