The Split Cherry Tree (by Jesse Stuart) Background information: The story takes place in Appalachia‚ a mountainous region in east USA. Despite its natural resources‚ the region was long poor. Many of the early settlers in Appalachia were poor farmers who were seeking cheap land. In the 19th century‚ most of the Appalachian economy was based on farming and agriculture. In addition‚ the educational system in the Appalachian region was weak due to lack of government funds and the mentality of the
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altered with. Twain’s masterpiece was ruined when people thought the word nigger was too explicit to be said. People wanted to change the word or they didn’t want their kids to read the book. “Huck’s note will now call Jim a “Runaway slave” (Leonard Pitts. Jr). Changing writer’s words isn’t original for the writer. Twain is a famous original writer and it’s not your
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Have you ever heard the saying “spare the rod spoil the child” ? We all know children need punishment when they are bad in order to teach them what is right. In ancient Babylon around 1792 king Hammurabi created 282 laws and put them steles arounds the country to tell his people how to act. but‚ were these code just or unjust. Hammurabi’s code was just because of the way it charged people concerning family law. If an man wife get sick he will have to take care of her but can marry an different
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to discipline a child one should consider the cognitive and behavior implications if any that plays a role in corporal punishment and disciplining children or could there be learning principles that could develop from it? There is a saying “spare the rod‚ spoil the child”‚ many people are believers that a child that receives corporal punishment grows into a well-rounded adult‚ which can not be proven or disputed. There are also those that believe that a child whom receives corporal punishment is being
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Thou shall spare the Rod so you want spoil the child. To start this paper out I want to make it know that discipline and punishing your kids are to different think but they coordinate with each other. My view on this is yes because all children need correction in their life so they can stay on the right path. There are many different way that you can discipline your child. They are basically four kinds of punishment physical‚ verbal withholding rewards and penalties. Through this essay I will explain
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try different means to do this and these means have a great impact on the parent child relationship. If the parent frequently uses punishments instead confrontations‚ the mental state of the child can be spoilt. But if the parent mostly spares the rod also‚ it spoils the child. There is no perfect way of parenting; it’s more of trial and error. But parents and children can have a very good relationship only when the child as well as
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A Research Paper on the Benefits of Spanking A famous idiom says “spare the rod and spoil the child” which simply means that if the parent will not punish his child when the latter has committed something wrong‚ then the child will not be able to distinguish right from wrong. The child will likewise never learn good manners and right conduct. Research says that Sweden was the first country to ban spanking in 1979. Through the years‚ there have been several movements against spanking of children
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Mara Walters Mr. Roush 10 English H 18 November 2013 Argumentative Response on Don’t lower the bar on education standards The general argument made by Leonard Pitts Jr.‚ in his work‚ Don’t lower the bar on education standards‚ is that states are trying to fix education by lowering their expectations per certain group of students. More specifically‚ he argues that they’re creating separate and unequal performance standards for their black‚ white‚ Hispanic‚ Asian‚ and disabled children. He writes
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LIKE SON. 35 YOU CANNOT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS. 36 THE SHOEMAKER’S SON ALWAYS GOES BAREFOOT. 37 AS YOU BREW‚ SO YOU MUST DRINK. 38 2 DOGS FIGHT FOR A BONE AND A THIRD RUNS AWAY WITH IT. 39 IT’S NO USE CRYING OVER SPILT MILK. 40 SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL THE CHILD. 41 ALL IS NOT GOLD THAT GLITTERS. 42 STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT. 43 IF WISHES WERE HORSES‚ BEGGARS WOULD RIDE. 44 DON’T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH. 45 TIME IS THE GREAT HEALER. 46 EVERYTHING COMES TO HIM WHO WAITS.
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Parenting style is usually categorized into 4 types: Authoritarian parenting is characterized by adherence to rules‚ a dominating style‚ and a great deal of control. The authoritarian parent may be punitive and is likely to believe in the "spare the rod‚ spoil the child" rule. Research suggests that as teenagers‚ children of authoritarian parents may lack some of the critical social and communication skills that are so important for leadership. Moreover‚ children raised by authoritarian parents tend
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