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- 131: Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
- ... determine the answer to that question, and through much thought and analysis, it was concluded that the magnificence of this piece dwells in its captivating use of the situational irony that a nauseating proposal for child cannibalism was rationally more moral than the Irish situation of that time. Through this situational irony, Swift's writing seizes the mind and the soul of the reader and meticulously crafts a "biting morally indignant ... and vermin, as fast as can reasonably be expected"(386). To relieve this, Swift suggested a new and innovative economic industry that would reduce or cure most of Ireland's social ills. This industry was child cannibalism. I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or ...
- 132: ... and Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" both deal with the relationship between a young girl and the guiding force in her life. Amy Tan tells of a mother's expectation for her daughter to be a child prodigy. Jamaica Kincaid tells of an unknown person describing to a girl how to be a "good" girl. Both essays illustrate an authority figure that has expectations for a young female and why and how ... will come about. As young children growing up without a care in the world, we cannot comprehend why authority figures dictate how we should behave. In "Two Kinds", the daughter is expected to be a child prodigy because her mother believes "you can be anything you want in America". The mother sees other children with amazing talents and thinks her child could be just as talented, if not more so. She continually places pressure on her daughter to be some kind of prodigy. The daughter is expected to be a great beauty with unmatched dance ...
- 133: Adoption of Children
- ... care of them. Many children are adopted each year. Their parents might have abandoned them, they might have been taken away from their parents, or their parents might realize that they could not give their child the life they want for them. Two parents, just one, or even parents of the same sex can adopt children. Adoption poses a positive alternative to families that are unable to care for their child, thus providing an option for individuals that cannot have children of their own. There are a lot of people that try to be secretive when they know someone is adopted. They feel negative child is not biologically related to their family. What they do not understand is that being adopted was the best thing that could have happened to that child. It, for some can provide, the child ...
- 134: Trying Juviniles As Adults
- ... committed by juveniles have become a growing epidemic. The children of today are subjected to violence in popular songs, television shows, and even computer games. Parents having guns accessible to children and the society the child lives in all play a part in the destruction of our youth. Juvenile offenders are now facing tougher punishment for their actions. Juvenile crime is stated as ‘§an act committed by a minor that would ... because they feel neglected, that no one cares, and this is a way to get attention. However, professional‘¦s say that juvenile offenders commit these crimes due to being abused or even ignored as a child (Valentine). Telling a parent to not ignore, punish, or leave your child home alone or your child could grow to become a criminal, seems severe. Why don‘¦t we just tell them how to raise their children? We as a society can not place the blame ...
- 135: Birthing Cermonies of Other Cultures
- ... they also share the same as well for example every culture has some form of the family. This is what helps most cultures understand other cultures. In the Indian culture their view of bringing a child into the world is much different then the American culture's view. In the Indian culture there are a lot of preparations that go into getting the parents and the community ready for the new member. Their culture does more work with the child before they are even born. First of all plans are made for them so they know who is going to be there to witness the child being born into their society. They are usually the grandparents, the representatives, and the Godparents that were selected by the parents and the representatives. The mother is to keep on working as she did ...
- 136: Homosexual Adoptions
- ... to adopt children. There are several reasons why gay couples should not be able to adopt children. People look at this question from the wrong standpoint, instead of looking at what is better for the child they try to accommodate those who live an alternative life style. The child should be the most important factor in the adoption process. If God intended for homosexual couples to have and raise children he would have made it possible naturally. There are some cases that heterosexual couples ... can naturally produce children. Homosexuality is morally degrading to a society, and for our society to condone homosexual relationships by allowing them to adopt children would hurt our societies morals, and be unfair to the child. A child growing up with homosexual parents would not have all the advantages that a child growing up with heterosexual parents would. A child is better off having a mother and a father, and ...
- 137: The Debate on Gay Rights
- ... people are not fit to take care of children. Maybe this mental disorder could somehow affect their parenting and decision making skills. Others believe that gay couples would influence their children's sexuality. If a child, say a girl, was raised by two mothers, the young child would think this type of relationship, women with women, is natural and would then follow in this sort of relationship. Figuring out if a girl put in this situation would turn out to be gay ... these laws are slowly being appealed. There is no evidence that homosexual adults are any less capable of being loving parents than heterosexual ones. The worry of people arises in the well being on the child, involving their sexual identity, personal development, and social relationships. Research to this day is little and highly criticized yet is still s still managing to draw conclusions. More research has been done on children ...
- 138: Homosexual Adoptions
- ... to adopt children. There are several reasons why gay couples should not be able to adopt children. People look at this question from the wrong standpoint, instead of looking at what is better for the child they try to accommodate those who live an alternative life style. The child should be the most important factor in the adoption process. If God intended for homosexual couples to have and raise children he would have made it possible naturally. There are some cases that heterosexual couples ... can naturally produce children. Homosexuality is morally degrading to a society, and for our society to condone homosexual relationships by allowing them to adopt children would hurt our societies morals, and be unfair to the child. A child growing up with homosexual parents would not have all the advantages that a child growing up with heterosexual parents would. A child is better off having a mother and a father, and ...
- 139: Dickens As A Motivator Of Soci
- ... good deeds. Dickens used his writing to influence the people of England Oliver Twist is a tale that tells us of the good that is in all humans along with the bad in society like child abuse, poverty, and hate. 3 Dickens alternates between a 8910happy, nimble style of writing and an emotion-filled style of writing, depending on how he wishes to affect the reader. He also uses bad weather and ... human spirit down. This message makes the reader more ready to see Dickens other messages about social evils. It is reasonable to assume that during Dickens life there was a large amount of poverty and child abuse. Dickens begins his story with a child being born into a workhouse. A child in this workhouse named Oliver is beaten and starved. In the next house he lives in he is fed ...
- 140: Loss Of Innocence
- ... setting for Montana 1948 is a small rural community where the pioneer family about which the tale evolves controls the law and the medicine. The plot for Montana 1948 is mixed with racial tension, sexual abuse and murder. The Hayden family is torn between justice and loyalty in this novel. The setting for Sons and Lovers is near a coal and iron field of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in a small community ... loss of innocence is inevitable and is caused by a lack of care in a society to prevent the youth in that society from growing up not trusting the world. This is done through a child seeing his father beating his mother, a child who finds out Santa Claus is not real, a worker whose coworker takes credit for his ideas or even a child who is abused by someone. The novel Montana 1948, revolves around David Hayden' ...
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