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- 531: The Little Black Boy
- ... little black boy speaks and conveys his thoughts. These racial thoughts almost immediately begin the poem, with the little black boy expressing that he is black as if bereaved of light, and the little English child is as white as an angel. The wonderful part of these verses is the fact that the little black boy knows that his soul is white, illustrating that he knows about God and His love ... the shade of the tree and shares with him the love of God. The little black boy, being influenced by society during this time, believes that once his black skin passes away, then the English child will love him. In hopes of changing his view of himself and his skin color, the boy s mother tells him that there is an advantage to having black skin. The mother implies that black ... 20). In telling her son this, the mother tries to express to him that God knows no color, and that one day God will call him just the same as he will call the white child. Seen secondly in Blake s poem, is the guardianship role belonging to God. As taught by the little black boy s mother, God gives away His heat and light. This light and heat gives ...
- 532: Premarital Sex
- ... on pre-marital bliss. The purpose of sex is to unite a married couple as one loving body in consummating a marriage, to leave the possibility of procreation open, and to and to educate a child. The purpose of sex is to unite a married couple as one loving body. This is because God s intention in creating the first man and woman was for them to love and create more ... A married individual normally does not have to deal with such problems. This is because at the average age of marriage most STDs are not common. Second, in a marriage a couple normally wants a child to care for. However, teenagers do not want these responsibilities. Which leads to common use of contraceptives in teen sex. Sex is meant to leave an opening for procreation. Contraceptives are commonly used in premarital sex. These are used to prevent unwanted pregnancy and STDs. How can one use a condom and leave an opening for a child to be conceived? The Bible says God blessed man and woman with the words: Be fruitful and multiply (GS 50). Condom, the most popular choice for a contraceptive, is a latex cover for the ...
- 533: Infant Immortality
- ... States and other countries points to what is principally a parental problem. Nicholas Eberstadt of the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies writes that the dramatic increases in illegitimate births, drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse, and the failure of parents to take advantage of prenatal care are the primary reasons for the higher than expected rates of infant mortality in the United States. This social problem will not be eliminated ... of postneonatal mortality (Strobino, 1995). Reducing high-risk pregnancies and the incidence of low birthweight and preterm births can only be accomplished through education and prenatal care. Proper infant care following the birth of a child, whether or not the child is obviously at risk, can only increase the likelihood of a long productive life. Resources, Education, and Care in the Home (REACH) is an interagency program implemented in Chicago designed to reduce preventable causes ...
- 534: To Kill A Mockingbird - The Maturing of Jem Finch
- To Kill A Mockingbird - The Maturing of Jem Finch Society is not as innocent to a child as it may appear to be. In fact, when one really understands the society in which he lives he is no longer a child. This is much the same case as found in To Kill A Mockingbird, by Leigh Harper. Although Jem, being a child at the beginning of the novel, is immature and unaware of the society in which he lives, he matures mentally to the point where he sees the evil in society and gains a knowledge ...
- 535: The Effects of Television Violence on Children
- ... did it he replied that he wanted to see if the results would be the same in real life as they were on television. These are certainly startling examples of how television can affect the child. It must be pointed out that children watching violent television directly caused all of these situations. Not only does television violence affect the childs youth, but it can also affect his or her adulthood. Some psychologists and psychiatrists feel that continued exposure to such violence might unnaturally speed up the impact of the adult world on the child. This can force the child into a kind of premature maturity. As the child matures into an adult, he can become bewildered, have a greater distrust towards others, a superficial approach to adult problems, ...
- 536: Writing A Personal Argument
- ... the parts only go together in certain ways. A toy car, a movie figure, a teddy bear or a Barbie, is less open-ended, and constrains play in same way, because even a very young child has obtained some culture and perceptual responses to such objects. Toys that are promoted by or are associated with comic-book, television, or movie characters, etc. are the least free and open-ended, and constrain and limit creative play most narrowly. A child's play with a set of Star Wars toys is likely to be based on or at least related to his her experience oh the movies. Come and think of it, by this logic, the ... various pieces to bring it off into as most high technology and most fashionable as possible. It allows you to minimize the structure for maximum function. It is an abstract, structured toy. It allows a child to construct, within certain limits, what that child see in his or her mind, and then to attach his or her own creation, exploration, and imagination to the construction. It is good for parents ...
