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- 921: Gangs
- ... 6 year old kid, who is not yet a member, receives impressions that he or she could make $200 to $400 for a small gang job. In August of 1996, an eleven year old Compton child received $400 for killing a rival classmate (Wesbrach, 1996). Although money and popularity are important factors, they are not strong enough to persuade kids to do things that are strongly against their morals. Other stronger ... by the lack of community upbringing among parents. In a fully developed community, a network of relations can be found among several parents. The relationship could be a parent, teacher, and minister, depending on the child's circumstances. In South Central Los Angeles, this communication can not be found, so students turn to gangs for companionship. In a classroom with no security, students could be distracted from learning, and thus distraced ... that putting food on the table is enough love. Children from families often go to the gang out of boredom. As time goes on, a form of kinship develops between the gang members and the child. It is then that the bond between the kid and the gang is completed because the gang has effectively replaced the family. Although this may be a feeling for belonging, statistics show that seventy ...
- 922: Exotica - Character Analysis
- ... neither the authority nor the desire to touch Christina. What he needs from her is not physical but merely mental alleviation. Christina represents the proverbial daughter as she acts as a reminder of Francis' lost child through her "school girl" apparel as well as her 'link' in the past to his family. As Francis watches her dance he imagines her as his own daughter thus making his memory of her a ... understands the role she plays for him and it becomes evident that the two have a special bond. Christina comes from a broken household in which she once suffered a great deal of violation and abuse. At this time, Francis acted as her source of mental alleviation as he took the time to console and talk with her and essentially became the proverbial father. The two characters are both suffering and ... the search for Francis' daughter Lisa, and she was the one who stumbled upon her dead body. When she found Lisa in the field, her detained anger from her lost youth was projected onto the child's body, the girl that she used to baby-sit for. As she plays a schoolgirl in her striptease, she is empowered and can work through this anger. In a way, she is the ...
- 923: Romantic Sonnet
- ... whose joy in life should be rising on a summer morning when the birds are singing and when he, in his happiness, can sing with them. Here, there is simplicity in the pleasure of the child and also in the life of the child himself. The boy's biggest problem in his life is having to go to school and having to curb his "youthful spring," which Blake compares to the cutting of a plant's blossoms (l. 20 ... not only key factors, but they are desired factors as well. The speaker notes that these tender plants will not fare well if they are not cared for in the springtime; in other words, the child will suffocate and cease to bloom if not left to be innocent and to just be a child. The innocence and the simplicity must be nurtured. William Wordsworth's "Three Years She Grew in ...
- 924: Catcher In The Rye - Fall Of Innocence
- ... to purchase a record for his sister. After making this purchase, Holden notices a poor family walking in front of him. This unit is composed of a father, mother, and "little kid." Holden notices the child who is walking in a straight line in the street and humming a tune to himself. Holden approaches him to determine the tune he is singing. This tune is "If a Body Catch a Body Coming Through the Rye."Holden finds it amusing that the child is strutting quite literally on Broadway and is so care-free. He notices cars screeching and honking all over the place, and yet the child proceeds. The child's happy disposition seems to encourage Holden's on vitality. It gripped Holden that the child was singing with "a pretty little voice...just for the hell of it" and brightened ...
- 925: Gender Socialization
- Gender Socialization A baby is born and the doctor looks at the parents and says three simple words: It's a boy or It's a girl! Before a newborn child even takes his or her first breath of life outside the mother's womb, he or she is characterized by gender. The baby is brought home and dressed in clothes that help friends, family and even strangers identify the sex of the child. Baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls are dressed in pink. The baby boy may be dressed in a blue jumpsuit with a football or a baseball glove on it. The baby girl ... Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. But these are the stereotypes that are influenced by the parents. A baby child isn't concerned with his or her gender identity. As the child gets older though, he or she will begin to develop an identity for his or herself and establish a personality that reflects ...
- 926: The Idiot
- ... smart" (52). How could she face up against this personal insult to everything she was trying to do? She has been blamed for having an affair against her will, what our modern minds would term child abuse. She has been blamed for Ganya's hatred against her, blamed for "making" him want to marry her. She had nearly allied herself to a man who would most likely think twice about beating her ... enough to know that a woman who can love holy fools must be at the heart truly good, for to love a holy fool means to love the very nature which would Christ would bless; child-like belief and innocence. It also helps us to see the pits into which Nastasya Filippovna has fallen. It seems as though Nastasya Filippovna is jealous of the innocent ones, wishes to be a ...
- 927: Attention Deficit Disorder
- ... is it a neurological disorder? What is A.D.D.? Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.) is a neurological syndrome rooted in the central nervous system, which affects approximately three to six percent of the child population in the United States(Merrow). Its most defining symptoms include distractibility, impulsivity, and restlessness(Hallowell). "A.D.D. is a breakdown of the filter systems of the brain," according to Dr. Edward Hallowell, a ... thinking they have A.D.D. and in fact they don't have the true diagnosis." He believes that there are many factors to take into consideration. You must consider whether the behavior of the child at home coincides with the behavior of the child at school. "Sometimes," Mascia says, "parents are looking for simple answers and are hopeful that a simple pill is going to answer some of their other problems, but it just doesn't happen." There ...
- 928: Alice Walker
- ... novel The Color Purple, Alice Walker portrays black women struggling for sexual as well as racial equality and emerging as strong, creative individuals. Walker was born on February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia, the eighth child of Willie Lee and Minnie Grant Walker. When Walker was eight, her right eye was injured by one of her brothers, resulting in permanent damage to her eye and facial disfigurement that isolated her as a child. This is where her feminine point of view first emerged in a household where girls were forced to do the domestic chores unaided by the brothers. Throughout her writing career, Alice Walker has been involved ... writing career, she has written sixteen books, including five novels, several collections of essays, short stories, children s books, and poems. Charles Truehearth of The Washington Post writes, She has discussed such topics as spousal abuse, fear of death, female sexuality, and incest (1991). Walker is very much of a feminist, which is demonstrated by the previous quote. According to David Bradley of The New York Times, She coined the ...
- 929: Gender Roles 2
- ... 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 ...
- 930: What To Expect
- ... when they grow up, and so forth. If a person can't make their life how they want it, they will never be happy with it. The world that elders have lived in as a child has changed a lot since they were there and the new generation has to deal with the new world which means that it may be easier or harder for them to deal with then their ... to know right from wrong? It is highly encouraged that parents sit their children down and discuss what should be expected and the rules that should be laid down. More importantly, they should reminisce the child's opinion before guidelines are laid. Then if a child "crosses the line" a parent can reinforce rules. How much should parents expect from their children? Only as much as the child can give, but there are lines that can be drawn and no ...
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