------------------------------------------------- College Bound: The Changing Role of Parents Author: Janice Shaw Crouse Source: Concerned Women for America The New York Times advised parents of incoming college freshmen to drop their kids off‚ back off‚walk away‚ and move on so that their students can develop independence. In the article‚ parents who don’t hop in the car‚ return home and consider their parenting over are dismissed as super-involved or over-involved and are described as Velcro
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According to this theory‚ the aim of punishment is to educate or reform the offender himself. Punishment is inflicted on a criminal in order to reform or educate him. This theory is commonly accepted at the present time‚ because it is in harmony with the humanitarian sentiments of the age. This theory does not involve treating a person as a thing; a criminal is punished for his own good- not merely for the good of others. Reformation or education of the criminal is the aim of punishment. The
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It’s an honor to be here today to address HBS’s distinguished faculty‚ proud parents‚ patient guests‚ and most important the class of 2012. Today was supposed to be a day of unbridled celebration‚ and I know that’s no longer true. I join all of you in grieving for your classmate….today still marks a distinct and impressive achievement for this class‚ so please join me in giving our warmest congratulations to the class…. As a kid‚ I spent my summers with my grandparents on their ranch in Texas
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OUTLINE General purpose: To inform Speech Goal: I would like to give everybody an insight on Tiger Wood’s life. I will talk about his early childhood‚ golf career‚ and the scandal that became his downfall. INTRODUCTION Who in your opinion is the most dominant well-known figure in professional sports? This is up for debate to many of us as we all have different likes or interests. But there is one individual who was destined for stardom and was in the spotlight at a very early age.
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Chelsea McMillen’s Persuasive Speech Outline General Purpose: To persuade my audience Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience into being in favor of distributing contraceptives (condoms‚ birth control pills‚ spermicides‚ etc.) in high schools. Thesis statement: In order to explain why contraceptives are becoming such a necessity in schools today‚ I will share how teen parenthood is being glorified‚ reasons for such an increase in teenage pregnancies‚ and how effective distributing
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Russian but the rest of her story about whom she really is still a mystery to be unfold. At the end of my speech‚ I will be handing out some pictures and the copy of the article around for you to look at. Catherine’s journey of self-discovery started when she traveled to St. Petersburg on May 2009 to trace her Russian roots and to hopefully reunite with her grandmother’s relatives when her mom mentioned the similarities between Czarina Alexandra Romanov and her grandmamma through the photographs
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In Amy Chua’s book Tiger Mom she spoke on how strict her parents were and how she wanted to raise her kids the same way as she was raised. With her being a Chinese child they expected a lot from her‚ therefore‚ they were very strict when it came down to her education; not allowing
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“Why My Parents Divorce Saved Me and My Mother” When I was about six years old‚ my mom went into a psychic’s shop. My mother was afraid of nothing‚ but having never been to one‚ you could tell she was nervous. The lady was older‚ she had a kind face and a kind smile. She read my moms palms and talked about the recent stress my mother was under‚ as it does fall on a newly single mother. When it came to my mother’s children‚ she told her 4 futures‚ one for each of my sibling and myself. One would
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C IS FOR CALIFORNIA My mom grew up in California. Thats about all I know. She moved to Kansas after many other journeys around the world‚ and thats where she lives now. Some of my family still lives their‚ my three uncles‚ my grandparents‚ and other cousins. I don’t see them very often‚ but when I do‚ I have a great time with them. Many of them are my age‚ some of them are older and some of them are younger. We don’t visit often‚ because its a ways away‚ but when we do‚ we have a great time. The
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The whole art and joy of words": Aslan’s speech in the Chronicles of Narnia by Joy Alexander THERE are many instances in literature of characters stepping out of the books which create them. What I mean is that many people recognise and know about Robinson Crusoe‚ Oliver Twist‚ or Peter Pan who have certainly never read the stories in which they feature. Another example is Aslan‚ who is widely known to be a lion and can perhaps be associated with Narnia even though little else about the Narnian
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