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- 1181: The Jungle
- ... somewhat good friends with him. Within the month his family is in shambles. The children now, for the most part, live on their own, various family member are dead, Ona is about to deliver a child, everyone has lost their jobs, and the house that they struggled so hard for has vanished away. By the time he finds Ona she is in mid child birth and in need of medical assistance. Due to his current lack of funds, Jurgis finds a Dutch lady to deliver his child for $1.25. Even with the help of the Dutch lady Ona and the child dies. After Ona's death in premature childbirth, their son's dies in an accidental drowning while his father ...
- 1182: Domestic Violence
- ... available. Domestic violence occurs way too often in American society. There are many reasons why people need to speak out against domestic violence. One reason is that statistics show that most abusers will continue to abuse until they are arrested. Another reason is that domestic violence doesn't only physically harm a woman; it also mentally harms the woman and any children involved. The third reason is that help is available. A man who physically abuses a woman can not be stopped unless he is given counseling, jailed, or killed. He will continue to abuse until he is stopped, and ignoring the problem will definitely not help it go away. Husbands and boyfriends send more women to the hospital each year than strangers do (Campbell 95). The US Surgeon General ... injury to American women between the ages of fifteen and forty- four” (Briggs and Davis 94) . Abusers need to be stopped before its too late for their victims. Women are not the only victims of abuse. Children who live in a situation where domestic violence is prevalent suffer in many ways. The psychological impact of witnessing violence among many children is just as severe as if they had been the ...
- 1183: Symbolism and Themes of Catcher in the Rye
- ... is blind to the innocent. The reason it is blind is because the cruelties the world has is hidden behind the image it displays, “gold”, as being one that is good and pure. Once a child comes face to face with the world they believe it will be a great experience and that they will benefit. This is symbolized by the child reaching for the ring. The truth is however that the world is cruel and not good to anyone who doesn’t make it good for themselves. The only way that an innocent person will be able to learn about the cruelty on their own. This is symbolized by the child reaching dangerously far off the horse with the risk of falling. The child believes they are safe in the world and that they will never be able to face to the truthful pains of ...
- 1184: "Failure Is A Step Towards Success"
- ... herself that she was a failure. Just the way she related her Blue Kimono to her own life. The Kimono was all ripped, torn and shredded just the way her marriage and life was. There child was really sick as well, and had a bad fever. They thought the boy was going to die. Those are her failure points from the story. Her and Paul began to talk about the boy, and started to think together about taking him to the hospital. Suddenly, Marthe checked the child's forehead and it was beginning to cool. Her life was becoming to turn around. Marthe began to sew her torn Kimono. Thinking if she did this, her life would become an even bigger success ... story and changed it around at the end. Lastly, Marthe's husband George was found to be a failure. He was basically the same as Marthe. He had only Negative things to say about the child, their luck and their marriage. He knew his whole life was a big failure. George and Marthe began to argue over the whole situation. Telling each other that their whole life was one big ...
- 1185: Accessing Prior Knowledge Through Hands On Experience
- The importance of prior knowledge and the life experiences of a child play a significant role in the learning of new concepts. When a child can connect what they already know with new ideas and vocabulary, they can better grasp new concepts and take more interest in the subject matter. Strength in language arts is vital to learning any text whether it is mathematics, science or social studies. What can educators do to incorporate text to bring more meaning to a child's learning experience? Guillaume suggests several ideas which reflect the literature on content area reading and learning. One idea is to access and build prior knowledge with the use of manipulatives and multimedia presentations. ...
- 1186: In-Just Topographical
- ... poem will be read, and when the poem is read, the sound, furthered by alliteration, assumes an alternating rhythm of excitement and measured awareness. That is, an accelerated tempo that reflects the excited manner of child-like exuberance for springtime revelry, and the lull in tempo that is attributed to the measured awareness or ambivalent feelings felt towards the “ goat-footed balloonMan.” The poem’s rapid and then measured tempo creates ... the poem being read. The white space in the first line between “Just-” and “spring” of the second line builds suspense when the reader pauses to simulate white space, and again, after “spring” when a child-like description defines what is uniquely available only in the spring. That is “when the world is mud- / luscious”(lines 1-2). Almost immediately cummings uses white space to direct the sound and rhythm of ... example of unconventional capitalization employed by cummings is in the poem’s first line. The poem’s first two words are intentionally switched in order, so that cummings can convey both the speech of a child and have the word “Just-”(1) emphasized by virtue of its capitalization. The inverted order suggests the speech of a child because it is grammatically incorrect to say, in just spring. Important to note ...
