Service Reflection: Special Olympics For my service hours‚ I attended Special Olympics‚ an event where disabled or mentally ill students and adults compete in a series of sports. I was in charge of a severly autistic teen named Tony‚ whos life is spent in a group home. I was unable to get much information out of him‚ as he was barely able to communicate let alone stay in one place. This event was an example of direct service as it was a one-on-one experience that changed my life. Tony was extremely
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today we fail to address several issues that need to be addressed. Unfortunately‚ child abuse is one of the major issues that our country is plagued with‚ yet we neglect to bring this to the attention of the entire nation. It is often over looked because everyone has a different view of what exactly defines child abuse. The International Child Abuse Network (ICAN) uses four basis catigories to docunment the child abuse cases. They are: emotional abuse‚ neglect‚ physical abuse‚ and sexual abuse
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dumb with all of her geographical photos. Eva states that she likes them and she can help him with his room to make it special as well. Once Eva walks out to answer a phone call she returns back to her room to find Kevin has damaged all of her photos with a spray gun. She took the gun and smashed it onto the ground repeatedly stomping
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The preventative measures help in order to overcome the difficulties which the children experience in their education. According to the act of special educational needs‚ the student does not take an advantage from the educational program offered in the school so it is essential for the school members to arrange the assessment of need. The act provides the detailed information and guidance in order to conduct the assessment of the children in school. Also‚ the underlying act helps to identify the
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hair‚ and sat next to him. I slowly started talking to him‚ and over the course of several weeks I began falling in love with him. I knew I had a crush on him. At this point‚ I knew he also had a slight idea that I loved him‚ and I knew we had a special connection. I had enough knowledge about him to know that he had broken up with his girlfriend recently‚ and I felt a connection deeper than anything. I did not want him to be my boyfriend‚ I wanted him to be something more. After a certain amount
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opportunity to make an impact in the life of every child I encounter. As an effective teacher‚ I know that all children have different learning abilities. In our schools today‚ there are special education students that are not getting the same opportunities as general education students. One of the reasons a special education student may not be getting those opportunities is the teacher lacks the skills‚ needed to teach special education students. Many special education children have a low self-esteem
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The common portrayal of individual development through alternating point of views in “Invisible” by Paul Auster and “Every Soul a Star” by Wendy Mass Abstract Nowadays‚ individual development is one of the themes commonly discussed in works of literature for both adults and teens. The two works involved in this study are two works in which this aspect can be clearly spotted. “Invisible” is considered to be one of Paul Auster’s best works in which the development of an individual
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Every Rose has its Thorn The rose is a beautiful flower. Its appearance is positive; however a rose does have thorns; its thorns are a part of who it is. If a person wants to have a rose‚ he/she will also have to accept the thorns‚ even though they are painful. A rose can resemble a person whom you love; if you wish to love them you must also love them when they are at their worst of moods‚ which is the only way you can have them at their best. Roses are not perfect; they have blemishes just
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weaknesses 2)The interviewee’s experience with prejudice and what has he or she done to manage it 3)What information the interviewee thinks would be important for a Human Service worker to know about their special population 4)What services would be helpful to the interviewee’s special population in today’s society and in the future 5)How language has affected the interviewee and their connection to their culture 6)If the interviewee has experienced discrimination and how it has affected
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A report by the Consumer Electronics Association says electronics are among the most popular gifts being bought this holiday season. It also predicts that spending on these devices will set new records. The CEA says consumers will spend an average of about two hundred thirty dollars on electronics. This is five percent more than last year and the highest level since the organization began keeping records of holiday spending. Jim Barry is a spokesman for the Consumer Electronics Association. He
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