ktmeng/mec huggingface dataset:
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Family psychotherapy or family counsel is formulated to handle particular issues that have an effect on the mental wellbeing of the family, like key life changeovers or psychological fitness circumstances. It could be utilized as the fundamental mode of management or as a corresponding strategy. Both the Milan family psychoanalysis approach and the structural family therapy confront dysfunctionality in the construction of the family. Nonetheless, in the Milan approach, it is done with an enhanced participation of the counselor. The way transformation and growth take place in the structural family therapy model is disparate than in the Milan systemic family therapy strategy as it takes places by opening  substitute patterns of relationships that can make over the configuration of the family. It is not an issue of establishing new make ups but of activating inactive ones. Affected persons are evaluated by combining with the relatives to construct a grouping and then setting the system of the family in motion via the utilizations of ratifications, in-session conversations that let the counselor observe how the members of the family associate. The Structural counseling strategy of alteration does not bar other strategies of transformation, and structural counselors can work in conjunction with other remedial strategies to transformation as an element of a coordinated pack up of therapy. Finally, both Manila and Structural family psychotherapy approaches are of significance. Provided the broad multiplicity of families and their challenges, no single setup fits all. Most essential, at the heart of the remedial venture, is the therapists’ common humanity and empathetic association with the families that they serve, supporting their best potential and helpful accomplishments.
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To illustrate, in “One third of parents avoid reading children scary stories, study finds”, Emma Kenny, a psychologist, describes, “Fear is a natural response…Being frightened by a book helps forge resilience, “(Flood p3-4). In other words, when teenagers get scared by horror, they become stronger as they face their fears. In Addition, Paul Goat Allen describes in his article “5 Reasons Horror in Children’s Literature is a Good Thing”, “By exploring (albeit superficially) the dark side of humanity and the nature of fear, kids learn more about themselves (their strengths and weaknesses, etc.
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These show some important lessons that can be taken from horror and why they matter, such as if a person’s home is shattered, the individual can be broken as well, along with that appearances cannot always be trusted. Another example of how lessons can be learned from horror is in Jackie Torrence’s “Scary Tales”, in which she describes, “Children need to be frightened… Only fools rush in where angels fear to tread. You should be a little hesitant sometimes.”(p5). More specifically, the fear that horror induces can lead teens to be more cautious and not make the same mistakes that the characters made. This is good, as then teens will be more careful, rather than just rush into a potentially dangerous situation, but not scared enough to have anxiety.
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Conversely, many people believe that horror is bad, as it is believed to cause anxiety and nightmares. This may be because of the fear it can cause in sensitive people. While this may be true for those few, participants in a study conducted by researchers “reported a significant uptick in positive moods after experiencing the haunted attraction.”(the Conversation, “How Do Horror Movies Affect Your Brain? Here’s What Loving Or Hating them Says About Your Personality, According To Experts” p4). Fear can have some positive effects, as the participants were happier after confronting their fears. Therefore, while fear can indeed have negative effects for a select few, for he most part it can have a more positive effects, which are not simply it being ‘thrilling’ and ‘fun’.
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In conclusion, according to research, fear has many good effects. It can help children learn about themselves while they confront and defeat their fears, and they become stronger and more resilient as a result. They can also learn many social lessons, such as how family is important to who you are as well as appearances should not always be trusted, and that they should be more cautious sometimes. Finally, they can be happier as a result of this, as they will have less to fear and worry about, as they will know how to deal with those fears. So, horror indeed has many benefits for teens in the Junior High age group, and I would recommend that they are allowed to experience horror stories for themselves, reading books if it is less scary for them.
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For this paper I will apply the six step process on how to teach responsibility and encourage confidence. I will present a mixture of ideas using this approach. Sometimes when faced with a problem it can be overwhelming to consider all the choices and consequences. It is helpful to have a technique to use in making decisions. The six-step problem solving method is helpful in making decisions and coming up with solutions. These six steps are defining the problem, analyze the problem, generate options, evaluate options, make your decisions, and implement and reflect.
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He is not including all required items and his is excited about the project. He needs to be good learner so he will have more confidence in his own abilities i the future. After defining the problem, the second step in the process is analyzing it. My job is to help the child, and encourage him and his responsibility is to listen to me so he can perform to the best of his ability in school and on his projects. I will try to enhance the learning and independence and not do everything for him because he will not learn that way. He didn’t obtain all items needed for the project or didn’t understand the requirements.
