BEHIND LOCKED DOORS Intimate Partner Violence Jorge A. Colon Jr. Kaplan University CM107 - 23AU The Oregon Coalition against Domestic and Sexual violence defines domestic violence as: “a pattern of Coercive tactics that can include physical‚ psychological‚ sexual‚ economic‚ and emotional abuse‚ perpetrated by one person against an intimate partner‚ with the goal of establishing and maintaining power and control.” (ocadsv). Intimate partner violence is a problem seldom spoken
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Fiona “Bullies Behind Bars” “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”- Martin Luther King Jr. There are so many things that matter to me that I feel I should speak up about. Bullying is one of the things that affects me the most. I find it repulsive that people feel the need to put others down to make themselves feel better. In recent studies 77% of kids have been affected by bullying‚ 14% have experienced severe reactions to abuse. In certain cases the bullying
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Between the two passages Behind The Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo and Rabbit Proof-Fence by Doris Pilkington both passages explain the life of stolen childhoods‚but one passage is more superior than the other. Behind The Beautiful Forevers shows any reader how hard life is for a child in India. Both authors use the techniques imagery and dialogue throughout the story to explain the tough challenges they go through or their scenery of the children’s lives. Katherine Boo’s techniques were
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energy. But this can turn into feelings of anxiety‚ panic and paranoia. Users of cocaine can end up feeling tired and depressed. ECSTASY- Ecstasy is a stimulant with hallucinogenic effects that makes you feel relaxed and high‚ But people who are already feeling anxious or who take high doses can have bad experiences of paranoia or feeling ’out of it’. Regular use may lead to sleep problems‚ lack of energy‚ drastic weight loss‚ depression or anxiety. People can become psychologically dependent
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used for different functions. A good example would be that most people who are left sided are often more logical than the right. The right side is said to be more intuitive thoughtful and subjective. The right side of the brain theory grew out of the work of Roger W. Sperry. The right side of the brain controls Recognizing faces‚ expressing emotions‚ reading emotions‚ color‚ images‚ intuition‚ and creativity. The left side of the brain control language‚ logic‚ critical thinking‚ numbers‚ and reasoning
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Behind Physical Voilence Joseph Rodriguez’s photographs gave us an opportunity to explore what the Cholos‚ “low life” in East L.A.‚ is really like from the insider’s perspective. Why the life is so different within the four- block neighborhood‚ called “inner city”‚ comparing to the rest of the American cities. In the inner city‚ the majority resident is Mexican-American kids‚ aged from ten to twenty-one. The drop out rates from schools and the unemployment rate are extremely high. Also the
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Wando HS Clubs/Student Activities Listing CLUBS ARE BEGINNING TO MEET FOR THE 2013-14 SCHOOL YEAR! Join a club or organization this year--to join a General Club‚ you need to attend one of the meetings during the month of September (SCHEDULE is under the Clubs Meeting/Events Schedule tab on the main Clubs and Activities Page) or stop by and see the sponsor for more information or click on their webpage‚ if available General Clubs Co-Curricular Organizations Honor Societies/Organizations
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My Left Foot Film Review My Left foot is the true story of a young boy called Christy Brown‚ played by Hugh O’Connor and Daniel Day-Lewis‚ Christy is born into a poor working class family in Dublin‚ Ireland‚ with a physically disabling condition known as cerebral palsy. Considered a vegetable and using his only functional limb(his left foot) Christy becomes a very successful writer and artist with the help of his strong willed mother and teacher. I personally really enjoyed this film‚ I liked the
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According to Alfred Kazin‚ “In every great novel of society... what counts is the reality behind the appearance” (Kazin‚ 1981‚ 297). In other words‚ he’s saying that the best books are those that include one or more realities behind appearances. The novel first I chose is called Perfect by Ellen Hopkins. This book has four main characters; Cara‚ Sean‚ Kendra‚ and Andre‚ who are all teens struggling to fit the ideal of perfection‚ even if it means hurting and lying to themselves and others. The other
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Angry Behind the Wheel Have you ever gotten mad while you were out driving? If you saw somebody else driving while using their cell phone‚ failing to yield while merging or driving recklessly around you‚ would you not become a little upset by their actions? Chances are‚ you have had road rage at some point. Unfortunately‚ road rage affects some people more strongly than others‚ and those people who get angrier or more impulsive are then the ones who are becoming a danger to themselves and to those
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