They exclude Christina as much as they can. ... The learning outcomes of children from a "Working class" family home and children within a "Middle class" family home, both classes are different from each other, where middle class families focus on the child and more involved with their children as opposed to children from a working class family, where parents are less involved and allow their children to do things. ... (Thompson & Hickey, 2005), explains that class can be defined as soon as a person walks into a room, whether it is by the way a person speaks or whether it is the way a person...

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The charitable works of the Steelers, for example, are many, and are not limited to motivational speaking; Presents for Patients, a program that provides nursing home patients in the Pittsbugh area with gifts for the holidays; Race for the Cure, an event benefiting Breast Cancer research; the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization which links terminally ill children with their lifetime dreams; and Toys for Tots, a program that distributes toy donations to needy children. ... The Pirates, for one, consider contribution just as important as throwing strikes and hitting home runs. ... The conne...

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This recognition that all the characters in the novel are flawed guides the reader's understanding and shows Suskinds' complete and big message that society itself is broken and everyone can be controlled. ...

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It also brings new jobs and technology to different countries and makes profits for the car company that can be re-invested in making ever better cars. ... For the developing world, "doing what you are best at" in trade may mean providing sweatshop labour so that consumers in Europe can have cheaper trainers or electronic goods. Economic efficiency can mean maximum exploitation of workers, rather than technological innovation. Globalization, then, can be said to increase the exploitation of workers everywhere "and rising global inequalities will testify to such a fact." ... Technological...

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The encoder uses a close-up first person camera shot (See appendix 1) to draw the decoders' attention to the comparison between the balanced portions of healthy, home-made food with that of the larger, unhealthier meals which are consumed by the grandson. This theme of differences is further seen as the narrative portrays grandpa as someone who can enjoy his meals in a relaxed manner. ... Although the advert has been created to influence its audience with a particular message, many different readings can be taken thus highlighting how a wide variety of audiences can react differently to ...

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Essentially, this concept of Europe's "rich tapestry" can be fully explored in the context of European national identity, but it is one element of peace and stability, that comes from within, a peace that starts at home. ... In this essay, I am going to focus my discussion upon the extra state, rather than intrastate aspect of peace and stability, with the view that this can be achieved through collective foreign policy of the states of Europe. I ask, "To what extent can the EU forge a system that will ensure long-term peace in Europe?" ... The influence of the WEU on CFSP helps th...

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For fans and enthusiasts, popular music can be a leisure-time pursuit occurring on evenings or weekends; alternatively, it can constitute a lifestyle, or way of life (e.g., Deadheads-a group of fans of the American band Grateful Dead who saw the band at as many gigs and festivals as possible from the 1970s onward). ... Different forms of popular music can create pleasure and excitement for some and moral panic and dread for others; it is a much debated and important realm of cultural life with significant implications for our understanding of consumer culture. ... The emergence of many popula...

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Investigating if there is a relationship between childhood sexual abuse and teen pregnancy is impetrative because as stated above there are devastating effects to both the mother and child when a teenager becomes pregnant, so it can also be assumed that it is also imperative to investigate any risk factors that may put a teenage girl at a higher likelihood of falling pregnant. ... The prevalence of teen pregnancy according to the article Prevalence and Characteristics of Teen Motherhood in Canada "it is estimated that 40,000 adolescent girls become pregnant every year and about half of th...

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The JFK presidency, became known as Camelot and seen as a joyous time in American history, Along with JFK's Assassination, Man Landing on the Moon was the most memorable thing in the American peoples recent history and was seen as a glorious time for American as was the Camelot period, consequently Oil on canvas portrays two things that the American public can strongly identify with and enjoy. ... In looking at JFK as an icon there are certain positions to look at, the first one I will look at is "The Camelot" myth this being, the superiority which seemed to surround the Kennedy pres...

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The purpose of this article is to review the current models and offer a model that can be used by counseling practitioners facing ethical dilemmas involving clients from diverse backgrounds. ... As mentioned earlier, Baruth and Manning (1999) stated that ethical decision making can be difficult, but it is necessary, particularly when counselors face complex situations or work with clients who have differing worldviews. ... A traditional model is one disseminated by ACA (Forester-Miller & Davis, 1995), which can be categorized as a rational model based on an analysis of the ethical principles i...

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The purpose of this article is to review the current models and offer a model that can be used by counseling practitioners facing ethical dilemmas involving clients from diverse backgrounds. ... As mentioned earlier, Baruth and Manning (1999) stated that ethical decision making can be difficult, but it is necessary, particularly when counselors face complex situations or work with clients who have differing worldviews. ... A traditional model is one disseminated by ACA (Forester-Miller & Davis, 1995), which can be categorized as a rational model based on an analysis of the ethical principles i...

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At best, we can simply hope for controlled chaos during the various phases of disaster. ... Chemical accidents are referred to by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention as the hazardous release of chemicals, unintentional or intentional, which can cause harm to human health (2013). Chemical accidents can be spillage, release of toxins, fires, or explosions. The scope of damage from chemical accidents can easily be multiplied dependent of the chemical-type and exposure to environmental elements, such as oxygen or dust. ... Another activity of chemical and biological disaster can strike...

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"We the people of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of a human person, in the equal rights of men and women in nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom."" ... Clive Archer, an autho...

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With this in mind, an empire can no longer stay stable if a horrific war in which many countries, colonised and independent, have to fight together against an imperialist enemy, meaning the legitimacy of the allied empires can be no longer. ... While it can be considered that this perhaps was an unwise move from the colonies, like Indochina, the problem seems to stem from the French with their use of force with military might towards an already hostile people. Countering this, it can be argued that there are two sides to this argument of a spread in nationalism after the war, one being that ...

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Can we combat a nationalist terrorism whose structures are founded on national historical and ideological roots, in the same way as international terrorism whose strength lies in the capacity of its perpetrators to have access to modern communication methods to convey their ideas and achieve their goals? ... Due to the impact that this phenomenon has on the population, States have the duty to act rapidly and to show determination to alleviate the terror that can be created by terrorist activities. ... The constitution, powers, jurisdiction and procedure of such special courts shall be prescrib...

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The use of mercenaries has been historically a constant phenomenon till almost the end of the XX century, when their activities were criminalized by the international community. Parallel to that phenomenon European States, during their colonial expansion over all continents, authorized two other forms of similar violence by non state actors: the corsairs and the colonial merchant companies, such as the East India Company or the Hudson Bay Company. At the threshold of the XXI century we are witnessing a similar phenomenon. Although mercenaries have not completely disappeared "private milit...

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