...Already we have seen that the speaker has a very different Sunday experience than his father does, but these lines really start to bring this idea home. We can think of these “chronic angers” in two ways. First, we can interpret them as referring to the people in the house being angry. The other option is to think of the house itself as being angry. If that's the case, then Hayden's giving us a little dose of personification, because he's saying the house has human feelings. It’s possible that the whole atmosphere is so soaked with anger that the speaker feels it coming through the walls. That means they've been around a while, and they're not going away anytime soon. And "chronic" is an odd word choice. Usually when we hear the word chronic, we think of...
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...families and the community. People around the world believe that drugs or alcohol are the solution to their problems, not knowing the problem becomes worst and a nightmare is about to begin. Drug abuse negatively affects family’s communication and interaction. Whether the abuser is the parent or a child, communication and interaction maybe a major motive to lead a family member into abusing drugs as well as abusing drugs eventually will cause lack of communication and interaction within a family because the abuser is focused on the drug and his or her next high, rather than thinking about spending time with family. If drugs are involved in a family the communication is negative and the mood within siblings is often depressing (livestrong.com, 2011). Families, who live under this type of home environment, tend to pass the same lifestyle to the next generation, and it is prone for the children to repeat the same cycle of drug abuse, lack of communication and interaction with their own family later in life. Drug abuse will affect families, adults, and children relationships. Adult relationships are affected in certain areas such as experiencing sexual abuse, physical abuse and unhappy marriages, often leading to divorce (livestrong, 2011). Children who are involved in a drug abuse environment tolerate suffering,...
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...DIVORCE 2 Divorce In today’s society, the most important matter is family. For most people, family is the primary reason people strive to do well. Family is the most instrumental and influential aspect in many people’s lives. But similar to how every hero has a villain, there is something that can dismantle a family’s bond or relationship so easily, and that is divorce. Divorce is something that some people have no problem with, but for most people it can have such a great effect and after it happens people are never the same. In today’s society divorce can happen for many reasons, but how can we fix it? In some cases divorce is necessary, for example if the relationship between the couple is unhealthy and one or neither person can stay committed, then divorce would be the appropriate action, but when neither person can stay committed to the other then those people should not have gotten married in the first place. According to a blog writer that goes by the name land mammal from writing.com says, “If there is a physically or emotionally abusive spouse belonging to the marriage it may be pertinent to resolve such an issue through means of divorce for example. However, the conditions which are used to justify divorce in a marriage are becoming increasingly numerous and less severe.” In today’s society people try to find so many different reasons to divorce...
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...STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS Divorce in the Philippines DEFINITION OF TERMS Divorce - an institutionalized arrangement for terminating the marriage relationship and allowing each partner the right to remarry. Marriage – is not a mere contract but an inviolable social institution. Adultery – is an act which is committed by a married woman who shall have sexual intercourse with a man not her husband. Concubinage – is on the part of a husband who shall keep a mistress in the conjugal dwelling or a certain dwelling place and hall have a sexual intercourse under scandalous circumstances with another woman not his wife. Absolute Divorce – is the type of divorce where the party has the right lawfully to marry again. HISTORY OF DIVORCE The term divorce is not foreign to Filipinos, whose forefathers in the pre-Spanish times, according to some historians, practiced it. History tells us that in 1912 that is during the American regime Act No. 2710 was passed providing for the granting of absolute divorce on the grounds of adultery, concubinage and personal violence. However, when the laws was implemented, a number of safeguards were taken to ensure the preservation of marital bond and to prevent abuses, such as filing for divorce could not be done until a year after having established adultery or concubinage and within five years after the date occurred. This measure was resorted to in order to give the spouses a chance for reconciliation it was still possible during the period...
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...this cycle is interesting because i am the first kid of my family to leave, but that means the last step of the cycle is fast approaching for my parents. Here are the steps. Marriage Family Childless, Procreation Family Children ages 0 to 2.5, Preschooler Family Children ages 2.5 to 6, School-age Family Children ages 6–13, Teenage Family Children ages 13–20, Launching Family Children begin to leave home, Empty Nest Family “Empty nest”; adult children have left home. My younger brother is just now getting into middle school so my parents still have a decent amount of time before the reach that last step but the cycle...
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...Unit 7 equality and diversity Case study Aurel is homosexual, but has hidden his true feelings all his life. He is 45 years old, has a wife, two children and a high-profile job as a surgeon. Lately he has become more and more unsettled and has met a man in a gay bar he feels he could be happy with him. He is afraid to tell his wife because he does not want to break the family up. He is worried that he will lose his children’s love and his parents respect, and that his colleagues and patients will be unhappy working with and being treated by a gay man? 1. What do you think he should do? I think that aurel should tell his wife first as she is his partner and they have children together, she might be upset or angry that she has been lied to and that she is going to lose her husband who she loves and has spent her life with but if she does love aurel she should be accepting of his decision and not necessarily help but just be there for him, after all they are married and in a close personal relationship. He should then move on to tell his parents and see how they react, hopefully they are accepting and still see him as their son and help him through this stage in his life as it will be stressful, his parents could have many emotions about their son being gay but as he is their son and they love him they will have to learn to live with it. When aurel tell his children he should be prepared for anything as they are young children they may not be as accepting as they would...
