ktmeng/mec huggingface dataset:
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Flook L., Goldberg S.B., Pinger L., and Davidson R.J. 2015 says, children must be taught to behave properly in school. They learn from adults around them, if we behave properly, use the proper words, they are going to grow well (Flook L., Goldberg S.B., Pinger L., and Davidson R.J. 2015). Sometimes, it is difficult to handle situations. But the teacher must be patient, kind and calm when concerns arise. Being angry doesn’t help these situations (Flook L., Goldberg S.B., Pinger L., and Davidson R.J. 2015).
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The purpose of this article is to convey different uses of creative writing styles for adults and teens who struggle with substance abuse, drugs or alcohol. A variety of creative writing styles were given to these people such as, poetry, expressive writing, prompts, and even music with poetry. The interventions were on topics related to the participants needs. The interventions mainly included: negative experiences from drinking, issues with self-identity, identifying positive coping skills, and some emotional topics related back to the individual.
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The purpose of this article is to discuss the benefits of aquatic therapy as an intervention for older adults with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degeneration a joint cartilage that is under the bone which causes bone on bone contact with inflammation and pain. When your body is in the water you weigh much less causing the participant to have less strain on their bones. One method included a 5 to 10 -minute warm-up session, followed by 30-40 minutes of the designated exercises and then a 5-10 -minute cool-down period. (Davis, J., & Nelson, R. 2015). The patients stated that their motor functioning had been improved, enhanced self-esteem and reduced depression. This intervention has increased patient’s mobility as well as increased their range of motion. This intervention has seemed to be very successful for this population (Davis, J., & Nelson, R. 2015).
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The purpose of this article is to show the benefits of using the Wii as a therapeutic intervention for those with a TBI. Brain injuries often require rehabilitative services to address impairments in cognitive, physical and psychosocial functioning (Kenuk, S., Borders, R., Palmer, K., & Nelson, R. 2015). Findings indicated that interventions using the Wii and similar video game activities contributed to improvements in physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning in individuals with brain injuries (Kenuk, S., Borders, R., Palmer, K., & Nelson, R. 2015). Some of the findings included an increase of range of motion, coordination, gross motor skills, and mobility (physical), improved reaction time, memory, information processing and attention (cognitive). Improvements on psychosocial domain included increased self- esteem and increase of quality of the participants life. The Wii can be very beneficial for all populations and diagnoses. The use of playing the Wii for individuals diagnosed with a TBI is a very beneficial intervention (Kenuk, S., Borders, R., Palmer, K., & Nelson, R. 2015).
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Many of us look at children and wonder where their seemingly endless amounts of energy come from. We can see that children have a need to be active, and they often look for ways to expend their enormous supply of energy. The need to use their active imagination and actively play appears to play a vital role for children’s mental, physical, and social development. For many children, local parks and playgrounds are a great way for them to explore and play while interacting with others; however, not all children have access to those much-needed resources.
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Some of the most important developments in a child’s life begin at an early age. Living in a healthy environment which provides access to safe, outdoor play space is likely to promote a strong advancement in these areas. According to Gunseli Yildirim and Guzin Ozyilmaz Akamca from the Department of Early Childhood at Dokuz Eylül University, they state in their article, ‘The Effect of Outdoor Learning Activities on the Development of Preschool Children,’ ‘An effective interaction of children’s development both physically and cognitively with their physical environment can lead to the opportunities to perform independently at their corresponding developmental stages’ (Yildirim and Akamca).
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Children have a need for safe and adequate space in their own environment along with positive experiences to have better development and to benefit their own well-being. As Yildirim and Akamca also state in their article, ‘Outdoor spaces help children to develop skills related to the scientific research process like making inferences, measuring and observing’ (Yildirim and Akamca). By creating a safe, physical environment for the children of the community, it gives parents the link they need for their children to be active and secure throughout their community. Improving the current playground by restoring the one currently in place and with the addition of a new play space, the tremendous amounts of energy children have will be made useful for their learning and development.
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Another benefit that comes from actively playing is the interactions with others which provides much-needed social skills. Having a place for the children of the community to come together and make new friends while playing is likely to bring a sense of belonging to them. According to Khaidzir Haji Ismail, Abdul Rahman Ahmad Badayai, and K. Rubini Kulasingam from the Centre of Psychology and Human Well-being, they state in their article, ‘Children Development and Well-being: A Review of Environmental Stressors in Children Physical Environment,’
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While many people in communities often looks for ways to help others, one way they do so is through volunteering. For many people, including those involved in clubs and churches, outreach programs are a great point of contact with their surrounding neighborhoods. Many have found that working together to strengthen a neighborhood through improvements and enhancements of the community is beneficial to everyone. With a leader assigned to the volunteering and planning committee, adults in the community who are willing to help can be enlisted and assigned to their roles. According to Kaboom.org, a national, non-profit organization dedicated to bringing balanced and active play to the daily lives of all kids, the average playground could be completed in 6-8 hours with the help of around 100 volunteers (KaBoom.org).
