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- 1761: World War II
- ... life that they had been promised if the war was won. This would turn out to be harder to obtain then first expected, problems ranging from the vailability of jobs in the work force to child raising and post-traumatic stress would make this return to "normalcy" very troublesome. This laborious task of reintegrating into American culture would eventually lead to problems in the gender relations in post war America. One ... to become to attached to them, in fear that they might again leave. Other children were angry that the fathers had left in the first place. The homecoming was especially hard on both father and child in a family where the child was born during the war or was very young when the father left. Most of these children hardly recognized there fathers and where fearful at these new strangers. Another problem faced by returning fathers ...
- 1762: Themes of Oliver Twist
- ... world, according to Dickens as an “it”. For a long time after it was ushered into this world of sorrow and trouble by the parish surgeon it remained a matter of considerable doubt whether the child would survive to bear any name at all; in which case it is somewhat more than probable that these memoirs would never have appeared; or, if they had, that being comprised within a couple of ... specimen of biography, extant in the literature of any age or country (Dickens 19). Dickens believes that this boy is unimportant, and his life meaningless, but as he writes he brings a glow to the child's spirit, and wonderful adventures to go along with it. The plot of this story is, a boy on his way to becoming a nothing fights through his troubles, and ends up living happily ever ... is good, as Dickens wrote in the first chapter Oliver was a nothing, and his life would have taken up two pages or so. But Dickens made it something, A story of a young helpless child growing up alone and misguided, to only find himself spending his adolescence full of crime and lies, until adopted and saved by a unselfish man. Works Cited Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist. New York: Peebles ...
- 1763: Abortions
- ... debates on the topic usually go nowhere, leaving the opponents even more stuck to their positions, and the open-minded observers even more confused, but both sides have a good case. For example an unwanted child is a pitiful thing, and the apparent social problems like child neglect, and financial burden that comes with it don’t have easy solutions. On the other hand, the thought of killing a little baby is disgusting and unthinkable. This is where I stand, and the ... abortionists are focused on the fetus’ rights, and the pro-abortionists are focused on the women’s rights. Though these issues are basically interrelated, they are different topics. The issues of the social problems like child neglect and financial burden, and even the issue that it is the woman’s exclusive right to make decisions concerning her body; they are not the problem. It all comes down to one thing: ...
- 1764: Both Sides Of The Abortion Deb
- ... existed. Dr. Nathanson stopped preforming abortions after becoming aware of the horrors he observed. "A woman has the right to go to bed with who she wants, but she can not choose death for her child. It's a direct violation of human rights." (Koval i grid c-7) Anthony Simpson has a photo of a aborted fetus and believes that abortion is nothing less but ruthless murder. In southern Kentucky ... set out intentionally to kill that fetus and that is in fact murder. Kristina Kleg a graduate from high school has recently become pregnant and decided against abortion. She feels that it's an innocent child inside of her. It has a brain and a heart therefore it also has a right to life. "Abortion is the unnatural end of pregnancy. That child has a right to life that is equal to the mothers right. One cannot kill another human being just because they wished it wasn't around. Abortion is murder of the innocent practiced on ...
- 1765: Aids And Africa
- ... the AIDS virus frequently have a past history of venereal disease and are found to be more sexually active than those without the infection. Major routes of HIV transmission in Africa are heterosexual, mother-to-child, and transfusions with unscreened blood. In addition, prostitution and cultural sexual practices greatly influence the increase in transmission rates. Transfusions, though, are now being screened in most major urban areas and therefore are not as ... fewer than 5 percent of children born to HIV women were infected. While in developing countries, the average is between 25 percent and 35 percent. Breastfeeding practices and access to drugs for reducing mother-to-child transmission are the two major reasons for this difference. “In developing countries, between one-third and half of all HIV infections in young children are acquired through breastmilk” (WHO, 48). There are three reasons for ... whole range of other infections. Also, it is convenient, approved by most cultures, and free. And third, if artificial feeding is chosen, the mother must take chances on the water-supply that may expose her child to other deadly diseases. Fortunately though, developing countries are providing information about sage infant feeding to HIV-infected woman who are pregnant. In developing countries rather than Western society, they have a mentality much ...