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I will Focus on teaching the child how to read an assignment completely, work on his independence and accountability and not interfere. I would talk to his teacher to find out how he is doing in school and if he’s having trouble with his assignments. The third step in the problem-solving process is generate options make sure he don’t fail and make sure he’s confident. In the future make sure he reads over everything completely and look over it a few times. Keeping a positive attitude around him about learning. Make sure to get plenty of rest and take breaks. This can improve both focus and attention. It will also increase productivity. If I don’t help at all he could lose points for not completing all the parts of the projects or I can do the project for him and make matters worse.
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The fourth step in the problem-solving process is evaluating options. I could buy all the items for the project and start on the project without him and the project will be done faster and be better but if I do that, my child will not learn independence, accountability, he would not have pride in his own work. I will look over my child project to check for mistakes, then let my child correct them. This will help lead and guide them to the right directions. It will also help build their confidence and provide them with the ability to work on projects in the future. I will remove distractions so he can focus on the project better.
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After the fourth step is make your own decision. When my child get another assignment I will sit with him making sure everything is covered and he understands. He needs to learn the right way. You can accomplish more by working alone. I wouldn’t do the project for him. He need to be able to do the work himself. This teaches him independence. The last step in the problem-solving process is Implement and reflect. In the future I would keep track on everything I’ve done and look at the progress. I will go through the same strategies to make sure he reach the target.
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The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the man protects and guides the boy during their trudge to the south. However, in the story, they act more as companions than father and son, and the man treats the boy as an equal both in action and dialogue. Chased by cannibals, the boy he man seeks to defend the boy from both the cannibals and scavenge food for them to survive. As the man and boy trek down the road, cannibals closely hunt them and they often escape by hiding or by retreating away.
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The man is successful, finding “crate upon create of canned goods” (McCarthy 138). “Tomatoes, peaches, beans, apricots, canned ham, corned beef”, etc. (McCarthy 138) provides the food the man and the boy eats. The man carries a pistol with him used to shield them from cannibals. Before the man dies, he gives the boy the pistol, telling him to “keep the gun with you at all times.
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At the beginning of The Road, when the man first woke “he’d reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him” to confirm the child’s well-being. The man will “read me [the boy] a story” (McCarthy 7) and “held the boy close to him” (McCarthy 29). The boy demonstrates great maturity as he cares for the man by reminding him to “pour the hot water back […] and pour some of the cocoa into his own” (McCarthy 34) and constantly reminding the man to take heed of his health.
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Technology a useful way to connect, share and learn. One question that I believe has been debated should we introduce technology to our children’s education. I personally believe we should with some moderation. In one of the articles a mother explains how her child didn’t know how to communicate to the people around her. But when the parent introduced a tablet with speaking programs to teach her daughter how to voice herself they saw a great improvement. This is where technology is great where children can enjoy learning.
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Aslo you begin to lose that social aspect of our lives you forget how to talk to someone if your on the computer or social media to much I have a friend how said that she can’t talk to adults to me as she was playing on her phone and i told her your problem is in your hands. Children and teenagers are on social media and game too much that they are forgetting that they need to communicate its an important part of our lives we are social beings and our lives depend of communicating clearly to each other.
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And lastly as we push on that touch screen we lose our motor controls which help us turn pages of a book pick stuff up with tweezers. Motor controls are used in our lives everyday. With all of these points i truly do believe technology can help, but only if it is paced and restricted so that kids do get their 60 minutes outside and read their book and learn how to communicate with others. So technology in the classroom should be used more but not to much to where we depend on it or even become addicted to it.
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Gershoff, Elizabeth T., and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor. ‘Spanking and child outcomes: Old controversies and new meta-analyses.’ Journal of Family Psychology 30, no. 4 (June 2016): 453-469. Psyc,ARTICLES, EBSCOhost (Accessed 17 July 2018). Gershoff told that around the world, most children are spanked or other wise physically punished by their parents. The question of whether parents should spank their children to correct misbehaviors or this punishment is largely ineffective and harmful. This show us that physical punishment is effective under certain circumstances or it effects the child’s emotional behavior.
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W. Wilson), EBSCOhost (Accessed 17 July 2018). Gromoske, and Maguire Jack show that their recent evidence suggests that spanking young children is associated with negative outcomes. At a very young age, parents use spanking as a physical punishment, is influenced children’s physical, social and emotional development. Moreover, numerous studies have examined the association between spanking and externalizing behavior problems for children. Their argument is reasonable that they have written although externalizing types of behavior including aggression and hyperactivity are typical for young children, these behaviors are at significant risk for continued behavior problems.
