Week 2 Assignment- Elijah Gonzalez

The text that I decided to write about was ” I believe Christine Blasey Ford” by Caitlin Flanagan. In her text, Flanagan writes about Christine Blasey, a girl who was date raped by  a 17 year old boy in her last year of high school and then another boy in her second semester. The central issues raised in this text are wether adolescents should be held responsible for their actions if no remorse or accountability was shown. Flanagan connects her personal feelings and belief for Fords story with he political views and opinions. Flanagan states in her essay, “Teenagers make mistakes, some of them serious”. While she understands teenagers make mistakes, it is obvious in her writing that she believes teens must show remorse and take responsibility for their actions. Her personal views shape her political views that one must be reprimanded and put “On hold” until investigation is done proving the persons innocence. Flanagan states, “If it is true, we ‘ll to decide whether you get to attack a girl, show no remorse, and eventually become a supreme court justice.” This was a clear indication of her ties from her personal and political views. I chose this text because it really caught my attention. Hearing that girls story really just adds to the importance of other girls story about sexual attacks on them by men. I think its important that people be held accountable for their mistakes and show true remorse in order for people to move on and heal from the harm done.