bubble‚ especially in US. The problem was that inflation was low and people felt this was the most important target. In targetting inflation‚ people ignored the asset bubble. (see: Mistakes of Alan Greenspan[->0]) · Bad Loans. Probably the biggest cause of the current credit crisis. Banks and mortgage companies made a serious of bad loans especially for subprime mortgages. Basically‚ people were lent mortgages they had no realistic chance of repaying. Mortgage companies and banks were left with a
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going. The second cause of the Great Depression would be easy credit. To pay for the items that could not be afforded‚ the consumers would use installment plans where a small percentage would be paid while the rest will be paid over the course of years. As a result‚ more and more debt is accumulated. More than half of the products bought were obtained by credit. Easy credit allowed the people to freely spend their money and not worry about not being able to pay back. The next cause is stock speculation
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Substance abuse has been a topic of concern all over the world. But‚ the Western counties are often noted to have major cases of drug abuse among adolescents compared to orthodox societies. Addiction to hallucinogens has range of implications that affect physical‚ psychological‚ sexual and spiritual aspects of an individual. Hallucinogens act on neural points of the brain and create effects that alter perception of individuals. The dominant impacts that are produced involve mood swings‚ cognitive
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For this portfolio I have decided to focus on neglect with a particular interest in the emotional neglect. This will enable me to gain an understanding of neglect‚ the impact it has upon children and the importance of collaborative working and early interventions. I feel that health visitors have a unique role in identifying maltreatment or neglected children and ensure that appropriate actions are taken to help and improve outcomes. Neglect is widely recognised as the most common form of
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Neglect has now been identified as the most common form of child maltreatment within the United Kingdom. It is therefore vital that children’s services are proactive and up to date in their understanding of the issue (NSPCC‚ 2015). Until recently‚ available research on child neglect within the UK has been limited (Farmer & Lutman‚ 2014). While the gap in research is beginning to narrow‚ there is a pressing need for research evidence on neglect to continue to improve‚ in order to improve practice
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are so many cases of child abuse and neglect throughout the world that it is being called an epidemic. Neglect is defined as “a type of maltreatment that refers to the failure by the caregiver to provide needed‚ age-appropriate care although financially able to do so or offered financial or other means to do so” (Child Neglect). The two main categories of neglect are physical and emotional (psychological). Out of the two types of neglect‚ emotional (psychological) neglect has a greater impact on children
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days later on August 9‚ over 60‚000 people died in the city of Nagasaki (Swain‚ 2006). Many more people died weeks‚ months‚ and even years later‚ and at the end of all of the destruction‚ almost 200‚000 people were left dead (Rossenfeld‚ n.d.). The causes of all of this were two atomic bombs dropped by the United States. At first glance‚ it may seem that dropping these two bombs was a terrible and horrific thing to do. However‚ the use of atomic weaponry was actually a necessity in how well our conflict
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Drug abuse is becoming more and more common. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ twenty-seven and two tenths of students in high school abuse tobacco and other illicit drugs. There are several noticeable signs that people can use to tell if someone is abusing drugs. One very common warning sign is bloodshot eyes. This visual aid can really be helpful when trying to identify if someone is a drug abuser. Other common symptoms include frequent mood swings‚ unexplainable financial
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A sovereign state is a political organization with a centralized government that has supreme independent authority over a geographic area.[1] It has a permanent population‚ a government‚ and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states.[2] It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither dependent on nor subject to any other power or state.[3] The existence or disappearance of a state is a question of fact.[4] While according to the declaratory theory of state recognition
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Neglect Child neglect is one form of child abuse. As we have learned in class‚ it is a failure of parents or caretakers to provide needed‚ age appropriate care including food‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ protection from harm‚ and supervision appropriate to the child’s development‚ hygiene‚ and medical care. Neglect accounts for about 69% of all abuse cases. It is hard to prove‚ because neglect usually happens at home and it varies from culture to culture (Crosson-Tower‚ 2012). Research shows that it does
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