Questions for Essay 2

-Do girls who have a good father-daughter relationship have better relationships with other males?
-Are girls with a bad father-daughter relationship more likely to stay in an unhealthy relationship wtih another male?
-Do girls with good father-daughter relationships tend to have better success rates than girls who don't have a good relationship?
-Does a girl with a bad father-daughter relationship tend to strive more to have better relationships with her children or vice versa?
-Do girls who had their father in their life tend to have higher self-esteem than girls who did not? If so, why?

Topic idea for compare and contrast paper

Topic: Compare and contrast girls who grew up with their father in their life to girls who grew up witout their father. I'll compare their relationships with other men, their success in life (school, work, family), and their levels of self-esteem.
Purpose: To inform the reader of differences in a girl's life when she has her father in her life compared to when she doesn't.

Skin Works Cited (Essay 1 revision)

Works Cited

Brain, Marshall. "How Sunburns and Sun Tans Work." Discovery Health n. pag. Web. 29 Sep 2010. <http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/beauty/sun-care/sunscreen1.htm>.

"Dermatology." University of Maryland Medical Center. UMMC, n.d. Web. 29 Sep 2010. <http://www.umm.edu/dermatology-info/anatomy.htm>.

"Definition of Epidermis." Medicine Net. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sep 2010. <http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3278>.

"Different Parts of the Skin." General Info. DermIS, 29 Sep 2010. Web. 29 Sep 2010. <http://skincancer.dermis.net/content/e01geninfo/e7/index

Peel, Janette. "How Does Your Skin Protect You?." Helium. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sep 2010. <http://www.helium.com/items/1125157-how-does-your-skin-protect-you>.

"Skin Structure." Netdoctor. N.p., 15 Sep 2005. Web. 29 Sep 2010. <http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/skin_hair/skin_structure_003740.htm

"The Dermis." An Organ Revealed. L'Oreal, n.d. Web. 29 Sep 2010. <http://www.skin-science.com/_int/_en/topic/topic_sousrub.aspx?tc=SKIN_SCIENCE_ROOT%5EAN_ORGAN_REVEALED%5ETHE_DERMIS&cur=THE_DERMIS>.

Skin essay (Essay 1 revision)

Krista Carter

Professor Kerr

EN101-5

September 29, 2010

Skin

            Skin is one of the most amazing, if not the most amazing organ in the human body (Brain). The skin is the largest organ that is part of the human body, as it covers the entire outside of the body and weighs about six pounds (Dermatology).The main function of the skin is protection. As thin as the skin seems, it’s made up of two separate layers. The epidermis is the outside layer that can be physically seen, where the dermis is the inside layer (Brain). The make-up of the skin, including the dermis and epidermis, provides protection for the body, both internally and externally.

            The epidermis is the thin outside layer of the skin which can be visibly seen (Dermatology). It serves as a barrier and for the most part, is made up of flat, scale-like squamous cells, which are also called keratinocytes (Brain, Definition of Epidermis). The epidermis is separated into three layers: the stratum corneum, the keratinocytes, and the basal layer (Dermatology).The stratum corneum layer of the skin contains dead keratinocytes (Dermatology). Keratinocytes develop at the bottom of the epidermis and rise to the surface of the stratum corneum layer where they shed as dead skin cells (Different Parts of the Skin). Under the stratum corneum layer, there is a layer of living keratinocytes (Dermatology). The third layer of the epidermis is the basal layer which “is the inner layer of the epidermis, containing basal cells. Basal cells continually divide, forming new keratinocytes and replacing the old ones that are shed from the skin's surface” (Dermatology).

