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- 261: Abuse of Power within A Clockwork Orange
- Abuse of Power within A Clockwork Orange The choice between good and evil is a decision every man must make throughout his life in order to guide his actions and control his future. This element of ... live. When he realizes that he is no longer a man because of his absence of choice, Alex decides to end his life. The author illustrates through Alex's violent actions, how they represent his abuse of power through his freedom of choice. Alex consistently chooses evil as a means to display his power over the innocent and the good. While beating and raping a young girl, he states with pride, "So he did the strong-man on the devotchka, who was still creeching away . . . in very horrorshow groodies"(22). This proves that he feels he must display his power through his abuse of choice. His love for violence symbolises his abuse of power as an evil trait, but his love for music symbolises his human side. In the end of the story Alex decides that he ...
- 262: Cystic Fibrosis
- ... hospital and have prepared the following paper for you to look at and possibly use. It includes information on what cystic fibrosis really is, what treatments there are, what you two can do for your child, and how it is inherited. I hope this document is useful to you in your incoming struggle against this horrible disease. It is good to know that you are not alone. Every day four children ... one of them very well might be able to help you situation. You cannot catch cystic fibrosis from someone who has it. It is not a contagious disease, cut a hereditary or inherited one. A child but be born with it to have the disease. The symptoms usually begin at an early age, but they last throughout an entire lifetime. The problems in CF start with thick, sticky mucus in the ... their job, and food is not digested properly. In addition, the mucous plugs cause enzyme-producing cells to be destroyed and replaced by scar tissue, which makes even less enzymes available for digestion. Since your child is a mal, there are some specific consequences he will face later in life. In males, mucous plugs stop up ducts leading out of the testes and prevent sperm from passing through. These are ...
- 263: Internet Censorship
- ... been able to obtain photographs of the men in the tape. In this tape, one of the four men is shown to elevate Scruffy off the ground by the neck, and then begin this horrific abuse by choking him. This 6 pound little dog did not have a fighting chance against these men. Scruffy, still alive, was then placed in a trash bag. The four men shown in the tape then ... Lockwood, vice president of Training Initiatives for The Humane Society of the United States, states that “Researchers, as well as the FBI and other law enforcement agencies nationwide, have linked animal cruelty to domestic violence, child abuse, serial killings, and to the recent rash of killings by school-age children.”(2) I found yet another web page listing some reports from police case files. I was astonished! These are a few ...
- 264: Aristotle 2
- ... thoughts and opinions. We simply practice these thoughts and opinions in our day to day lives. Thus, in one word, states arise out of like activities (Aristotle 377). This may be the case with a child who is reared in an alcohol abusive family. Say the child s father frequently drove while intoxicated and the child was lead to believe that this was okay. Although this does not make it ethical, or lawful for that matter, for the child to drive drunk, it simply may have been a reason why. ...
- 265: Animal Cruelty Leads To Human
- ... been able to obtain photographs of the men in the tape. In this tape, one of the four men is shown to elevate Scruffy off the ground by the neck, and then begin this horrific abuse by choking him. This 6 pound little dog did not have a fighting chance against these men. Scruffy, still alive, was then placed in a trash bag. The four men shown in the tape then ... Lockwood, vice president of Training Initiatives for The Humane Society of the United States, states that “Researchers, as well as the FBI and other law enforcement agencies nationwide, have linked animal cruelty to domestic violence, child abuse, serial killings, and to the recent rash of killings by school-age children.”(2) I found yet another web page listing some reports from police case files. I was astonished! These are a few ...
