Helping+the+Mentally+ill



Topic: Helping the Mentally ill

Focus: Dorothea Lynde Dix

Reason for choice: I believe people, such as Dorothea Dix, should be recognized for the great things they do.

What's your point? (thesis): There **are** people who are willing to help others, and will do anything to acheive their goal. But they don't do the things they do for nothing, they do it because of the feeling they get inside, and that is what keeps them going.

What three reasons do you have that will back up your point?

1. When you experience,or go through rough times, you already have something that allows you understand those around you better than those who have not experienced the same thing.

2. Some of what we think are the littlest things can make the biggest differences.

3. If we just take a little time to learn, we can help even more.

What is your first reason and three to five facts to support it? When you experience,or go through rough times, you already have something that allows you understand those around you better than those who have not experienced the same thing. - Dorothea's mother had a mentall illness, her father was an alcoholic. - When her brothers were born, she was always taking care of them. - When she was 12, her Grandmother took all the children into their home. This was because the parents were unable to takecare of them. - When you are used to helping others, young or old, you see them in a different way than others do. - When she was only 20, she was teaching school children

What is your second reason and three to five facts to support it? Some of what we think are the littlest things, can makes the biggest diffferences. - All Dorothea wanted to do that day was teach a Sunday class to women, when she witnessed what was really happening inside of the jail house. - When dorothea saw the living conditions of the prisoners, and she questions why they were so horrible, the answer was, " The insane do not feel heat or cold." - Her first take of action was to take the matter to court, where she won her battle. - She began to visit asylums all over the country, making sure that all were roperlly taken care of. - She went against the legislature, where she won. There was then money given so that the Worcester State Hospital could be expanded for all the ill

What is your third reason and three to five facts to support it? If we take just a little more time to learn, we can help even more. - All Dorothea had planned for that day was to teach some women in the prison. - When she walked in, she realized the pain they were going through. - She took the case to court, and won - She also took the case to the legislater and won there too - By doing all this she was able to get the money to build onto the hospital, where all the prisoners were to get special treatment. Most of all be treated for with more respect and care.

Based on your research, what conclusions would you make and how does your research connect to your life? Not many people are willing to make the effort or take the time to listen to what the people around the have to say. Some are. They are the ones you see making a difference in this world, whether it be through rough or smooth. When I was little my Mom used to work with disabled adults, I would go with her to the nursing home sometimes. I liked being there because I felt I could help them, I considered them my friends. Doing that made me feel like a better person because i was able to help them as much as i could. This is probably the smae way she felt when she helped all those people, I understand how it feels

Ideas on how you are going to present? Involve the class? Be exciting? Interesting? Wow? Huh? Ahhh?