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- 791: Teen Suicide -
- ... he roe in front of a car and committed suicide. Many factors can contribute to depression and eventually suicide. The first one would be negative thoughts and actions such as low self-esteem, perfectionism, substance abuse, heavy drinking, and eating disorders. If a teenager experiences any one of those problems that most likely means he or she will eventually suffer from depression. External and personal pressures may also be a contribution to depression. These include abuse, parental divorce, girlfriend/boyfriend breakups, pregnancy, loss of a loves one, and conflicts between parents. Those pressures on teens are the ones most closely related to suicide( The Demon Called Depression, pg.12) Some teens ... NP). Those statistics are right up there with cancer and homicide. There are so many ways teenage suicide can be prevented, but most adults do not want to be bothered or simply believe that their child is depressed or suicidal. More often than not the problem is swept under the carpet and ignored. Our youth in America are important too, unfortunately in many cases, parents do not realize their child ...
- 792: Beloved 2
- ... married to Halle and has three children with him. After the farm is overtaken by a cruel master, the slaves try to escape, but they are caught and punished severely. Sethe suffers an act of abuse by two white boys and escapes in the woods, where she gives birth to her fourth child. After a short period of recovering in the free states, her former owner tries to recapture her, which drives her in the attempt to kill her children, resulting in the death of one daughter. Finding release from the death-penalty, she ends up living alone with her daughter in a haunted house. When Paul D, a former slave and friend of Sethe returns, the ghost, Sethe's murdered child, is not finally successful in drivig him away, so she disappears herself. -- Cultural Milieu "Beloved" is based on an ex-slave that is living with the haunting memories of her past. The book tells ...
- 793: Creative Writing: "The Sin of Cinderella"
- ... as ever. In fact, the sin of Cinderella is her ongoing, untreated codependency. Where has Cinderella been this past decade? Why has she been in denial while the rest of America worked on its’ inner child, adult child and dysfunctional family issues? It’s clear she’s missed John Bradshaw’s series, "The Family." Obviously, she hasn’t boned up on codependency, let alone, women who love too much. If Cinderella had stayed ... today, Cinderella is living in a single-head of household, household and of course, she has the whole step sibling issue to contend with. If Cinderella had identified her codependency, she might have challenged the abuse and shame going on in her home. Why was she emptying the chamber pots and sleeping with mice while her step sisters spent the day preening and ordering her about? This is abuse, clear ...
- 794: World Hunger
- ... valuable money which could go to help by food is spent on weapons. The spiral of violence is also fueled by the availability of weapons, which increases repression and adds to poverty and hunger. 7) Abuse of land and other resources: The abuse of a poor country's resources leads to environmental degradation. Damaged land cannot be effectively farmed for local food production. These are seven reasons which contribute to the hunger in some Third World Countries. So ... the World Health Organization. The rice of one military tank vehicle could provide improved storage facilities for 100,000 tons of rice. Everyday, the world produces two pounds of grain for every man, woman, and child on earth. That is enough to provide everyone 3,000 calories a day, well above the recommended daily minimum of 2,300 calories. What am I trying to prove with these facts? I am ...
- 795: Abnormal Psychology: Mental Disorders
- ... a higher social status. Bipolar disorder usually comes on while the person is in their early twenties. It is thought that the disorder is ³polygenetic² meaning dependent upon several genes. This conclusion was reached because child who have parents with the disorder are up to twenty times more likely to suffer from it. Though the disorder can cause serious problems, many famous and successful people have suffered from it including Ernest ... Multiple personality disorder is the existence of more than one dominate personality within an individual. Each personality having its own behavior and social relationships. The disorder is most commonly associated with physical and/or sexual abuse of the sufferer at a young age. The abuse they go through is often prolonged and done by a family member. Diagnosing someone with multiple personality disorder is often hard for many reasons. Patients often withhold important information that would be used to ...
