Blog No. 6

Without A Trace

There is this young man named Eric Miller who was been bullied by his classmates with the so-called “popular girls and boys” in their school. He went to the bathroom and then later on, a crime happened. They thought that Eric was been kidnapped by some people. There are investigators who is really good in their field and investigate about the case of Eric. They use their proven and tested method. They talked to Eric’s parents. Eric lied that he went to the arcade and played football that day but the truth is that something happened to him. Eric has his mood-swings and his parents recommended him to see a psychologist. They don't want their child to feel the difference between other kids so they send him to school. Next is the investigator went to the arcade. Eric says to himself that he’s a loser. He differentiate himself to the popular ones. He was been bullied by boys and he’s head has been put to the toilet bowl. Then on the arcade, Lisa Potter’s big brother Frank physically harmed Eric by pushing him, seeing it through CCTV camera. He did that because Eric harassed Lisa by calling her a dog, impressing to the popular girls especially to Brandy. Lisa, such an innocent girl build a grudge to Eric and contact help to the popular girls to teach him a lesson. Emily think about the plan while Brandy frame up Eric. Brandy ordered Eric to took off his pants, so he did it. He was tied up, then the popular girls showed up. Then the next thing was that, the worse things happened into his life. The pictures taken without his clothes on was emailed to all the students in their school. This made Eric depressed so much and decided to put his life to an end. The investigators track him down and found him already tying himself up. They hurriedly went to Eric and save his life.

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REFLECTION

It is hard to fit in to a place where you feel like you dont belong. It is a hard stage for the young ones to face each challenges everyday. I find this film a lesson for every parents here in the world. Its just not enough only see your sons and daughters passing the house. Closure is needed the most. It is dangerous how many young people keep things for themselves, especially when it comes to personal issues and in school. I can relate this episode to Erik Ericksons 8 Stages of Development wherein he is on the stage of pre-adolescence period of growth. According to some viewers of the episode under the name of Purpleleaf, some parents find it hard to see if there is even a problem at school or something serious that is really bothering to each child. This is an alarming situation that happens to a lot of teenagers and to some degree that when going through a problem what they feel is out of their control or that they cannot handle. It will drive into desperate measures. I saw this episode as an eye opener. People should look more closely into their child's life and have an open relationship with them. Care about their feelings and always give them encouragement. My heart was been moved. There is this saying that, "You'll never see all the awesome things ahead of you, if you keep looking at all the bad things behind you. Sometimes, you just have to turn around, give a little smile, throw the match and burn that bridge. Live, learn and acceptance: things you need in order to survive." We are unique just the way we are. We just cant see it because we always conclude that there are still people that are greater than us. Yes there is. But it is not an excuse of ruining ones life. As a daughter, I have my responsibility to share all the happenings in my day to my parentss. They follow up everything and keep me intouch so that when crucial time comes, it will be not hard for me to adjust. 

Hannah Jy C. Panolino

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