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- 601: The Theory Of Education
- ... hand to another. Whether it was a master teaching an apprentice, or a teacher teaching a class, the tradition of teaching has been in practice since the beginning of man. Without a mentor for a child to learn from, the child will never find the truth behind the mysteries of life. The child needs to be trained to succeed. That is why the teacher must be of the highest quality. The student will take after the teacher, not only in knowledge, but also in style and example. ...
- 602: Weep Not Child By Ngugi
- Question #2 - What are some issues particular to the society in question and how are those issues expressed by the author? Ngugi's novel, Weep Not Child, is one of hope and of opposition. It opens up to address issues particular to the society. The purpose of this essay is to analyze the issues addressed in the text, and show how the ... addressed in the text that is asserted by the author, the issue of education, family structure, land, and racial tension. Each issue is expressed by the author in a disorganized way. Ngugi composed Weep Not, Child in a disorder way to express how chaotic everything was by jumbling the scenes.
- 603: Television Born Killers
- ... done suggesting that violence on television does, in fact, influence the behaviour of children. However, some of the studies mentioned below have problems which cast doubt on their validity. If one were to ask a child what their favorite television show is, very often the child will respond with a television show that contains a lot of violence. For example, "Hercules" and "Zena. Warrior Princess" seem to have become role models worthy of imitation by children. One simply has to walk ... aggressive behaviour as a result of watching violence on television. One of the first studies focusing on imitation by children was done by Albert Bandura (Bandura, Ross, and Ross 1963) which demonstrates how easily a child can be influenced by viewing aggression. He and his colleagues observed preschoolers in a contrived situation that included aggressive behaviour. His study consisted of four groups. One control group contained children who had not ...
- 604: Should Americans Adopt Internationally?
- Should Americans Adopt Internationally? International adoption has become one of the most controversial areas of adoption in the Nineties. International adoptions are adoptions where the child is born outside the United States. Some people disagree with international adoptions and believe that American residents should adopt from the United States. Should Americans adopt from foreign countries rather than from the U.S ... are not eligible to adopt from the U.S. Unlike agencies in the U.S., many foreign adoption agencies accept adoptive parents over the age of forty and allow parents to adopt more than one child. Also many agencies in foreign countries are more willing to accept single adoptive parents. One of the most important reasons for adopting internationally is that it can be quite fast; sometimes placements occur within one ... a reason why some adoptive parents choose not to adopt from foreign countries. The procedures that must be followed are determined by many factors: the eligibility restrictions of the adoptive parents as set by the childs country of origin; the eligibility restrictions set by the American adoption agency; the adoption laws and procedures of the foreign country; the adoption laws and procedures of the adoptive parents home state ...
- 605: Justification of Violence
- ... other type of unprovoked violence. Other than self-defense, I do not believe violence should be tolerated at any cost. Hitting children when they do something "wrong" is not justifiable. I believe that if a child does something their parents don't want them to do, they should be taught not to do it anymore simply because their parents don't want them to do it. But, I believe that when you hit a child when they do something wrong, they don't repeat the action because they're afraid of the consequences, rather than understanding why they shouldn't do it again. It gives the wrong impression on the child and teaches them that violence is okay if you're trying to teach someone a lesson, so they carry this over into their lives when they get older, and the chain of violence is ...
- 606: The Effects of Divorce
- ... the next decade the majority of the youngsters under 18 will spend part of their childhood in single-parent families, many created by divorce. During this confusing period of turmoil and high emotional intensity, the child must attempt to understand a complex series of events, to restructure numerous assumptions and expectations about themselves and their world. He or she may be uprooted to a new school, city or neighborhood leaving their ... duties, possibly feel the financial loss and most importantly receive less support and nurturing from their parents. These are just a few implications of divorce but demonstrates how it changes the lives of children. Each child is unique, so the short and long term functioning of the children after divorce varies widely. Wallerstein and Kelly (1980) observed and interviewed parents and children three times in five years, and reported an estimate ... a manner that is more appropriate to their sex role, namely by being anxious, withdrawn or very well behaved, (Kaslow and Schwartz p. 164). In examining the data on the factor of age influencing a child's adjustment to divorce, it seems that older and younger children at the time of separation experience different short term effects, but share commonalities in the long term effects. Preschool children with their egocentric ...
- 607: Synthetic Drugs of Abuse
- Synthetic Drugs of Abuse It seems that primitive man at times wished to escape his reality. He or she probably found some natural herbal drugs to facilitate this desire. In fact abuse of the coca leaf and the opium poppy has been occuring the last 3000 years, and probably longer. The mescaline containing peyote cactus has been abused by the indians for even longer. They thought it ...
- 608: Conflict in "The Child By Tiger"
- Conflict in "The Child By Tiger" The Child by Tiger is narrated by a man who is remembering an event from his childhood. The story centers on Dick Prosser, who is a black hired hand for Mr. Shepperton. Dick is involved in several ...
- 609: Vaccine
- ... weak immunity. There are many diseases, infecting children, that may lead to death such as the polio disease. Scientists found a solution to this problem, by injecting a tiny sample of the virus into the child's blood, in order to stimulate the immune system to fight the disease if the child catches it, which is known as vaccination. However, McTaggart contradicts this by pointing out that vaccination problems far outweigh those of going unvaccinated (1). Therefore, there are many questions concerning the safety and effectiveness of ... the other hand, the risks of catching the disease for unvaccinated children are similar, if not less, to the risks of developing harmful complications due to the vaccine. Therefore, vaccination is more risky to your child than going unvaccinated. In addition to the safety problems, vaccines have also proven to be ineffective among many children. McTaggart reasons the current debate about vaccination to the fact that measles portion of the ...
- 610: Victor Frankenstein and His Use of Science
- ... a human and possibly gain fame and glory. When I was a younger girl, about twelve years old I began babysitting. I remember one family in particular. One of their sons had a disease, the child was two years old and he could not hold his head up, feed himself, sit up, crawl, or hold a bottle. I learned an amazing story from the child's mother. When the mother was pregnant with her sick son through the ultra sound, the doctors could detect the disabilities that her son would have. The doctors alerted the mother and father to the disorder of their son. The doctors gave the family two options. One was to exterminate the child through abortion so that the child would not have to live a difficult life. The second option was to have the child and for the family to learn to cope with living and taking ...
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