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Human Development: Peer Influence, 2008.
A discussion of the importance of peer influence in the development of a child.
1,210 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses various studies that point to peers rather than parents as the most important influence on a child's life. The author discusses how a child's acquisition of a second language and academic success are both strongly influenced by peers. The Internet, which is becoming increasingly familiar to teens and younger children, exposes them to new information, music, and influences, and also provides a potent source of social connectivity. The author cites statistics that show that children who use the Internet more have higher GPAs than children with less Internet usage, and concludes that how the profound effects of the new media will be played out in this generation's adult lives will only be seen once the current Internet generation reaches maturity.
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"This is expected in American culture, indeed, the fact that we speak of generations, as in Generation Y or Generation X, the Greatest Generation, indicates how it is normalized for children to ally with their peers in their social habits and attitudes. Perhaps the most profound difference between this generation and the past generation is the influence of new media upon children's development. The impact of high levels of violence and sexuality on television and how this affects children's attention spans, sense of self, propensity towards shows of aggression, and other aspects of development is still quite contentious. However, there is agreement that more than television or music, the Internet has had the most profound influence upon the current generation of teens."
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Chernobyl and Literature, 2008.
This paper looks at literature discussing the impact of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and looks at writers who have made a profound impact on the response to the disaster. The writer notes that the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Soviet Union in 1986 was one of the worst disasters of the 20th century, and it has had horrible effects on the people who lived anywhere near the nuclear plant. The writer points out that many writers and artists have had a profound impact on the response to Chernobyl. The writer discusses that some writers are still contributing to that impact with continuing coverage of the aftermath of Chernobyl and how it has affected the citizens of Russia and worst of all, how it has affected their children, and continues to affect the area, more than 20 years after the disaster.
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"Most of the families are extremely poor, and have little hope for the future. Authors De Jong and Knoth corroborate this poverty and hopelessness in their photo-essay that chronicles children and adults throughout the Belarus region. Some have committed suicide, others have abandoned their newborn children at hospitals because of their health conditions, and few have moved away, because they do not have the resources to do so. These authors graphically illustrate how horrible the disaster was, the magnitude of the radiation, and how radiation lingers throughout the region, but the people go on living their lives just as they did before. They bathe, fish, and hunt in contaminated rivers, eat contaminated food grown in contaminated soil, and live in towns and villages too contaminated to support life, yet the government does nothing."
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Two-Year Old Child Development Case Study, 2008.
A case study of child development in the first two years of a child's life.
2,880 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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Healthy early childhood development is highly dependent on some rather simple, yet profound variables. The first few feelings that an infant has are very basic instinctual attachments or bonding to his or her immediate environmental surroundings, including caregivers. Security is the primal most comforting feeling an infant has and if it is interrupted in these early often the result is an attachment disorder if not addressed properly. This particular case study is an exploration of child development during these early formative years.
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"While Jason's demeanor is generally good, he has a tendency to be withdrawn at times in different social situations. After his mother returned to work, his maternal grandmother had helped take care of him for approximately six months afterward. After that time Jason was introduced to a local day care facility with an excellent reputation. Initially Jason reacted quite negatively to the situation, crying for some time after being left and refusing to participate in any classroom activities, but eventually he could be left for the day without incident. However he continued to be withdrawn during playtime activities and had minimum of socialization with the other children."
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Self Assessment - a Personal Narrative, 2008.
The paper is a self assessment of the writer's attitudes to reading and writing skills.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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The paper is a self assessment of the writer's attitudes to reading and writing skills and the the factors that, for him, make the two actions either tedious or enjoyable.The author contends that reading and writing are unnatural processes in so much as they have to be learned and do not develop naturally as does speech. He further contends that an individual's personal preferences determine whether the skills are problematical or not. In addition, the writer tells us that, in his case, there are reading and writing activities which are tedious and lengthy because he has no interest in the subject, and others where, because of his interest or affinity with the subject, are easy and enjoyable process. This, he suggests, is true of most individuals.
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"I think I am an average to good writer depending on my mood. When I write about things I like traveling, sports or my hobbies, I can express my thoughts and feelings with gusto. I can describe the "moment" with such vividness and color that I could probably put other writers to shame. I can say this confidently because I am writing about me, my deepest thoughts, my happiness and my fear. It is quite easy to write something that springs from within especially if it is without boundaries, without shame. Now once you talk about writing things such as homework, thesis, research or term papers - you got me there. Boy will I get stump. I take forever to collect my thoughts and I am the great procrastinator. It's like when I get an assignment to write an essay due in two days, instead of doing it immediately I tend to keep telling myself, "Yah, I'll do it...eventually!" Whoa and two ours before the deadline, I'm up to my wits wrecking my brain to come up with a decent literary tour de force. Eventually, I make it but after a lot of unnecessary stress I put myself into instead of doing things way ahead of time."
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Single Parenting, 2008.
A portrayal of the problems encountered by single parents and their children.
1,789 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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The paper discusses the subject of single parenting, the demographics, contributing factors and issues with which single parents have to contend. The paper comments that the large percentage of single parents fall into the African American or Latin American racial / cultural origin group and highlights the reasons, needs and the problems experienced by this specific group and, more specifically, the effect that this has on the offspring.
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"Who are the single-parents? Where do they live? The vast majority of single parents are women, are of African American or Latin American racial / cultural origin, are below the national average for household income, are below the age of thirty when they first became a single parent, and therefore a significant number of the children of single parents are living in conditions that would be potentially much better were there to be two wage earners in the home."
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Students' Access to Birth Control Services, 2008.
An argument in favor of providing access to birth control to teenage students in an effort to reduce teen pregnancy rates.
