identified (LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth are of the most vulnerable groups in this country. Homelessness‚ particularly among lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender‚ queer youth is an enduring example of a social problem in our society. In the state of California‚ it is estimated that roughly 15 to 25 % of the homeless youth identify as being a member of the LGBTQ population (Milburn‚ 2006) Communities are not aware of the real issues that these youth face‚ their day to day struggles. Homelessness
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American obsession. Today in society adults want to be young again and are willing to do anything to achieve their youthful stages again. Youth can be a physical appearance as well as a mental state that is similar to that of a child. Why is it that American’s desire to be young again? After all‚ in our youth didn’t we all desire to become adults? The naivety of youth is so attractive to adults due to the stressful lives that adults lead in our era. The other day a group of friends and I were discussing
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Melanie Requena December 3‚ 2012 Essay # 5 Stereotyping happens all the time‚ more than people seem to believe it does. Appearance‚ location‚ and race all deal with how people as well as police authority characterize individuals without truly knowing how that person is. Race is one of the biggest factors when it comes to criminalization because of what people see on the media and from what they are told. It usually is the younger generation that are viewed as criminals not only because
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To further elaborate on this point‚ take for instance our creation myths. We have at least three different creation myths—The Visayan Creation Myth‚ The Story of Bathala‚ and Malakas at Maganda. These stories established a whole Pantheon of gods like Bathala‚ Maguayan‚ Kaptan‚ Kabunian‚ Diyan Masalanta‚ Galang Kaluluwa‚ etc. These stories may come with different names for the gods because each tribe has a story to tell‚ although the premise of the stories don’t change. Due to the Christian and Islamic
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Necktie Napkin Fold 1. Lay the napkin face-down and orient it so that one of the corners points to you. 2. Starting at the upper tip‚ fold the right side about 1/3 of the way diagonally to the left. Don’t press the fold down yet. 3. Repeat the last step with the left side and then adjust them both if needed so that both sides are symmetrical. Now press down the folds. 4. Fold the right side in about 1/3 of the way starting from the upper tip‚ similar to what we did in the last two
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INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF BOARD MEMBER HARMES S. SEMBRANO 11 July 2013 A bright-blessed day to all! Nearly three enduring decades of nothing but untainted‚ out and out public service made me the civil servant I am today. From a newcomer legislator of my hometown‚ then to a three-term local chief executive‚ to being here at this very chamber‚ I am deeply gratified to have stayed and committed for my beloved Tarlaqueños from the very beginning until now. It is but apt and proper to primarily express
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ETHICS OF CHILD AND YOUTH CARE PROFESSIONALS1 | |INTRODUCTION CHILD AND YOUTH CARE - THE PROFESSION North American Child and Youth Care has been developing as a profession. "Characteristic of professions are; a systematic body of theory‚ professional authority‚ sanction of the community‚ a regulative code of ethics and a professional culture" (Greenwood‚ 1957). North American Child and Youth Care has progressed in these areas. Ethics is the focus of this presentation. The International Child and
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school‚ home and community. Due to her behavioral issues‚ Josie was asked not to return to her soccer team and is no longer permitted at their school program. While counseling Josie‚ she stated that she has been extremely depressed and she does not care about life. As a human service professional‚ the ecological model that I will apply to Josie case is being able to develop a broad understanding of her problems. This model sometimes is referred to as person –in- situation or person-in-environment
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Youth & Gang Violence Jacqueline Smith Jackson State University Youth & Gang Violence Definition of Problem As an African American‚I often wondered why people were in gangs and what made them want to involve themselves in violent activity. I grew up in a predomintely all black neighborhood and many of the kids I grew up with were in some type of gang affiliation Desciples‚ Vice Lord and Latin Kings. Gangs and violence is still happening every day which hit the headline news with young
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The politics of land reform and land settlement in Sri Lanka By Sunil Bastian Introduction It is possible to analyse land reforms using a variety of frameworks. The most common one found in literature‚ especially among those concerned about the economy‚ is to link the land reform debate with the objective of achieving agricultural growth. For others who are concerned with rights‚ the purpose is to ensure land rights and poverty alleviation. In recent times the notion of rights based development
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