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Gunnoe, Marjorie Lindner. ‘Associations between parenting style, physical discipline, and adjustment in adolescents’ reports.’ Psychological Reports no. 3 (2013): 933. InfoTrack Health Reference Center Academic, EBSCOhost (accessed July 15, 2018). Marjorie Gunnoe, a psychology professor, says that spanking is not always wrong or believe that harmful effects could be caused by personally differences. She says, “did a study that found that people who could recall being spanked as a child had performed better in school and showed more optimistic qualities than people who were not spanked.” Her research is totally agreed with spanking. I agree with Gunnoe because spanking should be used to the children to get a good discipline and good manners. But it should not be corporal punishment. Her article is credible that she shows us spanking is not always wrong and disciplinary spanking is not child abuse. I will use her article because I agree with her opinion and it is a believable explanation.
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Lansford, Jennifer E., et al. ‘Parental Reasoning, Denying Privileges, Yelling, and Spanking: Ethnic Differences and Associations with Child Externalizing Behavior.’ Parenting: Science & Practice 12, no. 1 (January 2012): 42-56. CINAHL with Full Text, EBSCOhost (Accessed 17 July 2018). Lansford explains that managing children’s behavior is one of the responsibilities of parents. Proactive strategies such as teaching the child how to get along with others and teaching good behavior are important in promoting children’s behavioral adjustment. Their discipline strategies can be conceptualized a long a number of dimensions. One key distinction is whether the discipline is physical or nonphysical. Jennifer Lansford has written that some parents use physical discipline, but some use nonphysical discipline and others use both physical and nonphysical. Lansford article is believable because simultaneously examining different key discipline strategies offers the advantage of promoting understanding of how they operate in relation to children’s problem behavior. I will use Lansford’s article to point out that different parents have different techniques about their children’s discipline.
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to the television to communism. It was also a time of great rise in political activism in so many realms, including feminism, as everyday people started to voice their opinions on the absence of equality in the world. In Meridian, Alice Walker uncovers the stark reality of the hardships of almost every American woman in the 1960’s. Walker underscores how social constructs turned many feminists to fear motherhood through the coming of age story of Meridian Hill, a black girl who is conflicted with what is the morally right in the midst of the civil rights movement.
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Almost every woman in Meridian had her story told through these obstacles, including Meridian Hill’s mother. Mrs. Hill is a perfect example of a woman whose life changed completely because of the gender roles that society pushed on her. Mrs. Hill was “not a woman who should have had children” (Walker 40). She had lived very comfortably as a school teacher until society convinced her that becoming a mother was the only way to live a rich, full life.
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“She noticed that other girls were falling in love, getting married. It seemed to produce a state of euphoria in them” (Walker 41). So, that was exactly what she did; she got married and had Meridian only to realize that motherhood was not the right path for her. This was not uncommon for women in the 1960’s; many women were not only led to their unhappy lives by society’s promise of a perfect life as a mother but were also terrified to speak out and admit that they were unsatisfied in fear of society’s judgment. Mrs. Hill continued to live a miserable life as a housewife and took that anger and desire for her past independence out on her daughter. This had a direct effect on Meridian. She never had the desire to have a baby after being a constant disappointment to her mother but became pregnant in high school due to her lack of sexual education. She felt even more reluctance towards her situation as she was expelled and forced to watch as her husband went to school and work every day. This restriction led Meridian “to dream each night, just before her baby sent out his cries, of ways to murder him. She sat in the rocker Eddie had bought hand stroked her son’s back, her fingers eager to scratch him out of her life” (Walker 65). Society had pushed her into a position where she felt like there was nothing she could do other than murder her child in order to escape her life as a mother. Before getting worse, she decides to do the unfathomable and go against societal norms by giving up her baby, pursuing further education, and putting her happiness first. Although it was sexual politics that led to both their pregnancy and discontent as mothers, the two women blamed their suffering on motherhood. The repeated connections between children and the unwelcome consequences of sexual politics resulted in many women in the 1960’s believing that motherhood was the cause of their unhappiness.
