Caseworker Brittany Martinez completed a face to face visit with Chardonnay Hunnicutt at John Horn High School located in Mesquite‚ Texas. I sat with Chardonnay and Caseworker Erica Elliott in the Assistant Principal’s office. Chardonnay was wearing a purple shirt with blue jeans. Chardonnay’s hair’s appeared to be worn in an Afro style‚ she stated she had taken her braids out the night before. I asked Chardonnay how school was going. Chardonnay stated that her grades were good‚ but in one of her
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Topic: Using Cell Phones Most cell phone companies design models especially for kids. But parents are usually the ones buying the phones‚ and paying the bills. According to a July 2012 study‚ 56% of parents of children ages 8 to 12 have given their children a cell phone. The percentage goes up with age. The study‚ by ORC International for the National Consumers League (NCL)‚ basically proves what many people already assumed: many kids‚ if not most‚ have their own cell phones. According
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several preventable diseases. They might seem minor now and here‚ but in other countries that cannot afford vaccinations‚ and in times when they weren’t used or even invented‚ their diseases were common and in many cases‚ deadly. As Randy Bergen (a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases) says‚ “(Vaccines) prevent diseases that can maim and kill.” History has proven that without vaccines‚ we’re sitting ducks. And it’s only a matter of time before a shark in the form of plague will arise. We mustn’t
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Based on the article review the authors explained in clear manner information about how childhood obesity continues to increase especially affecting Mexican American children. According to the article‚ the author focused in three objectives in the article “ Mexican American Mothers’ Perceptions of Childhood Obesity: A theory-Guided Systematic Literature Review. The author focused first in evaluates the information regarding Mexican American mothers’ knowledge and their opinions about childhood
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“The spirit of sport is the celebration of the human spirit‚ the body and the mind. Doping is contrary to the spirit of sport‚ erodes public confidence and jeopardises the health and well-being of athletes.” -World Anti-Doping Agency. Performance-enhancing drugs are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans(Wikipedia‚2017). When it comes to performance-enhancing drugs in athletics‚ there are mixed views from whether or not it should be allowed. Cycling‚ athletics
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Task Statement The Connecticut Department of Education has tasked our group with analyzing the underlying issue of poverty and its effects in our educational system. We are to develop a plausible set of solutions to address the most critical issues‚ determine the one most universally effective approach‚ and develop a prudent implementation strategy. Executive Summary Poverty as a social problem can be defined as “a state in which income is insufficient to provide the basic necessities of food
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The Effects of Arsenic In Your Baby and Young Children’s Rice Cereal Diet A new study reveals that babies who were fed by rice cereals and other rice-based snacks have an increased level of arsenic in their urine compared with babies who were not fed rice. The study was issued in JAMA Pediatrics. “The highest concentrations were among those who consumed infant rice cereal‚” said Margaret Karagas‚ an epidemiologist at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. She further said that those babies who ate
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communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts. Early Signs of Autism There are lots of signs that young children can display‚ that may indicate Autism. Unfortunately many physicians and pediatricians are not experienced in diagnosing Autism. Most physicians are nervous to diagnosis a child with Autism‚ because it is an incurable disease. There are three crucial area to watch for when a child is developing. These areas are social interaction
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In almost every classroom‚ there will be a child that will bring the most attention of the teacher to him/her. Immediately‚ one might believe that this child has ADD as it’s most commonly related to a hyperactive child. However‚ ADD is not the correct term to describe this child‚ and furthermore‚ this child might not have ADD‚ but just a simple case of hyperactivity. First of all‚ ADD is not the correct name for this disorder. ADD is attention deficit disorder‚ however the correct name for this
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Intellectual disability Intellectual disability‚ also known as mental retardation‚ is a term used when there are limits to a person’s ability to learn at an expected level and function in daily life. Levels of intellectual disability vary greatly in children – from a very slight problem to a very severe problem. Children with intellectual disability might have a hard time letting others know their wants and needs‚ and taking care of themselves. Intellectual disability could cause a child to learn
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