Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The Hard Road - Post 6
In the past, this has been a difficult piece for some students to read - and in this case, I mean this because of its subject matter. Explain the range of emotions you went through as you read this, being specific concerning your impression of both Jennifer Porter and Lisa Wilkins in the process.
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Kyle B
ReplyDeleteWhen I first picked up the story, I actually felt sorry for the mother. I did feel bad that I had called her a bad parent. However, I became enraged when the NAACP and those types of groups intervened to try and call it racism that the “white girl” wasn’t in prison. When that was included, the story made me lose all interest in it. It became racism this, race war that, things that had to do with color. Then the story got to the trial, and I was actually impressed with the judge that found Porter not guilty of vehicular homicide. The story made me very upset and furious when the racial groups showed up, due to the fact that they just yelled at Porter. In a world that should be equal, they certainly held themselves higher than other races. All these groups did was make it difficult for both Wilkins and Porter to do anything towards tha case. They almost made me lose any respect I had for Wilkins.
Jessica B
ReplyDeleteI can’t say that this was an easy piece for me to read. I think the worst thing in the article was the part when the article explains that Duronate’s body was dragged him 151 feet, and he was only 3 years old. I felt terrible for Lisa Wilkins at the beginning of the story, and was somewhat sickened by Jennifer Porter, but my opinions seemed to change after reading into Jennifer’s life. I don’t think that Wilkins deserved a new house, and should’ve continued to have children which is why I somewhat look down upon her, and I now feel more lenient for Porter, now knowing a little bit more of what she went through and how the crash actually happened.
Chloe N.
ReplyDeleteI had three main emotions throughout the article: sympathy, anger and disgust. My sympathy was immediately sent out to Lisa Wilkins due to the loss of two of her beautiful children. I felt sympathy toward Jennifer Porter at times, but the sympathy truly died with each page. Porter was driving over the speed limit and did not have her headlights on. Are those the actions of a cautious driver? I think not. This sympathy turned into anger and disgust. I was angry with the reactions Porter was portraying throughout the story. Not only that, but my stomach was filled with disgust by simply making contact with her empty eyes in her mug shot. Even now I cannot look at her photo without my stomach turning. I also felt anger toward Lisa Wilkins because I highly disagreed with her decision which primarily started the ordeal. She was very irresponsible. I realize everyone makes mistakes, but I don’t know how either of them can live with themselves.
Kelsi N.
ReplyDeleteFirst I felt sympathy for Lisa Wilkins, she lost her children and it seemed like she was already having a tough time with money and caring for all of her children. Then I was a little shocked when she let the little ones go to the park too. A fourteen year old should not be responsible for a three year old. As I was reading though, I felt like a lot of what she was saying was just her trying to make herself look like a better parent. She said that she had told the kids not to cross the street until she was there, but the kids said that she told them to be home before dark. She also said that she stepped outside to see the kids playing but it looks like an awfully long distance from the apartments to the park on the map. When the article switched to Porter’s story I felt sympathy for her because her life was pretty much ruined and she hadn’t meant to hit the kids. People were being so harsh towards her I felt bad. From that point I was on Porter’s side because she didn’t mean to hit the kids.