- 1766: The Holocaust
- ... such anger toward any question raised by Jewish suffering. The second generation had brought a whole new group of issues to deal with among the Jews. Great emotions surrounded the birth of each second generation child of a survivor. Jewish women feared that they would not be able to bear children because of what they had experienced. Not having children would have been a sign of defeat. Once born, the children were almost certain to be special. Not only would it be evidence of one's own survival but also the survival of the Jewish people. A child represented the ultimate defeat of Nazism, a life created against overwhelming odds, and for some, a precious gift of God. The experiences of the Holocaust resulted in parents with difficulties in responding correctly to their ... that were lost, and many were not allowed to live their own existence. The constant presence of the past, the images of the concentration camps, the evidence of suffering by their parents: all made the child relive his parents' nightmare. There can be no doubt that the Holocaust changed the lives of the Jewish people forever. The physical effects, the spiritual effects, and the healthy survival of the second generation ...
- 1767: Ban Smoking In Public Places
- ... the 1990,s and the non-smokers voice can now be heard loud and clear. The government has an ongoing campaign to make mothers aware of the damage-smoking can do to the defenceless unborn child. If a woman smokes during pregnancy the she delivers nicotine and carbon monoxide into her babies blood stream. The baby is more likely to be born small and be more prone to illness in the first months of it s life than the child of non-smokers. Doctors have also said that it has been linked to cot deaths. Statistics show that the risk of a stillborn baby or one, who dies in the first week of birth, increases ... is an offence to drink alcohol in the street this should be the same for tobacco. Young children are easily influenced and the sight of a teenager smoking could be the trigger to turn that child into a smoker. Much as we feel sorry for these addicts it is them who made the initial choice. They should not be permitted to force on us.
- 1768: African Reaction
- ... used this idea to further the oppression in African states. Chapter 11 In the Orange Free State the main target of the white oppression of blacks were women. Women were subjected to mental and physical abuse routinely in their everyday lives. To see that there were documented accounts of rape by police men and physical brutality towards women for simply not complying to the regulations set by the whites is sickening ... it has been etched in to the minds of one generation that they are unequal, it is passed down to the next. The same is true on the other side’s view. If a white child is raised in the atmosphere that it is acceptable to oppress a race of people, they continue on with the tradition. The ideals of one generation are easily passed down to the next and then ...
- 1769: The Magic Circle
- ... a beautiful daughter named Asa. The Ugly one is a sorcerer; who also helps sick people who are possessed by demons. The Ugly one becomes a witch after biting the finger off a deformed baby child and desiring an exquisite golden ring. The main character is The Ugly Sorcerer who is a hunchback. At first she helps deliver children at birth and then she becomes a sorcerer when her neighbor persuades ... so that she can draw a circle known as a magic circle. The circle keeps her safe while summoning demons that try to turn her into a witch. A man asked her to heal his child with an extra finger, but instead of using her powers she simply bites it off and then she foolishly steps out of the magic circle to grasp the once desired ring and is regrettably she ... into a witch. A boy named Peter is one of her patients. The Ugly one cures him and they become friends. Peter teaches her all he knows about the devils. Peter is a normal young child who keeps his faith in The Ugly one till the end. Peter turns into a strong young man who is very knowledgeable about anatomy and demons due to his studies in books. Bala was ...
- 1770: Comparison of the Characters in "A Doll's House" and "The Stranger"
- ... when she meets Meursault. The same goes for Nora. She appears very childish in the opening scene when Helmer calls her "my little skylark"(148) and "little squirrel"(148). She hides her macaroons like a child hiding something that she should not have, before going to see Torvald her husband. This seemed to be an act or a mask because it is unusual to see a normal woman act like a child. It is not totally obvious at first that Nora is hiding anything from others or even that she is wearing a mask. Not until later in the story when Mrs. Linde comes does Nora drop ... in the 1800's women were only supposed to take care of children and the household while the men worked. It was important for her to have the attitude of being playful and like a child in order to hide her true self. Otherwise she would have been in trouble not only from Torvald but from others as well because it was not proper or socially acceptable for a woman ...
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