Child abuse is any emotional‚ sexual‚ or physical mistreatment‚ as well as neglect of a child. Some countries may vary in their definition of the term. In the USA. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) defines child abuse as " child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm‚ potential for harm‚ or threat of harm to a child". A UK guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010 (1.33-1.36) says that
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ways its animals are treated" was written by Gandhiji. Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk‚ he does not lay eggs‚ he is too weak to pull the plough‚ he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. Animals are considered as property only. All around the world animals are being used for people’s enjoyment like fairs‚ circuses‚ amusement parks‚ zoos‚ rodeos‚ horse and dog racing. We also see animals humoring
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flea? 4. Why and how does the woman “triumph” in the third stanza? What is the speaker’s response? How logical is his concluding argument? 5. What action‚ if any‚ would you infer follows the conclusion of the poem? Hills Like White Elephants 1. The main topic of discussion between the man and the girl is never named. What is “the awfully simple operation”? Why is it not named? What different attitudes are taken by the man and the girl? Why? 2. What is indicated about the past
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George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant: a Summary George Orwell‚ from a first person narrative perspective of a British officer in Moulmein‚ Burma‚ writes an autobiographical essay titled Shooting an Elephant‚ confessing the inner conflict of a British police officer. From his experience in British-ruled India in the early Twentieth Century‚ his essay shows feelings in the area and the East against Europe‚ and faults of the imperialism. While he was there he is having to do something that caused ethical
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"Shooting an Elephant" Erika Moreno-Dalton In "Shooting an Elephant‚" George Orwell finds himself in a difficult situation involving an elephant. The fate of the elephant lies in his hands. Only he can make the final decision. In the end‚ due to Orwell’s decision‚ the elephant lay dying in a pool of blood. Orwell wins the sympathy of readers by expressing the pressure he feels as an Anglo-Indian in Burma‚ struggling with his morals‚ and showing a sense of compassion for the dying animal. Readers
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Thesis Statement: Child abuse entails physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ and psychological abuse. Sentence Outline: Sub Topics Topic Sentences 1. Physical Abuse Physical abuse constitutes deliberate abuse or harm which inflicts injuries to a child. 2. Sexual Abuse Furthermore‚ sexual abuse is an important facet of child abuse. 3. Psychological Abuse Another component of child abuse is psychological or emotional abuse. Child abuse is a serious offence which is considered as a crime
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Animal Intelligence Animals are smarter than people think they are. As animal studies keep on increasing‚ we find out that some animals are close to our level of thinking. Animals such as chimps‚ parrots‚ elephants‚ dolphins and monkeys have been studied and proved to us that they too have a good level of intelligence. Self recognition‚ social skills‚ language skills and the use of tools are all signs that scientist use to prove that these animals have a good capacity of smarts in their brain
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Elder Abuse. (Bureau of Justice‚ 2013) There are 4‚139 cases of Elder abuse every minute which amounts to 9.5% percent of the Elderly population. In the State of Ohio‚ there were over 16‚000 reported cases of Elder Abuse in 2010.(Cleveland Seniors Association‚ 2010) That number is expected to be higher because most cases are not reported. According to the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse‚ 90% of the abusers are family members. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse‚ “Elder
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Alcohol Abuse By: Rian Geraldine S. Alberto Alcohol • • • • Alcohol is a drink containing ethanol It is a lipid that is highly water soluble A psychoactive drug that has a depressant effect. Distribution: Ethanol is distributed equally in all body tissue according to water content. • Metabolism: A healthy body can metabolize 15ml of alcohol/hour • Alcohol is metabolized by the liver but 10% is excreted unchanged in the breath‚ sweat and the urine Metabolism of alcohol Alcohol Aldehyde
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the short stories The Elephant‚ by Slawomir Mrozek‚ and Mirror Image‚ by Lena Coakley‚ provide the basis of an interesting comparison. The authors’ of both stories have created characters that portray the idea that looks can be deceiving. By studying and discussing these characters‚ it can be argued that what looks to be true in both stories turns out to be false. In The Elephant groups of children who are visiting the zoo on a class trip‚ become suspicious when the new elephant isn’t eating or moving
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