When I went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic‚ I expected an ultra-feminine chick flick comedy‚ comparable to any waste of tape featuring the latest teen sensations- $10 for a cheap laugh. I was pleasantly surprised as the screen before my eyes unveiled my mother’s lessons of self-worth. The film’s protagonist‚ journalist Rebecca Bloomwood‚ played by Isla Fisher‚ recalls her shopping experiences as a child‚ her mother selecting the less-than-attractive shoes that she can purchase on sale and will
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Cosmetic surgery on teenagers Both texts‚ Valerie Ulene‚ “Plastic surgery for teens”‚ an article from Los Angeles Times website‚ January 12‚ 2009 and Camille Sweeney‚ “Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery”‚ an article from New York Times website‚ January 15‚ 2009‚ agree on the view on cosmetic surgery and query the idea of increased self-esteem to a certain point. Text 1‚ “Plastic surgery for teens”‚ focuses more on the surgery itself whereas text 2‚ Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery”‚ focuses
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Aims of Guidance and Counselling Programs The aims of the guidance and counselling service are similar to the purposes of education in general—to assist the student in fulfilling her basic physiological needs‚ understanding herself and acceptance of others‚ developing associations with peers‚ balancing between permissiveness and controls in the educational setting‚ realizing successful achievement‚ and providing opportunities to gain independence. The purposes of guidance and counselling provide
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STANDARDS FOR GUIDANCE COUNSELING PROGRAMS These standards were approved January 2005 by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board. The Kentucky Standards for Guidance Counselor Programs are derived from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Standards and are incorporated by reference in 16 KAR 5:010 that include core curriculum experiences and demonstrated knowledge and skills. PREAMBLE Professional guidance counselors represent a significant
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Comprehensive guidance and support services meet the needs of young adolescents. (1) The teacher’s role in a classroom involves being a leader‚ a facilitator‚ and mentor. They alone can not support the needs of developing young adolescents. Young adolescents are changing and growing emotionally and physically. They need outlets and resources available to help them through these times. Middle schools should have multiple guidance counselors whose doors are open to students. Guidance counselors often
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Joubert‚ M. (Ed.) Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics 29(1) March 2009 Exploring Children’s Attitudes towards Mathematics Ben Ashby University of Warwick This paper explores the behaviour‚ attitudes and beliefs of primary school pupils towards mathematics in the classroom and the impact that this may have on their mathematical ability. The study focused on year 3 pupils from a local school‚ some of whom took part in focus groups towards the end of
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Animals suffer just as people do. In 2009 animal experimentation was the cause of over 1.13 million animals‚ excluding small rodents‚ suffering in U.S. Laboratories (U.S. Department of Agriculture‚ Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service). Animal experimentation is unethical‚ unnecessary and expensive; alternative methods of testing should be utilized. It is unethical to use the cruel methods of animal experimentation for our own benefit alone. The animals used in research range from birds
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Study and Its Background Introduction Several complaints regarding the lack of sufficient school facilities have been a great concern nowadays at Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Santa Rosa Campus. With regards to this‚ certain components like lack of computers‚ improper lighting and poor air quality affects the overall academic performance of the students. The purpose of this study is to discuss the effects of lack of computers in the laboratory of the said school which greatly affect
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As I read the article‚ I didn’t feel myself getting extremely defensive at a majority of the parts as I hoped to read the article with an open mind and accept the constructive criticism. However‚ there was one part of the article where I didn’t grasp initially‚ it was when Hall and Fields mentioned‚ “Black persons feel pressure to explain racism‚ or to teach white persons about it; but that is not their responsibility” (2012‚ p. 165). I thought initially‚ shouldn’t the people who are experiencing
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Lack of lots of books‚ not culture‚ is reason for lack of reading A lot of people have murmured statements to me along the lines of‚ “Rwanda does not have a reading culture. It is an oral culture. You really have to find a way to get kids to read.” This is perhaps said because it is difficult to find a book store in Rwanda and‚ at times‚ difficult to get the kids in the village to read whole English books‚ cover to cover. I always reply‚ “we just have to find the best‚ junkiest‚ risqué/action-packed/girly/exciting/y’know
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