- 796: Epilepsy Decision
- ... is not dramatic. This form of epilepsy was previously known as petit mal and begins in childhood, between the ages of 5 and 10. It may occur at puberty, or continue throughout adult life. The child temporarily blacks out during a seizure. The blackout is short, typically it lasts from 5 to 30 seconds and has its onset without warning. (Harry Sands and Frances C. Minsters, 1977, p.8) The child does not fall to the ground, and recovery is prompt, although the attacks may occur repeatedly. The attacks can occur in fact many times in a day. Some people this type of generalized seizure call ... have suffered some form of the brain injury. What is it that makes neurons of the brain discharge abnormally? It may be caused by inherited instability, injury to the brain, metabolic disturbance, alcohol and drug abuse, or brain tumor. The inherited instability in the functioning of neurons seems to be responsible for the common forms of generalized epilepsy, especially absence attack, and tonic-clonic seizures, where there is a family ...
- 797: Essay On James Joyces The Dubl
- ... which he meets Gallaher. The bar seemed to him to be full of people and he felt that the people were observing him curiously. (Cloud, pg. 64) Upon reading this statement, one pictures a small child walking into a room full of adults and consequently feeling somewhat inferior. The word seemed also stands out. The fact of whether or not the bar was actually full of people remains ambiguous leaving the ... is too reserved and too timid to be a successful poet, and, at times, even to be a successful human being in general. In the end, Little Chandler takes out his emotional repression upon his child. Following this incident, his cheeks suffused with shame...and tears of remorse started to his eyes (Cloud, pg.74) for he knew the error in his ways. This is very similar to Maria s feeling ... Maria s true interest in the subject of marriage. Contrarily, Little Chandler is married. However, like Maria, he is still shy about the concept of marriage and at times Joyce speaks of Little Chandler s child and his wife, Annie, as if they are disconnected from Little Chandler. Little Chandler s first reaction after Gallaher s mention of his marriage is to blush and smile. (Cloud, pg. 68) After Gallaher ...
- 798: A Family-friendly WorkPlace
- ... employees. Canadian employees with infants and toddlers at Little Wings describe particular advantages of workplace day care for children of the different group. Parents of infants feel secure in being close by in case their child happen to be sick, or in case any question should occur about the child's care. Those with children in the toddler group value that the center's proximity to the parent's workplace helps give the child a sense of where the parent works and what that work is regarding.1 Information services and resources The information and educational services provided by the organization take numerous forms, including the childcare and ...
- 799: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome And Fetal Alcohol Effects
- ... years, regarding the harmful effects of alcohol on the developing fetus. Major efforts at all levels of society should be made to develop quality educational programs regarding the deleterious consequences of alcohol on the unborn child. These programs should be integrated into mandatory curriculum for all elementary, junior high, and high school students. They should be a part of the educational curriculum in all postsecondary and adult centers of learning. Pediatricians ... skilled, and competent in the evaluation of neurodevelopmental and psychosocial problems. Otherwise, the necessity for a skilled evaluation requires early referral to a specialist in this area. If such problems are identified or if the child is considered to be at risk for the later identification of developmental problems, referral should be made for early educational services available under the provisions of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94 ... Abel EL, Sokol RJ. Incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome and economic impact of FAS-related anomalies. Drug Alcohol Depend. 1987;19:51-70 8. Olegard R, Sabel KG, Aronsson M, et al. Effects on the child of alcohol abuse during pregnancy. Acta Paediatr Scand Suppl. 1979; (No. 275):112-121 9. Donovan CL. Factors predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing routine screening of patients for preventing fetal alcohol syndrome: a survey of ...
- 800: The Color Purple
- Celie s journey toward self-definition in The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, is filled with moments of growth as well as of tragedy and abuse. Throughout her life she is mistreated and put down. While bad things continue to happen to her, Celie s instinct to survive never fails. Through her letters to God and her younger sister Nettie, and ... the things that Celie went through in her shruggle for survival with mister. When the book begins, Celie is a 14-year-old girl growing up in Georgia, when she is faced with the ultimate child abuse. She is repeatedly raped by her stepfather and becomes pregnant by him twice. She has almost no self-worth or self-esteem. She doesn t even fully understand what has happened to her or ...
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