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With the support of the outreach programs in the community, the number of volunteers needed can be easily attained. While some may be concerned about the continued maintenance and upkeep of the completed project, the KaBoom.org website also states that, ‘By getting the community involved, there is greater ownership, which increases the continual maintenance down the road’ (KaBoom.org). Having the community involved to create an updated and expanded playground for the children will help give those volunteers a desire to maintain all the improvements they helped to accomplish. With the assistance of these selfless volunteers, the expansion and revitalization of the current playground is possible.
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Along with a large group of volunteers, donations from businesses and individuals will also be required to assist in building Franklinton’s playground. With the assistance of the internet, reaching individuals for the funds to acquire the materials is an easy task. As Bryan Miller, a marketing and fundraising strategist at Cancer Research UK, states in his article, ‘Community Fundraising 2.0–the Future of Fundraising in a Networked Society,’ ‘Simply upload something to their online social network profile or update their status field to mention what they are doing for their favorite charity and this flows out into the news feeds of everyone in their network’ (Miller, 3).
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With the number of people who flock to social media daily, many in the community will be reached and given access to make their donations to this project. Being able to reach the people in the community will be facilitated through creating a Facebook page announcing the proposed project and the goal needed to be reached. As donations are made through a GoFundMe account, the donations received will be available for others to see, encouraging other members and businesses in the community to donate as well.
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To assist in the funds needed, non-profit, community projects are eligible for grants to help fund their child-serving programs. One grant opportunity the Franklinton playground project is eligible for is through KaBoom. KaBoom offers ‘up to $15,000 towards the total cost of the playground equipment’ (KaBoom.org). KaBoom also states that as a recipient of the grant, grantees ‘will have the support of a remote KaBoom Grants Manager and an onsite Certified Playground Installer’ (KaBoom.org). Since the town of Franklinton has a strong need for improvements to the existing playground in order to provide a safe play space for the children of the community, the proposed project fits perfectly into the category of those eligible for grants through KaBoom. To obtain the $15,000 grant from KaBoom, the community will need to raise an additional $9,000 to help with the purchase of the addition to the current playground (KaBoom.org). While that may seem like a large sum of money to many people, the benefits the children of the community will receive from this newly created space is unmeasurable.
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As a community, the residents of Franklinton need to be active participants in creating a space for their children; one that is safe and inviting where they can connect with each other and enjoy the local community. Seeing the town come together for the greater good of the children will surely give the residents, young and old, a sense of pride. As the children in Franklinton see the community build this space for them and future generations, it will provide an admirable example of what they themselves should aspire to do in their communities from here on.
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Isolation in Families When comparing Brother Dear by Bernice Friesen and Lamp at Noon by Sinclair Ross isolation is interpreted as sadness. Firstly characterization because characters change how they feel towards their family leading to isolation. Secondly, literary devices comparing protagonists with something shows how sad they are. Lastly, due to conflicts within the story’s characters chose to become isolated through sadness. Brother Dear and Lamp at Noon demonstrate isolation by separating families because of sorrowful situations. Which results in both families developing regret, increasing their sadness.
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The brutal fight against his dad was about Greg dropping out of University. His dad being stubborn, fights back and insults him by calling him a failure. The results in Greg leaving town but feels sorrow, isolating himself from Sharlene.(Friesen, 30-34) Sorrow and isolation is shown by Greg physically when he leaves his family due the verbal fight between Greg’s dad and him. Lamp at Moon highlights sorrow emotionally, unlike Brother Dear. Ellen from Lamp at Noon finds herself being loud and outspoken but becomes desperate. Ellen firstly being outspoken by telling paul “please…say we’ll go away” (Ross.
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Eventually, Ellen becomes desperate to save her baby and proves it through action because “she was gone when [Paul] reached the house…and the crib was empty” (Ross.71). This causes Paul to chase after Ellen to bring her back but soon finding out their baby has passed. These events cause emotional sadness and isolation within the family. Both books display their protagonist being dynamic character by displaying their emotions. Changing from being quite to speaking up or the other way around. This causes sadness through isolation emotionally and physically.