3,756 words (approx. 15.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 103.95
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This paper argues that today's teenager, whether in senior high school or middle school, should be given access to confidential health care - e.g., condoms and prescription birth control - in order to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy and to avoid the physical and psychological ramifications of pregnancy. It discusses the problem of teens' sexual activity levels and various initiatives that have been tried in the past to reduce the incidence of teen pregnancy.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Literature Review
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"In Texas, when George W. Bush was governor, he endorsed legislation that now requires schools to teach "abstinence as the 'preferred choice' for unmarried young people." It's clear that the Bush initiative has not succeeded to the level that it was hoped for. Meantime, when comparing California and Texas, one has to understand the universe of difference in approaches to social issues and problems. For example, first look at the data between the two states; in California the teen birth rate (2004, latest statistics available) is now at 39 per 1,000 girls between ages 15-19. That is down from 74 births per 1,000 in 1991. In Texas, the 1991 mark was 78 births per 1,000 girls (ages 15-19) and in 2004 that Texas data changed only slightly, to 63 births per 1,000 teenaged girls."
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Child Prodigies in College, 2008.
An argument that child prodigies should not be able to enter college before the age of seventeen.
2,159 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 67.95
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This paper discusses whether there should be a set age limit for a child prodigy to attend college. It looks at many factors that affect such children and particularly focuses on the social affect of them entering college at a young age. The paper concludes that there should be an age limit of seventeen years of age for a child to enter college.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Introduction
The Debate
Ethical and Moral Aspects of this Controversy
Persuasive Argument
Recommendations for Future Research
Summary and Conclusion
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"Currently, there are some initiatives underway to address the education of young geniuses in society however it is generally understood that college admission of these young child prodigies is not always the optimum means of providing these youngsters with stimulating and challenging education. One case of the progression of a child prodigy is related in which the young many first started college but instead wrote a computer program for the school that ultimately sold for millions and the young may has since secured a job, still without having graduated from so much as Jr. High School and is one in which he makes agreeably high income in a career that is in the area of technology and engineering computing programs and one which he orchestrates for companies throughout the world."
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Video Games and Violent Children, 2008.
A research proposal to examine the effects of video games on child aggression.
1,906 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This research study focuses on the hypothesis that video games are the source of an obsessive addiction that causes children to experience a physical exhausted aggression that results in heightened aggressive responses to otherwise normal and noninvasive stimuli. The exhaustion and aggression result in a diminished capacity and children suffering this condition cannot be held accountable for the danger they pose to others, or the harm they inflict upon others when in this exhausted heightened state of aggression arising out of their obsessive addiction. Further, the manifestation of the aggression is one that is reflective of the aggressive nature or violent images which have occupied a socially abnormal and unacceptable amount of the child's life and time. The paper provides an overview of the research that will support this hypothesis and outlines the proposed methodology, results and discussion.
Outline:
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Informed Consent
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"The popularity of video games and technology in contemporary modern culture is one that has the potential to be one of the most useful academic tools ever conceived. Unfortunately, the move from home entertainment to the classroom, and using the video game in a more constructive, productive and academic manner has been slow. That is perhaps because the industry is one geared towards profit, not education. There is much more profit to be earned in marketing to the entertainment needs of the American family, most notably by way of keeping American children, entertained and causing them to be less conspicuous in the lives of adults. Video games have supplanted the television as the current "babysitter" for children in the American family."
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Alcohol Abuse, 2008.
This paper explores the crisis of alcohol abuse among college students.
1,641 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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The paper focuses on a recent report entitled "Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America's Colleges and Universities" that divulged a disturbing public health crisis concerning alcohol abuse among college students on campuses across America. The paper reveals the findings that school administrators facilitated or accepted alcohol and drug abuse. The paper goes on to lay the blame on parents as well and discusses the effects that alcohol abuse has on the adolescent/young adult brain. Finally, the paper examines the signs and symptoms of alcohol dependence.
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"Excessive or risky drinking takes the lives of approximately 85,000 Americans per year, making it the third leading cause of death in the US (SciTech Book News, 2006). According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), approximately 18 million Americans are dependant on alcohol--people who are addicted to alcohol cannot control their drinking, and can't stop drinking even when it's negatively disrupting their lives (McCollum, S., 2007). "Alcohol abuse is any drinking that causes problems with work or school work, your relationships, or leads to legal problems or dangerous situations" (Harvard Reviews, 2006)."
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Alcohol Abuse Issues, 2008.
A review of the problems associated with the abuse of alcohol.
1,544 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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The paper discusses disturbing statistics on alcohol consumption and on its harmful effects, including deaths, cancer, cardiovascular disease, liver disease as well as neurological damage and psychological / psychiatric issues. The paper looks at research on the early abuse of alcohol and how it affects youth, specifically on young Native-Americans. The paper reveals that men involved in physical labor jobs who have been treated for substance abuse have nearly double the risk of sustaining a serious injury while at work. The paper also examines studies on children raised in families where alcohol and violence is the norm.
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"According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), "Excessive alcohol consumption" is the third leading cause of "preventable death" in the United States. Over a typical thirty-day period in the U.S., the CDC reports that (www.thecommunityguide.org/alcohol/default.htm) "over half" of the American adult population drinks some alcohol; about 5 percent of the total population "drinks heavily"; and about 15 percent of the U.S. population engages in "binge drinking."
"The CDC also reports that "excessive drinking" isn't necessarily always connected with many drinks per person; in fact, since some people are very sensitive to the effects of alcohol on the body, excessive drinking can be as little at "two drinks per day on average for men" or more than one drink per day for women. And "binge drinking" is technically the consumption of more than four drinks "during a single occasion" for men and more than three drinks "during a single occasion" for women."
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