            The dermis is the inner layer of the skin which contains blood and lymph vessels, hair follicles, and glands (Definition of Epidermis). The dermis is directly under the epidermis, but is about four times thicker than the epidermis (Skin Structure). The glands present in the dermis produce sweat, which help to regulate body temperature (Skin Structure). Along with blood vessels, hair follicles, and glands, the dermis also contains sense organs for touch, pressure, pain, and temperature (Different Parts of the Skin). The contents of the dermis “not only provide energy and nutrition to the epidermis, but also to play a primordial role in thermoregulation and in healing” (The Dermis). The dermis is basically the tissue that supports the skin (The Dermis).

            The main function of skin is protection, whether it’s internal or external protection of the body. Skin serves as a cushion to other vital, internal organs and protects them from things like harmful punctures and extreme temperatures (Peel). The skin also protects the internal organs from different types foreign bodies that cause infection. These types of foreign bodies include bacteria, harmful ultraviolet lights, and harmful toxins (Peel). Skin plays an important role in externally eliminating the waste products of the body (Peel). The elimination of waste products is possible because of the body’s ability to produce sweat glands which are secreted through pores at the surface of the skin (Peel). The sweat glands carry harmful toxins and other excretory waste with them through skin pores (Peel). Without skin to protect the body, people would not be able to live because their internal organs would be easily infected and there would be no way to eliminate harmful toxins from the body.

            Skin is made up of specific cells and tissues which collaborate together to form a boundary between a person’s internal structure and the outside world (Brain). The skin plays an extremely important role in the human body, as it would be nearly impossible for a person to live without any skin because they would have no protection from outside infection. The structure of the epidermis and the dermis layers help to provide both internal and external protection of the body.

Questions and answers about skin

Is skin important?

“Skin is one of the most amazing organs in the human body”

What is the purpose of skin?

It acts as a boundary between a person and the outside world

It serves as protection to the body against light, heat, injury and infection.

What is skin?

“The skin is the body's largest organ, covering the entire outside of the body and weighing approximately six pounds.”

What are the different layers of the skin?

“made up of two main layers: the epidermis on the outside and the dermis on the inside”

What do the different layers do?

The dermis: provides energy and nutrition to the epidermis but also to play a primordial role in thermoregulation and in healing.

The epidermis is the outside layer of skin that protects everything. It's always shedding dead skin cells and producing new ones. It keeps the body safe from harmful substances.

Final Draft

Krista Carter

Professor Kerr

EN101-5

September 15, 2010

The Importance of a Father

            Throughout life, it’s important for a girl to have her mother involved in her life, as well as her father. Fathers commonly underestimate the importance of a good relationship with their daughter (Mack). Often, girls do not have a good relationship with their father, whether it’s due to divorce, death, incarceration, or a lack of interest. This is extremely unfortunate because a father is the most important man in a girl’s life (Meeker). The interaction of a father in his daughter’s life affects her emotionally, socially, and physically.

            The absence of a father, no matter the reason, emotionally affects a girl in a negative way. Losing a father due to death, divorce, or even due to lack of interest can be devastating (Mack). To an adolescent aged daughter, the common effects of an absent father are depression and anger (Mack). It’s likely for a number of girls to fear failure and rejection because they feel as though the lack of a good relationship with their father is their fault (Mack). Usually, mothers or mother figures are viewed as the parent who should deal with the emotions of children, especially girls. Phame Camarena, a Purdue University researcher, states, “Dads are generally as important to the emotional well-being and adjustment of their kids as moms are” (Camarena). Purdue University professor, Pamela Sarigiani, found that eighth grade girls who said they did not have a close relationship with their fathers showed a significantly higher rate of depression than girls who said they have a close relationship with their father (Sarigiani). Sarigiani then stated, “We expected to find the same pattern among girls who said they didn’t get along well with their mothers, but we didn’t” (Sarigiani). This research shows that fathers do play an important role in their daughter’s emotional development.

