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- 911: The Psychological Effects Of G
- ... the norm or the status quo or most importantly what society deems as acceptable. But all the while, trying to incorporate individuality and establishing ones sense of self. Two conflicting ideas that can confuse a child and also alter the way they live their lives. There are two colors that are designated to babies that serve one purpose and one purpose only. Most infant boys were the color blue and girls wear pink. Seeing that it is difficult to determine the sex of an infant without general exposure to the genitals, most parents choose to clothe they’re young child in the respective colors so people will know whether it is a boy or a girl. After all, what male infant wears pink? When the children grow older, do they still continue the practice the ... up and are very good with children and are often chose as baby-sitters over boys, and ultimately become good mothers. Many say it’s that motherly instinct and the bond mothers build with their child while they are still in the womb, but that alone, doesn’t explain how they are able to take care of the baby and care to the baby’s needs. Have you ever wondered ...
- 912: Needle Exchange Programs
- ... addition to providing needles, the programs distribute alcohol swabs, medicative ointments, vials of bleach, instructions in the use of condoms and other safer-sex measures, and also refer thousands of injection drug users to drug abuse treatment programs. (Knox A1)These products are distributed for free, in hope of decreasing the amount of HIV/AIDS cases. Needle exchange programs reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. As the use of needle exchange ... age of intravenous drug users increased from thirty-six to forty-two years of age, and the percentage of new initiates into injection drug use dropped from three percent to one percent.(Knox 2). Drug abuse and the recruitment of new or younger drug users did not increase in the presence of the exchange; in fact, the exchange may have helped decrease the amount of drug users in the area. Adam ... message to our youth. People of all ages can go to exchange sites for free needles. In New Bedford, City Councilor John Saunders, in favor of needle exchange, confirmed "that if a 12-year-old child came to the needle exchange program and wanted to use drugs he would give him the needle" (Coming Clean B5). This is certainly sending the wrong message to our youth. These programs undermine an ...
- 913: Gangs
- ... make kids do things that are strongly against their morals. One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average child spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since nobody can completely turn off their minds, kids must be learning something while watching the TV. Very few hours of television ... shows on television today are extremely violent and are often shown this from a gang's perspective. A normal adult can see that this is showing how foully that gangs are living. However, to a child this portrays a violent gang existance as acceptable. 'The Ends Justifies the Means' mentality is also taught through many shows where the "goody guy" captures the "bad guy" through violence and is then being commended. A young child sees this a perfectly acceptable because he knows that the "bad guy" was wrong but has no idea of what acceptable apprehension techniques are. Gore in television also takes a big part in influencing ...
- 914: Addiction and Heath Professionals
- Addiction and Heath Professionals With such staggering rates of drug abuse among the employed, I began to ask myself how prevalent drug abuse is among health professionals. Namely, those that are pharmacists, nurses, and doctors in all specialties. Most drug use that is publicized is about those in the inner city found to have two kilos of cocaine ... occur as a result of medical negligence. This undoubtably includes doctors who misuse drugs (Coombs, 1996). Indeed, a strong correlation exist between chemical dependence and malpractice. Are health professionals more susceptible to substance dependence or abuse than members of the general public? The National Institutes of Health report a 13.5% rate of alcohol disorders in the adult population and a of drug disorders. This can be a hard to ...
- 915: Gangs
- ... make kids do things that are strongly against their morals. One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average child spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since nobody can completely turn off their minds, kids must be learning something while watching the TV. Very few hours of television ... shows on television today are extremely violent and are often shown this from a gang's perspective. A normal adult can see that this is showing how foully that gangs are living. However, to a child this portrays a violent gang existance as acceptable. 'The Ends Justifies the Means' mentality is also taught through many shows where the "goody guy" captures the "bad guy" through violence and is then being commended. A young child sees this a perfectly acceptable because he knows that the "bad guy" was wrong but has no idea of what acceptable apprehension techniques are. Gore in television also takes a big part in influencing ...
- 916: Effects of Drugs on the Body
- Effects of Drugs on the Body Drug abuse is commonly defined as the harmful, non-medical use of a mind-altering drug. The constant misuse of such drugs can lead to poor health and to personality and behavioral problems. Some people use the term drug abuse of refer only to problems with illegal drugs. Other people include the harmful use of illegal drugs, even ones prescribed by a doctor. Cultural attitudes about a drug help determine whether its use is considered ... people consider the moderate use of alcohol as acceptable, but many regard the use of marijuana as dangerous. Cultural attitudes also make it difficult to distinguish between the accepted use of certain drugs and the abuse of those drugs. Alcoholic beverages have been used by people in many societies for thousands of years. Yet alcohol is one of the most widely abused drugs. The regular use of certain drugs causes ...
- 917: Sibling Rivalry
- ... situation my personal belief is that a person should calmly explain to the older brother that what he did was wrong, but forgivable. You should also explain why it was wrong in a way the child can understand. In my opinion the worst thing a person could do in this situation is to force the child to apologize. It will reestablish that what he did was wrong, and, since his baby brother is not able to respond, will make him feel even more guilty. The apology will also be insincere unless it is explained to the child why what he did was wrong. The guilt the child feels will also be translated into a facade of other feelings. I believe it is most likely that the dominant feeling would be even ...
- 918: Gangs in Today's Cities
- ... make kids do things that are strongly against their morals. One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average child spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since nobody can completely turn off their minds, kids must be learning something while watching the TV. Very few hours of television ... shows on television today are extremely violent and are often shown this from a gang's perspective. A normal adult can see that this is showing how foully that gangs are living. However, to a child this portrays a violent gang existance as acceptable. 'The Ends Justifies the Means' mentality is also taught through many shows where the "goody guy" captures the "bad guy" through violence and is then being commended. A young child sees this a perfectly acceptable because he knows that the "bad guy" was wrong but has no idea of what acceptable apprehension techniques are. Gore in television also takes a big part in influencing ...
- 919: Charles Manson
- ... through. As a last resort she sent Charles to school in Terre Haute, Indiana. Mrs. Manson failed to make the payments for the school and once again Charles was sent back to his mother’s abuse. At only fourteen, Manson left his mother and rented a room for himself. He supported himself with odd jobs and petty theft. His mother turned him into the juvenile authorities, who had him sent to ... follow him. His mother’s negligence left Manson without a home and without much of a future. Manson turned to crime to support himself, and he soon became very good at it. When just a child, he became a criminal and spent his last years of childhood in a correctional facility. After his release from the training school in 1954, a new period of Manson’s life began. He went to West Virginia and soon married a girl named Rosalie Jean Willis. She became pregnant and Manson had a child. This was Manson’s first real family, but he didn’t stray from the criminal lifestyle. He started stealing cars to make the money necessary to support his new family. By the time the ...
- 920: Gangs: A Violent Reality
- ... make kids do things that are strongly against their morals. One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average child spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since nobody can completely turn off their minds, kids must be learning something while watching the TV. Very few hours of television ... shows on television today are extremely violent and are often shown this from a gang's perspective. A normal adult can see that this is showing how foully that gangs are living. However, to a child this portrays a violent gang existence as acceptable. 'The Ends Justifies the Means' mentality is also taught through many shows where the "goody guy" captures the "bad guy" through violence and is then being commended. A young child sees this a perfectly acceptable because he knows that the "bad guy" was wrong but has no idea of what acceptable apprehension techniques are. Gore in television also takes a big part in influencing ...
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