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...Cierra Henry Professor Nieman ENG 102 30 March 2016 Literary Analysis: The One Who Walked Away from Omelas As you read the story and imagine as you go the first image that may pop into your mind is the Indian culture or something of that sort. Everything about the festival, the dancing, the clothing, the flags, the music, the laughter, the activities all together may indicate and assure that the city of Omelas was a complete happy place filled with people who love to have a great time. But all of this happiness comes with a price, but to whose expense? The city of Omelas portrays happiness and perfection. but someone is suffering in order for the city to pursue happiness. Who has to pay the price? Through symbolism and imagery Ursula Le Guin reveals unhappiness behind closed doors and childhood innocence through the suffering ciao not only being exposed to the evils of the world but being the target in recipient of evil. Are the people of Omelas really happy? When the narrator tells the story he or she compares the story two things we think. "Omelas sounds in my words like a city in a fairytale, long ago and far away, once upon a time"(2). This is the type of imagery Le Guin uses to reveal unhappiness. Anybody who gains from another suffering is clearly said. These people are said and are using the suffering of a chow to be delivered from unhappiness and this is how they live their lives. This story can make you believe it is true because there are really people like this...
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...to buy the whole city. He always skips his homework because he cannot remember what he learned in school. While teachers are teaching, he is playing with his video games in his head and not paying attention in class. Teachers always contact smith’s parents and even parents seem to be helpless, because according to Smith’s parents, he gets very aggravated if they try to take his video games and Smith really gets violent with his siblings and friends. Smith wants to sit in locked room holding the remote controller in his hands where he can control several different cars in a second. He cannot remember anything what he does throughout the day because in his mind he is always in the second world. One day Smith was sitting in living room plying with his video games, suddenly his mom falls off from stairs and broke her arm. Instead of calling for help, Smith continues with his games and when his dad asks what happened he could not tell him exactly what happened. Smith told his dad, he does not remember if he sees mother falling down because all he could see that he is losing the game and he has to get more cars in the race. After that Smith’ dad contacts some of the specialists psychologists for help and they told Smith’s parents that he is almost into the second life and bringing him back to the life is the real challenge for them. This is just a one hypothetical example of how virtual world is affecting today’s generations, especially kids and teenagers. Because they are...
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...well-dressed gentleman named Richard Cory, who from the perspective of the townspeople, seems to be the light of happiness and lush living due to his financial status, well-dressed nature and intelligence. This is shown from the lines, “He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean favored, and imperially slim”, “he was rich - yes, richer than a king”, “admirably schooled in every grace.” Yes, looking at it from the external surface, Richard Cory seemed well deserving of envy from his more humble associates. However people cannot see that on the inside he is very unhappy. Richard Cory is envied by the people in the town that are not as fortunate as him. Richard Cory’s inner feelings were never revealed until he committed suicide. In the beginning of the short story it seemed as if he had it all and was seen as a king to the people in the town. It seems that Richard Cory had it all but still appeared to be alone and unhappy and the townspeople who didn’t have very much but they had each other. The people in the town only saw what they envied such as money and...
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...to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.” Abuse is often hidden from view and many times its victims are too young or fearful to speak out. Experts suggest that its true prevalence is possibly much greater than the official data indicate. An estimated 896,000 children across the United States were victims of abuse or neglect in 2002, this is according to national data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2004. Young mothers, single-parent families, and parental alcohol or drug abuse are common in reported cases (Encyclopedia of Children’s Health). Statistics show that more than 90% of abusing parents have neither psychotic nor criminal personalities. But they actually tend to be lonely, unhappy, angry, young, and single parents who do not plan their pregnancies, and/or have little or no knowledge of child development, that results in unrealistic expectations for their child’s behavior. It’s reported that anywhere from 10% -40% of abusive parents were themselves physically abused as children, but most abused children do not grow up to be abusive parents (ECH). The most common form of child abuse in infants is neglect, but most deaths from child abuse occur from head injury (ECH). Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is the leading cause of death in child abuse cases in the United States. The...
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...Throughout the two novels, Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” and Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness,” the common theme of oppression by using psychological methods prevails. Tess’ parents and Alec can control her by leveraging guilt as a way of victimization which ultimately seals her fate. Mr. Kurtz in” Heart of Darkness” takes control over the weaker African natives to force them into submission. Both stories have this underlying theme of power and domination resulting in feelings of slavery and victims of fate. “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” is a tale of the tragic life of Tess that results when she accidentally kills Prince, the family horse. Tess’ parents use the guilt that she feels to exploit her and force her to work for the family. Therefore, she encounters Alec, who ultimately rapes and impregnates Tess. Instead of Alec being condemned for his actions, Tess is publically criticized and cast aside for this act, even though she was the victim. The cruel hand of fate hangs over all the characters and actions of the novel, as Tess’ story is defined by the bad things that happen to her. Thomas Hardy himself, as the author of the book, naturally causes the many unfair coincidences and plot twists that beset Tess, however as the person telling the story, he also manages to appear as her only champion against an unjust world. Tess's difficult situations are described as mere sport for the "President of the People who will never die," which is very...
