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Special Education for Autistic Children, 2008.
A review of the article "Video Modeling for Individuals with Autism: A Review of Model Types and Effects," by K. McCoy & E. Hermansen.
858 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the need for more educational resources for the growing number of children diagnosed as autistic, focusing on the approach taken in the article "Video Modeling for Individuals with Autism: A Review of Model Types and Effects," by McCoy & Hermansen. The article reviews the different ways that video modeling has been applied and integrated into other forms of education, placing them in five categories. The writer concludes that this article is a valuable primer on one new method of approach for educators who are looking for alternative ways of instructing autistic children.
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"Because of the tendency for autistic children to respond visually and to modeling behavior, according to McCoy & Hermansen's review, video modeling has been increasingly being used as a resource. In the behavioral technique of video modeling, the child views videotapes in place of live scenarios. It places the focus of attention on the stimulus tape to expand the learner's capability to memorize, imitate, and generalize or adapt targeted behaviors. The approach has a number of advantages for teachers who need to find effective approaches to meet the instructional characteristics of autistic children. Video modeling is especially of interest to instructors who find live modeling to be very time consuming."
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Teenage Driving Curfew Laws, 2008.
A persuasive essay on the benefits of the teen curfew laws in the state of Virginia.
1,041 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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The paper discusses the teenage driving curfew laws in Virginia that were enacted to help save lives and keep teens off the road at the most dangerous times for drunk driving. The paper believes the curfew is a good idea because it helps save lives and makes people more aware about driving under the influence, along with making parents more aware of their children's activities. The paper brings evidence that supports this assertion and contends that the laws should be expanded to combat the still prevalent number of auto accidents that account for teen deaths in Virginia.
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"Studies indicate that teenage driving curfews, such as the one in Virginia, help save lives. A national Web site geared to teen driving notes, "Each year, motor vehicle crashes claim almost 42,000 lives, cause millions of injuries, and cost more than $150 billion in damages. Motor vehicle crashes are not accidents. They are the result of bad decisions and risky behaviors" ("Virginia Licensing Laws"). These laws may seem domineering and controlling, but studies have shown that teen driving curfews do work, and that they can reduce teen deaths after they are implemented. Virginia, along with a few other states, have some of the toughest teen driving laws in the country, and a study by the Insurance Institute shows that "fatal accidents among 15- to 17-year-old drivers dropped 19 percent between 1992 and 2002" (Mussenden) in these states."
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Juvenile Perceptions on Capital Punishment, 2008.
This paper examines the perceptions of juveniles on capital punishment.
3,445 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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This paper explores the relationship between race and capital punishment. Specifically the researcher explores the racial differences in attitudes toward capital punishment, focusing on juvenile opinions. The paper examines factors affecting views on capital punishment, arguments for and against, attitudes towards the death penalty and provides a review of the literature used in the paper.
Outline:
Introduction
Literature
What Predicts Death Penalty Support?
Arguments For and Against Death Penalty
Public Opinion and Attitudes
Death Penalty Attitudes of the Offender
Death Penalty Attitudes of Juveniles
Summary of the Literature
Discussion
Conclusion
References
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"Attitudes among juveniles regarding capital punishment are just as heated and challenging as they are among adults. While few studies directly explore the relationship between the death penalty and juveniles, there are reports provided by some empirical researchers suggesting by and large, the juvenile population is just as divided as the American people are on the issue. As noted in the introduction, the Death Penalty Information Center (2006) suggests at least 50% of all adults support the death penalty. However, the same group when offered other alternatives including the alternative of life without parole are likely to change their minds and their opinions of the death penalty. In ancient times, most people unequivocally supported the death penalty, as there were few resources available to conduct elaborate or even minimal burials to individuals that had committed crimes (Bedau & Cassell, 2004)."
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Addicts to Television, 2008.
A discussion on the positive and negative influence that television has on children today.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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The paper discusses the effect that television programs have on school-aged audiences. The paper notes that excessive television is detrimental because it replaces family togetherness and more worthwhile activities and also exposes children to violence. On the other hand, the paper also notes the more positive aspect of television in that television programming now includes educational content as well as science and nature channels that rival the traditional educational methods. The paper concludes that any negative consequences associated with modern television is
more than outweighed by the tremendous availability of educational, informative, scientific, historical, and artistic programming now available around the clock.
