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- 481: Women in Muslim Society
- ... that, "Women was made to bear and feed children. Therefore she is very emotional. And she is forgetful, because if she did not forget how it is to give birth she would not have another child. That is why she will not be as reliable a witness as a man." Women have so many things separating them from men in the Muslim society. It is believed that every woman has ten ... a slave girl if he has paid the extra amount of money to the seller for that benefit. Men also have all the rights after a divorce in matters dealing with the custody of a child. "The conditions of the custody of the children is as follows. First the wife should not reject Islam. If she rejects Islam, she has no right to the custody of the children. Second, she must ... sex, or theft, or has a low trade such as a professional mourner, or a dancer, she loses her right to custody. Third, she is not allowed to marry anyone except the father of the child. If she remarries, she has no right to custody, unless her new husband is related to the child as a paternal uncle. But if she marries a foreigner she has no right to custody. ...
- 482: To Kill A Mockingbird: Childhood Experience
- To Kill A Mockingbird: Childhood Experience Have you ever thought of an answer to reply to your children, when they ask you, What was the world like when you were a child?, What things that happened that impressed you most when you were a child? or How interesting is your childhood experience?. Everybody must have had their childhood. Some of the experiences may cause them to smile, or even laugh, while some of them may bring back bitter memories. It ... and ways on dealing with others. This idea has been shown by the authors in both novels. From the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, one could discover that innocent behaviour and misunderstanding can lead a child to view a person or thing incorrectly and incompletely. This behaviour can also lead a child to a wrong perspective. In the first part of To Kill a Mockingbird, the main characters Scout, Jem, ...
- 483: Maurice Sendak
- ... films for many of his stories, as well as stage productions of Where The Wild Things Are and Really Rosie. Currently, he illustrates the animated series Little Bear on Nickelodeon. Sendak grew up a sickly child who was not allowed to go outside often. Therefore, being the youngest child in a family of three, he was left alone with his imagination. He enjoyed drawing and reading from an early age, but was often dissatisfied with the children books that were available to him. He attempted to read what he called "real books" even when he was a young child; he felt it was an embarrassment even to enter the childrens' section of the library. Sendak writes the type of books he wished he had as a child; entertaining stories which are not limited ...
- 484: Regulating The Internet: Who's In Charge
- ... example, one of the hottest issues which has been in the news is the internet transmitting pornography. Individuals and companies do upload and download pomography. It ranges from pictures of nude men and women to child pornography. Many schools have adopted the idea of bringing computers into the classrooms. "In the classroom, where youngsters are being introduced to the machines as early as kindergarten, they astound-and often outpace-their teachers ... University as well has the right to say what is received or sent on their server. The government has started to take a stronger position regarding the internet. Officials have investigated a few incidents concerning child pornography, and have begun to investigate more obscene material being sent over the net. Child pornography is defined as pictures or any visual form that show minors, under the age of 18, in a sexual way. The material does not need to be legally obscene in terms of the ...
- 485: A Three Generation Comparison of Discipline
- ... to the different opinions, religious morals, and so on. I came up with ten questions to ask myself and two other family members from different generations regarding spanking. 1. Were you ever spanked as a child for a disciplinary reason? 2. Do you believe spanking is a positive or negative disciplinary act? 3. Have/would you ever spank your child? 4. What other methods of discipline do you use/believe in? 5. If you were to see a parent spanking a child in public, would you say something? 6. Would you look to yourself as patient or short-tempered? 7. To what degree of misbehavior would you rationalize a spanking? 8. Do you believe physical punishment ...
- 486: Dyslexia
- ... were investigated. In 1900 Hinshelwood described word-blindness was a disorder that occurred in children with otherwise normal brains. The defect was disscribed as a disability in learning to read where attempts to teach the child by traditional methods had failed. Hinselwood suggested that this disorder was not an organic defect and that it resulted from abnormal brain development in visual memory of words, letters, or figures. Again it was found ... sorting through all of the mental images to find the correct one, it will make the individual appear slow (Malik). There are many Early Warning Signs that help parents and teachers to determine if a child is dyslexic. By being able to diagnosis dyslexia at an early age, the more therapy a child will be able to go through, in order to help them keep their disability in control. These signs include, delay in speech and language development, difficulties in reading, math, writing, and spelling, poor study ...
