What is the purpose of skin?
What is skin?
What are the different layers of the skin?
What do the different layers do?
Friday, September 17, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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/
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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.
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.
Monday, September 13, 2010
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.
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.
Friday, September 10, 2010
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.
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.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Change
Is change important?
Why is change important?
Why do people change?
When is change most likely to occur in life?
Why is change important?
Why do people change?
When is change most likely to occur in life?
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