Some people believe slapping your kid is physical abuse, while some others spank those naughty little baggers, just like my parents do. ... And I am sure if they were to be told of what a traditional family is where only the husband works, you would get laughed at. But on the other hand, if a person in the upper class were to be asked then yes, there would probably only be the husband working and the wife staying at home with two kids. ... I believe the traditional family has changed and evolved to where both parents, or single parent, can work with either or the husband or wife being the s...

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While many people think this is terrible, and think that the boy should realize that it's wrong, he just simply may not. Don't be mistaken though, girls definitely may pick up on this behavior as well, and may beat their husbands and children as well, though it is not as commonly talked about. ... Also, it is considered abuse if the adolescent is spanked repeatedly for the parents pleasure. ... What every child should know is that they are not at fault. ...

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"I am so pleased that he is happy" (James 276), she says her after being spanked by him. If one tries to find a similitude with Tess, one will come across that by contrary Tess is avoiding Alec since she does not loves him as is exposed in the following quote: "() If I had gone for love o' you, if I had ever sincerely loved you, if I loved you still, I should not so loathe and hate myself for my weakness as I do now" (ch. 7). ... Those times when women were submitted either to their husbands, father, brother or any male figure are considered gone. ...

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To put an end to child abuse mandatory parenting skills classes should be required of every adult becoming a parent. ... Many kids are spanked so hard that they are left with bruises or a welt. ... The mother may be abusing the children without her husband even suspecting a thing. The mother may abuse the children while the husband is at work or vice versa and when the spouse gets home he or she may simply be told that the child suffered a bad fall down the stairs, etc. ... These classes on parenting I believe should be made m...

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Chapter 1 Summary Jean Louise Finch, nicknamed Scout, narrates this story and it is told during the great depression of the 1930's. She lives in the town of Maycomb, Alabama with her widowed father Atticus, and her older brother by four years, Jeremy Finch (called Jem). Scout tells us about...

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