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    Understanding of safeguarding of children and young people Below there are some legislations applying for safeguarding of Children and Young Adults. Unfortunately there were put into practice following deaths of children ( Victoria Climie and Jessica Chapman) Children Act 1989 Safety of child has been protected since 1989 when the Children act came into the practice. Children Act allocates responsibilities to parents‚ local authorities (in my case it will be Northamptonshire County Council)‚ courts

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    paper discusses Caesar as the noblest man in relation to his strengths and weaknesses. Caesar’s selfless nature qualifies him to be the only character who is noble. This is seen when he goes to the Capitol to attend the Senators’ meeting. When he is approached by Artemidorus with a letter which he is told only concerns him‚ he dismisses it claiming that his personal affairs are his last priority. He says‚ “ What touches us ourself shall be last served”

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    Essay Outline What are the main effects of growing up with a main computer? A main computer is a machine that stores programs and information in electronic form and can be used for a variety of processes. Long ago‚ computers were not a must for a household as individuals were not blessed to have such technology. In recent times however as the world is constantly changing‚ almost every individual has a computer‚ whether it be a desktop computer or a laptop. Although growing up with a computer may

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    The Civil War was a very complicated war and had more than one cause. The Fugitive Slave Act‚ Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ Dred Scott decision‚ John Brown’s Raid‚ and the election of 1860 were all factors that led to the Civil War. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 out the Federal government behind slave catchers. This now made the assisting of runaway slaves a federal offence. This also was a problem for free African Americans because if a white slave catcher said that a free African American was a runaway

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    policy of appeasement is one in which both Britain and France and many other nations took towards Nazi Germany and its expansionist aims during the late 1930s‚ it is one of the most controversial and criticized foreign policies in history (Gelernter D 2002:22). This paper argues that the appeasement policy was for most nations around the world in the 1930s a less challenging way to deal with the problem of Hitler. Nowadays it is a common view that if Britain and France would have taken a harder line against

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    The Great Depression of the 1930’s was a worldwide economic depression. Each country saw the effects of the depression at different times‚ but for most countries the depression began around September of 1929. The Great Depression began in the U.S when stock prices began to fall. By October 1929 word of the Stock Market crash had become worldwide news. The negative effects of the Great Depression continued around the world until WWII. The great Depression affected

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    Type 2 Diabetes: What are the main symptoms of diabetes? What are the main symptoms of diabetes? | • increased thirst• going to the loo all the time – especially at night• extreme tiredness• unexplained weight loss• genital itching or unexplained periods of thrush• blurred vision• slow healing wounds. | If you have Type 2 diabetes‚ you may not notice these symptoms at all. In fact‚ you may have had diabetes for some time without knowing. If you think you may have diabetes see your doctor

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    separation for the American people from Britain. Although this document was passed‚ separation wasn’t always what the American people wanted. This document had many deciding factors behind it. In the eighteenth century‚ Britain was involved in many wars against the French. These wars turned out to be very expensive and caused the French crown to go bankrupt. Britain knew how expensive these wars were so they looked to America to help with the costs. For the next twelve years after the Seven Years War ended

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    Yes‚ I feel the Cold War was a clash of national interests. It was a clash between the capitalists and the communists‚ who were the Soviet Union‚ ran by Joseph Stalin and the United States ran by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Neither country was worried about the countries’ ideology as much as they were worried about how to run the country. The United States wants to run its country the capitalist way and the Soviet Union wants to run its country the communist way. The United States wants the Soviet

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    What is the Main Cause for Violence? January 12‚ 2014 Mandy Lingerfelt Victimology Professor Morgan What is the Main Cause for Violence? Violence has been around a very long time. The first record of violence is probably the story of Cain and Abel where Cain had become jealous of his brother Abel and murdered him‚ thus the first act of violence. No one really knows why people choose a violent road to go down and to commit crimes but there are many theories. Some say it is how they grew up

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