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- 431: Welcome To The Monkey House
- ... a valuable thing, and should not be restricted by its remote or superficially adverse affect on others. "Without free speech no search for truth is possible
no discovery of truth is useful
Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech that denial of free speech. The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life f the people, and entombs the hope of the race" This quote had an excellent point in the case against censorship. To discover new ideas ... should be killed off for this fact the book should only be read by choice, and not be forced upon anyone. An adult is capable of making a choice not to read, or allow their child to read a book that is expressly offensive to them. People always seem to be not concerned with what they read, but with what other people read. Quite often it is a white person ...
- 432: Huck Finn 3
- ... and left him with a person by the name of widow Douglas to care for him. Huck struggles living with the widow Douglas at first because he's accustom to a life of disorder and abuse. The widow Douglas tries to conform him into a proper and obedient young man. I know that when I was young, I went through the same struggle of having someone trying to make me into the perfect little child. I had someone there telling me what was proper and what was not. I had someone watching over me and making sure that I did not get into any trouble. Huck also struggles because of ... wanted Huck so he could get the money that the Judge was holding for Huck. The old man tries many times to get the money, but each time fails. Through much continued emotional and physical abuse by Hucks father, he develops a plan to run away and never be seen again. As a child we all have problems that we wish we could run away from and never encounter again. ...
- 433: Huck Finn
- ... and left him with a person by the name of widow Douglas to care for him. Huck struggles living with the widow Douglas at first because he's accustom to a life of disorder and abuse. The widow Douglas tries to conform him into a proper and obedient young man. I know that when I was young, I went through the same struggle of having someone trying to make me into the perfect little child. I had someone there telling me what was proper and what was not. I had someone watching over me and making sure that I did not get into any trouble. Huck also struggles because of ... wanted Huck so he could get the money that the Judge was holding for Huck. The old man tries many times to get the money, but each time fails. Through much continued emotional and physical abuse by Hucks father, he develops a plan to run away and never be seen again. As a child we all have problems that we wish we could run away from and never encounter again. ...
- 434: Teen Suicide
- ... step-siblings, or moving to a new community can be very unsettling and can encourage self-doubts. In some cases, suicide appears to be a "solution." Depression and suicidal feelings are treatable mental disorders. The child needs to have his or her illness recognized and diagnosed, and appropriate treatment plans developed. When parents arent sure whether their child has a serious problem, a psychiatric examination can be very helpful. Many of the symptoms of suicidal feelings are similar to those of depression. Parents should be aware of the following signs of adolescents who may try to kill themselves. Child and adolescent psychiatrists recommend that if one or more of these signs occurs, parents need to talk to their child about their concerns and seek professional help when the concerns persist. Teen suicide leaves ...
- 435: Djibouti
- ... 5 years in prison. However, the Government has not convicted anyone under this statute or under the provisions of the Penal Code, which specifically prohibits FGM. The Government has not specifically addressed other forms of child abuse, which are often lightly punished. For example, when a child is raped or otherwise abused, the perpetrator is usually fined an amount sufficient to cover medical care for the injured child. The Government has yet to use provisions of the Penal Code to deal ...
- 436: Huck Finn 3
- ... and left him with a person by the name of widow Douglas to care for him. Huck struggles living with the widow Douglas at first because he's accustom to a life of disorder and abuse. The widow Douglas tries to conform him into a proper and obedient young man. I know that when I was young, I went through the same struggle of having someone trying to make me into the perfect little child. I had someone there telling me what was proper and what was not. I had someone watching over me and making sure that I did not get into any trouble. Huck also struggles because of ... wanted Huck so he could get the money that the Judge was holding for Huck. The old man tries many times to get the money, but each time fails. Through much continued emotional and physical abuse by Hucks father, he develops a plan to run away and never be seen again. As a child we all have problems that we wish we could run away from and never encounter again. ...