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Metaphors and similes are spread throughout both books comparing objects or people to how they feel. Greg shows how he feels through metaphors. When Greg leaves, Sharlene chases him to bring him back home but Greg compares her to their dad. “If all you came for was to make me feel worse you can go home. You’re no different from dad.” (Friesen, 32) Greg already feels sad about the situation between his dad and him. Comparing Sherlene to his dad shows how Sherlene is hurting him like their dad was. Greg also says she should leave because if she’s the same as his dad, he’ll feel worse having her around.
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Greg indirectly compares how two different people impact their feelings. Brother Dear uses metaphors to express how the protagonist feels and Lamp at Noon expresses it through similes. Paul expresses how naked he feels. When Ellen and Paul fight about leaving and staying Paul thinks “suddenly like the fields he was naked […] striped away“ (Ross.71). Paul tries to express how he feels, striped of his wife and his baby. He’s alone. Also like the fields, his future rests with the land and with his family. Without them he feels striped away. Both authors compare their protagonists with others or objects to showcase how they feel. The main feeling highlighted throughout would be sadness.
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Conflicts within their families causes them to separate. Brother Dear the main conflict is man vs man (Greg vs Dad). The rising action in Brother Dear includes Greg and his dad clearly showing signs of an argument. When reaching the climax Greg has enough and walks out on his family. “Excuse me, Greg says [..] Gets up and walks out the door.” (Friesen.31). Next the falling action Greg leaves his family due to him having enough fights. Clearly pointing the reason Greg isolates himself because of conflicts between his dad and him. Brother Dear has it’s conflict on man vs man but Lamp at Noon focuses on man vs nature. Throughout Lamp at Noon it’s noted that the family is fighting the storm to survive. Ellen becomes tired of waiting for the storm to brush off. She decides to take action and save her baby before it’s too late. Ellen leaves and fights nature to save her baby “it had been her arms, perhaps, too frantic to protect him, or the smother of dust upon his throat and lungs. (Ross.72). Ellen tries to save her baby but it dies due to the conflict of nature and her. Later, paul finds her and discovers their baby has passed this causes emotional isolation within the family. The sorrowness from the lose of their child leads them to emotionally isolate themselves from the baby. The conflicts man vs man and man vs nature are the causes of both families splitting up physically and emotionally. Brother Dear and Lamp at Noon show isolation by splitting the families because of sadness. Thus resulting in both families generating doubt and regret further increasing their sadness. Firstly, isolation is expressed through characterization by protagonists changing how they are with their emotions. Secondly, metaphors/ similes are also ways to show isolation by comparing objects to the characters emotions, Lastly, conflicts causes problems within families leading to them separating physically and emotionally. There for, characters become sorrow and isolated from families.
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In addition, Bernice Friesen reveals the environment around Sharlene which further help build her mind toward independence. The city she lives in is not the best place to live and she needs to get her independence before it is too late. The protagonist in A Walk to the Jetty also faces similar family relations in comparison with Brother Dear. Annie John, the protagonist, is fed up with her family because she does not want to hear her mother washing her face, brushing her teeth, and gargling, but there are many obstacles she has to face before finding independence.
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Sharlene calls her home town “the land of sheer boredom” because there is nothing much going on in it. The town is not very active and there is nothing much people can do. In order for Sharlene to become a CBC news reporter, she has to step into an environment that has much more to offer than Grassbank. Also, she needs to become more active, which she cannot by living in Grassbank. Similarly, Annie John lives in an environment which is blocking her way to more freedom and she is struggling within herself to break the wall and get her freedom. “I never wanted to lie in bed and hear her get dressed, washing her face, brushing her teeth, and gargling. I especially never wanted….gargling again.”(Pg 87) This quote shows that the environment Annie John is living in is small and she wants to get out of it soon. She does not like the sounds of her mother washing her face, brushing, getting dressed and gargling in the morning. Both protagonists have to face the environment they are living in, in order to become independent.
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To my subjects, I am Khenemetenamen Hatshepsut, a strong leader who has brought stability and prosperity to Egypt. My name is Hatshepsut, born 1507 BCE into a rich family. However, I was not born prepared for such position. From my childhood, my mentor Nefertari taught me rituals preparing me to be the Queen of Egypt, wife of the god-king, and become the next God’s Wife of Amen. My father, Aakheperkare Thutmose I was the pharaoh of Egypt, and started his bloodline.
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My mother, Ahmes, was the King’s Great Wife. Next, my brother, Thutmose II, was my husband and succeeded my father; finally, my sister, Neferubity, was my playmate in the royal nursery. I did not get to know my father at a young age because he spent much of his time fulfilling his duties as pharaoh; however, I spent most of my childhood learning how to be stoic and disciplined through formal meetings, while all of my half-siblings got to play.