            Whether or not a father interacts in his daughter’s life affects her socially. Most importantly, a father’s interactions with his daughter set her up or prepare her for how she is going to interact in future relationships with other men (Mack). Successful future relationships with males are dependent on a good father-daughter relationship. In her book Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, Dr. Meg Meeker explains, “Daughters watch their dads like hawks. They watch not only how he treats her, but also how he treats her mom” (Meeker). If a girl has an absent father, it’s likely that she will not develop good relationships with other males because she didn’t receive what she needed from her father. On the other hand, if a girl has an active father, it’s more likely that she will choose men who treat her well because that is what she experienced and watched at home. When a girl is developing relationships with other males, her father should remember that adolescent age girls have a strong need for male attention and affection (Meeker). Therefore, if he is depriving his daughter of attention and affection, she will proceed to seek it in her social life from male friendships or from sexual relationships (Meeker).

            A good father-daughter relationship also physically affects a girl. Purdue University researcher, Phame Camarena, indicates that a critical time when a girl needs her father is during adolescence when she is physically changing (Camarena). At this point in adolescence, a girl’s appearance is rapidly changing. Sudden, rapid changes, such as those that occur during puberty, often cause insecurities. Ironically, at a point in life and development where a girl may need her dad the most, it’s common for even an active father to pull away because he is uncomfortable with the situation (Camarena). In life changing situations when a father excludes himself from his daughter’s life, she flounders (Meeker). Exclusion will end in mistrust. If a girl learns to trust her father, it will be much easier for her to physically and emotionally trust her future husband along with other men she has relationships with (Meeker).

            A father is a necessary person in a girl’s life. Fathers should realize how important they are in their daughter’s life, no matter what situation the family is in. Since a father is the most important male in a girl’s life, he should also be the one that a girl can always trust (Meeker). His important role can and will impact the emotional development, the social development, and the physical development of his daughter.

                                                                    Works Cited

Camarena, Phame. “Dad and Daughter- A Special Bond- Fathers Affect Girls’ Emotional Adjustment.” BNET. Web. January 1993. 10 September 2010. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_n2572_v121/ai_13358877/

Mack, Melodie. “The Importance of the Father/Daughter Relationship.” Healing Hearts and Families Counseling. Web. 10 September 2010. http://www.healinghearts-families.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:theimportanceofthefatherdaughterrelationship&catid=37:families&Itemid=56

Meeker, Meg. “The Father-Daughter Factor.” Fathers For Good. Web. 10 September 2010. http://www.fathersforgood.org/ffg/en/common_challenges/factor.html

Sarigiani, Pamela. “Dad and Daughter- A Special Bond- Fathers Affect Girl’s Emotional Adjustment.” BNET. Web. January 1993. 10 September 2010. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_n2572_v121/ai_13358877/

Outline

Purpose: I'm writing about the importance of a father in a girl's life. I hope to inform my audience about the importance of a good father-daughter relationship and how this relationship affects a girl emotionally, socially, and physically.

Thesis: The interaction of a father in his daughter's life affects her emotionally, socially, and physically.

Introduction:
-It's important for kids to have both parents involved in their lives.
-Father's don't realize how important their role is in their daughter's life.

Emotional Effects:
-Loss of a father can be devastating
-Girls with absent fathers are often depressed, angry, and fear rejection.
-Depression in young girls relates to their relationship with their father.

Social Effects:
-A father sets a girl up for how she will interact in future relationships with other males.
-A successful relationship with a male is dependent on a good father-daughter relationship.
-Adolescent age girls seek and need male attention.

Physical Effects:
-A girl needs her dad the most during puberty, when she is changing physically.
-At this point in a girl's life, dad usually backs out because he feels uncomfortable with the situation.

Conclusion:
-No matter what the situation is, a girl needs her father or at least a father figure in her life.
-Fathers are the most important man in a girl's life.

Rough Draft

The Importance of a Father


Throughout life, it’s important for a girl to have her mother involved in her life, as well as her father. Father’s commonly underestimate the importance of a good relationship with their daughter (Mack). Often, girls do not have a good relationship with their father, whether it’s due to divorce, death, incarceration, of a lack of interest. This is extremely unfortunate because a father is the most important man in a girl’s life (Meeker). The interaction of a father in his daughter’s life affects her emotionally, socially, and physically.

