Harlenn Coben The Undercover Parent

Nicole Williams Ms. DeLong Juvenile Justice System Essay February 1st, 2018 Cyntoia Brown: Juvenile in Prison Cyntoia Brown was born in 1988 to her biological mother Georgina Mitchell. Her mother had given her up for adoption by the time she was two years old to a woman named Ellenette Brown.

Should parents have the right to put spyware on their children computers. Harlan Coben the author of “ Undercover Parent ” published by the New York Times on March 16, 2008 highlights the fact that it's scary to put spyware on your your children computers, Most parents won't even consider it. From my point of view with Cobens argument because most parents don't know what they're really do on the internet. Coben speaks about how some people will say that it's better just to use parental blocks that denies access to inappropriate sites.

Correspondingly, Christy Phillips, brutally murdering defenseless seventy-two year-old Manuela Fyock in July 2000, for no reason or explanation whatsoever. With only fifteen years of age during the murder, Phillips was given what she deserved for her cruel actions. Sentenced to thirty-two years to life in prison, but Phillips shows no remorse. Detectives described her as a monster with no compassion, no empathy, and no morality or decency to what she has done. “According to prosecutors, Phillips and a 13-year-old friend talked their way into the Rialto home of 72-year-old Manuela "Nellie" Fyock in July 2000, saying they wanted to adopt one of the woman's more than 20 cats.

Stalking Is Different Than Monitoring In “The Undercover Parent”, by Harlan Coben he argues that parents have a right to monitor their children, by putting spyware on their computers or other devices, making it possible to see what they spend their time doing and to whom they spend their time talking. Though, the way that most teens see it, if a parent is allowing their child onto social media, then they should trust them enough to the point where they shouldn’t have to monitor everything they’re doing. While online, people can definitely change.

These days’ children are causing more harm than good in their communities, and it isn’t their fault. In the Time Magazine article, “Children without Pity” by Nancy Traver, Traver provides examples of corrupted children performing acts that healthy kids wouldn’t do. Their misguided past has affected their present causing them to react in violent behavior. For this reason, I believe that children should not be tried as adults. Kids have only seen and grown up around violence, so violence is what they result to.

Parents Vs. Internet In the article “ The Undercover Parent,” Coben talks about how parents should monitor their kids. He goes on about the benefits and disadvantages of using spyware by using anecdotes and counterclaims. Coben seems to argue that parents should definitely monitor their kids but he never seems to agree with parents using spyware on an everyday basis.

My name is Cheyanne Chapin. I have lived in Forest City my whole life. My family consists of my parents, older sister, older brother, and myself. I’m a senior at Forest City High School, but I have also taken college classes at Waldorf and NIACC. My personality is very easy-going.

Aibileen Clark from The help is my most favorite character because I realize that Aibileen is one of the strongest women that I ever known. It is not easy for everyone to control their own emotion when they were disdained and Aibileen proved it for me. I can see that to be maid is very hard and torture but she can distinguish that Mae Mobley(A baby) is innocent, so she take care Mae Mobley very well while Mae Mobley’s mother always ignore Mae Mobley and hit her. Aibileen is brave too. She dare to share her bad experience with Skeeter for Skeeter’s book even she knew that it can do harm for her if other white people know about this

“Black Code: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Dark Side of the Internet,” written by Ronald J. Deibert, outlines different issues and benefits that have arised due to the growing use of the internet. Deibert begins his essay providing information about the internet such as the rapid growth of smartphones, how the internet has taken over most of societies lives, and key differences between previous technological innovations compared to the internet. He continues his essay by discussing the U.S.A. Patriot Act and how this law should be retracted based on the fact that various companies, like Google, can give the government our personal searches if they ask. Then, he talks about various types of cyber crimes and how we need stronger regulations to control the internet so these crimes would not be possible. Deibert concludes his essay explaining how the internet has provided many benefits in today’s nation, but the internet needs stricter regulations for our own protection.

The Sheila Dixon saga Sheila Dixon became mayor of Baltimore city in 2007 following Martin O’Malley gubernatorial win. She was elected to city council in 1987 and Baltimore City Council president in 1999. She was among other city officials were finally indicted on corruption charges following an investigation led by state and federal agents. The following excerpt summarizes the scandal’s details and the circumstances surrounding the charges levied against Dixon as published by The Economist (2009).

In this journal I will be evaluating the mentality and personality of Jessica Carlisle. Jessica Carlisle is a very determined and optimistic person. In addition to this, she is an emotional person at times of joy. “I wipe my eyes with my napkin, and somewhere inside me I can feel a shift” (Draanen 83). This quote refers to how Jessica can be emotional in joyful situations.

In the novel Mother and Daughter by Gary Soto, Mr. Moreno is best characterized as strong. One specific example of her toughness is when the narrator comments about how Mrs. Moreno had all the way from Mexico with nothing but a sack and three skirts. She did this so she could compose a better life for her family. The author clearly states, “... She had come with her family from mexico with nothing on her back but a sack with three skirts…,” (Soto 111).

Medications are normally used to treat people that are ill, but a St. Louis mother had a much more devious reason to use it. Rachel Kinsella appeared to be taking care of her nine-year-old son, Patrick, who was born prematurely. Her son had epilepsy and hydrocephalus, but the hospital visits became more frequent and secretive. The woman took her son to St. Louis Children`s Hospital and Children`s Mercy Kansas City, getting medication from both places without telling any of the doctors, according to FOX2Now.

“Scary. But a good idea. Most parents won’t even consider it,” Harlan Coben states about spyware. In his opinion article, “The Undercover Parent”, Harlan Coben, author and columnist, expresses to his audience that they should monitor their kids and pro using spyware, but with the condition of making children aware it’s there.

Multiple parents have sued public libraries for allowing their children to access pornography on the internet due to inadequate filters. In fact, many parents are quick to believe that libraries “have an ethical duty to protect their children” (Wyatt). However, it is not part of a librarian’s job to monitor children in libraries, and filters in place cause parents to believe that their children are safe under false pretenses. Officially, a public court maintained that “unsupervised use of computers is not a creation of danger” (Wyatt). Many students have access to unsupervised computers and can reach improperly filtered information, even though the parents believe that their children are protected from this.