The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act was enforced in 1974 along with the creation of the National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect. ... Briere, Child Abuse Trauma (Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1992); Diana E. ... We've arrested elementary school principals, military officers, computer programmers, attorneys, accountants, even a Broadway producer."" 12 Hollywood stars, movie moguls, politicians, judges and police officers [were] among those who [were] being sought by investigators working on what they [called] Operation Avalanche.13 In the end, there turned out to be m...

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As a child I was sometimes embarressedembarrassed to be Korean. ... Since Pham was the oldest child, For Pham being the first son his parentsfather had high educational expectations on him for him. ... Pham was the only child sent to a private school in Vietnam. ... Back Even in high school the typical Asians that always hung out with just only other Asians sometimes called me a "sellout" because I never hung out with them. ...

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It is due to the "No Child Left Behind Act", which, contrary to its name, is leaving more children behind [Bla14][Moe14]. ... Enacted in January 2002 under the Bush administration, the No Child Left Behind Act was enforced to make schools better by enacting the theories of standards-based education reform, which is based on the belief that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education [Moe14]. ... According to Webley, under the No Child Left Behind Act, teachers are always called out of class for a meeting and usually the meetin...

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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a child is killed every two hours with a loaded gun(6). ... Out of twenty children, three called for an adult as they had been taught (Smith 2). ... My dad taught me very good gun control as a child. ... The father who was not at home at the time was charged with second degree child abuse. ... Parents can also be charged with child abuse for leaving guns out that have been used in crimes (La Morte 2). ...

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If they do end up giving birth to unwanted child, it would lead to the problem of desertion or the mother neglecting the child and leading to its death. There are some women who have health problems that prevent them from being able to go through childbirth and for the reason that any form of birth control is not 100% effective, these women may at some point call for an abortion. ... However, if the child were to survive the birth, and not the mother, it would be forced to live a life without a mother. ... Suppose if just one of these women were to become with child, how can they be expected...

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The sad thing though is that a lot of young girls these days take advantage of that and look to abortion as a method of "birth control" (if you can even call it that). ... There are also those who suffer from certain medical disorders and cannot deliver a child without endangering the child and/or themselves. ... One after another describe the horrors of knowing that a child, their child, was being savagely ripped apart inside of their womb, then vacuumed out and left on the edge of a sink to die. ... I too now believe that all un-born children should be given a chance to live and if the mot...

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Using muscles of the abdomen and rectum, she bears down until the doctor is able to see the head, which is called crowning. ... All of this is accomplished because of the process of the miracle called birth....

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The whole idea of differences among people is what we call the "Melting Pot." ... Some names that are associated with being a gay man are that we are characterized as child molesters and sexual predators. ... This law is called the Defense of Marriage Act. ... Another big issue concerning the gay community is that if a lesbian couple had a child and the child got hurt, the birth mother of the child has to sign the documents in the hospital. For example, if the birth mother was on a business trip, and her child got hurt, the other mother could not sign the documents, so the birth mother w...

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Most parents don't like to admit to themselves that their child has a problem. ... Their child is said to be mentally retarded. ... A child that has autism is likely to have epilepsy by adulthood. ... It is better to take precaution and find out that the child is healthy than to wait until the last minute and find out that there is something seriously wrong with your child. ... One treatment is called Behavior Therapy. ...

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As a child I have experienced two cultures and two different ethnicity. ... On July 4, 1980, my parents first child was born, I Jartu Selli am the eldest of 2 siblings. ... Some voices called for the return of African Americans to the land of their forebears. ... They called upon the international community to recognize the independence and sovereignty of Liberia. ... As a child I was very sickly. ...

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Intense discrimination of the girl-child exists in a number of Asian countries. ... A Gallup poll conducted recently revealed that a staggering 38% of parents, if they could just have one child, prefer a son. ... On a different note, but still tied to this topic, an emerging technology called "MicroSort" has opened doors for US parents wanting to select the sex of their next child for "family balancing" reasons. To be eligible to use this new sperm-sorting system, parents must have at least one child (either boy or girl) of the opposite sex of their potential "MicroSort" child. ... Both men an...

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Child care is a part of the welfare system here in the United States. ... Because of the lack of affordability of child care, another problem is raised. ... This leads to higher turnover rates of employees of child care facilities, and insufficient child care. ... A study compiled by Perry called the Perry Pre-school study shows that for every dollar invested in early care and education has a seven dollar return rate for society. ... Works Cited Federal Funding for Child Care or Preschool. ...

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For most parents, the normal response would be to call the pediatrician and rush the baby to a hospital. ... In some states like Colorado, parents currently can be prosecuted for child abuse only if it can be proved they knew the child's life was in danger or there was a risk of serious disability. ... A former church member Rita Swan, had created an organization called CHILD (Children's Health Care is a Legal Duty) to protect children from abusive religions and cultural practices. ... There is a very fine line between corporal punishment and child abuse. ... Most forms of child abus...

