... can be determined by the parents and their methods of explanation to the children. Graham Blaine Jr. who is the Chief of Psychiatry at Harvard University health services writes a chapter in the book Explaining Divorce to Children. This chapter is entitled “The Effect of Divorce upon the Personality Development of Children and Youth.� He addresses this chapter to parents who are considering getting a divorce or are in the middle of the divorce process. The author uses a combination of Ethos and Pathos to support his theory on divorce. Blaine uses these strategies to highlight the mixed emotions a child may en ...

... affected, especially those whose main source of income is tourism. All the companies and businesses which deal with and/or depend on tourism is on its way to impoverishment. This means that export prices had to be raised in order to stay in competition. It seemed, although, that this wasn’t enough to accommodate the money losses. Cutbacks, thus needed to made; extra expenditures and areas of obscurity had to go. With this in mind, many businesses (mostly private) began cutting back in the employment line. Many workers were fired, or “let go,” as they put it, because the company couldn’ ...

... parents and politicians. This humanistic view may be due to the removal of God and prayer in public schools, upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962. Since then, SAT scores have plummeted, while teen pregnancies, suicides, alcoholism, drug abuse, violence, and illiteracy rates have increased dramatically. Many believe disciplinary problems begin before a child’s introduction to public school. In Washington, D.C., the principal of one elementary school banned regular recess due to drugs and violence. The children played outside only within an enclosed eight-foot concrete barrier. At times, play was allowe ...

... a market for their product they attempt to make women feel imperfect about their own bodies through advertisement. Advertisers manipulate women into thinking their value is dependent on their physical appearance. An overweight person is seen as lazy. Women, especially, are told that their efforts to exercise and to stay fit will be rewarded by success in their personal and professional lives. If they fail at the idea they are encouraged to try harder. The cruel thing is that the social requirement that we achieve the "ideal weight" is based on the presumption that we can completely control our body size, which is no ...

... feel that direct changes need to be made on the methods of training and certifying the teachers of our country. Before looking at the reform movement, however, one must first look at the so called problem of inconsistency in teacher certification. In our country today there is a general consistency among the requirements for state certification of teachers. Most states require their teacher institutions to establish a teacher education program that includes coursework and fieldwork. The coursework includes those courses that prepare a student to become a professional teacher and those classes that include ...

... that are based on city action, on police and justice cooperation with other agencies, and other community based programs. Delinquency, vandalism and violent crimes cause considerable harm and are expensive to communities. A recent report for the US Congress by a university group noted how few scientific evaluations exist on traditional policing and incarceration programs. Where they exist, they do not usually show positive results. Some persons commit crime despite their life situation; for others, it is the reverse, but multiple factors generate crime. Individuals are less likely to offend repetitively when their ...

... a disastrous typhoon, which left only a coconut tree standing, this setting inspired the design for the official Seal of Guam. The dimensions of the flag are thirty-four inches by sixty inches with a three inch red border all around. Set within the red border is dark blue and in the center is an oval shape that measures twenty-six inches by seventeen inches with a one inch red border. The oval is filled with symbols that represents the people of Guam and its rich culture and heritage. The river channel flows into the sea and is surrounded by unfertile yellow orange sand on each side. To the right of the oval s ...

... compete with traffickers’ bribes.” (Bertram, Blachman, Sharpe, Andres p.170) These bribes are often used by drug dealers to buy legislators. In 1995 several congressmen, the attorney general, and the president’s campaign advisor were indicted for accepting drug money for their cooperation. It is hard to truly speculate today how many government officials are actually on the payroll of the drug cartels. Officials can make anywhere from $5,000 to $70,000 and beyond to just turn their heads and look the other way. This bribery has seeped its way through all levels of anti-narcotic forces as well. Th ...

... and characteristics of children in care regardless of whether they have been labeled "dependent," "neglected," "status offender," "CHINS" (Children in Need of Supervision), or "emotionally disturbed." It was Wooden's impression that a "shell game" was being played with the labeling process, with dependent children, relabeled as "disturbed" or "hard to place" being shuttled off to private, often profit-making institutions in ever greater numbers. As a result: Instead of orphanages, we now have so-called "treatment centers"--a "growth industry" which feeds on unwanted children just as the nursing home busines ...

... think of his painting. Imagination drives him to create and to use his mind. Imagination is what drives the person to buy a certain product on the store shelf; imagining it to be better to the others of it's kind. Even animals must have at least a limited imagination. They play, they study things the way humans might, and they hunt with quick thought processes. Science is ruled by imagination. Not one scientist could come up with new ideas for his/her field without using his imagination along with his learned skills. Imagination drives everything, makes everything what it is. Imaginatio ...