PBS Kids made me the person I am today Public broadcasting station or PBS for short is a membership funded channel that is made to educate‚ inspire‚ create‚ and showcase a variety of unique experiences. There are shows that are meant to help develop children’s minds‚ documentaries that take the viewer through different adventures‚ news programs to inform of the goings on of the world‚ and even being able to watch journeys through dance‚ theatre‚ and music. This was created in 1970 and has been around
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Klothe-a-Kid since 7th grade. It’s main purpose is to provide supplies to those in need in rural parts of Kentucky. Through it‚ I’ve been fortunate enough to work organizing and passing out clothes‚ school supplies‚ food‚ and more to my surrounding neighborhoods and counties. Since Klothe-a-Kid is a Christian-based service‚ I’ve also been fortunate enough to introduce several new people to my faith while meeting them through the monthly events KAK holds. I believe the reason I consider Klothe-a-Kid to
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Deeply engaging with social issues‚ The Fosters’ ideological development departs from the quotidian inclusion in The Kids Are All Right. Visibility of lesbian characters in The Kids Are All Right is both apolitical and constrains queer visibility. Whereas The Fosters‚ albeit homonormative inclusion‚ effectively criticizes the ideological system that embeds the character narratives. Specifically‚ The Fosters’ meaningfully represents a family that is diverse and challenges the tropes of kinship. To
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Tia Wright School and Society: Tuesday and Thursday 9:25-10:40 The War on Kids exposes the problems with today’s school system. It talks about the irrational fears of schools and how it contributes to the issue that they have robbed children of basic rights in schools. Extreme measures are being taken as a punishment even for the most minor incidents‚ and children are now subjected to prison-like security‚ arbitrary punishments‚ and pharmacological abuse through the forced prescription of dangerous
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Analysis of The Kids Are All Right by Susan Faludi Kids are crawling around in the dirt‚ screaming‚ and have not yet had their diapers changed because the day care provider seems to be in a trance watching the latest episode of the Montel Williams show. One of the workers strikes a child because she won’t stop crying about how hungry she is. The other worker just sits in her chair drinking Jack Daniels with a little Coke mixed in. Not all is well at the Wee World Child Center. But is this
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Violence in media is healthy and beneficial for children—or so claims Gerard Jones‚ author of “Violent Media is Good for Kids”. It is undeniable that the title of Jones’s essay is straightforward and aptly named‚ if not confidently bold. But while his claim may boast confidence‚ it lacks credibility. Jones does do a great job introducing his controversial claim by using passion‚ persuasion‚ and personal experience. However‚ his insufficient evidence and fallacious reasoning fail to support
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In the excerpt from the afterward (p.132) to "The Cocaine Kids" by Terry Williams he seems to be expressing the Subcultural Theories. Simply because the excerpt is mainly concerned with the way they were raised‚ opportunities and lifestyle. In my opinion I agree strongly that these Subcultural Theories play a major roll in why the cocaine kids be come drug dealers. The "crew" all lived in a poor part of Manhattan called Washington Heights; it’s an area full of crack fiends and drug dealers. It’s
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Resume of Diary of a Wimpy kid The book revolves around the 11-year-old Greg Heffley’s life. His older brother is the cocky brother who’s always teasing you and beating you up when you’re in his room or you’ve stolen his stuff. His younger brother‚ Manny‚ is the annoying brother. He potty trains whilst eating cereal‚ he calls Greg Bubby too‚ which‚ according to Greg‚ is too childish and very embarrassing. Greg’s mother has bought him a diary. It was supposed to be a journal‚ though. In Greg’s journal
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The Confident Kids program is a short term intervention program that is operated in all states around Australia. The overall aim of the program is to reduce children’s aggressiveness‚ anxiety‚ depression or social withdrawal behaviours while improving their peer interactions. The program is designed to help children of the ages 6-14 with their emotional and behavioural troubles. To accomplish this aim The Confident Kids program uses group activities such as games‚ stories and role-play. The program
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to work hard at something was a sign of low ability. They thought that a person with talent or intelligence did not need to work hard to do well”. This means that a fixed mind set are kids who believe that they are very smart‚ believing that they are talented instead of developing their smartness and talents. Also kids believe that a fixed mind set can lead you to a successful life without any effort. Many students I have known are fixed mind set because students believe that just because they are
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