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Bruton
AP Lang
15 January 2016
Script
Hello, my name is Dave Pelzer, your lecture giver for the day. I grew up in California and
am now 56 years old. I realize this is a college class, and I am required to warn any audience
members with a traumatic childhood that this presentation could be triggering. That being said, I
am here to tell you my story of coping with an abusive childhood. I hope it will prove useful for
those of you who have also suffered abuse or other traumas. In my case, my abuser was my own
mother. I believe that almost, if not all the time, the perpetrator wants something that their victim
has.
Today, more than four children die each day as a result of abuse and neglect (American
SPCC). That is as bad as it could get right? Not so much. Hate crimes of all sorts are at an all
time high. With all of the horrible things plaguing our world, almost everyone you know is
affected by cruelty. Cruelty is most often caused by insecurity, by desire, by jealousy, and by
fear. Therefore, in order to stop this mild problem the perpetrators mental health and wellbeing
mothers antics. But over the years I have grown into an understanding: I had something as a 6
year old boy that she, as a full grown woman, could not grasp: I had a voice. My mom was as
different as night and day when my abusive and drunken and disorderly father was at home
(Pelzer 32). This was because she could never stand up to him like I stood up for myself. My
mother wanted to be like me, so she targeted me. She loved me so much she hated me. Similar to
my moms jealousy of me, Iago from Othello wanted the promotion that Cassio got. So he set
Cassio up to be ridiculed. When people want something, they hurt people who have it, because
However, many believe that cruelty begins with uncertainty. This can be true. One
example of this is surprisingly my mother. Because of how worried she was about my father
leaving and/or cheating she began to abuse my father right back (Pelzer 32). But this had nothing
That being said, my mom still generally abused due to jealousy and insecurity. All Iago
wanted was to be credited as the great person he thought he was. I had a voice that carried farther
than others (Pelzer 29). My mom craved that voice, so she tried to take it.
Almost everyone is subject to cruel behaviors every single day. This problem wont solve
itself. In order to stop abusing one another mental health of perpetrators has to be taken into
consideration. Each and every one of you has to work on yourself and make improvements to
terminate cruelty.