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Mrs. Hill’s relationship with her daughter is further developed and understood through ironic symbolism as Walker utilizes this technique to shed light onto a less obvious angle on sexual politics. Although there are obvious detrimental effects of gender roles, many people in Meridian show that the fight against sexual politics is often inadvertently harmful due to the approach. The most powerful image that shows this idea is Wild Child’s funeral. This was a gathering that was supposed to honor Wild Child and her horrific past. However, when officials did not let the people pass school grounds with her casket, many students ended up taking their anger out on the one thing that unified them throughout all of their years at school: The Sojourner tree. “That night […] students, including Anne-Marion, rioted on Saxon campus for the first time in its long, placid, impeccable history, and the only thing they managed to destroy was The Sojourner. Though Meridian begged them to dismantle the president’s house instead, in a fury of confusion and frustration they worked all night, and chopped and sawed down, level to the ground, that mighty, ancient, sheltering music tree” (Walker 39). The image of The Sojourner being chopped down can be seen as poetic, but in reality, it just shows how the students’ temper ended up hurting themselves and those they love rather than achieving their goals. Wild Child was still buried in a segregated graveyard; the only thing that changed was that The Sojourner was gone. The destruction of The Sojourner tree is such a powerful image because it symbolizes many things at once. It can be seen as a symbol of Meridian, underlining the irony that although she should have been the one thing that brings Mrs. Hill happiness, she did the opposite and was constantly reminded that she was unwanted and unloved. Mrs. Hill lashed out on the wrong person, blaming motherhood, and pushed Meridian away just as the girls took their anger out on The Sojourner. The image of The Sojourner can be further expanded to the many movements of the 1960’s, including the feminist movement. Many protestors were blinded by their anger and were unable to redirect it towards something that was beneficial. In this one image, it is shown how people’s private experiences are affected by the social conditions and political setting in so many different ways, leading them to trigger even more problems.
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Meridian shows that women should go out and fight against the restrictive gender norms of the world. However, there is one important thing to remember in the process: it must be done in the right way. The symbolism and irony that Walker employs all throughout Meridian reveal that in many movements of the 1960’s, including the one against gender norms, people’s blind rage stopped them from seeing what was really best for their cause. Although private experience, such as motherhood, is inextricably bound to social conditions and the political setting, perhaps sexual politics is further perpetuated by the very people who are fighting against it. Through this, Walker sends an even deeper overall message to all the readers of Meridian: not all action against sexual politics is the same.
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Galvin, Dawn O. Braithwaite and Carma L. Bylund, defines family as “the biological ties, as networks of persons who lived together over periods of time supporting each other, and as groups of people who have ties of marriage and/ or kinship to one another” (Galvin, Braithwaite, Bylund, pg. 4). In relevant to the book, at a young age I always believed that family was my parents and my siblings living under the same roof.
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later in chapter one in the book it defines family as “a family that involves a pair or a group of people, all or most of whom are unrelated biologically or legally, who share a commitment to each other, may live together, and consider themselves to be family”( Galvin, Braithwaite, Bylund, Pg. 11). There are many ways to become a family. However, my opinion about family evolved over time, I surrounded myself around people who had different races and different religions those that I did surround myself to over time our relationship grew strong they became a big influence in my life and because of that they changed/ impacted the way that I define family.
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Moreover, family values are established by trustworthiness, accountability, integrity, and communication. These four values are the ones I believe brings the unity of a family. However, without family values being established in a home, it could potentially bring chaos. Therefore, the importance of “values” can strengthen morals of a person. For instance, the book states that communication can be served as the process of which family members create and share their meaning with each other. Also, members develop a relational culture, or shared a worldview.” (Galvin, Braithwaite, Bylund, Pg.3) With that being said, being raised in a home with good morals can allow me to apply these values out into the world because it is ingrained in my belief systems.
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One of the best decisions a person could make, would be to become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. A Pediatric Nurse Practitioner provides primary and specialty healthcare to children from infancy to young adulthood. (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) In other words, it is one step below a Pediatrician. They can do almost the exact same things a doctor can, and in some states, they can do the exact same things. It does not take an unreasonable amount of schooling either, you just have to get a master’s degree in nursing (which is about six years total) or a doctorate in nursing.
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One of the many perks of being a PNP is the money. The annual wage for nurse practitioners was $110,930 in May 2017. (Occupational Outlook Handbook) The average annual wage for workers in the United States was $44,564 in 2017. (Average Salary Information for US Workers) This means that they make more than two times than the average person. You would not ever need to stress about bills, you would make more than enough to be financially stable.