- 437: Massachusetts Juvenile Justice
- ... juvenile justice system and enacted legislation that, among other things, abolishes the trial de novo system in the juvenile courts, requires the trial of juveniles charged with murder, manslaughter, aggravated rape, forcible rape of a child, kidnaping, assault with intent to rob or murder and armed burglary in adult court and permits prosecutors to open to the public juvenile proceedings when they seek an adult sentence. Although proponents tout these measures ... which frequently result in the swift administration of rehabilitative help. For many juveniles, delinquency is a reaction to a variety of situational stressors. Statistics indicate that the vast majority of juvenile delinquents are exposed to abuse and neglect, harsh or erratic parenting, and socioeconomic deprivation. Experts believe that if the juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate juveniles and make them productive members of our society, it must address these problems as ... a one trial system and is outweighed by the strong state interest in rehabilitating juveniles, protecting society and conserving judicial resources. II. AUTOMATICALLY TRYING JUVENILES CHARGED WITH MURDER, MANSLAUGHTER, AGGRAVATED RAPE, FORCIBLE RAPE OF A CHILD, ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB OR MURDER AND ARMED ROBBERY CONTRADICTS THE NOTIONS UPON WHICH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM WAS FOUNDED AND, ULTIMATELY, PLACES SOCIETY AT RISK. Besides eliminating the de novo system, the ...
- 438: Modern Torture
- ... United Nations in 1948 states in Article 5 that "No one shall be subjected to torture, or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." Yet, almost fifty years after the declaration, physical and psychological abuse of men, women, and children around the world continues unabated and is often ignored. Prevalence data, collected by international organizations, suggests that systematic torture is practiced in some 65 countries worldwide (Amnesty International, 1991). Additionally ... sleeplessness, headache, fatigue, chronic musculoskeletal pains, gastrointestinal problems, neurologic disorders, and sexual dysfunction. The long-term psychological effects of torture may be manifested by symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and alcohol/substance abuse. But in order to stop the use of illegal torture there is a need for a central and international coalition with a centralized agreement on the correct and humane that can investigate and punish countries ... and insecurities that can cause them to perceive every aspect of the world as being unsafe and frightening. The severity of the symptoms depends on a number of factors, which include the age of the child at the time of trauma, the duration of exposure to the trauma, the degree to which the child is isolated socially from family members, the stories they have been told about what happened to ...
- 439: Serial Killers
- ... look upon them with an unbiased attitude. A serial killer is not a person gone mad for no reason at all. A serial killer emerges from the pain and suffering of a life riddled with abuse, neglect, hormonal imbalances, and numerous other situations. Serial murder is a disease and there are valid explanations that help us to realize that these individuals experienced events so traumatic in their early life that they ... of a serial killer. VI. Case Studies: Charles Manson s Bibliographical Info Childhood Trauma At the very least Charles Manson could be said to have had a troubled childhood . Charlie was an unplanned and illegitimate child. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 12, 1934 to Kathleen Maddox, a sixteen year-old, unmarried mother (Schechter p.12). She was not a picture perfect mother. She drank far too much and couldn t ... Charlie has faced some of the worse sides of mother as shown in this story: "Mom was in a cafι one afternoon with me on her lap. The waitress, a would-be mother without a child of her own, jokingly told my Mom she d buy me from her. Mom replied, A pitcher of beer and he s yours. The waitress set up the beer, Mom stuck around long enough ...
- 440: George Walker
- ... comically heavy-hearted mother who takes everything the people around her say far too literally. She speaks with the honesty of her character in not understanding her sister Elizabeth's actions. She's abandoned her child yet again because she is at a "crossroads" in her life, which she seems to run into far too often. Gail her sister and also a mother would do anything for her former-thug husband ... old." The themes of power and the search for justice are two other themes that connect Walker's work. In Escape From Happiness, Elizabeth is on a crusade of sorts against police brutality and the abuse of power by the police. Wrestling her in this mini-war is another woman; Dian the female cop. The entire story around Junior's having drugs in the basement and having his mother-in-law ... remove these allegations from the spotlight along with himself, he was moved to the Minister of Culture. He now gets away with just as much but is not so much in the public eye. His abuse of power agitates Tyrone Power, the journalist, who intends to bring him down by hunting him down. When he's finally in a good position to stop Hackman, it's as though he freezes ...
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