The absence of a father, no matter the reason, emotionally affects a girl in a negative way. Losing a father due to death, divorce, or even due to a lack of interest can be devastating (Mack). To an adolescent aged daughter, the common effects of an absent father are depression and anger (Mack). It’s likely for a number of girls to fear failure and rejection because they feel as though the lack of a good relationship with their father is their fault (Mack). Usually, mothers or mother figures are viewed as the parent who should deal with the emotions of children, especially girls. Phame Camarena, a Purdue University researcher, states, “Dads are generally as important to the emotional well-being and adjustment of their kids as moms are” (Camarena). Purdue University Professor, Pamela Sarigiani, found that eighth grade girls who said they did not have a close relationship with their fathers showed a significantly higher rate of depression than girls who said they have a close relationship with their father (Sarigiani). Sarigiani then stated, “We expected to find the same pattern among girls who said they didn’t get along well with their mothers, but we didn’t” (Sarigiani).

Whether or not a father interacts in his daughter’s life affects her socially. Most importantly, a father’s interactions with his daughter set her up for how she is going to interact in future relationships with other men (Mack). Successful future relationships with males are dependent on a good father-daughter relationship. In her book Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters, Dr. Meg Meeker explains, “Daughters watch their dads like hawks. They watch not only how he treats her, but also how he treats her mom” (Meeker). If a girl has an absent father, it’s likely that she won’t develop good relationships with other males because she didn’t receive what she needed from her father. On the other hand, if a girl has an active father, it’s more likely that she will choose men who treat her well because that is what she experienced and watched at home. When a girl is developing relationships with other males, her father should remember that adolescent age girls have a strong need for male attention and affection (Meeker). Therefore, if he is depriving his daughter of attention and affection, she will proceed to seek it socially from male friendships or from sexual relationships (Meeker).

A good father-daughter relationship also physically affects a girl. Purdue University researcher, Phame Camarena, indicates that a critical time when a girl needs her father is during adolescence, when she is physically changing (Camarena). At this point in adolescence, a girl’s appearance is rapidly changing. Rapid changes, such as those that occur during puberty, often cause insecurities. Ironically, at a point in life and development where a girl may need her dad the most, it’s common for even an active father to pull away because he is uncomfortable with the situation (Camarena). In life changing situations when a father excludes himself from his daughter’s life, she flounders (Meeker). Exclusion will end in mistrust. If a girl learns to trust her father, it will be much easier for her to physically and emotionally trust her future husband along with other men she has relationships with (Meeker).

A father is a necessary person in a girl’s life. Fathers should realize how important they are in their daughter’s life no matter the situation. The way that a father is involved in his daughter’s life affects her not only emotionally, but also socially, and physically.

Fathers, be good to your daughters

Why is it important for a girl to have her father in ther life?
    It's important for a father to be in his daughter's life because he is usually the first man she knows.

  A girl naturally views her dad as a leader, a protector, and a provider. Fathers hae tremendous power over their daughters. 

How is a girl affected emotionally when her father isn't in her life?
  The number one influence on a girl's self esteem is affection from her dad.

  Being without a father can cause a girl to become depressed, angry, or to fear failure and rejection.


How is a girl affected physically when her father isn't in her life?
  Girls, especially during their teenage years, need male attention. If a girl doesn't have a father in her life, she will seek that needed attention from male friendships or from sexual relationships.


Does a step father or father figure compare to a father?


Does the interaction of a father in his daughter's life (or the lack there of) impact her relationships with other males?
 A father's relationship with his daughter set her up for how she's going to relate to other men.

 If a girl learns to trust her father, it will be easier for her to trust her future husband and other men that she has any kind of relationship with.

Change

Is change important?
Why is change important?
Why do people change?
When is change most likely to occur in life?