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- 1611: Violence On Television
- ... violence and later aggressive behavior warrants a major organized cry of protest from the medical profession" (Palmer, 122). The issue of the public's infatuation with television can be paralleled with that of a young child and his desire for candy and "junk foods." The child enjoys eating such foods, though they produce the harmful effects of rotting away at his teeth. With a parent to limit his intake of such harmful sweets, however, the child is protected from their damage. Similarly, the American public desires to view violent programs at the risk of adapting induced aggressive behaviors. Because the networks refuse to act as a "mother," and to limit ...
- 1612: Credit Card Epidemic
- The silent epidemic sweeping the nation today is credit card abuse. As prices of goods increase faster than average wages, American families slide deeper into debt. In the meantime, the banks are flourishing from their desire to buy now and pay later. It is amazing how ... lead to are numerous. The epidemic of debt caused by the use of cards effects all social classes of people. In some families the addiction to these cards are as serious as alcohol or drug abuse. Society does not view this practice as a serious problem, and seems to accept the debt. In some cases, the abuse of these cards can lead to violent or deadly acts. America should start to realize how the problem is growing and educate people on the dangers of this abuse.
- 1613: Nathaniel Abraham, Analysis An
- By: Tom Palermo E-mail: snowrage@mediaone.net Nathaniel Abraham was eleven years old when he committed the act of murder. Under a 1997 Michigan law a child of any age may be tried as an adult for severe crimes. Abraham was the first juvenile to be tried under this statute. Accused in the murder of Ronnie Lee Greene Jr., Abraham faced first ... robbery. He, in fact, had been arrested five days before Greene’s murder on the charge of robbery. All this by the age of eleven. In families where there is no male role model a child is far more likely to become involved in crime. The data that exists suggests a direct correlation between youths raised without a father and criminal activity. In conclusion, Nathaniel is a byproduct of the decaying system of family values in the black community. A child who has never known responsibility or consequence will surely know no adherence to social and criminal guidelines. Without the benefit of a role model, specifically a father, a child is at a much greater ...
- 1614: Schizophrenia
- ... twin acquires it (Coon 546). There are also some environmental factors that lead to schizophrenia. One is if the mother gets the flu during the second trimester of pregnancy causing brain damage to the unborn child. Another factor is complications at birth that could affect the child mentally. Another factor causing schizophrenia is stress because the mind is overworked and eventually can't function properly. An important factor concerning schizophrenia is how a child is raised. If the child has abusive parents, he or she will have serious mental problems in the future. Early in this disease, there may be obsession with religion, matters of the supernatural, or ...
- 1615: Florence Nightingale 2
- ... just Pop. Florence and Parthenope s parents were Fanny and William Nightingale. They were both from England. Her father was a Unitarian and a Whig who was involved in the anti-slavery movement. As a child, Florence was very close to her father, who without a son, treated her as his friend and companion. Florence's mother, Fanny Nightingale, also came from a Unitarian family. Both Florence and Parthenope were born ... town called Derbyshire, near London. They called it "Embley Park." They also had a summer home that they called "Lea Hurst." Even with all of this, Flo was not happy. Flo was not an ordinary child. She was not naughty like every other child. Instead, she was passionate, loving, strong-headed, and miserable. She craved sympathy. She was a very cryptic child. Florence thought that she was not like other people. She was scared that other children might ...
- 1616: Hawthornes Life Versus Life In
- ... her husband, Chillingsworth, who was supposed to meet her within the next year. During her stay in Boston she grows restless of waiting for her husband and figures he has died. She is mothering a child when we first meet her. The problem is she is not married and committed adultery. This is a crime in Boston that is punishable by death, but because she is a newcomer she is allowed ... on her chest for the rest of her life so that everyone will know, and remember that she committed her crime. She is also forced to stand before the community for three hours with her child to humiliate her. While serving her time of humiliation in front of the community she recognizes her husband from England. He is shocked to see his wife and asks the townspeople why she is being ... daughter s custody, he is entertained with the sight of such an unusual girl and asks Pearl if she knows religion well. Pearl says yes, and he then asks her, Canst though tell me, my child, who made thee? (113). She knows the proper answer to this question because her mother had taught her a lot about religion, but she answers, [she] had been plucked by her mother off the ...
- 1617: Abortion
- ... that human being uniquely different from any and other human being and yet, undeniably a member, as we all are, of the great human family. All the fetus needs to grow into a babe, a child, an old man, is time, nutrition and a suitable environment. It is determined at that very moment of conception whether the baby will be a boy or a girl; which of his parents he will ... are less disturbed by the slaughter of thousands of unborn children than by the personal problems of a pregnant women across the street. To rationalize this double standard, they pretend to themselves that the unborn child is a less valuable human life because it has no active social relationships and can therefore, be disposed of by others who have an arbitrary standard of their own for the value of a human ... that they have that right, the standard being arbitrary. To say that a 10 week fetus has less value that a baby, means also that one must consider a baby of less value than a child, a young adult of less value than an old man. Surely one cannot believe this and still be civilized and human. A society that does not protect its individual members is on the lowest ...
- 1618: She’s Worth More Than a Diamond
- ... enigmatic character serving entirely as a vehicle for symbolism. From her introduction as an infant on her mother’s scaffold of shame to the stormy peak of the story, Pearl is an empathetic and intelligent child. Throughout the story she absorbs the hidden emotions of her mother and magnifies them for all to see. Pearl is the essence of literary symbolism. She is at times a vehicle for Hawthorne to express ... s bosom every time she thought she was free of her burden of sin by rudely reminding her of the letter and the meaning it bore. Pearl’s questioning wrenched Hester’s heart when the child seemed to somehow know about the relationship between Hester and Dimmesdale. Pearl’s precocity worried Hester constantly. Hester Prynne herself realized that Pearl was unlike other children, and prayed that she was not sin incarnate ... was Hester’s ceaseless reminder of the sin she had committed, but also symbolized everything about Hester that was free and alive. Pearl is the only happiness in Hester Prynne’s lonely life. Without a child to care for, teach, and love, Hester would have long ago given her soul and life over to evil. When town authorities, shocked at Pearl’s apparent belief that she was plucked from a ...
- 1619: Social and Personal Effects of Alcohol Consumption
- ... the United States one family out of three is affected in some way by a drinking problem. Children of alcoholics may be affects in many ways. Having an alcoholic parent increases the risk of the child becoming on alcoholic. Other problems that could arise are divorce, job loss, and social stigma. These problems may affect the child in many ways as he/she gets older. While having an alcoholic parent may increase the child’s risk of developing emotional or drinking problems later in life, it does not make becoming on alcoholic inevitable for the child. Alcoholism is an enormous public health problem. However survey’s of drinking ...
- 1620: Human Genetic Engineering
- Introduction What if you could design your child before it was even born? What if you could cut out any life threatening diseases, make sure that your child is not susceptible to smoking addictions or alcoholism, and then make your child genius? Would you? Are you asking yourself how this could be done? Have you ever considered human genetic engineering? What is Human Genetic Engineering? Lets start by looking at the cell and the source ...
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