- 266: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
- ... to Hartford, Connecticut, a thriv'in city that was filled with literary publishers and clubs of that sort (Paine 189). 1872 was a year of change for Sam and his family. In March his second child was born Susy Clemens. But three months later Langdon died of a heavy cold (198). Later that year Sam's adventures spanned to England, his mission was to collect information bout their customs for a ... a complete two years. Dur'in this time he had met with many famous authors and lectured all over England (199). On his arrival home Sam started write'in Tom Sawyer. It was bout his child hood :grow'in up on the Mississippi. It was to be one of his most famous books (200). I guess he must ' av been feel'in mighty high spirited cause Sam continued on write'in ... Sam did someth'in he had been long'in for. Sam returned to the Mississippi. There he met up with some ole friends and saw ole sites. For a moment Sam was liv'in his child hood. Everybody he knew had read all of his books and the all the people decorated their town for Sam's return. As Sam stepped off the boat he said “Has Missouri changed the ...
- 267: ADHD On Child Intelligence
- Running Head: ADHD ON INTELLIGENCE Social and Bio-genetic Influences of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on Child Intelligence The subject of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has undergone intense research in the past decade. Much of this is rooted in the fact that approximately 5% of children are affected with the disorder ... mystery to researchers. Within the field there are many correlates to biological (genetic) and social causes. The present paper seeks to explore current research through investigating the social and bio-genetic influence of ADHD on child intelligence. Testing and treatments of those with ADHD will also be discussed. In accordance with Dulcan et al. (1997) ADD, ADD-H, ADHD, although not identical, will be considered interchangeably due to similarity. Characteristics and ... intellectual ability and to search for learning disabilities. Tests such as the Wechler Intelligence Scale are used for intelligence testing, yet, much debate exists because of the need to change the test to meet the child's attention deficits (Braswell, 1991). A new intelligence test has been created by Naglieri (1997) called the Cognitive Assessment System to help diagnose and measure ADHD intelligence. This test is based on the premise ...
- 268: Reproductive Medicine
- ... prospects for the infertile couple, today. The Ethics Committee of the American Fertility Society states “[ Artificial insemination by donor ] may be the best solution to overcome the infertile couple’s inability to have their own…child.” In-vitro fertilization, otherwise known as test-tube babies, is a process in which doctors remove ovaries and prepare them in a petri dish along with the male’s sperm to ensure pregnancy. This process ... carry both embryos to full term, giving birth to twin boys, one white and one black, in December of 1999. Deborah and Robert Rogers were also patients at the same clinic, and believe the black child is their son. The boys are surrounded by legal and ethical disputes; the Rogers demanding that they are the biological parents and the Fasanos insisting that the boys should not be separated. Who are the real parents and who deserve custody of this child? The University of California at Irvine is also in the midst of a legal battle over alleged medical malpractice in its fertility clinic. Doctors are accused of stealing the eggs of women who were ...
- 269: Add
- ... noise can capture their attention. ADD children are often in a state of confusion. They are poor at prioritizing, recognizing what is important, and making decisions based on reverent factors ( Taylor 15) While observing a child with ADD for one hour a few key things stood out. The child failed to complete tasks assigned to him and he was unable to follow more than one instruction at a time. Attention Deficit Disorder affects social and family relationships, school performance and self esteem. Family relationships is most crucial when there is a child with an attention deficit disorder. A child with ADD needs structure and a set routine. They need regular meals and a well ordered environment. Examples would be to label shelves and cubbyholes to organize ...
- 270: Porn on the Internet
- ... helpful things such as school work and business work, it can be manipulated to show vulgarity. Sites that contain pornography can be linked to with ease. These sites can be seen whether or not the child is purposely or mistakenly connecting to them. This is why mothers should act immediately if they do not want their children to be exposed to demeaning pictures of complete nudity and explicit sex. They need ... are the tools that anyone can use to connect to the pornography sites. Some search engines that teachers recommend to studnts are www.yahoo.com, www.aol.com, and www.gateway.com. However, once a child connect to one of these addresses, he or she is able to type any sexually related word in the search box to connect to the links for pornography sites (Checking 75). For instance, by connecting ... to the search engine, www.aol.com, and entering the word "pornography" in the search box, one would be offered about 75,000 names and addresses to web sites that deal with pornography. Once the child is given the list of 75,000 sites, he or she is capable of clicking on one of the lines and can enter a site of graphic pictures of men and women (or even ...
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