Esme Cullen (born Esme Anne Platt and later Esme Anne Evenson) was born 1895 and lived in Columbus, Ohio where at age 16 was treated by her future husband Dr. Cullen after she broke her leg falling out of a tree. She was forced by her parents to marry a man named Charles Evenson who abused her.
After realizing she was pregnant, Esme left her husband and gave birth to a son. After losing her son to a lung infection, Esme attempted to commit suicide by jumping from a cliff (Edward tells Bella she "fell"). Esme was presumed dead and taken to the morgue... but she was still alive.
Dr. Carlisle Cullen heard her beating heart and remembered her. He didn't want her to die, so he chose to change her into a vampire like himself. Edward was the first human Carlisle had changed and Esme the second. Carlisle and Esme fell in love and were married.
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Carlisle Cullen Profile
Carlisle Cullen was born in the 1640s (his exact DOB is uncertain, as it is unmentioned in the books and time was not marked as carefully then as it is now) to an Anglican pastor in London, England. His mother died giving birth to him and was raised by his father who believed in the existence of vampires, witches, and werewolves and led hunts. He put his son in charge of the hunts although at first, he was a failure. However, Carlisle found a coven of vampires living in the sewers and he led an attack on the vampires.
He chased after one of those vampires in the sewer, but he was bitten since the vampire was too thirsty to continue on and Carlisle turned three days later having stayed hidden in a sack of potatoes. Carlisle, disgusted by his own existence tried many ways to destroy himself, but to no avail. After trying to starve himself, he came across a wild animal and his thirst overpowered him. Carlisle discovered he could survive off animal blood rather than human, creating a new way for the vampires to exist unnoticed among humans.
Carlisle studied in many areas but chose to stick to medicine deciding that he rather help people with his new vampiric abilities. He works in Forks hospital and is almost completely unaware of the appeal human blood holds for him, but only after hundreds of years of practice.
When the Spanish Influenza broke out in the early 1900s, Carlisle came across a dying teenager, Edward Masen, who had been orphaned in the pandemic. Overcome with the need for companionship, and mindful of the promise made to the boy's dying mother (that he would do everything in his power to help), Carlisle stole him away and turned him, beginning his family.
Carlisle now has a wife, Esme, and five "adopted" children: Edward, Alice, Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper. Carlisle is described as being tall, blond, and the look-alike of a model. He stands "6'2" and is slender yet muscular. He is physically 23 years old.
He chased after one of those vampires in the sewer, but he was bitten since the vampire was too thirsty to continue on and Carlisle turned three days later having stayed hidden in a sack of potatoes. Carlisle, disgusted by his own existence tried many ways to destroy himself, but to no avail. After trying to starve himself, he came across a wild animal and his thirst overpowered him. Carlisle discovered he could survive off animal blood rather than human, creating a new way for the vampires to exist unnoticed among humans.
Carlisle studied in many areas but chose to stick to medicine deciding that he rather help people with his new vampiric abilities. He works in Forks hospital and is almost completely unaware of the appeal human blood holds for him, but only after hundreds of years of practice.
When the Spanish Influenza broke out in the early 1900s, Carlisle came across a dying teenager, Edward Masen, who had been orphaned in the pandemic. Overcome with the need for companionship, and mindful of the promise made to the boy's dying mother (that he would do everything in his power to help), Carlisle stole him away and turned him, beginning his family.
Carlisle now has a wife, Esme, and five "adopted" children: Edward, Alice, Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper. Carlisle is described as being tall, blond, and the look-alike of a model. He stands "6'2" and is slender yet muscular. He is physically 23 years old.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Human Trafficking (types)
Alright guys, here's another off-topic, yet still incredibly important blog segment. HUMAN TRAFFICKING. To get the word out there, and to get more people in the know about Human Trafficking, my friends and I wanted to do a joint-blog entry, just like last week, but about trafficking. For the next segment of this topic, visit http://winsomewisdom.blogspot.com/. There, Berkley's gonna talk about how common trafficking is, which is pretty surprising. Check it out! But for right now, I'm gonna talk about the types of trafficking.
Type One: Sex Trafficking
This prevalent form of trafficking affects every region in the world, either as a source, transit or destination country. Women and children from developing countries, and from vulnerable parts of society in developed countries, are lured by promises of decent employment into leaving their homes and travelling to what they consider will be a better life. Victims are often provided with false travel documents and an organized network is used to transport them to the destination country, where they find themselves forced into sexual slavery and held in inhumane conditions and constant fear.
Type Two: Labor Trafficking
Victims of this equally widespread form of trafficking come primarily from developing countries. They are recruited and trafficked using deception and coercion and find themselves held in conditions of slavery in a variety of jobs . Men, women and children are engaged in agricultural and construction work , domestic servitude and other labour-intensive jobs.
Type Three: Commercial sexual exploitation of children in tourism (child prostitution for tourists)
This crime type has been apparent in Asia for many years and has now taken hold in Africa as well as Central and South America. The phenomenon is promoted by the growth of inexpensive air travel and the relatively low risk of prohibition and prosecution in these destinations for engaging in sexual relations with minors.
Type Four: Trafficking in organs
Trafficking in humans for the purpose of using their organs, in particular kidneys, is a rapidly growing field of criminal activity. In many countries, waiting lists for transplants are very long, and criminals have seized this opportunity to exploit the desperation of patients and potential donors. The health of victims, even their lives, is at risk as operations may be carried out in clandestine conditions with no medical follow-up. An ageing population and increased incidence of diabetes in many developed countries is likely to increase the requirement for organ transplants and make this crime even more lucrative.
Once again, check out http://winsomewisdom.blogspot.com/ for more information, specifially about how often trafficking occurs! Thanks guys!source: http://www.interpol.int/Crime-areas/Trafficking-in-human-beings/Types-of-human-trafficking
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