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    number of poor people in Europe in the 15th through 17th centuries. There were varied attitudes and reactions towards those in poverty. The attitudes towards the poor included people feeling it was their duty and responsibility to help them‚ some people felt anger or resentment towards the poor for being “lazy”‚ and some had a religious incentive to help those in poverty. Some people’s responses were to help the poor to the best of their abilities‚ others to criticize and deprecate the poor‚ and some

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    Should parents smack their children? In this essay I am going to outline and assess the effects of smacking children and what the consequences are in later life. I will use evidence and statistics and evaluate the outcome of them. Do you want your child to grow up with violence‚ theft‚ drugs and bulling? Dr Phill Jones argues that children who were smacked as a child are more likely to bully‚ use drugs and get involved in violent crime. Children may not always feel safe out in the real

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    My Proud Moments as Being a Parent My father always said to me and my siblings when we were growing up‚ “You’ll never know how proud we are of you until you become a parent yourself.” Raising my children is a full-time job‚ and even though they have left the nest I can still remember the times that they have made me so proud. Some of the memorable moments are me becoming a parent‚ graduating from college‚ and watching my daughter walk down the aisle on her wedding day. First of all‚ the moment

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    Thousands of people move from one country to another. The reasons can be many‚ war‚ hunger‚ more educational opportunities in the new country‚ job offers and the dream of a new life. Every country has their own culture and how they do things‚ what happens when completely different people meet? Language is a huge barrier when moving to a completely different country. When someone moves to a new country the first element that becomes difficult is making themselves understood and understanding others

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    the word juvenile‚ its usually followed by delinquent. Until the early 19th century in the United States‚ children as young as 7 years old could be tried in criminal court and‚ if found guilty‚ sentenced to prison or even to death. Children under the age of 7 were thought to be unable to commit criminal acts and were therefore exempt from punishment. Reformers believed that treating children and adolescents as adult criminals was unnecessarily harsh and resulted in their corruption. A 1991 study

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    Domestic Violence Between Parents And Children Thanks to the increasing trend of domestic violence between parents and their children‚ family violence has raised a lot of concerns in the society in recent years. A survey conducted by the Social Welfare Department of Hong Kong revealed that nearly half of the interviewees have been physically hurt by their parents when they were young. It is believed that apart from the personalities of parents‚ both the economic causes‚ such as poverty‚ and environmental

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    The Burden of Thirst If the millions of women who haul water long distances had a faucet by their door‚ whole societies could be transformed. By Tina Rosenberg Aylito Binayo’s feet know the mountain. Even at four in the morning she can run down the rocks to the river by starlight alone and climb the steep mountain back up to her village with 50 pounds of water on her back. She has made this journey three times a day for nearly all her 25 years. So has every other woman in her village of Foro

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    202 Safeguarding children and young people 1.1 Within our school there are policies set in place and it is important that staff know the proceedures. The school has various policies and procedures including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Communicating Health and Safety Information Electrical Equipment First Aid and Medication Serious Injuries Fire Prevention Fire Alarm Procedure Security Confidentiality I ensure i always follow these policies and proceedures

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    Parents have a great affect on their children. Parents like their kids to be involved in many different activities to make the child a well rounded person. Sports is a main activity that parents get their children involved in. Sports develops character‚ as well as discipline‚ self respect‚ etc… Sometimes parents don’t realize that even though the sport itself teaches the child‚ they are the most visible teacher to the child. Parents are often the ones who get out of control at sporting events

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    Tiger was the phrase most associated with Ireland since the 1990s‚ describing its dramatic growth from one of Europe’s poorest states to one of its richest.”[1] The government‚ thinking that the economy was growing‚ increased wages and pensions‚ extended the public sector. They used money that they didn’t own‚ as the growth they thought was real‚ was in fact a bubble. This led to a huge deficit in the Irish economy. Ireland was bailed out because the countries within the EU knew the extent of Ireland’s

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