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How did his mom abuse him?

How did his mom abuse him?. Put soiled diapers in Dave’s face (Plotz) Made him eat dog poop (Plotz) When Dave stole scraps of food from the trash can she laces the trash can with ammonia (Plotz) Starved him for weeks and made him vomit after school to make sure he wasn’t eating (Plotz)

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How did his mom abuse him?

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  1. How did his mom abuse him? • Put soiled diapers in Dave’s face (Plotz) • Made him eat dog poop (Plotz) • When Dave stole scraps of food from the trash can she laces the trash can with ammonia (Plotz) • Starved him for weeks and made him vomit after school to make sure he wasn’t eating (Plotz) • Forced him to take ice-cold baths and shoved spoonfuls of ammonia down his throat (Plotz) • She locked him in the bathroom with a bucket of ammonia and clorox she beat him with a dog chain, broom, her fists (Plotz) • She burnt him on the stove (Plotz) • Stabbed him in the chest and made him clean up the blood (San Francisco Chronicle) • He ate scraps of pork from the trash and had diarrhea for weeks because his mom purposely put bad meat in the trash (San Francisco Chronicle) • He had no food so he ate paper and cigarette butts (San Francisco Chronicle) • Started mild- only Dave would get in trouble (Derksen) • Smashed his head against the mirror and made him say I’m a bad boy (Derksen) • She didn’t allow him to look at or speak to anyone (Derksen) • Banished to the basement until he was forced to wash the dishes and clean the dinner table (Derksen) • His mother almost choked him to death and wasn’t able to breathe the next day at school because of the swelling (Derksen)

  2. Why was Dave Pelzer’s dad missing in most parts of his books? • Dave’s father joined his mother drinking (Derksen) • He didn’t stop his mom from abuse because he grew up where the mother would take of the kids (Derksen) • He just stayed out of it (Derksen)

  3. What was Dave’s journey after escaping his mother • After 8 years of abuse, Dave finally escaped his mother at age 12 (Plotz) • He was in foster care and bounced from home to home (Plotz) • Worked 40 hours a week in junior high (he lied about his age) (Plotz) • 1979 Dave enlisted in the air force which was his dream (Plotz) • One of the most prominent assignments the air force could offer (Plotz) • Highly secretive SR-71 blackbird and the super top secret F-117 Stealth fighter (Plotz) • Dave studied SR-71 blackbird as a kid in the school library and while we was in foster care (http://www.bookbrowse.com) • After years of roaming the states on military leave, he started to be a motivational speaker (http://www.bookbrowse.com) • His first manager warned Dave that he wouldn’t make it but Dave ignored it he’s been hearing “No” his whole life and he saw no as a positive, and he fought for it. (http://www.bookbrowse.com)

  4. Why would someone look up to Dave as a role model? • He’s forgiving (http://www.bookbrowse.com) • He can’t bring himself to condemn either parent because everyone makes mistakes (http://www.bookbrowse.com) • He felt bad for his mother because she had a problem • Research shows that anyone abused like Dave would be a serial killer or homicidal maniac, since Dave isn’t either of those people look up to him because he came out on the good side (http://www.bookbrowse.com) • “If you can wake up in the morning get dressed and brush your teeth you can do whatever you have to do to get past your problem” –Dave Pelzer (http://www.bookbrowse.com) • “You take a few hits, you brush yourself off and you get up. Above all, you never, never quit on yourself”- Dave Pelzer (http://www.bookbrowse.com)

  5. How could Dave readers learn from his childhood • Bulletin boards online overflow with gratitude from abuse survivors (Plotz) • If Dave could overcome a childhood like that and live a happy life, than anyone can says fellow survivors (Plotz) • In teacher training programs they use Pelzer’s books to hearten new teachers about the good they can do (Plotz) • He dropped out of high school (his biggest regret) (Plotz)

  6. How does Dave effect people when they first meet him • You would never recognize what he’s been through in his past (http://www.bookbrowse.com) • They feel a sense of self-worth and appreciation (http://www.bookbrowse.com)

  7. What awards has he received? • His book A Child Called “It” passed the five year mark on the New York Times Best Seller list; and his second book The Lost Boy just reached the pinnacle with more than 4 years on the same list, no author has even come close to that (American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau) • TOYA- ten outstanding young americans award (American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau) • The year after he was the only american to be selected for TOYP the outstanding young person of the world award (American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau) • Carried the centennial flame for the 1996 olympic games (American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau) • J.C. Penney golden rule award, making him California’s volunteer of the year (American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau) • Personal commendations from president reagan, bush, clinton and george w. bush (American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau) • Points of light award in 2003 (American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau) • Four number 1 international best sellers (American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau)

  8. Citations • Plotz, David. "Dave Pelzer - Slate Magazine." Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts - Slate Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2012. <http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2000/09/dave_pelzer.html>. • "Dave Pelzer - An interview with author." Book reviews: Find the best new books. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2012. <http://www.bookbrowse.com/author_interviews/full/index.cfm/author_number/145/dave-pelzer>. • "Dave Pelzer Biography." Business Biographies. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2012. <http://www.bizography.org/biographies/dave-pelzer.html>. • "Memories of a family at war - World - www.smh.com.au." Sydney Morning Herald - Business & World News Australia | smh.com.au. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Memories-of-a-family-at-war/2005/03/28/1111862318203.html>. • BBC NEWS | UK | Dave Pelzer: Dave who?." BBC News - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1138118 • "Dave Pelzer - eNotes.com Reference." eNotes - Literature Study Guides, Lesson Plans, and More.. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://www.enotes.com/topic/Dave_Pelzer • Weidinger, Patrick. "10 Terrible Cases Of Kidnapping And Abuse." Top 10 Lists - Listverse. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://listverse.com/2008/08/28/10-terrible-cases-of-kidnapping-and-abuse/>.

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