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This form of modern day slavery is called human trafficking. ... There is also the injustice of child labor. ... All this child had known was violence, forced child labor has an everlasting effect. This is mental abuse, forced child labor soils a child spirit. ... This is another affect of child labor. ...

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In that important role I matured more rapidly then the average child. ... At four years old I was functioning as a grown up instead of a child being admitted to nursery school. This is was I called my "adult" duty. ... As a child I observed the lack of respect my parents received from society because of their limited English. ...

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Both of prominent backgrounds, Eric's father a retired Air Force officer and Dylan's father a geologist, the two belonged to a group called the Trenchcoat Mafia. ... A child's brain is very vulnerable during the early years. ... For the most part, parents who are withdrawn and remote, neglectful and passive, are the main reasons for a child to be overcome with stress. ... The Senate propsed a bill that called for mandatory child safety locks, backgound checks of gun buyers, and raising the legal age of purchasing a firearm from 18 to 21. ... They call for only one...

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After the birth of her child, she continues to search for her special someone, yet never finds him. ... A study called "My Daddy's Names is Donor" conducted several surveys by 100 donor conceived children. ... On a similar note, sperm donation often leads the child to feel as if they do not measure up to expectations. ... Olivia Pratten, another child of the sperm donation industry, said, "We could all get on the bus, and him - the biological father/sperm donor - could be sitting there, and none of us would realize that they had a child together. ... The whole anonymous asp...

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If America does not wake up soon, we will have extreme punishment against crimes, honour killings, and child marriage. ... Researches show that "under sharia law, courts may set an eye-for-an-eye punishment for crimes," but victims may pardon convicts in exchange for so-called blood money". ... According to ABC News, "about two dozen Iraqi women have demonstrated in Baghdad against a draft law approved by the Iraqi cabinet that would permit the marriage of nine-year-old girls and automatically give child custody to fathers. ... But as time progressed with more and more people settling and no...

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If a child did not by a school lunch, then a parent prepared a lunch for their child. ... Then along came this evolution of foods, commonly called convenient foods that made it easier and less time consuming for parents to prepare their children's lunches. ... Fifty years ago, people did not buy a lot of bagged potato chips , and if a school age child had a bag of potato chips, then they were considered lucky. ... All a parent had to do was put the pop tart in a toaster and when it pops up to give it the child and then breakfast was complete. ...

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"Although the drinking amount may be going down the age that alcohol drinking starts isn't," says a child psychologist. ... What they call the self-fulfilling prophecy also relates to the fact that many youths drink because of other's expectations and the peer pressure they receive; the idea that it's "cool" to drink. ... For general help programs at school and or counseling is best but for one to one and social help the NCADI Reporter lists simple ideas to help children from the start. " Spend time amongst family, keep track of where the child is and what he or she is doing...

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Benin derived its knowledge of brass casting directly from Ife, and the religious system of divining called Ifa spread from Ife not only throughout the Yoruba country but to other West African cultures as well. ... In Haiti the Yoruba's were generally called Anagos. ... In Brazil, Yoruba religious activities are called Anago or Shango, and in Cuba they are designated Lucumi. ... (Source 1) The Yoruba speak a common language called Yoruba (Yooba) but with a lot of variations. ... That is, we have to pay attention to the tradition and history of the family before we give names to a child. ...

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It could be in the form of a savings plan, 401k, pension plan or whatever they call it. ... And then one day for your birthday and a day called family day. ... Child care in the 1990's is on the rise. With more two working families, a big concern among the parents is child care. ... One is if the employees babysitter can't take your child that day, and you don't have a backup, usually you have to stay home from work. ...

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So I suggested to my mom that we call the doctor. We finally arrived at the hospital at 11:15 in the morning, and after 14 more hours of excruciating pain, 10 months anticipation and worries, and 15 years of life I could call myself "Mom" for the first time. ... All you have to do is love your child and everything else in life will be just fine. ... Currently 65 million people have an incurable sexually transmitted disease; that correlates to 22% of people in the United States or more than 2 of us in this room that have a disease we acquired during sexual activity that is with us for th...

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Kids wondered on unapproved adventures, called "expeditions where if their parents really knew where they were and what they were up to, there would be severe consequences. ... In the year 2014 its hard to find a child without some access to these technologies. ... Free play is now replaced with endless television and video games and boring inside activities so parents know their child is safe. ... In fact, most child abductions are by family members and other people that the child may know. ... To learn about the physical world, the child must experiment with the physical world. ...

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He called December 7 "a date which will live in infamy". ... He said "Every single man, woman, and child is a partner in the most tremendous undertaking of our American history." ... He called December 7 "a date which will live in infamy." ... He said "Every single man, woman, and child is a partner in the most tremendous undertaking of our American history." ...

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