FratFiles

• Save Paper

An Extraordinary Man
A man named, Dave Pelzer appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show, telling his life story that his mentally disturbed alcoholic mother mentally and physically abused him. Dave was determined to better himself, no matter the odds. He enlisted in the air force. In addition, has won several prestigious awards through out his life. Dave is an author of several inspirational books and a motivational speaker. Dave Pelzer is an excellent author and extraordinary human being. His inspirational work is phenomenal, shows all that no matter what obstacles we face in life, we can overcome.
In California in 1973, Dave’s life story was identified as one of the most gruesome and extreme cases of child abuse in then history. Dave had stated in his book, A Child Called “It” that “his mother would punish him, for “Mouthing Off” by making her special batch of ammonia and Clorox and locking him in the bathroom.” ( Pelzer, 1995, p. 142). At the age of 12 he was finally rescued......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 607
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Dave Pelzer
   

   Dave Pelzer. ... Dave is an author of several inspirational books and a motivational
   speaker. Dave Pelzer is an excellent author and extraordinary human being. ...

2. A Child Called &Quot;It&Quot; By Dave Pelzer
   

   A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer. ... Dave Pelzer, a four-year-old boy, who lived with
   both of his parents and two siblings, had a relatively normal life. ...

3. A Child Called It By Dave Pelzer
   

   A child Called It by Dave Pelzer. Running Head: A CHILD CALLED IT ... and Walt
   Disney. (Dave Pelzer Biography 2002, Para. 2) In 1994 ...

4. A Child Called It
   

   A Child Called It. A Child Called It was about the struggles of a young
   boy named Dave Pelzer. Dave was put through hard times and ...

5. A Child Called It
   

   A Child Called It. I read "A Child Called It." It was about the problems
   of a boy named Dave Pelzer. Dave was put through hard times ...