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A lot of jobs are not very secure. You constantly hear about people losing their jobs and having so much trouble finding a new one. This would never be the case with a Practitioner. They are always in demand anywhere you go, even outside of the United States. Job opportunities for nurse practitioners are expected to continue increasing over the next ten years. (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) As a PNP you have a lot of options on exactly where you want to work.
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When people think of someone working in the medical field, regardless of their job in it, they think of someone who works 24/7 and has no time for anything else. This is not true. If you open up your own or work under a physician in a doctor’s office, you would be able to work a normal 9-5 job. (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) You would have plenty of time to do the same things outside of work that everyone else does.
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You absolutely cannot go wrong in becoming a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. You do not have to go through a ridiculous amount of schooling. You would not come out drowning in debt, and if somehow you did, you could quickly pay it off. They make extremely good money. I have never heard of a PNP not being rich. Money may not solve all problems, but it sure does solve a lot of them, which in return reduces stress. You would never have to worry about having a job. Any city would hire you, Nurse Practitioners will always be in high demand.
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You could never say that Nurse Practitioners have a boring job. It is very far from a boring office job. Every day is different, every person they treat is different. It can be very rewarding to treat someone, to save someone’s life. As a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, you would be helping children which is one hundred times more rewarding. If you like children and you like to help others, then a PNP is the job for you.
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Are we only what we learn from the agents of socialization or can we beat the odds stacked against us? The agents of socialization are some of the most influential situations that occur in our lives. They are our families our schools our peers and the mass media. Family is there to nurture the young child and provide for basic need and to teach values and beliefs. School comes along to enhance our world as we encounter those who are different then we are and where we start to learn that social attitudes and behaviors are vastly different by class and status.
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So who am I and how did I get here? I am a survivor of a dysfunctional family where physical and sexual abuse was normal and emotions we never to shown. I was raised by a father who due to his past and his army carrier led the home with an iron fist. My mother was an emotionless cold woman who I don’t believe know what it was to nurture a child. I was the youngest of 5 and as I would finds out later in life, a mistake according to my parents.
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School, a place I thought I would be able to use as an escape from my family. Nothing could have been further from the truth… I, as I would learn from the other kids, came from the wrong side of the track. This was all the information they needed to bully me about every little thing possible. My clothes, my hair, my weight, and the fact I was poor and so on. Teachers even treated those of us who were socially out cast differently. 2nd grade I was mocked in front of the entire class because I was not able to read. I was put in a class for “special” kids which just made life through school very difficult. By the time Jr. High came around I was the weird loner kids that people would mock in the hallways. The bullying so bad I was taken out of school and taught at home. Of course this made it difficult to obtain any real friends.
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Friends were few and far between. The ones I did have were the outcasts just like me. We were poor and from the same area. The consensus between us was to escape the reality of the world around us. One can imagine that led to a lot of drinking, drug use and sex. So throughout my teen years and early twenties my life was pretty much a drug induces come that I wasn’t able to get out of till the day I found out I was going to be mom. A couple other girls I hung out with found themselves in the boat but unlike them, who ether had abortions or gave their babies away; I let the little creature grown in me to change my life fever. Nine month later I found myself a single mom with no friends. I now face a world where being a single mom was widely look down upon.
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Mass media would make me fight to prove that as a single parent I would subsume to be just another statistic. If one was to solely listen to the media than you would come to the conclusion that children raised by single a parent were more likely to end up is the same situation as the parents. They were more likely to drop out of school and not go to college. They were more likely to end up being young single parents and they were far more likely to end up using alcohol and drugs. And abuse amongst single parents on their kids was a higher risk factor as well. No. I was not going to just become a statistic.
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This all bring me to today. Today I am still a single mom of 3 wonderful girls ages 21, 14 and 7. There was I time I found myself going down the road of my past. I had problem with anger and depression. But I took the steps needed to break that chain. I still suffer from PTSD and anxiety but I learned what I need to do to keep myself in the place I am in right now. I am proud to say that because of my drive to fight what these agents of sociology tried to make me I beat the odds.
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Someone once said, “Love is the answer everyone seeks. Love is the language every heart speaks.” Funny isn’t it? Although every country, every city, every individual is so completely and utterly different in thousands of ways, we all have one common desire. Love we crave the experience, even when there is no one to experience it. It’s many a time’s said that love is even created by people it was never meant to be found with. Purely and solely because, from day one the idea that you need another human being to validate your existence has been engraved into the mind of every individual, In past generations love was a magnificent feeling, that everyone dreamt about, in today’s society love is no longer a feeling but more so an obsession one cannot live without.
