Blog Post #4- Informational/Nonfiction Writing

The article Why is this child so distressed? by Jane Hersey is an article about reasons why children can be distressed. The article tells us many reasons why children can be distressed and it gives us examples of people that are distressed and their causes. There are many children and are distressed because of many reasons, this article tells us about reasons that children can be distressed.

First, the article isn't really trying to convey the readers about a certain topic. The article is just giving information about reasons children can be distressed. Jane Hersey is trying to be informal with us and telling us many things that can make us or children distressed. One example of something that can make children distressed is death. The article talks about a young 7 year old girl and the death of her parents. "Betsy was only 7 years old, but was haunted by thoughts of death; one of the pieces of art work she brought home from school was a black paper with three tombstones, bearing the initials of her parents and herself. She quietly planned on ways that she could end her life, which held no joy for her despite a loving family that desperately tried to help her". This is from the article, as you can see, she is only 7 years old and her parents are already dead. Death is a serious issue that can cause children to be distressed. If I was in her shoes, I would be distressed and depressed! Another reason why children could be distressed is disorders. Disorders are especially common nowadays, they shape a person's personality and their actions. One example in the article is a boy called Joshua with oppositional defiant disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. The disorders often puts him in an angry, aggressive, and compulsive mood. 

In conclusion, there are many reasons that children can be distressed. There are so many reasons that there would be a huge list going on and on. My personal response to this article is how many are unlucky. There is always something that cause something like being distressed. Children are distressed because of many reasons that they can't control and is far beyond their capabilities. If their parents die, they can't do anything about it. If someone has diseases or disorders, they can't do anything about it. The only option is to be distressed or depressed. Although there are many drugs that can help these children wake up from their distressed mood, these drugs are often not risk-free and can come with many deadly consequences. I feel really bad for these children because of bad things are happening and it was all fate. Fate brought it upon them, that is why fate and can be good and it can be evil sometimes. Not all things work out successfully in life and that's why many bad things happen to people, bad enough to change their mood and their attitudes.