- 1187: Islands As A Narration Of A Yo
- ... directions, like children running away to hide from the seeker.” (130) Again, by relating something so grotesque to something so childlike and innocent, the boy reminds the reader that he is still just a young child, not yet ready to deal with this kind of adult vision. Once boarded on the boat and sailing to Mljet, the boy loses his hat. It is not just a hat though, it is his ... all the time. They’d just shit Catherine Henderson themselves to death.” (133) This harsh realization that even respected, intelligent people can die in undignified ways is another step into the adult world. As a child, the boy feels like everyone lives forever, but as he is initiated into the adult world, he realizes how life is not endless and in the end, we all end up the same; dead and ... are becoming real to him. The adult world is becoming real. In Uncle Julius’s final story, he talks of “the oldest man in the world” who has been reduced to the behaving like a child again. “And the teacher told us that the old Catherine Henderson man cried all the time, ate only liquid foods, and couldn’t bear being seperated from his favourite toy.” (141) Uncle Julius continues ...
- 1188: The Population Solution
- ... any myths about it. A common myth among Italian women are that pills are harmful to the body, causing circulation problems, tumors and even deforming future children. When most people learn of China's one child policy, they usually declare it a violation of the basic human right of reproduction. This may be true, but the one child policy is working in reducing China's rate of natural increase. Even still, the one child policy will not stop the growth in population, with an estimated increase of roughly the population of the United States by the year 2000. On the other hand, without it, China's population will ...
- 1189: Orwell's "Such, Such Were the Joys....": Alienation and Other Such Joys
- ... tank full of pike. (23) Young Orwell, impacted by this, “hard,” disorienting situation, realizes he is alone in a hostile, harsh environment. Orwell uses the image of the “ warm nest,” a womb, from which the child is thrown, then innocently forced into a destructive reality. This reality is Crossgates, an educational institution but also a primary residence, the “home” Orwell lives in on a daily basis for a number of years ... you” and “[t]his was the great, abiding lesson of my boyhood: that I was in a world where it was not possible for me to be good” (5). This is the result of a child's flawed, but logical process of thought. Though he realizes that which is conveyed to him bodes his own rejection and eventual destruction, he listens to the conveyance because it originates from people he is ... for Christmas” (8). Orwell repudiates the English class system as well, the very system that defined his place in childhood (43). He rejects all that he was taught to believe right and virtuous as a child. He was pressured to believe without thinking, and as a naive child he did so. As a man, however, he condemns his former ideology, understanding that to be a man he must forge his ...
- 1190: The Effects of Teenage Alcoholism
- ... is becoming a dangerous disease among young adults.[Alcoholism among]Many teens are becoming alcohol dependent. Some are getting drunk every weekend, some drinking every day. There are many serious side effects to teenage alcohol abuse which often result in long term physical and mental problems, increasing crime, accidents and suicide among today’s youth. Alcohol can cause serious damage to every cell in the body and causes many long term ... have serious effects on a person’s ability to reproduce. Sexual potency and sperm count are greatly reduced in alcoholic males. Alcoholic women often produce infertile eggs. There are many deadly diseases caused by alcohol abuse. These diseases are often expensive and painful to live with as adults, but as teenagers they are worse. Alcohol can cause aches and pains to lessen. Therefore serious illness can go undetected because their symptoms ... emotions and their capability to make good choices. Alcohol is a factor in the three leading causes of death in children fifteen to twenty-four years old [accidents, homicide and suicide].[Liquor Ads[ Teen alcohol abuse is associated with a high incidence of injury and death due to motor vehicle accidents, high risk sexual behavior from not using condoms, exposure to HIV, violence, depression and suicide. Alcohol is responsible for ...
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