D.A.R.E. Report 1/31/14 I am choosing to never take drugs because I learned that drugs can ruin your life. I learned this from my D.A.R.E officer who came to teach us at my school. Officer Santagata taught us that drugs including alcohol and tobacco can harm our bodies and cause lasting damage. I also learned that once you try one of these substances they can be very addictive and then it is very hard to stop using them. I never want to try these things for this reason. I also now know
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Domestic Violence Domestic Violence and abuse can happen to anyone. Domestic violence or spousal abuse is when one person in a intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate or control the other person. Domestic abuse that involves physical abuse is called domestic violence. Domestic violence does not discriminate and can happen to any woman or man‚ Although woman are most commonly victimized. Domestic violence
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Assertiveness (or assertive behavior) is the ability to express one’s feelings‚ opinions‚ beliefs and needs directly‚ openly and honestly‚ assert one’s rights whilst respecting the feelings and rights of another (Lloyd‚ 1998). Assertiveness is a form of communication in which needs or wishes are stated clearly with respect for oneself and the other person in the interaction. Assertive communication is distinguished from passive communication (in which needs or wishes go unstated) and aggressive
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Animal Abuse In the United States‚ 63% households have a pet. 75 million of those pets are dogs and 83 million are cats. Most American households mainly have pets than children‚ we spend more money on pet food than baby food. And there are more dogs in the U.S. than people in most countries in Europe. Because of our love for these wonderful companions‚ the United States has created anti-cruelty laws that exists in all of the states and territorries to prohibit unnecessary killing‚ mutilating‚
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Is Animal Farm about Corruption? Animal Farm is a book written by Gorge Orwell in 1943-1944. Many allegories are used to represent the Russian Revolution. It can be said that the book is about many themes. We can agree with the fact that one of them is corruption. However‚ it is not the main one. Mostly it would be the theme of deception or betrayal. According to Collins Cobuild “Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behavior by people in position of authority or power”. In Animal Farm the ones
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My process of becoming a physical therapist begins in the summer season when a school mate convinced me to volunteer at the UCSF Medical Center. During my community involvement‚ I find it very satisfying to interact with the patient and accompanying to their needs. The majority of the staff was friendly and optimistic to the patient. They were very respectful; smiling and acknowledging to all individuals. The most influential moment I ever had is witnessing how synchronize and coherent from the different
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Cole Character Profile “He is an innocent-looking‚ baby-faced‚ fifteen-year-old from Minneapolis who had been in trouble with the law half his life”‚ like it says on page five in the book Touching Spirit Bear written by Ben Mikaelsen. Cole Matthews is the main character and focus of the book‚ he is the protagonist. In my opinion I think that Matthews is very in-tune with himself and‚ extremely selfish. I think that he is a troubled kid who Doesn’t know how to deal with his problems the
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Review: Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn Breathing UnderwaterBreathing Underwater by Alex Flinn is written as a series of journal entries. The journal is written by Nick as an assignment from the judge who also sends him to anger management after the girlfriend he beat up finally presses charges. The book was published in 2001‚ before the recent increase in dating violence novels‚ and it tells a story often overlooked‚ that of the abuser instead of the abused. It ’s a delicate subject. And
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Dream of a Lost Friend How does Duffy powerfully portray the experience of losing a friend in ‘Dream of a Lost Friend’? In this poem‚ Duffy explores how the tragic loss of a close friend affects the mourner‚ and powerfully portrays the implications of their death using imagery‚ structure and emotive language. She touches upon each of the 5 stages of grief and bereavement‚ and conveys the psychological process of each of these: Denial‚ Anger‚ Guilt‚ Depression and Acceptance. Denial is the first
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Deven Turnbull English 125 Mr. Scroggins T 6:00pm - 9:50pm Different Types Of Anger Everyone gets angry sometimes. How the anger gets released depends on a person’s choice of action. Some people get angry often‚ while others remain calm before bursting with fury‚ but the anger soon disappears. Everyone has different methods to cope with their burning masses of fury inside of them. Some people use very callous ways to vent their anger‚ while others choose easy-going methods that are
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