achieve better attitudes toward learning than boys (Zainah 2007). This is a general stereotype accepted by the people in Malaysia. 2. Aim The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between family factors such as their parents’ household income‚ educational status as well as parental supports and the students’ learning behaviours based on gender with their academic achievements in the secondary schools. Household income: Household income refers to total income accrued to
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NRI MARRAIAGES – LEGAL ISSUES & CONSEQUENCE : INTER PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION. WHAT IS A PARENTAL CHILD ABDUCTION: Article 3 of the Hague convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction[1] provides for the definition of inter parental child abduction. It says: The removal or retention of a child is considered to be wrongful where: a) If it is in breach of rights of custody attributed to a person‚ an institution or any other body‚ either jointly or alone‚ under the law of the
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their texts are influenced by the era in which they live. However‚ the themes about human nature will remain timeless and universal as they examine and critically inquire into the follies of greed‚ ambition and moral corruption. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein illustrates the innate and insatiable appetite for knowledge and the according descent to blindness and self-loathing. In a similar fashion‚ Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner touches on Shelley’s notions of the danger of human enterprise and the uncontrollable
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Frankenstein begins and ends with Waltons letters‚ In this essay I will show you that Mary Shelley did not insert the letters by chance‚ but that they add a deeper dimension to the novel itself. Walton’s letters play an important role because‚ the reader may find many foreshadowed themes‚ and as the novel progresses they will realize how Walton and Victor Frankenstein share similar views on their life’s roles; as both men are driven by an excessive ambition‚ they both have a desire to accomplish
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Pergamon Child Abuse & Neglect 25 (2001) 1627–1640 Growing up with parental alcohol abuse: exposure to childhood abuse‚ neglect‚ and household dysfunction૾ Shanta R. Dube*‚a‚ Robert F. Andaa‚ Vincent J. Felittib‚ Janet B. Crofta‚ Valerie J. Edwardsa‚ Wayne H. Gilesa a National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion‚ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 4770 Buford Highway‚ N.E.‚ MS K– 45‚ Atlanta‚ GA 30341-3717‚ USA b Department of Preventive Medicine‚ Southern
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human‚ I turned my fury towards inanimate objects." (page 127) The burning of the De Lacey cottage is the monster’s first major act of revenge; the reader begins to see the evil side of the monster developing. 2) The murder of William "’Frankenstein! You belong then to my enemy - to him towards whom I have sworn eternal revenge; you shall be my first victim.’" (page 131) This is the monster’s first murder; it becomes evident at this point that revenge has become the monster’s
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humans. “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley is the most important example of the shadow of romanticism. This history is an horror story where the fears of humans are exposed like‚ no hope‚ no love‚ no trust and that we are alone in this world. As well‚ it shows that the creation of life is a disaster becoming Doctor Frankenstein a failed god. In This history the creator is afraid of his creation‚ being the existence of the monster the main problem in this story. A quote from Mary Shelley “Frankenstein” exposes
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In the novel‚ Frankenstein‚ the Monster is portrayed as a hideous gigantic creature that faces rejection and bitterness from his creator Victor and the society. Because the monster desires to be loved and accepted and not hated in the society he pleads in desperation and anger to have the company of a friend. The monster begins his plea with a question‚ which shows that he is unaware of how and what he has to undertake in order for his wish to be fulfilled. As the monster continues to plead‚ he reinforces
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Exploring the Theme Abandonment in Frankenstein “One must not abandon their obligation as a parent‚ when making the decision to take responsibility for the child.” Every child needs someone to admire and look up to as a parental figure teaching them from what is right and wrong. In relation to this quote‚ Mary Shelley profoundly discusses the theme of abandonment throughout the novel as it was a dramatizing event that took place during her lifetime when she was a child. Mary Shelley’s mother passed
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Parental Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Temple University Harrisburg Introduction Parental substance abuse and the welfare of children have become a growing epidemic in society today. Thousands of families are facing struggles with addiction which can lead to the interruption of cognitive development and mental growth of their young children. It has been found that “more than 8.3 million children younger than 18 years (11.9%) lived with at least one parent who was dependent on or abused
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