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My family has always been very close, we always look forward to spending time together. We have mostly gotten along and supported each other. Not to say we never get mad at each other, like the time my sister took my car without asking and accidently wrecked it, we do always work things out. Though we have not always lived near each other, my family has remained close through; the “wonder years” growing up, family holidays, and supporting each other during good times and bad.
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My Sister She is another important part of my life after my mother, She is older than me but we are still life best friends, I know I fight with her more than everyone, sometimes I hate her a lot but still I love her a lot, When I complete my High School I told my parents I’m not going study but I will just do some odd jobs , my sister she really get hard on me and told me no you should do your bachelor’s degree so u can a good job in future, I did listen to her and started my 1year of college , everything is really hard for me but she is always there to help me out with all my stuffs, She really wanted to see me completing my bachelors I don’t know If I can do that or not but still I’m working on it She is like my guardian angel/ having somebody to whom you can look at without being judged. Having a mother is the best thing that one can have in life.
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Its often said that to have a mom is like having God by your side. My Mother is the important part of life; she is the one who give birth to me without complaining about all the pains she have been through. My mother is one of the people I must respect and love. she is the one who gets me into this world, She was always there when I need a best friend to share my story’s, She teach me how to walk, how to draw, how to pronounce, She taught me everything, She taught me more than anyone else, not only inspired me the strength to overcome hardships in my life, It is unconditional love that my mother feels that drive these feelings.
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Father is the best foundation one can have in life. You have a live streaming of being responsible. Father is one important part of your upbringing. My father is my role model whom I have followed thru all my life, I always wanted to be like him, but now when I look at him I know how hard it is to be like him, He always supported me with everything that possibly I could have ask for, He is my everything my banker: whenever I need money he would be there to fund me When I stuck with a math problem he would be my teacher and help me out , When I would seek help to make my decision this ,man has been there to help me out and be my mentor, I know There will be obstacles and unexpected turns in my life but My father will be always there for me.
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I remember one thing what my father asked me to remember all the time is “Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or can’t do.” And I always remember this thing when I’m suffering from hard time I love him a lot. “But who I am with you, is who I really want to be. You’re so good for me. When I am holding you, it’s like I have the world in my hands. Yeah a better man is who I am with you.” Quoted from the popular Chris Young song “Who I am with you”. The concept of love has been transformed into the idea that out of the billions of people on the planet, But for me my family has been the reason for love. Said individual is supposed to possess the ability to change the personality and actions of another human being purely based on the overwhelming affection they hold.
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I chose to look at the changes in middle childhood development due to media influence. I chose this topic because the American Academy of Pediatricians has been issuing guidelines to limit digital media exposure for children for over twenty years. The effects of too much digital media exposure seem to be common knowledge but media use appears rampant in this age group, in my personal experience. Media is just one influence on middle childhood development. As children age, they spend more time away from their families and a variety of influences begin to affect their lives in a greater proportion than in previous years.
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Labeled the displacement hypothesis, this could explain why children with increased media exposure are at greater risk for obesity and lower grades. Children simply have a finite amount of time and if tv/media replaced sports or homework then this theory would explain the effects of having media sources in the child’s room on development. Bedroom TVs have been linked to higher screen time by previous research and higher total screen time does correlate to lower grades and school performance. However, these previous studies did not examine if the cause was from media replacing other activities like time spent studying, so this current study on bedroom media access will analyze this. The second hypothesis they examined was the content hypothesis. Does unsupervised bedroom media lead to watching more aggression and violence, since such content had been previously linked by other research to violent or aggressive behavior in children? Using longitudinal surveys of six months, thirteen months and two years the researchers examined several benchmarks to determine if either hypothesis led to the developmental effects found in the previous studies.