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"As cable television increased the availability of youth-oriented television programming and children spent even more time in front of the T.V., several sociologists made observations similar to those previously published in connection with the amount of advertising absorbed by children in connection with their exposure to violence on the screen. According to them, constant exposure to violence on television, (even if it was mostly fictional), corresponded to increased aggression in person, by virtue of desensitization. It was even suggested that watching the highly caricatured violence represented in cartoons like Bugs Bunny constituted "violence" in terms of its effect on the minds of children. "
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Juvenile Homicide, 2008.
An examination of the incidence and causes of juvenile homicide.
2,727 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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The paper explores the causes of juvenile homicide, the types of weaponry or violence that is typically employed, various socioeconomic factors and relevant ethnicity considerations as well as the impact of family violence on the incidence of juvenile homicide in general and in the State of New York in particular. The paper also discusses the correctional facilities used for juvenile offenders in New York and then analyzes the social problems that are associated with juvenile homicide.
Outline:
Review and Discussion
Conclusion
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"As anyone who has survived the experience can well attest, adolescence can be a trying period in people's lives and it is reasonable to assume that the individual causes of juvenile homicide are as numerous as the perpetrators involved. A seminal study by Bender and Curran (1940) examined both preteen and adolescent homicides from psychoanalytic perspective. These researchers maintained that when competition for the attention of a parental figure is exacerbated by familial, organic, or educational issues, juveniles become more likely to commit homicidal acts."
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Teen Smoking Behaviors, 2008.
A research proposal that aims to identify the key behavioral triggers which influence teens to start smoking.
2,219 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This business research proposal discusses a campaign to stop smoking at the age at which teenagers are most likely to start - in middle school. The proposal focuses primarily on white teens, due to the increased likelihood of them starting to smoke. The paper provides a background to teenage smoking and how the trend has changed over time. The paper then aims to identify the key behavioral triggers which influence teens to start smoking.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Problem Statement
Current Consequences of the Problem
Restrictions to the Current Investigation
Research Objectives
Literature Review
Importance/Benefits of the Study
Research Design
Extraneous Variable
Scoring Answers
Data Analysis
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"The increase in teen smoking may be abating, or may be taking a pause before it continues the climb seen in the past 10 years, from 1996 to 2005. In either case, reducing smoking at an early age has a lifelong effect on individuals' health, and can lead to better quality of life for millions of people who might otherwise take up smoking. A secondary benefit is that lessons learned may help to reduce the current 3.1 million teen smokers, many of whom try smoking and quit--it would be useful to know why they started in the first place, and why they quit."
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Theories of Motivation, 2008.
A look at several theories of motivation and their application to some practical situations involving children.
1,699 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses some key theories of motivation, beginning with Robert E. Franken's theory of adaptive and maladaptive hostility in his work "Human Motivation,". The paper describes two cases that illustrate his model and then goes on to review theories about the variable of psychological control in the parent-child relationship when maladaptive hostility is involved. The paper also examines theories regarding the relationship of stress and fear with physical and emotional health. In addition, the writer presents definitions of motivation and gives three examples to explain Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory.
Outline:
Two Cases Examined
Numerous Roles of Fear in Positive and Negative Situations
The Role of Learning in Human Motivation
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
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"Psychological control is often a variable in the relationship of parents and children in which maladaptive hostility is the path which has been followed. The work of Soenens et al (2005) relates that psychological control "refers to parental behaviors that intrude upon children's thoughts and feelings, and has been characterized as typical of parents who excessively use manipulative parenting techniques such as guilt-induction and love withdrawal." Psychological control is believed to "control adolescent's development towards autonomy, infers with the acquisition of a secure sense of self and leads to disturbances in psychosocial functioning.""
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Paternal Abandonment and Female Adult Obesity, 2008.
A research paper exploring whether there is a causal relationship between adult female obesity and paternal abandonment between the ages of 6 and 19.