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Ever since I was eight or nine, I went to the office associated with the office of the God’s Wife of Amen. I hoped to become the King’s Great Wife and God’s Wife, which were the two most powerful titles an Egyptian female could hold. Once I became the God’s Wife, I had many responsibilities such as doing rituals, maintaining the God’s House, and bringing communication to Thutmose I with Amen of Karnak.
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When I was twelve or thirteen, I became the King’s Great Wife to my younger brother, who was now the new king of Egypt. My mother became a regent for him and learned how to take control of the throne. For example, to help him with the succession and to improve the monarchy, she advised him to make temple reconstruction a priority, organize the army, and make gifts to Amen-Re. He did this because he was not trained for kingship as he should’ve been. His two elder brothers had died before they could take the throne. So, perhaps he was not fit for the job exactly, but we did our best to make my bloodline as strong as it is now.
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When I was sixteen years old, I failed to produce an heir for the Thutmosid line. I felt ashamed of myself, because that was the only thing that I was trained to do, and I failed it. It seemed to me as an easy feat, but it was difficult. It was also hard for me to comprehend that my father’s line would end after only two generations. My husband was gravely ill all the time and eventually died from natural causes. I felt sad and worried because my brother died. My only daughter, Nefrure, was 2 years old at the time and she was not fit to rule. There was no one to take the throne. At the time, I did not care who the next king of Egypt was going to be, but it had to be one of Thutmose II’s sons. So, Amen-Re chose Menkhperre or Thutmose III (though he was only a child), to be the pharaoh of Egypt. Thutmose III was born from a lesser wife than me, but was still Thutmose II’s son. After he was chosen, I cast my frustrations away and put all of my focus to him. So, I became a regent for him, just like my mother to my brother.
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Now, that I was a regent for the young king, Thutmose III, I was not the Great King’s Wife anymore; however, I was still the Great Wife of Amen. I felt it was my duty to teach Thutmose III about whom to trust, who not to trust, and how to become a great king. By doing this, I felt determined to keep my family bloodline alive. Anyway, as the God’s Wife, I had to be there for the rituals to guide Thutmose III, because he did not know how to do them. So, this allowed me to have some kingly powers and control Thutmose III, as my mother did before me. I acted like a king, but not said to be. When Thutmose III was nine or ten years old, I became the co-king of Egypt.
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Since I was formally crowned as a king, I had no choice but to dress like a man to honor tradition and the divinity of the gods. To make the succession much smoother, I had to change the way I looked and my name. When I first started ruling, I had statues of myself standing bare chested like a man. My name Hatshepsut meaning, “the Foremost of Noble Women” was changed to Khenemetenamen Hatshepsut meaning, “Hatshepsut, United with Amen”. With this name, I can say that I have a relationship with Amen. When my statues were put up on display, I told the scribes to write in a hieroglyphic text so that, only the top class could read it. So when my subjects would see a statue of me, they would see a strong ruler. I did not care much about dressing up as a man, but I knew it was the will of the gods for me to be like this way. However, I did care about the ritual demands stating that the Egyptian King must need a Great Wife. The problem was that I cannot have a wife because I am a female and since I am the Egyptian King, I must have one. Fortunately, this did not affect my kingship too much.
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One of my greatest achievements was when I went on an expedition to Punt, and brought back ship loads worth of trees, gum, ebony, woods, and flora. I used some of those resources to build ships and enriched the economy to its highest value. The tree gum was used to make kyphi, which was burned in temple rituals and used to make perfumes. My father would have been proud of me because I have proven myself worthy to the gods and to my people. This undeniable success of a mission made the succession a lot smoother and proved that I could bring glory, without going on a major conquest.
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Another major accomplishment was building my mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri. The temple had three layers with many statues of myself as the god Osiris. I called this the Djeser Djeseru, meaning “Holy of Holies.” I chose Deir el-Bahri to build my temple because of the mountains that surround the land. It was also a popular place to have festivals, such as the Beautiful Feast of the Valley. I was happy to see that the palace was done.
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Even though I have used all my resources and knowledge to become one of the strongest people in the world, I could not have done it all by myself. The people who have helped me were from my core group of loyal courtiers and priests. The group included Senenmut and Ahmose Pennekbet. Senenmut was ambitious and can stimulate change. From living in a poor livelihood, he was running the economy in royal palaces. Senenmut also became a tutor for my daughter and a steward for me. For Ahmose, he was appointed treasurer and became a tutor for my daughter as well. These two men were essential to my rise to power because they were in charge of money. This is important because one way to make the officials happy is to be in be efficient with money. Also, they were essential to my daughter because they were teaching her into becoming the God’s Wife of Amen and a great queen, like me.