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...juvenile, which often can lead to adult lives as career criminals. Over the years experts have given us many theories on the causes of juvenile delinquency, including one's economic background, parents level of education and abuse in the home, gangs organizations, repeated neighborhood delinquents, increased availability of weapons and new technology violent games have something to do with the growing of our young people getting in trouble and becoming part of the juvenile delinquent system. However in my opinion the number one cause of juvenile delinquency is the breakdown of families, including lack of parental control over their children. It is ironic in America, in todays age, a person must poses a driver's license to operate a vehicle, a permit to own a gun and even a license to have a pet, but one does not have to have proper training or a license in order to become a parent. Without specialized educational or programs in child development and parenting, many of our future parents will not have a chance at becoming successful parents and worse, many of todays parents are already contributing to the increasing problem of juvenile delinquency simply by not knowing how to raise their children. Being a parent is a major commitment that has a direct impact on us has a society new parents must learn parenting skills before having children, they will not get a second chance to correct their fault, they must realize if they don’t want to increase the problem with the youths today...
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...Options 14 Behavior Assessment 15 Cynthia Chan 16 Stuart Chan 16 Rob Chan 17 Decision Assessment 17 Lessons Learned 19 Case Study: Café Latte, LLC Summary Café Latte, a new espresso bar, is about to open in Pocatello, Idaho. The business was formed as a limited partnership between three siblings and a friend, Cynthia, Stuart, and Rob Chan, along with Jeff Burns, respectively. The Chans are somewhat knowledgeable about running a business since their parents have operated a restaurant for years, and Stuart Chan continues to manage the restaurant. The three siblings are the principals in the business, while Jeff Burns is primarily a partner for financial purposes only. Cynthia, having the most free time, has spent the most time working on the business opening. Stuart has procured the equipment for the bar, with Rob’s help. Stuart has become angry at Cynthia for not spending enough time in preparations, and feels that she and Rob are not doing their fair share of work. Stuart wants to buy out Cynthia’s share, but later just apologizes for his outburst. In order to avoid further conflicts, a work schedule was devised that permits Cynthia and Stuart to work schedules that do not overlap, and Rob will manage the operation. Introduction This case study is following the decision case model. Case studies are and important part of the study of organizational behavior. We can dissect the various components of attitudes, behaviors, consequences...
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...applications for enrollment. This decision while a positive for the school system could pose unclaimed issues for parents. Another issue may be in effect on the students and their ability to deal with a new school. Many parents have banded together to oppose the rezoning of the school district. They are basing this on quality of education at new schools, increased travel for children and issues with socioeconomic differences. Objections Many parents are unhappy with the school districts plans for re-zoning the schools. Most opponents feel that re-zoning will decrease the education their child receives. One key issue is the lack of knowledge concerning the faculty of the new school. Another reason is that busing students to schools increases travel time to areas away from their home. It is possible that traveling far away from home can cause a hardship on the student as well as the parent. Lastly, some parents in more affluent areas will choose to register their children in private schools rather than have the mix with lower economic status students. Parents also feared that these lower income students would impact their child's ability to learn and feared for their safety. This situation falls into the realm of children dealing with diversity and interaction with others. There is no way to determine how this will affect the children (Diane, 2006). In some cases a rezoning of the schools can have either a positive or a negative impact on the property value...
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...Given Virgin Mobile’s target market (14 to 24-yeard-olds) How should it structure its pricing? The case lays out three pricing options. Which option would you choose and why? In designing your pricing plan, be as specific as possible with respect to the various elements under considerations (e.g. contracts, the size of the subsidies, hidden fees, average per-minute charges, etc.) There are two different pricing structures for Virgin Mobile. The first pricing structure is for their target market, 14 to 24-year-olds, and any new product entering a saturated market, the pricing should be low in the market. The second pricing structure is that Virgin Mobile is pricing their product in the middle or average of the industry standard. For Virgin Mobile, I believed that the first structure is easier to attract their target market, 14-24 year olds young demographic. The reason is that this age demographic group does not have too much money to use or to pay for their mobile phone bill. This pricing structure would appeal to the target market and help Virgin Mobile to create brand image which is young, interesting, and fun. While this pricing structure strategy would help gain consumers that value pricing when choosing their products, it could also work against Virgin Mobile. This pricing can create the image that the phones do not have as high of a quality if they are priced below the industry low. This structure would achieve the goal of attaining a sizable amount of the market share...
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