Before Sophie goes to Fran's

I don't know if i can deal with this for any longer. I can't talk to her, i can't even get into her room since she has it locked 90% of the time. She won't listen to me when i try and help her, when her father and i suggest therapy or any treatment for that matter for her. Should i send her to Fran? That cow doesn't think i know about her and Paul? She’s supposed to be my sister. it's the least can do seeing as what she's done to me. I hope she will be able to knock some sense into Sophie. She just sits in her room and eating junk food and plays that stupid music, if you could call it that, bouncing off the wall. i don't understand, she has such a good life and she isn't even grateful for it. Her father and i worked so hard for this life. Why can't she be more like Lauren? I don't want to make this decision but it's my last resort, we have none else. I need to call Fran.

After Sophie goes to Fran's 

I hope this has done Sophie some good.  I never wanted to send her to Fran but we really had no other choice and i knew she wouldn't have said no, i still am her sister. I am however concerned about Jimmy. I heard he was back and living up there. He's always been wild since he got back from Vietnam and i'm afraid that he could encourage Sophie to take stupid risks that are unsafe. I've already told Robert to ask Fran about seeing him and keeping that to a minimum while Sophie's there. I don't want her coming back worse than the state she's already in now. I hope she looses weight while she's there and does something about that hideous hairstyle. Have i gone too far with this? no, she was getting out of control. She thinks she's the only one going through a tough situation, she doesn't know anything.

Chapter 1 & 2

Chapter 1 "Sophie". Sophie describes her feelings towards her mother and her aunt. What does she tell the reader and how does she feel about each of them?

Sophie explains the traits of her mother, a few were:
- obsessive
- mean minded
- controlling
- vain
- jealousy towards Fran

• Sophie blamed her mother for an incident that occurred. (pg. 3)
• Didn't want to stay at home with her parents

Sophie wasn't enthusiastic about going to see Fran

Chapter 2 "Fran". What two feelings is Fran trapped between?

- selfishness - only wanting to be by herself and not having to keep care of Sophie
- feels like she should keep care of her because she knows Sophie's troubled 


wants her sisters forgiveness by taking Sophie but then again wants her own space

Vietnam War - Australians Participation

         

         

       On the 29th of April, 1962, Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced to parliament that Australia would send combat troops to South Vietnam. Australia's commitment consisted predominately of army personnel, by significant numbers of air force and navy personnel and some civilians also took part. Australian's support for South Vietnam in the early 1960s was in keeping with the policies of other nations to stem the spread of communism in Europe and Asia. They became deeply involved in the War in 1965.  By 1972 in December, more than 50,000 Australian personnel had served in the war. Out of those troops, 2398 were injured and 521 never made it home. The Vietnam War was the longest major conflict in which Australians have been involved; it lasted for ten years.