rare and horrible as the murder of a child by a parent is‚ evolutionary psychologists will tell you that‚ statistically‚ step-parents are far more dangerous than birth moms and dads. It’s called the Cinderella effect — a nod to the unsavoury acknowledgment that the evil step-parent is not just a character in fairy tales. Step-parents beat children under five to death at per capita rates more than 120 times higher than do genetic parents‚ according to an analysis of Canadian homicide data from
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Social construction. To start my reflection on the Gergen’s (2009) chapters 1-2 of Invitation on social construction‚ I would like to share my story. Two years ago I made a difficult decision to move to the United Stated from Eastern Europe and to start over my life in a new unknown cultural environment. I was looking forward to the great adventure and prepared myself for the challenges I could potentially anticipate. I had a lot of professional and life experience. I already built a bright career
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As Michael K. Hayes comments in Architecture Theory since 1968‚ a typology to emerge in the mid eighteenth century was a return of architecture to its natural origins‚ an example of the primitive shelter. This return and respect of nature was interestingly enough occurring across art‚ literature and landscape design simultaneously and internationally. It was as if people were warily eyeing the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution and entered into a love-hate tolerance of the machine age with
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be true‚ so long as I merely recall that I did clearly and distinctly observe it‚ no counter-argument can be brought forward that might force me to doubt it. On the contrary‚ I have certain knowledge of it." (Descartes‚ pgs. 46-47) Descartes’ acknowledgment that without the presence of God we will never have positive and correct knowledge as a mighty affirmation (at least emotionally). It is powerful because the part confidence and authenticity plays in our lives‚ and in turn the addition of information
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Witnessing Vivian go through this journey alone makes us reflect on our own thoughts and feelings on the subject. To see how little compassion the doctors and staff of the hospital show towards Vivian shows us how easy it is to detach from our work too much. This detachment can cause us to see our patients for much less than they are. We begin to see them as a diagnosis instead of as the unique individual they are. Throughout the film‚ Vivian is breaking the third wall and explaining the mental and
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Being able to face adversity in dire times can bring people together more than ever. King Phillip of Spain declared an invasion along the English shores to convert the land back to Roman Catholicism and terminate Queen Elizabeth as the ruler‚ in 1588. As the soldiers began to prepare for the battle to come‚ the queen elated them with a motivational speech. Within Queen Elizabeth’s "Speech to the troops at Tilbury‚” she reassures her people‚ places herself under a higher authority‚ and promises no
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acknowledging and respecting the spiritual as well as the physical world‚ because there is no difference between the two."(p71). The whole Aboriginal culture was based around these beliefs. Everyone in the community was treated as equal with acknowledgment and respect. Therefore those who deemed to follow the cultural beliefs had no difficulty in understanding the healing practices of the people. This appreciation of equality and respect was an advantage to the Aboriginal people‚ especially within
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Alexis Iradi Professor Mantle ENG102-02 13 December 2013 The Importance of the Arts in Education “Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math‚ reading‚ cognitive ability‚ critical thinking‚ and verbal skill” (Smith 1). The benefits of art in a children’s life are endless‚ yet the arts are not taken seriously in many school district and instead are being taken out and replaced with other classes that are thought to improve students abilities on standardized tests. The
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Self-Assessment and Reflection of a Visual Learner Marcia Weaver COM/516 May 6‚ 2012 Denise Corso Abstract In this paper‚ I take the reader through my search and the processes I went through as a visual learner to decide on my choice of instruction‚ online or traditional. I identify my strengths and highlight how I have used them in this course; uncover my weaknesses‚ and present strategies on what to adjust to accommodate them. I also analyze the sources of my preconceived notions about
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communication can be about gaining reassurance and acknowledgement we may praise the children‚ give them physical reassurance or acknowledgement by eye contact or taking an interest in what they are doing. My colleagues also give reassurance and acknowledgment to me. We also have the need to express our needs and feelings and allow children to do the same. If the children are not given the opportunities to express themselves they can become frustrated and isolated. Communication is also needed to share
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