Beth, what, then, explains for the difference of responses since you seem to use the latter of your examples to rationalize away the former.
Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.the randomthoughts.edublogs.org<http://randomthoughts.edublogs.org> Department of History http://www.therandomthoughts.com Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia 31698 /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ (O) 229-333-5947 /^\\/ \/ \ /\/\__ / \ / \ (C) 229-630-0821 / \/ \_ \/ / \/ /\/ / \ /\ \ //\/\/ /\ \__/__/_/\_\/ \_/__\ \ /\"If you want to climb mountains,\ /\ _ / \ don't practice on mole hills" - / \_ On Aug 30, 2010, at 8:17 AM, Beth Benoit wrote: Allen Esterson writes: "I don't know what the situation is in the States, but the notion that violent people will very likely have had an abusive childhood is frequently expressed in the media in the UK." It's the same here in the States, Allen. The first thing people generally say about an abuser is that "he/she was probably abused as a kid too." I address this notion in my classes all the time: That while the abuser might have been abused himself/herself as a child, it can also be the case that an an adult who was abused says, "I will never do to a child what was done to me." Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: lschm...@valdosta.edu<mailto:lschm...@valdosta.edu>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13368.9b8fe41d7a9a359029570f1d2ef42440&n=T&l=tips&o=4511 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-4511-13368.9b8fe41d7a9a359029570f1d2ef42...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-4511-13368.9b8fe41d7a9a359029570f1d2ef42...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4512 or send a blank email to leave-4512-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
