Danielle Lobosco
Professor Young
English 1101
April 13,2017
My Topic: Gymnastics Politics and The Sexual Assault Case Against Dr. Larry Nassar

I am trying to prove that actions should be taken in USAG gymnastics so that this never happens again and try and make this sport safer.

Question:
1. How many years was Dr. Nassar committing these crimes? (Factual)
      20 years
2. How many gymnasts did Dr. Nassar sexually abuse? (Factual)
      More than 30 women are coming forward about being sexual abused
3. What are the ages of the gymnasts? (Factual)
           underage to adult women      
4. What is he defense in against these accusation? (Inductive)
           Dr. Nassar is pleading not guilty saying that his actions where justified and not abuse
5. How did the United States of America Gymnastics (USAG) let this go on? (Inductive)
            The gymnasts reported that they believe it was normal because he abused all of them so they did not speak up
6. Did anyone on the board for USAG know of this activity? (Inductive)
            Some athlete say they tried to come forward but nothing was ever done about it until now
7. How is this similar to issues in other sports? (Analytical)
            This is similar to the issue at Penn State
8. Are there any other cases with sexual abuse in the sport? (Analytical)
            Unforuntanley because of the close bond with gymnasts and their doctors and coaches this             happens more often then it should.
9. How can this be stoped in the future? (Analytical )
           USAG has no implemented a safe sport program to stop this from happening
10. What is the safe sport program going to do? (inductive)
          Safe sport is going to educate about the dangers of abuse in the sport and how to keep the gymnasts safe from abuse in the gymnastics world

Danielle Lobosco
Professor Young
English 1101
April 10,2017

Friendswood and the Holocaust

       I never thought to compare the holocaust and the issues in the novel Friendswood. The Holocaust was a dark and hard time for many people. People were treated wrongly if they were not seen as the perfect race or if the derailed the idea of a perfect society. They were sent to camps were they were treated the worst humans have ever been treated. In Friendswood, Texas people were not treated this bad. Yes there were chemical dumping which affected many citizens but they were indirectly affect. The chemical dumping did not happen with the sole purpose of hurting people. But then the word indifference came up between the two and I then change my mind and related the two tragedies.

      During the Holocaust many of the people had the hope that once the United States of America found out about the camps and what was happening with the they would be rescued. This is however not what happened. The United States of American knew what was happening and did not get involved right away. This is were indifference comes in. Because the United States of America did not get involved they were indifferent to the camps and what was happening. This is the worse thing for the victims in the campus. Since The United States of America was indifferent they did not care what happened. They left it alone and stay out of it which is a big issue. The issue of someone being indifferent means nothing will change and if the United States of  America had stayed indifferent they would have never stop the holocaust and who knows what would be of the world today.

      This now brings us to Friendswood, Texas where there was a chemical dumping incident. The chemical dumping however does not have to with the issue of indifference. After the whole town of Rosemont, Texas had to relocate to Friendswood because of the chemical dumping, a new company wanted to build on the land. They did not care that the land was contaminated and was harmful to the people who would be in contact with it they just wanted to make money. The mayor and town council was also indifferent to the issue. The only character who care was Lee whose daughter died in the chemical dumping. Everyone else indifferent though cause they permission of building to be granted to the company. If Lee was also indifferent the company would have gone through with the constructing hurting numerous citizens. Lee cared and was angry and because of this she stopped the constructing and saved the fate of those people.

       Both the Holocaust and Friendswood, Texas were affected because of indifference. Indifference is a scary thing because if no one care then nothing will change. If nothing change many people would get hurt and things could go very wrong. The issue of indifference makes to issue that aren't the same, related to each other.



Danielle Lobosco

English 1101

Professor Young

February 4, 2017

Ethical Connections From Today’s World to Friendswood

            Chemical Dumping has become a serious issue in many parts of the US. Specifically in East Chicago, Illinois and Newark, NJ. In East Chicago, Illinois there is lead and arsenic around homes causing environmental and health issues. In Newark, New Jersey’s public school it has be found that there is lead in the water. For young children ingesting lead can led to behavioral and learning problems. In the book Friendswood the issue of chemical dumping also comes up. Because of chemical dumping the community was forced to evacuate and cause many health problems and even death. These issues are all very serious although they were not all taken as seriously as they should have been.