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Fathers are our first superheroes. They go beyond their limits to make our life better. If you have a father in your life who tried his hard to do everything for you, it’s time to show some affection and love for all the sacrifices he made for you, it is time to appreciate the best person in your life. It’s time for the appreciation for all the things he has done in your life. Father’s Day or Dad’s birthday are the best days to celebrate their efforts.
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After a long and hectic day, your dad wants to relax. Massage is the best way to melt down all the tension and worries, but going for a daily massage is not possible. Now you can provide your dad with a massage at home. Shiatsu offers the best massage experience. It is best for neck and back Shoulder massages. The slow heat massage 4D Deep Tissue 4D Kneading Massage is an FDA approved solution. This massager is the best gift for dad this year. It is also very portable and can be taken quickly to anywhere.
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Last but not least is Memory Foam Massage Seat Cushion. This massage chair is best to make your dad comfortable anywhere. This is so handy and can be taken anywhere. It can also be used in the car. This provides you with the best experience of the back massager, customized massage, and heat therapy. Back massage helps to relieve pain, Stress, and any long time fatigue. By customizing massage technique, you are free to use on the area like hips, thighs, upper or lower back. This will be the most comfortable gift for your dad from his daughter or son.
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There is no alternative for what the father has done for us. They provide us food, shelter, and all the luxuries we enjoy in our life. There is no way to repay his generosity. But the one thing we can do to admire and appreciate what he has done for us. Giving a present is a beautiful gesture to show your love and warmth. Gift giving is a simple but incredible act to thank for what your father has done for you. A meaningful gift is the best way to strengthen your relationship with your dad. So make sure that this father’s day or birthday is not like the previous one and make it unique and memorable for your dad. This is the least thing you can do to make him happy.
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Cissy made Whitney sing in the church choir to learn how to harmonize and control her voice. Whitney Houston had so many possibilities in her voice. Knowing this, Cissy finally let her sing her debut solo at the church when she was eleven. Houston did amazingly well and from that moment Cissy knew she was going to raise a legend of music. As Whitney got older, she wanted nothing more than to record an album or song. Houston’s mother Cissy, would not let Whitney record or sign with a recording company until Whitney was out of high school and graduated. Whitney needed something to do if she couldn’t pursue music yet. Houston at the age of 15 decided to work for a popular modeling group called Seventeen.
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She was the first colored teenage girl to be apart of the group Being apart of Seventeen really put Houston out there when she started recording songs. As Whitney grew older, her fame was getting tremendously larger everyday. Although Whitney’s mom never let her sign with a recording company until after graduation, Whitney did not give up on her dream. Whitney’s biggest dream was to sign with a recording company. Cissy would not let her daughter like I said before sign with anyone until after graduation! Her reason behind this was because she didn’t want Whitney to get distracted. Finally, Whitney released her first album simply named Whitney Houston in 1985, she was instantly named a popstar. Later, she produced 3 number-one-singles “Saving All My Love for You,” “How Will I Know,” “Greatest Love of All.”
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Finally, when Cissy finally did let Whitney sign with a recording company, she had a tough decision to make. With all of the recording companies flowing in with offers, Whitney finally signed with Arista and its crew. In fact, Arista was so successful with so many earlier recording artists she had signed with; Janis Joplin, Barry Manilow, Billy Joel, etc, once stated by Whitney Houston knew she had made the right choice. Arista and Whitney did so well together producing and recording so may hit songs and albums that are so popular today. Aside from her music, Whitney was part of so many movies. These movies became so popular. Her talent had extended so much from music to movies in an instant. In fact, the most popular movie she was in was The Bodyguard (1992).
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She also appeared in another popular movie called Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1997) playing Fairy Godmother. The movie was also an Emmy- Nominated project! This was such an accomplishment to Whitney Houston’s career and future. Whitney Houston had so much talent, and she is and will always be the queen of music and movies. Marriage and Family is the best thing to look forward to in your later life. On the other hand, Whitney’s story is a bit different. Being married to Bobby Brown was one of Whitney’s biggest downfalls in her life and her career as well. Although Whitney and Bobby had a beautiful baby girl, Whitney didn’t need to be with him. The marriage of Bobby and Whitney led to the use of drugs such as; cocaine and meth. In 2007, Whitney and Bobby finally decided to divorce. Houston admitted about her drug use to Oprah Winfrey. Her fans were looking for a comeback from Whitney in 2009.