- 487: Parental Guidance Against Television Violence
- ... its] children" (Hollings 620). Another opinion is that of Leonard Eron who states that governments in Western Europe have already "monitored TV and films and have not permitted the showing of excess violence, especially during child viewing hours"(616). Also, Ernest F. Hollingss essay "Save the Children" notes that unsupervised children are the ones who need government intervention. When children arrive at an unsupervised home, government should become the baby ... TV. However, the promises that government offers in reference to television censorship come at a very slow and often discouraging pace. If parents want more immediate results, they must find other methods of censoring their child's television viewing. One such way in which parents could regulate their televisions is by the V-chip. The V-chip was what the President and Congress approved for parental use in order to control ... look elsewhere for more promising solutions. A new solution is the "Weemot." "The Weemot is a television remote control designed for young children, ages 3-8" ("Weemot" 1). It has a simple controller for a child to use. It also has a parental control feature, which will allow the parent to select the channels that he or she feels the child may view. Compared to the V-chip, which is ...
- 488: Alcoholism And Drug Abuse
- ... as sugar or salt, you are using drugs. In some instances they may be used for positive effects ( aspirin or prescription pain killers in moderation to cure a headache or other sickness). However, sometimes people abuse drugs (alcohol or painkillers) or make use of illegal ones (marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, mushrooms, heroin, etc). This negative use of drugs poses a great threat in American society. If you have ever thought over ... of a group, tranquil, or "good". Unfortunately, people don't usually realize that drugs are not solutions to their problems. Drugs are roses, they may look attractive, but they have sharp thorns. Associated with substance abuse are many risks. These dangers include: 1. risks to personal safety (i.e. possibility of death or injury by overdose, accident, or violence) 2. damage to health (i.e. brain damage, liver malfunction, mental problems ... failure in striving to restrict their drug intake. Ironically however, he or she will typically insist that they are fine and nothing is wrong. These people are subconsciously in denial of their addiction and their abuse of the substance will steadily escalate unless they are helped. Two commonly used drugs in the United States are alcohol and marijuana (cannabis). Alcohol, although not commonly seen as a drug because of its ...
- 489: Abortion ALlows Women To Retain Constitutional Rights
- ... Retain Constitutional Rights Abortion has been one of this country's most controversail topics on hand. But if one sees the constitutional infringement to women by the restriction of abortion, the torment to the unwanted child and the anguish society has to sustain, then this topic would not be so debatable. Too many people do not see the cause and effect of not being able to have abortions. All human beings ... Women choose to have an abortion because pregnancy and childbirth can prevent them from keeping them jobs, from feeding them families, and from serving others in a way they consider necessary and appropiate. Pregnancy and child birth may dtermine whether a woman ever gets to start or complete her education, which will significantly influence her ability to support herself and her family. The availability of abortion makes it possible for people ... law is to choose and if a women can't do this than her most important possession taken away. Abortion isn't only a women's right, it's a women's choice. The unwanted child also suffers. Most of the time the mother of the unwanted child is very young and inexperienced or too poor to take care of the child. The child is usually malnourished, has no medical ...
- 490: Child Development
- By: Anonymous In a typical four year old child, many social developments can be viewed. Four year old children are more independent of adults, but yet they seem to want attention from them, as well as peers. They begin to ask permission and they find that the like to have an adult nearby. A child at this age tends to find companionship with the same sex friends, yet best friends change often. During cooperative play they use a lot of verbal speech. A four year old child is able to play alone, yet they will start to play games. Many changes can be viewed when comparing a three year old with a four year old. Robert Disanto has shown many social ...
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