            In East Chicago, Illinois they did not receive help after being told to relocate. They were just told to get out because of the contamination and that was it. But the community spoke up they were to the government and the EDA. After they were out for help they received it. Members of the community were given housing vouchers and were not required to may rent and were reimbursed for the month of November. I believe that in the way the situation was handle was very ethical. Although they didn’t not help at first they did tell them about the lead and arsenic and told the home owners to leave. I believe that they were ethical in dealing with this chemical dumping.

            In Newark, NJ when the drinking water was found to be unsafe and contaiminated the school district and all authoritys involved seemed to jump into action. They began running more and more test to see what water suppliers are contaminated. They passed out bottled water for everyone to drink so they did not drink the water with lead. Also they began to shut off the contaminated water supply so it was no longer being use for cooking or drinking. In this issue everyone seems to be very ethical. They are all trying to help the issue and find the cause. They are also making sure that the contaminated water is not consumed as best they can.

            In the book Friendswood the exact opposite is happening. The chemical dumping caused so many issues including environmental and health issue. Although no one is helping or trying to do anything about the contamination. Most people are just acting like it is fine and that the contamination is actually happening. Everyone involved in the chemical dumping and testing is completely unethical and corrupt. They do not care about anyones safety or well being they just care about the money which is extremely unethical and wrong.

Friendswood Reading Log Questions

Danielle Lobosco
English 1101
Professor Young
January 29, 2017

Friendswood Reading Log Question 

1.  Willa Lambert has a secret. She has a friend named Dani. Willa also has hallucinations. She first talks about a hallucination of a dead plant that grew legs, fur and wings. Then ended up flying through the window. She looked up hallucination on her computer. “She wondered if other people saw similar flashes of shape or color, as if the air had hidden wrinkles in that held things, objects that appeared just for a few seconds when the atmosphere unfolded.”(pg 21) She then started to right down all of her visions in a notebook. Willa seems to have a good relationship with her parents.

2. Dex has a good relationship with his mom. He gets bullied by the football players and he does not have many friends. He is a loner. Dex’s sister is a cheerleader. Dex’s mother asks him to watch out for his sister but he comments back “What makes you think she’ll let me.”(pg 39) Dex seems to be an outcast from his peers.

3. Hal is a real estate salesman. He is struggling in his career, he tries to be a could church man but it is very hard for him. His relationship with Darlene does not seem to be good, he cheated on her with someone else. And his relationship with Cully also seems strained. His son is better at playing football then he was. “Hal had been a good player…But he’d never be as good a player as his son was.”(pg 15) Hal and his son have the sport in common but Cully is better.

4. Lee’s daughter passed away from a blood disease cause by chemical dumping. This affects greatly and she spends her life trying to prove that is the chemical dumping that caused her daughter to die. “She pulled out the jars and the shovel from her bag, bent down, cleared a section of weeds away, dug a shallow hole, and filled the jar with soil.” Pg 10) Taft Properties do not want Lee to be testing the soil. But Lee is determined to justify her daughter death. It seems as though she is an outsider in the community.

5.  The chemical dumping that happened in Friendswood affected many people. Oily sludge began to come out of the grass in Friendswood. When testing the soil Lee saw a “there was a thin gasoline smell, and the mud had an oily, purple sheen.” Taft Properties and the city are responsible for the  chemical dumping. The community has moved away and Lee one of the main characters is still trying to prove that the chemical dumping is what caused her daughter to die. The environment has been ruined because of the chemical dumping.

6. In Friendswood a chemical dumping cause sludge to come out of the grown and completely destroyed the town. The chemical dumping lead to the town being forced to evacuate and even cause death from a blood disease caused by the chemical dumping. This is similar to East Chicago, Indiana. In East Chicago the contamination caused more than 1,000 residents to be evacuated. It also caused people to be exposed to toxins. These toxins long term affects on those effected.

Works Cited

Steinke, Rene. Friendswood. Waterville, ME: Thorndike, 2015.