The Wild Child: Consider what impact isolation had on her development in each stage. Ethical dilemmas, schisms and explain critical period in relation to genie.

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 05:33:07
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 2 pages (587 words)
The child "Genie", as she came to be known, was rescued in 1970 from abusive parents who had locked her up in her barren room and tied her to a potty chair for over a decade. She had not learned to talk and had been denied normal human reaction. When she was found, she was 13 years old but had the appearance of a child much younger. From the day she was found, the effects of her …
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…Genie's health. Any advancement of science should be second to the basic needs of human beings. Genie was in need of a lot of attention and nurturing. She was a victim of severely abusive parents, robbed of the normal, healthy life she deserved. It is the opinion of this writer that science can wait, that the physical, mental, and emotional healing of Genie should be the utmost priority of the scientists who worked with her.
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