6,768 words (approx. 27.1 pages), 24 sources, APA, $ 154.95
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The paper explores the obesity epidemic through a comprehensive analysis of its development, as well as through a literature review pertaining to obesity and its controversial causes. The paper explores issues of self-esteem, abandonment issues, economics and prolonged psychological stress during formative years that can have contributed to the occurrence of obesity in adult women as well as in young girls. The paper then describes the findings of independent research regarding paternal abandonment between the ages of 6-19 and its effects on adult obesity in women. The paper includes the consent form, questionnaire, and raw data used by the study.
Outline:
Abstract Introduction Statement of Problem
Hypothesis
Review of Literature
Methodology
Findings
Conclusion
Limitations
Definitions of Terms
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"Obesity is a significant and current social and physical issue in the world today. (Anderson & Butcher, 2006, p. 19) It is particularly troubling in developed nations and is currently labeled and epidemic in the United States. Many people seek to find answers to the obesity question within the biological and physical spheres of study, blaming the entire situation of obesity on the poor eating habits and low level of physical activity of those who suffer from it. One area of obesity research that has been neglected is its connection to psychological factors. The psychology of obesity is a significant and demonstrative factor in the behaviors that cause obesity as well as in its manifestation, which has recently become increasingly youthful, with children as young as two-five showing early symptoms of obesity as well as a potential future of obesity into adulthood. (Anderson & Butcher, 2006, p. 19)"
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Funding for Education, 2008.
A report on the funding and related issues affecting the US primary and secondary education system.
1,978 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses funding for education in the United States. It incorporates a paradigm shift in American education, one which gives the image of choice to parents and children, and reduces schools from their current large, monolithic, bureaucratic and procedures-oriented paradigm to a small, diverse, experimental and self-directed paradigm. The paper calls for a fundamental shift in education thinking. Rather than a coercion model, in which children are obligated to attend a certain school, the model will be a "demand-pull" paradigm, in which children and their parents choose to send their child to a certain school for the specific advantages that that school offers.
Outline:
Introduction
Changing the Meme
The Historical Meme: Education was a Bulwark of Democracy
Paradigm Shift: Failure of one meme
Paradigm Shift: Rise of another meme
Vouchers
Home Schooling
Charter, Magnet and Other Schools
Conclusion
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"The theories of the central role of education in our democracy has been expanded upon by John Dewey and his followers in the early 20th century. Dewey argues that education plays a key role in open-mindedness. Prior to making humans more efficient and effective, it is important to ground their moral and intellectual capabilities. Dewey felt that the functions of education were to produce moral, thinking and curious individuals who could engage in discussion (preferably face-to-face) with others. Such dialogue was necessary to analyze current political events, to convince other individuals and groups of the 'rightness' of one's cause, or to change one's mind in case of a better-realized solution, and to implement new ideas through political consensus based on an open discussion of the need for change and how to arrive at it "
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Public Service Announcement: Marriage Techniques, 2008.
A description of a workshop aimed at married couples who are experiencing problems in their marriage.
1,259 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses some reasons for the current high divorce rate, in particular, the lack of interpersonal communication, and proposes a workshop that will help married couples to regain contact with the self, and through this, reestablish contact with a partner. The author explains that self-love is not selfish but a sound basis for personal as well as marital happiness. The loss of self-love leads to a loss of self-esteem and self-respect, which in turn causes resentment of the partner. The author describes the proposed workship in detail and concludes by expressing the belief that all people have within them the ability to make their marriages work, if they are willing to look beyond their resentment and personal pain.
Outline
Introduction
Overview
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
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"According to authors such as Bob Narindra and Sandra T. Spalding, communication is one of the most important foundations of a good marriage. However, the way in which this communication occurs can become problematic. One of the partners may for example communicate by fighting all the time, while the other partner responds by being fearful for the majority of their lives together. Others may interact with silence, facial expressions, and gestures. Communication styles differ among people. The particular style is not of importance. What is important, is that communication should occur effectively. Each partner needs to be able to interact in a way that makes him or her feel satisfied and valued. This often does not happen, and I believe that the core of the problem is a lack of self-esteem in at least one partner. This can be remedied by self-love."
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