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“She and her husband rhythm-and-blues singer Bobby Brown, divorced 2007 nearly after 15 years of marriage,” once stated  Bobby had been accused of drug use before being married to Whitney Houston. Bobby Brown turned into loving music as well. A long road of marriage led to their divorce in 2007. Bobby and Whitney’s drug usage was starting to spread all over the media and news. These rumors were starting to destroy Whitney’s social life and career as well. In 2009, Whitney decided to join drug rehab and get help. Bobbi Kristina Brown, Whitney’s only child went on living her life after her mother passed away. Until 3 years after her mother’s death she was found the same way unconscious in her bathtub. People had so many questions how this could’ve happened. In July 2015, Bobbi Brown was declared dead.
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Police thought her death was too coincidental to be just like her mother’s death. So, police started questioning the boyfriend but he was proven innocent later in court. Therefore, Whitney’s marriage and family had all fallen apart and isn’t perfect like everyone thought it was. Aside from her stressful career, Whitney loved to help those around her an anyway she could. The world will never forget her acts of kindness along with her beautiful and talented voice. In 2001, she combined both kindness and talent. On September 2011, there was a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Whitney sang the “Star-Spangled Banner,” at the Superbowl in 1991 and became a hit once stated by  All of the sales and profits of this single were donated to the firefighters, police, and victims of this horrific attack on the World Trade Center.
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“In 1989, Houston established the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, a nonprofit organization focusing on worldwide issues from homelessness and cancer/AIDs to self-empowerment” stated by Whitney Houston was not only devoted to help save lives of so many individuals. By creating the Whitney Houston Foundation in 1989 this helped with worldwide problems from no home to cancer for children.Whitney was such a caring person. I believe that is why so many people loved her so much. She not only cared about herself but also for so many others. Whitney also set up a group for children to help with self empowerment. Whitney helped save lives of so many children and empowered them for generations to come.
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“Houston died in a suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 11, just hours before the Annual Pre-Grammy Gala hosted by Davis and the Recording Company” said by (Mitchell,2012.) Nobody could’ve been ready for such a catastrophic event in the face of music. The night of February 11,2012 was such a horrific night to so many people. Just hours before the Pre- Grammy hosted by Davis, Whitney Houston was found dead in her bathtub at a Beverly Hilton Hotel. The cause of death appeared to be an accidental drowning. But how does someone at the age of 48 “accidentally drown” in a bathtub? That night Davis stated, “She had such an amazing and beautiful talent that was the future of music.” So many people were confused on how this could’ve happened .
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A coroner’s report released in March stated the cause of death was an accidental drowning with a heart disease caused by using cocaine in previous years. Whitney Houston, the voice of music the legend the greatest of all was now gone but never forgotten. The life of Whitney Houston is a story most people have heard about. She is and will always be the one true legend of music. This astonishing musician recorded so many songs and albums. From her childhood, early career, marriage and family, all lead up to the most horrific death. Although she didn’t always have a great life, she was always determined to do her greatest. Whitney Houston withheld a very hard life, but she lived that life well. Whitney Houston not only dedicated her life to music but also t o the many people in this world. “There is no elevator to success,” once said by someone. Houston definitely knew this concept. Finally, Whitney Houston the most successful musician to ever live, went up the stairs of life and succeeded in her career.
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Are grounded by the belief that parents who supervise and maintain good control of their children help deter criminal activity and delinquency. Parents who do not abide by these laws run the risk of being charged with fines or being faced with jail time. But, with these parental responsibility laws in places, who is really being affected? Are these laws helping with this growing problem or only contributing to the cycle? Is it really fair to punish parents for their children’s behavior? Imagine for a moment that you are a single parent trying to juggle two full time jobs.
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Families who struggle to provide the basic necessities are often met with many difficult challenges. The stress these families are under can affect marital and parent-child relationships and can result in children not receiving the attention necessary to thrive in the world. Without the necessary attention children need to grow physically and mentally, confidence and academic success tends to drop. In fact, in areas affected by poverty, education is one of the first things that tend to suffer. Many schools in these areas are so underfunded that do not provide any extracurricular or afterschool programs and children must sit in classrooms that lack the basic supplies to teach them.
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These children, who grow up not having anything, grow up feeling trapped in their environment without any sign of improvement. They watch their parents struggle to go to work everyday at dead-end jobs to bring home a check that barely provides. As a result, some children begin to neglect their education or drop out of school to get their own money or try to help pay the bills despite a parent’s best efforts to try and keep them in school and out of trouble. Now, when we take into consideration how these laws can affect those living in poverty, it is important to also note that all children’s brains are constantly in a state of development. According to.
