hildren face a higher risk than adults of the negative effects of secondhand smoke. Not only is a child’s body still developing physically‚ but their breathing rate is faster than that of adults. Adults breathe in and out approximately 14 to 18 times a minute‚ where newborns can breathe as many as 60 times a minute. Up until a child is about 5 years old‚ the respiratory rate is quite fast; usually between 20 and 60 breaths per minute. When the air is tainted with cigarette smoke‚ young‚ developing
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Despite the wars‚ many people do not understand how it will inflict on children. Traumatic events affect deeply into a child’s mind. According to UNICEF reports (2010)‚ more than 2 million children have died as a direct result of armed conflict over the last decade and at least 6 million children have been seriously injured. Trauma and psychological problems hinder children’s lives by putting a barrier to having no childhood‚ their intended goals are vanished to be an adult‚ their coping in life
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youth contribute to this dependency. What is not taken seriously enough is that this eagerness for technology is destroying the minds of young children by distracting them from important family values‚ causing various bullying issues‚ exposing them to violence‚ and inducing many health risks. Technology therefore should cease to exist in the lives of children‚ who should instead learn important life lessons from playing outside‚ utilizing talents‚ or spending time with the family. It is very important
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8 SECOND YEAR SEMINAR –- APRIL 27‚ 2009 BANKRUPTCY IN FINANCIAL CRISIS: IN THE INTEREST OF EMPLOYERS OR EMPLOYEES If corporate bankruptcy does not offer a path to reorganization‚ many of the jobs at struggling companies may vanish for good. That suggests a long and painful economic downturn.1 I. INTRODUCTION ………………………………………….…………………..…….........…….....2 II. BACKGROUND……………………………………………….……………..........….…………...4 A. Bankruptcy Statistics……………………………….……………..........….…………....4 1.
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school dropout and similar negative social outcomes. Students’ behavioral problems are also thought to be a leading contributor to teachers’ and parents’ stress and attrition. Serious breaches of school discipline policy can have profound negative effects on teachers. 1.2 Significance of Study Since discipline plays a crucial role in school system‚ it is all the more important to assess the measures taken to upholding it. Continuing to apply the present measures blindly without ascertaining oneself
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becoming very common in the United States and leads to many problems not only for those getting the divorce‚ but also for the children. Divorce increases a child’s risk for psychological and behavioral problems in the future. Behavioral problems can affect the child immensely and even results in the child having to see a psychiatrist. According to one article‚ children whose parents get divorced are twice as likely to visit a mental health facility (Collins 1). Other psychological problems include
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Running head: ADVERTISING AND CHILDREN’S MATERIALISTIC ORIENTATIONS 1 The Effects of Advertising on Children’s Materialistic Orientations: A Longitudinal Study ADVERTISING AND CHILDREN’S MATERIALISTIC ORIENTATIONS 2 Abstract Previous studies have suggested that advertising exposure affects materialistic orientations among youth. However‚ this causal effect has not been investigated among 8- to 11-year olds‚ who are in the midst of consumer development. Furthermore‚ the mechanisms
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Effects of TV on Children Joe is sitting in school watching the clock. The teacher is talking to the class but Joe just can’t wait to get home. When the bell finally rings‚ he runs out of the classroom all the way home. After getting home‚ he runs to turn on the TV. Having nothing more exciting to do‚ Joe will sit in front of the television keeping him from doing his homework until his mom calls him for dinner. This is an all to familiar in many American homes today. What many people don’t
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Cited: Beloff‚ Halla. Camera Culture. New York: Basil Blackwell Ltd‚ 1985. Bergson‚ Henri. Matter and Memory. London: George Allen & Unwin‚ 1896. Craig‚ Robert. "Fact‚ Public Opinion‚ and Persuasion: The Rise of the Visual in Journalism and Advertising." Picturing the Past: Media History & Photography. Ed. Bonnie Brennen‚ Hanno Hardt. Chicago: University of Illinois Press‚ 1999. 158-181. Freund‚ Gisele. Photography & Society. Boston: David R. Godine‚ 1980. Liss‚ Andrea. Tresspassing Through Shadows:
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and watching TV is the favourable moment for the kids‚ no world without it. Healthy and active children is still produced by a country though this phenomena occurs widely. Educational TV for under-twos has little benefit‚ says the US report. The American academy of Paediatrics states that there is evidence to back up advertising claims that television and DVDs can improve social language skills. Children who spend hours every day on their PlayStation or Xbox video consoles may not be rotting their
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