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    Reaction Paper on “Matilda” “If you’re not having fun‚ you’re not learning”‚ this quote is taken form the movieMatilda”. This is very meaningful to me because it is placed in the classroom of Miss Honey and it contradicts the school’s ambience of not being a conducive place (or even a fun place) learn. This of course is reinforced with the meanest principal on Earth‚ Miss Trunchbull‚ who is in fact hates children. I do agree with the quote because if you’re not having fun with what you are doing

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    Matilda Directed by Danny DeVito Matilda is a family comedy which takes place somewhere in the USA during the nineties. Matilda is a brilliant girl neglected by her stupid‚ self-involved parents. Ignored at home‚ Matilda takes interest in reading and she develops telekinetic powers. Eventually‚ her insensitive parents send her to a school run by the cruel Miss Trunchbull. Matilda befriends her schoolteacher‚ Miss Honey. She soon realizes Matilda’s talents‚ but is later amazed to see the

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    Preparation time: 10 minutes Yield: 8 servings 1 small head of butter lettuce (also known as Bibb or Boston lettuce) 1/2 small head of red or green leaf lettuce 1/2 small head of romaine lettuce Approximately 1/4 cup salad dressing (your choice) Separate the lettuce leaves from their heads and discard any cores. Place the leaves in a bowl of cold water. Soak the leaves briefly to dislodge any dirt or debris by swishing them around with your hands. Be gentle so as not to bruise the

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    of the plot of the film in your own words Matilda is a very smart and brilliant little girl who by the age three has read everything in the house and wants nothing more than a book. So she starts going to the library and increasing her brainpower. Meanwhile at home‚ her parents are horrible and don’t pay her any attention. Matilda’s father is a crooked used car salesman‚ who meets Agatha Trunchbull‚ a headmistress of a local school‚ and he enrolls Matilda in school there. But the Trunchbull is a horrible

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    December 1‚ 2012 Bastard Out of Carolina: Child Abuse At least 3.3 million reports of child abuse are made every year involving more than 6 million children (sometime multiple children in a report). Every ten seconds‚ there is a new report of child abuse in America (Childhelp). It has been a controversial issue as to what punishment should be brought to those who know of a child being abused‚ but does not report it. To carry knowledge of a child being abused but failing to report it should

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    Brazil Federal Union and the states have their own court systems‚ which follow the same civil procedure. There is no civil jury system in Brazil the Brazilian Statute of the Child and the Adolescent defines that‚ for legal effects‚ the minor with twelve years of age is considered a child. An adolescent is a person aged between twelve and eighteen years. Brazil is organized as a federal republic with a civil law system. Under the Brazilian Civil Code‚ married parents have equal rights of custody to

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    Child abuse by:Melissa Lecouffe Table of contents 1-Definition on child abuse 2-Types of child abuse 3-Effects of child abuse 4-Dangers of child abuse 5-How to stop child abuse Definition of child abuse Child abuse is any form of physical‚ psycological‚ social‚ emotional or sexual maltreatment* of a child. It could be endangering the survival‚ the safety‚ the sefl-esteem‚ the growth and the development of the child. Child abuse is more than just bruises and broken bones. Not

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    Running header: Sybil: Shirley Mason ’s Sixteen personalities Sybil: Shirley Mason ’s Sixteen Personalities Abstract "Sybil" is the true story of a woman named Shirley Mason; whose life was documented in a movie and a book. Shirley was treated for Dissociative Identity Disorder‚ which was earlier named‚ Multiple Personality Disorder. Shirley is said to have had up to sixteen personalities two of whom were male‚ and is known for being the most famous psychiatric patient in history. There

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    Child abuse has many definitions in our world today‚ but only one definition in the dictionary. Child abuse is the infliction of injury on a person under the age of eighteen by a parent or legally responsible care taker. Although the legal definitions of child abuse and neglect vary from state to state‚ to put the definition simply‚ it is when a parent purposely harms a child. This type of maltreatment has become a leading cause of death for young children outstripping deaths caused by car accidents

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    Different kinds of child abuse. 2.1. Physical abuse Physical abuse is the most recognised type of abuse‚ because the consequences‚ like broken bones‚ burns‚ bites‚ bruises and brain damages are often visible. But many injuries look like the result of everyday accidents and abusers use this fact to avoid suspicion. To decide if an injury is the result of physical abuse or not‚ you have to think of some factors: - Is this the first time the child has suffered from this injury? - Is the explanation

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