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Critical Analysis Of Throwaway People By Liliana Segura

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In the article “Throwaway People” by Liliana Segura, the author talks about a young girl named Trina Garnett who was a victim of many things such as; neglect, abuse, starvation, and even cruel and unusual punishment. There were a couple boys Trina wanted to hang out with (thirteen-year-old Brian Harvey and six-year-old Derrick Harvey), but the boy’s mom (Sylvia Harvey) would not allow it. Out of anger, Trina had started a fire in the boy’s house when she was around fourteen years of age. That fire had gotten out of control and ended up killing the two young boys Trina so desperately wanted to hang out with. Trina ended up in the court system charged with murder. The court was a slow and horrific process, especially with the lack of support Trina had, her lawyer did not have any intentions of fighting for her rights and safety. Trina ended up being sentenced to two life terms plus forty years, that is a total of ninety years. The events that happen in our lives have so many effects on our view of the world. While I was reading the article “Throwaway People” by Liliana Segura, I had many emotions running through my mind, such as anger, sadness, disgust, and hope. The reason I felt this way is because of the things and events that have shaped my view of life and the world. To give you some examples, my father and I didn’t have the best relationship he was very strict and old school, I lived a sort of prison/military life. Anytime I would get into trouble or do something impulsive, my father would preach to me about walking away, or thinking before you act. At first, this was very hard, I had no patience and I was very impulsive, but with time I learned and overcame. My father passed away around seven years ago, but still to this day what he taught me and told me sticks in my mind. I became very observant and started to sit back and absorb as much knowledge about the situations I was in. It made me realize you need to look at the whole picture of what your viewing, whether it be an article or a person walking down the street. It comes back to that old saying don’t judge a book by its cover. My relationship with my father had shaped all my experiences with my friends, family, school and even careers.

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