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Adolescents often struggle with decision-making tactics. In addition to this they struggle with weighing the risks and benefits of specific choices. Adolescents’ prefrontal lobes, the part of the brain responsible for decision making, are not fully developed, which often leads to risky decision making. As children grow, they lack the ability to think situations through and tend to act on impulses. They do not think of consequences or how their actions can affect others. This is why many adolescents engage in risky behaviors and can find themselves in trouble with the law.
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Parental responsibility laws were created to help keep children safe. However, when you have parents who are trying to provide and trying to guide their children at the same time, fining the parents or throwing them in jail is only hurting an already struggling demographic. Parents who end up being thrown in jail can loose a lot more than just their time. They can loose their job along with their ability to provide those basic necessities for their family and their children can be taken away from them and placed into foster care where they can be lost to the system. Afterwards, those parents will struggle to find another job with a criminal record on their file.
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Some people might argue that parents should be held responsible for any damages that their children do to others or someone else’s property. Many people would argue that this is a civil liability that parents should be held responsible for and it’s just common sense because children are less likely to be able to pay for any damages that they cause themselves compared to their parents. However, if it were common sense, no one would take responsibility or claim fault for their own actions or the actions of their children. This is why we have laws and judges who weigh everything and decide who is liable through thorough careful deliberation and just trial but criminal sanctions are not always the best answer. Rather than looking to punish the parents, criminally, for the actions of their children or looking to punish the child by throwing them into boot camps or juvenile detention centers, more focus should be placed on programs that can help these children succeed in this complex social issue.
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When you treat children like criminals; that is exactly what they are going to be. Punishing parents and children is an easy solution to a complex problem. It’s easy to look at a situation and throw fines at a parent but if more time and money were spent into funding programs that helped these children and their families, the outcome would be much different. Treat these children and parents like criminals and what you will see is a cycle that is perpetually repeated. But treat these children like they are the future of this world and you will not only change one life but many generations to come.
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There are 2 types of memory systems – prospective memory (cognitive) and habitual memory (habit) which try to explain how parents can lose track of their child in the back seat of the car. Cognitive memory is fragile and is processed by the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. The hippocampus stores new information, and the prefrontal cortex makes plans for the future. A coordinated effort between the 2 areas helps us form prospective memory, which requires awareness on the person’s part. Habit is frequently active and can override cognitive memory causing the person to “forget” new tasks.
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Approximately 37 kids die each year in the past 10 years from heat stroke while trapped in cars. These can be from children who are intentionally left in their carseats, trapped while playing in cars or accidentally forgotten in the car. Children overheat more easily than adults and younger children usually cannot get out of the situation by themselves. Although there are laws making it illegal to leave a child in the car, it does not prevent the accidentally forgotten children.
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There are many ways to remind yourself that you have a child in the backseat. You can place a toy in the front seat to remind you, place the carseat in the middle of the backseat where you can see it, leave something that you will remember to take with you like a shoe or your purse or phone next to the carseat, be extra vigilant when routines change, look before you lock, have your child care provider call you if your child is not there, and many others. Also, be aware of how hot the car gets even if it is not too hot outside.
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There are many different car seat rules in different countries. We have noted that it is important to know the different car seat requirements in different countries to see if there are similarities or differences that make it safer for a child. European and America have very similar laws, but there are fewer hot car deaths in Europe – it may be that they do not drive as much as we do, or that they have adopted some early technology requirements to remind parents that they have children in the back. We learned about different rules in different countries.
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Many children under the age of two up to 14-year are vulnerable to hot car death. Multiple states have adopted laws that make it illegal to leave a baby in the car unattended to try to prevent this phenomenon. This article shows the temperature rise within a car in the first hour, and children can easily reach 107 degrees or more, the temperature when organs of the child stop working and they die. This article also shows the number of hot car deaths since 1998 to 2017 totalling 705 deaths, which average 37 per year, monthly statistics and statistics by state. Texas leads the nation in hot car deaths. The article further tracks the reasons for unattended children in cars, and also has safety recommendations on how to educate and raise awareness of this issue.
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Ray Ray is a child who was left in the car by her dad and when her parents realized it, it was too late. They have started a website in her honor to remind other families to set up check points to ensure it doesn’t happen to others. They advocate that the child care provider contact parents or designated persons, if the child is not at the facility on time, and that everyone looks in the backseat before leaving the car, everytime. They have had very positive feedback from the website. There is a great web page with a lot of concise information on hot car deaths – kids and cars.org.
