Addicted Parents and Their Children Sheila Yzaguirre Kaplan University CM107-47: College Composition 1 Addicted Parents and Their Children INTRO: Did you know that in the last generation scientists come to understand the ways of an addicted brain? “There are nearly 2 million heroin and cocaine addicts‚ perhaps 15 million alcoholics‚ and 10’s of millions of cigarette smokers in the United States alone.” (Harvard Mental Health Letter‚ July 2004) Children of addicted parents are the
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Melissa McAfee Mrs. Bastian Dev022 April 11‚ 2013 First draft The Impact when one parent loses a Job When one parent loses a job it impacts the whole family. My household went from two incomes to one‚ in a matter of months. There was no time to prepare. My husband Bucky works for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad; therefore his pay was never the same. So‚ my income was very important. I got paid the same amount every two weeks. We could budget our expenses off that amount. We always
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2010 Should Children of Divorce Be Forced to Live With a Particular Parent? Many children are victims of divorce in the United States each year. The judicial system believes that‚ in each case‚ the child or children that are subjected to divorce should reside where the child(ren) would “be better off”‚ citing that living with one parent who provides a more stable atmosphere for the child(ren) would be more beneficial. Others believe that children who are subjected to divorce should be able to
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Infidelity greatly impacts the family in a negative way. Not only does the betrayed parent feel crushed emotionally‚ but the child in the family unit is also emotionally damaged from it. Infidelity in a marriage can negatively impact a child and the effects can stay with him throughout his life. When people think about the effects of infidelity they often look at the person who was betrayed and the changes that they go through. This is an important side to look at when calculating the damage that
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Guoyi Chen Should Obese People Have Higher Premiums The Obesity epidemic affects millions people of the United States every day. According to the National Institutes of Health‚ “obesity” refers to any individual with a BMI of more than 30 and BMI is simply a calculation that assesses weight relative to height (NIH). In the past decades‚ the number of obese Americans has increased dramatically. Based on the data from Nation Health and Examination Survey‚ about one-third of U.S. adults (33.8%)
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Justice And The effects on Children of Incarcerated Parents Loretta R. Lynch Capstone 480 Ms. Mel Jones Abstract Today prisons are overcrowded and over two million Americans‚ male‚ and female are sitting in jail or prison‚ and two thirds of those people incarcerated are parents (U.S. Department of Justice). Approximately two million of these children are separated from their mom or dad because of incarceration of which these are the custodial parent. These children suffer from poverty‚ inconsistency
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Obesity has increased in North American society (especially in the states). The United States has even been called an overweight nation. About 20% to 30% of American adults are now considered obese. Even though some Americans are in the healthy category‚ others enter the underweight‚ overweight‚ and even obese categories. Not only is obesity unhealthy‚ but it is also considered unacceptable. People have been labeled and made fun of their entire lives do to obesity. For some this is an uncontrollable
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Ace.Chang Wong.Tuala 131013 Due Date: Friday 11th October‚ 2013 Tutor: Mr. Rooney Mariner Abstract This paper is a critical notion in stressing the issue of Deforestation and Water supply. It helps our people and especially the youth to have an idea of the causes of Deforestation and the impacts of Water supply to both the environment and human beings. This is one of the issues that deal with the countries and human beings today. These social issues affected various
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decision to leave a mentally abusive‚ sly man. I had two children with my ex-husband. At that time‚ Jaxen and Julia were only one and three years of age. Seeing their mother in the state that I was in with their father was not in their best interest. We agreed to split custody when going through our divorce. Sharing custody has been the most substantial challenge I have ever had to face. As a mother‚ you have attachments to your children like no other. We made the decision to swap Julia and Jaxen
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people would disagree that parents play an important role in their children’s achievement. However‚ some people would argue that parents of high-achieving students play a detrimental role by pressuring their children to achieve at unrealistically high levels or to satisfy the parents’ needs. Parents of academically talented children have been accused of pushing their children to achieve at exceptional levels and sooner than usual. While there is empirical evidence that parent factors have a positive
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