Why drunk drivers should be put in jail on the first time they get caught drinking and driving. I will be looking at both sides of this topic. First let’s look at how it could affect the city and its people. If there is someone out driving around drunk all the people on the streets are in danger. Families and children are put in the most danger because they are the people who are out on the streets the most. The driver also puts himself in danger. There could also be property damage to the city which
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Every year more that 20‚000 children will “age out” of foster care. These youth face extreme obstacles including the expectation that they are now adults and able to self-manage out in the world. Many of us are lucky enough to be raised by supportive parents who we can turn to long after the age of 18 for encouragement‚ reassurance and direction in our lives. The majority of these children have not finished high school and are unemployed. How can we expect them to go out into the world without the
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Hinton‚ an author of The Outsiders‚ defines a hero as one who learns‚ changes and helps everyone. she also implies that a true hero grows emotionally. Johnny is a definite hero in The Outsiders. It is evident that Johnny grows very much and sacrifices himself for everyone - he broke a law and overcame his fear to save Ponyboy‚ he jumped into the burning church to save little children‚ and he was optimistic and caring even though he was dying. Johnny is a hero in The Outsiders for sure. Johnny is a hero
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The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton an important theme is family and friendship. This theme is interesting because it shows us how when you’re family you come together to look after each other no matter what. The theme of friendship is also interesting because when your friends you support each other through everything and anything no matter what the consequences are
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The group in which I chose to observe was a foster parent support and training group. I work in the field of foster care‚ so I chose the group carefully to ensure that participators did not know my profession‚ I had no previous interactions with any of the members in the group‚ and I announced myself as merely an unbiased observer and was allowed to sit quietly in the back of the group. The participants in this group ranged from kinship families with grandparents‚ aunts and uncles‚ and even siblings
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While there have been numerous reforms made to the child welfare system in Tennessee in regards to providing care for the children‚ one area that desperately needs to be defined is the provision of care while these vulnerable children are in the custody of the Department of Children’s Services. Currently there is no policy that addresses the responsibility for making sure that these children are provided healthy and timely meals while being held in the local office or while during transport from
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12/5/12 Pd 3 Marijuana Should NOT Be Legalized Have you ever thought how your parents would feel if they found out that their straight ‘A’ student smokes weed? Marijuana is a gateway drug that you always hear people saying “I just want to try it once‚” but what happens when it turns into a hobby? According to Healthy Place‚ about 10% of the users in America will go on to use weed every day‚ and 7-10% of the users become dependent. Marijuana shouldn’t be legalized for any reason. Weed is a
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The Transformation of Ponyboy Curtis In the book the Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ we meet Ponyboy Curtis. The two biggest problems in his world are the constant Greaser/ Soc wars and the never ceasing criticism of his brother Darry. Or they were until his best friend Johnny kills a Soc‚ forcing them to flee to an old abandoned church in the country to evade arrest. Their Ponyboy grows as a person‚ a friend‚ and a brother. By the end of the book‚ he realizes that who you are isn’t where you come
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Ponyboy Curtis what are the physical traits of ponyboy curtis in the book? (long hair‚ light brown hair). Ponyboy is 14 year s old and he has light brown (almost red) hair thats greased and combed back‚ he has greengray eyes. He is considered small and slim. He is a daydreamer‚ a bookworm‚ and a heavy smoker. He analyzes many things deeply. He is very smart and has good literary capability. Ponyboy is also a little naive and is not overtly connected to reality. He matures throughout the course of the novel
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Answers to Unit 9 1)There are different uses of foster care placements and amongst them the main ones are as follow: *EMERGENCY-where children need to stay somewhere safe for a few nights‚ *SHORT -TERM-cares look after children for a few weeks /months while plans are being made for children’s future‚ *SHORT BREAKS-for disable children‚with special needs or behavioural difficulties who stay for a while with a family so they parents/carers can have a break‚ *REMAND-for young people remanded
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