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It has multiple articles regarding the science behind memory lapses, statistics of where and who and how many children have suffered this consequence, how to prevent it, and multiple tools to help. We were able to contact the website owners who sent us fliers that could be included in our campaign to prevent these deaths, and learn more about their mission. HOT CARS Act was introduced to Congress in 2017 by 2 Senators, Al Franken and Richard Blumenthal, requiring a standard warning on vehicles to remind parents to look in the back seat before exiting the vehicle. Although at current time, the act has not yet passed, it is hopeful that it will. That would serve to try to decrease the number of child deaths from being forgotten in the back seat at die from heat stroke.
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There are multiple ways to remind yourself to look in the back seat before exiting the car. This will help decrease the probability that you will leave a child trapped in a car. A car’s internal temperature can increase by twenty degrees Fahrenheit in just ten minutes, and children’s body temperature can increase three to five times faster than adults. Children can die if their body temperature gets to 107 Fahrenheit and It does not take long for this to happen. That is why it is important to not leave a child unattended in the vehicle even for a short period of time.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) looked at the market and evaluated several of the products on the market to see how effective the product was in reminding parents that they had a child in the back seat. The found that there were a lot of products on the market which worked well which ranged in prices from low to high. None of them were found to be completely reliable, and it was difficult to convince parents to purchase the device since parents did not think they could forget their child in the back seat. Different device designs and reminder modalities were tested and the results of the tests were published. These devices were useful in reminding parents if they accidentally left their child in the back seat, however, they do not warn of children who get trapped in the car while playing or those who were left intentionally in the car, two other main reasons that there are child fatalities secondary to heat stroke in cars.
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Texas Tech student, Gage Dutkin, is an aspiring entrepeneur. He heard from his mother about the number of tragic deaths involving children in hot cars, and was inspired to work on solving the issue. He started looking into different solutions and created a business plan together with two of his friends. He entered into a competition called iLaunch and won $10,000 to work on his project. He continues to work on the prototype and business plan to make the product a success.
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In Brazil, hot car deaths are also a problem. This alone shows that the incidents can happen anywhere, not just the USA. This also shows that this is a worldwide problem, not constrained to one area. Finally, in Brazil, the research shows that forgetting is the most common cause of vehicular hyperthermia, so we should also make sure parents know that they’re vulnerable to this tragedy, too. In Brazil, we found that increasing awareness of this problem through education is highly recommended.
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I think for kids to understand life, they need to start being better educated right as soon as they start high school. I also think if more schools did this, it would help out the progression of people’s personal growth after high school. Life after high school for some kids is a very hard time. They have a hard time understanding what life and what’s it’s about. Life after high school is very tough and you start to notice this once you find that yourself. It’s kids that had tragedies and hard times growing up in high that realize that life is not just a cake walk. For kids to mature and find themselves, this is a major key.
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Let’s take Jeannette Walls from the glass castle. She came from nothing but was always taught in the most creative ways from her parents. Sometimes her parents weren’t always in the right, but she was living at rock bottom her entire life and this helped her grow and mature at a very young age. After learning this she figures out that there’s more to life than just running around. Not all kids could take this tremendous pressure that she had in her life, but it was the creative and unique ways that her mother and father taught her that made her better understand situations and problems in her life.
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You see this everywhere among young adults coming from high school into college. Some never realize this but ones who succeed notice. They have been focusing on wrong topics like popularity.  Others are not so lucky and worry about so many things and this ruins young adults. They try to fit in and be “normal” when this is not possible because not one single person is similar. People have similar beliefs, but everyone has different goals and aspersions. People that try to stay normalized and don’t believe or stand for because they are worried about if they reach out and stand for something that they’ll fall/fail. What they don’t realize is that we all fall and we all fail but it’s how we come out of these moments is the true success and for people to stay normal is the wrong way to live life and it all starts on how they are treated and what they are conditioned to do from schooling.
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The solutions to this issue are very slim. A lot of it comes from a dark topic inside the education system. That problem is the bullying and singles out kids. This is a huge problem with the American educational system. Schools try to correct this issue by having speakers, school-wide PowerPoints/seminars, but the truth is the kids don’t care about these. As soon as they leave school or even as soon as they leave that event, they completely forget about what they talked about. Changes need to happen for the progression of the people. Many young adults have great ideas and it could take just one day for that person to completely forget about that great idea, because they had the courage to bring up this idea to one of their (supposed to be) friends and they make fun of this idea and make this great idea and turn it into nothing.