Assess the reasons why Thatcher’s economic policies were controversial There is little which unites Thatcher’s passionate supporters‚ and equally passionate critics. However‚ both camps would agree that she was‚ without question‚ one of the most controversial prime ministers the UK has seen‚ and her economic policies were at the heart of that controversy. She instituted an economic revolution in the UK‚ bringing the post-war consensus to a crashing halt‚ and replacing it with a free-market ideology
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Accordingly‚ I think that children should learn foreign language as soon as they start in school‚especially in kindergarten. First of all‚ according to scientists‚ children in the age of studying in kindergarten are very clear of mine‚ easy to learn new things and imitate foreign people’s voice. These are very useful in learning foreign language. As a result of this will lead to their pronunciation like native speakers when they grow up. In addition‚ if children stat to learn foreign language
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the more successful he will become. While this idea has completely rendered academia as the ideal way for a child to succeed‚ it completely undermined the importance and benefits of play. Play helps build characters‚ and by participating in play children are allowed the opportunity to develop their personality and a positive sense of self. This ultimately helps them realize their potential and allow the child to also succeed later on in life. Play is an essential in a child’s life‚ and play is equally
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Abortion is never an easy decision‚ in fact its one of America’s most controversial issues in today’s reality‚ but women have none the less been making that choice for thousands of years. Studies show that about 43% of American women will have one or more abortions during their lifetime‚ and women’s centers and hospitals perform more than a million abortions on an annual basis. Women have many reasons for not wanting to be pregnant including age‚ marital status‚ economic status‚ and the circumstances
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of homelessness on children can be crippling. Learning disabilities are another effect that homeless children face. In fact‚ “homeless children are twice as likely to have a learning disability‚ than children in stable homes.” (“Faces of Homelessness”) These disabilities begin at birth‚ primarily due to poor health conditions and lack of special care‚ during the mother’s pregnancy or their poor nutrition after birth and during their early years. While‚ homelessness puts children of every age range
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contemporary world‚ and children are not excluded. Because of the ubiquitous availability of Internet access‚ in schools and libraries‚ children are increasingly becoming involved in this new technology . As of December 2003‚ 23 million children in the United States ages 6 to 17 have Internet access at home‚ which is a threefold increase since 2000 ). According to a survey conducted by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in July 2002‚ 78% of family households with children have Internet access at
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The Effects of Television on Children Television destroys a young mind’s imagination‚ creating a boring archetype of the world through a child’s eye. According to pediatrician Susan R. Johnson‚ it changes a child’s behavior‚ attention and causes difficulties learning‚ as well as affecting a child’s mind. By observing her own child’s attitude‚ she noticed that her child’s behavior has changed. She claimed “Before watching TV‚ he would be outside in nature‚ content to look at bugs‚ make things with
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different schemas we might encounter in our observations and how we can combine the different suggested play ideas. I find this book essential to our work as we often refer to the different schemas of our key children. I think it is a great basis for planning and allows us to talk to children about their interests in for instance straight lines‚ talking about how cars and bikes move in straight lines and how objects fall down when pushed off the table. Part IV In this assignment I found it
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Children are making decisions they may not have made had gender roles not been created and enforced by their parents. An example of that is revealed by Caldera‚ Huston‚ and O’brian: “Studies have shown that children will most likely choose to play with “gender appropriate” toys‚ even when cross gender toys are available‚ because parents give children positive feedback (in the form of praise‚ involvement‚ and physical closeness) for gender normative behavior” (“Difference Sex and Gender” n.pag.).
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of the lack of gun safety‚ many American children have died and have killed others. In the midst of all these tragedies‚ the parents of these children are held accountable for allowing this to happen. One example of this would be at an Earl Township Farm‚ where a 6 year old finds a shotgun with ammo‚ loads the shotgun and kills his 5 year old cousin‚ Andrew‚ who would probably still be alive if his cousin had been taught proper gun safety (Reilly 1). Children should be taught gun safety so that they
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