- 537: The Scarlet Letter: Use of Romanticism in Development of Characters
- ... for the basis of an effective novel. Hawthorne shows Hester's sheer determination to live in this society directly through her actions and relations to others, and indirectly through the presentation of herself and her child and through her internal emotio nal struggle. Hester's adultery creates a feeling of dismay and hostility within the people of Boston. They are not only shocked that she has done such a thing, but also because she won't reveal the name of the father of the child. Although the usual penalty for adultery is death, the Puritan magistrates have decided to be merciful to her declaring that Hester's punishment will be to stand for several hours on the scaffold, in full ... defiance against the people of Boston and their laws that she finds to be trivial. Hester thinks of Pearl as a great sorrow reminding her of her adultery, and a great joy in having a child. Although the mother is not permitted to clothe herself in bright colors, she finds a sense of relief in dressing her child in gleaming colors, imaginatively arranged. Hester dresses her child in her own " ...
- 538: The Life and Times of Peter Straub
- ... leave him alone. Straub soon developed a severe stutter which accompanied his speech into his twenties, and even now, at 57, still puts in an appearance. Another very unfortunate incident occurred to Peter as a child, which he refrains from speaking about almost entirely; he was sexually abused. He has never spoken of the details, or who had done the reprehensible deed.3 Because of his exceptional learning abilities, Peter Straub ... surprisingly accepted it. After this, he moved himself and his wife to the much grander city of London. During his seven years in London, not only did his literary skills grow, but also his first child Benjamin was born while he was writing Ghost Story. In 1979 he returned to America, first making home in Westport, Connecticut, where their second child Emma was born, and finally in the Upper West Side of New York City. In an online interview September 23, 1999, Straub explained his writing process: I usually begin by making lots of notes ...
- 539: Frankenstein Biography, Settin
- ... French Revolution. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was a pioneer of women's rights and her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman caused considerable reaction at the time. Furthermore, she already had an illegitimate child, Fanny Imlay, and was pregnant with Mary when she married William Godwin. She was born in London in 1797. Sadly, Mary never knew her mother as she died just ten days after giving birth. Literary ... Geneva as the eldest son in a distinguished family. As described by himself in the novel, he has a very pleasant childhood mostly thanks to two kind and indulgent parents and Elizabeth. Even as a child he has a violent temper, vehement passions and a thirst for knowledge. His first interest is poetry but after some time his attention focuses on science. This interest quickly turns into an obsession: he is ... since till death she was to be mine only."(23), therefore their marriage is inevitable. A clear description of Elizabeth's appearance is given when her future adoptive parents first lay eyes on her: "this child was thin and very fair. Her hair was the brightest living gold, and despite the poverty of her clothing, seemed to set a crown of distinction on her head. Her brow was clear and ...
- 540: Poverty
- ... mail: SunNSannnd@aol.com Most Americans are insulted from the poor; it is hard to imagine the challenges of poverty, the daily fears of victimization, the frustration of not being able to provide for a child. Poverty is something that not only effects adults, but children as well. When we think of poverty in America what is the image that comes to mind? An old dilapidated shack in southern Alabama? or ... are precariously housed, meaning they live with either relatives or doubled up with friends (38). Why are poor families with young children poor? It is believed that children are poor because their parents are poor. Child poverty can only be reduced by attacking the multiple causes of family poverty. Children under the age of six with single mothers are much more likely to be poor than those living with two parents ... The level of developmental risk that poor children experience varies enormously and it is influenced in important ways by the depth and duration of family poverty. However, even among the long term poor, risks to child development vary according to the physical and mental health of parents, the availability of social support from outside the family, the place of residence, the resilience of children, and other circumstances. Poor children are ...
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