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A good blog includes factual evidence to support the bloggers case/point/ thesis so that the reader can be more pursuaded. Ineffective blogs only have opinions and no evidence to back up why they have that opinion. A good blog also shows visuals and has effects such as images and videos.Images/photos and videos strike the viewers eye and their emotions. They also help better understandthe situation being explained. A good design is simple and clean. The colors should correspond with the mood of the blog. Good blogs also have real life examples such as in Fathers and families: Updates on the Melinda Foster Care Case. The blogexplains the case of Melinda Smith, a little girl who was abused by her mother and was placed in many foster homes; but the foster caresystem didnt look far enough into the case to see that she has a perfectly suitable father who missed her. This example further proves how corrupt the Foster Care system truely is. These examples show the reader that this issue is real and there are plenty more all across the country. A good blog creates contraversy so that all bloggers can join together to agree or disagree; to debate and discuss.

Relevant Information

Child and Family Services of Los Angeles deals with all sorts of family problems and issues including child abuse. The DCFS website gives contact information and shares just what abuse is, how to report it, what different kinds of abuse there is, adoption information, community, etc.

The LA Crosse County Human Services goal is to recruit, license, and support new and upcoming foster families. This Service includes social workers who deal with cases and explains the different foster care homes.

Every Child Matters Change for Children describes social services and safeguarding and promoting welfare of children. It also shows different acts that have been past throughout the past years to better ensure the safety of children and reform the foster care system.

Child Abuse Prevention

Northridge Mini Saga

The city of Northridge is a warm quiet place to grow. The warm California sun can still be felt though the autumn breeze. The suburb is covered in houses, new shopping centers, and automobiles. The streets are surrounded by parks, fire houses, and police stations. This place is and will always be my childhood home.

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Beauty Combined

Beauty Combined is an abstract avant garde that shows the differences between natural and superficial or man-made beauty. There are so many things we see and take for granted everyday. Its beauty shines in so many different ways but rarely do we take the time to stop and notice.