https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75 A Stolen Life en-us 2017-03-07 12:38:15 UTC 2026-01-25 09:06:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Doubleheart.png mackenziega9 https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158307052 A Stolen Life 
by Jacyee Dugard 

Rate: 7 
I would rate this autobiography seven out of 10. The memoir jumped right into the action however, towards the end it was slow. 

We start with a girl name Jacyee Dugard who is writing about her horrific kidnapping and her struggle to cope with it. throughout her kidnapping she goes through horrific actions. The nonstop action makes you keep reading to a very satisfying ending. ]]> 2017-03-07 12:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158307052 mackenziega9 https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158309172 In the memoir, there is a major external conflict as well as a major internal conflict within Jacyee herself. The major external conflict would be her kidnapping and her struggles with her kidnapper Phillip and his wife Nancy. At first, Jacyee is terrified of her kidnapper, like any person would be. She struggles throughout the years of her kidnapping to get along with Phillip and Nancy and get used to her life with them. However, the internal conflict is much different. Throughout all the years of her kidnapping, Jacyee is constantly fighting with herself. On one hand, she wants to run, to go and find someone and tell them what has happened to her. However, she is terrified for her safety if she would run or scream out to someone.  ]]> 2017-03-07 12:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158309172 mackenziega9 https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158310904 The ending of the book is not effective. Throughout all her years of being in a real life prison, her ending was not as grand as it should have been. We read through many years of Jaycee life throughout her the births of her children, to her horrible living conditions, and her overall torture. Her discovery should have been more explained to the readers and elaborated on more. The very ending is when Jaycee and her mother and family are to be reunited. This ending should be grand and huge after 18 years of not seeing each other. However, it is very much downgraded and anticlimactic. ]]> 2017-03-07 12:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158310904 mackenziega9 https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158313399 In the book Jaycee is given an all black cat that she names Eclipse. She writes a journal about how much she loves her Eclipse. She later reflects on the book saying that her kitty helped her cope with what was happening to her and granted her a friend.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/28/35/4e/28354e5376f28605ed45fd9445c895a0.jpg ]]> 2017-03-07 13:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158313399 mackenziega9 https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158314364 The towel over the windows was a reoccurring memory of Jaycee. When she was first taken she was brought to a dark room where towels covered all the windows so it was completely dark. She remembers how terrified she was to be in the dark by herself.
https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/179592017/5ce5985cd532e4b4ebeffc183438c8e1/toweloverwindow.jpg ]]> 2017-03-07 13:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158314364 mackenziega9 https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158317523 When she became older Jaycee was given a journal to write down things. She started to write about how she wanted to be free but was afraid of being set free. She writes her inner conflicts down in the journal.
http://www.galleryleather.com/uploads/products/large/DeskJournal_Camden_Violet_5625x7875_029383.jpg ]]> 2017-03-07 13:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158317523 mackenziega9 https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158318608 http://abcnews.go.com/US/jaycee-dugard-reclaiming-life-held-captive-18-years/story?id=40280031  

This is an ABC interview with Jaycee Dugard coming out to talk to the public about her experiences in being in captivity for 28 years. This represents her reflection of those horrific years.

]]> 2017-03-07 13:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158318608 mackenziega9 https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158635790 http://thejaycfoundation.org/ 

This is a URL to the JAYC Foundation. The foundation focuses on the main idea for communities to be more aware of environments of children and families who have gone through trauma. ]]> 2017-03-08 13:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158635790 mackenziega9 https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158637607 https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/methamphetamine/what-are-long-term-effects-methamphetamine-abuse

This is a link to learn about the harmful effects of crystal meth which is what Jaycee's kidnapped Phillip was addicted to. Jaycee writes about how the "speed" cause him to bad things to her as well as frequent mood swings. ]]> 2017-03-08 13:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziega9/9er8xjybeg75/wish/158637607