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Their research shows that bedroom media is related to a host of negative outcomes in child development. They were able to show that bedroom media device access both displaced healthy activities like reading, sleep and exercise and increased the likelihood of negative content consumption. These findings were both consistent with the previous research that was cited and more specific for a cause. Media accessed in a bedroom is less likely to be monitored by parents and more likely to be violent. This increase in exposure to violent media led to an increase in aggression in the children studied. The research specifically found that bedroom media was ‘surprisingly robust in their negative outcomes, affecting school performance, BMI, Internet Gaming Disorder, physical aggression, and several mediating variables. The effects were pronounced in a range of samples that included differences in reporters, age of child, medium (TV or video games), and country of study.’ (Gentile, Berch, Choo, Khoo, & Walsh, 2017)
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This study aims to see the correlation between digital media exposure and childhood flourishing. For this study childhood ‘flourishing has been categorized into indicators of physical health as well as cognitive, psychological, emotional, and social development and behavior.'(Ruest, Gjelsvik, Rubinstein, & Amanullah, 2018) Using interview surveys school-age parents answered questions about their child’s digital media exposure including television and handheld devices such as cell phones. Total media time was calculated and categorized using the AAP guidelines of less than 2 hours, 2-4, 4-6 and then greater than 6 hours. Five questions then asked and assessed were ‘do they finish all required homework, care about school performance, finish tasks, stay calm when faced with new challenges, and show interest in learning new things.'(Ruest, Gjelsvik, Rubinstein, & Amanullah, 2018) The research found several things of note, one which relates to the other study I chose, children with digital media in the bedroom had more digital media time exposure. As digital media time exposure increased, the odds of children doing well in school decreased. A similar decrease in the remaining four flourishing areas was seen. Children who spent more time exposed to media were less likely to care about school performance, finish tasks they start, handle new challenges, find new interests. This was a large, diverse study. It found two factors that led to an increase in digital media exposure when other variables were controlled, having media in the bedroom and not having parental limits on media usage.
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Digital media exposure is a topic I feel parents, educators and physicians should continue to monitor. The above study concludes that some digital media exposure can be harmful to children’s development and as the landscape of digital media is always growing and changing, parents and pediatricians should have a plan in place for digital media and follow guidelines set by the AAP. The current advised limits on screen time by the American Academy of Pediatrics can be found on their website. As of 2016, the recommendations for school-age children was to focus first on the time needed for healthy tasks such as reading, exercise, sleep when calculating how much screen time to allow.
Topic: family

This plan can hopefully help children maintain appropriate limits on digital media exposure that will allow for healthy, balanced development. Currently, children 8 to 12 years old are estimated to spend over six hours a day using digital media. (Common Sense Media, 2015) Yes, some digital media content can be educational, but most digital media is not encouraging children’s development. I think in addition to setting limits and having a digital media plan, families should be aware of the dangers of having media in bedrooms. The beginning study allows us to see that media in the bedroom tends to be detrimental to children’s development. In any situation where the media devices can be removed from the bedroom, I believe it should be. This act will improve adherence to the family media plan and help ensure parental oversight to prevent aggressive, violent, inappropriate content.
Topic: family

Marriage is an important institution for individuals and society if it is the right time but if it is early it has a big problem. Marriage is a union between man and women. Early marriage is the common practice and largely in the South Asia area, especially in the developing countries. Early marriage is the way in which the one person of marrying couple is less than 18 years. Early marriage negatively affects the girls more than boys (Khanna, Verma andWeiss, 2011). The effects of early marriage can vary depending on the age of the individual and the culture, but early age marriage has a problem than benefits.
Topic: family

The emotional and social effects of early marriage are varied, but one of the most common outcomes is the withdrawal of girls from formal education. When a girl reaches the age around ten, her parents have already arranged a wedding for her and have taken her out of school to prepare the girl to be wed and to have children. At the age of ten a girl is not fully matured, nor is she well educated. Education is one of the largest losses to a girl if she is married young.
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In child marriage, the girl is getting a problem through the early age marriage which affects the girl’s education. Early age marriage makes completing education almost impossible for girls. The relationship between child marriage and educational attainment for girls is also strong. In most developing countries, it is extremely difficult for girls to remain in school once they get married. To marry early is likely to be determined by the girl’s education potential. For example, Girls with lower education potential may be weaker academically expected fewer earnings in the future and thereby have lower incentives to continue to study as compared to girls who are academically stronger. These girls may be more willing to marry early, or their parents may be more inclined to have them marry early. Similarly, independently of their academic abilities, girls less interested in pursuing their education may also marry earlier and might have dropped out of school even in the absence of marriage.
Topic: family

In child marriage, not only does a girl lose her education but she also experiences an emotional adversity health problem during early age Pregnancy. Pregnancy is one of the early marriage problems in my country. To be a mother is a big responsibility that a mother should give priority for her child, but how can the young woman manage this big responsibility as she is too young to be a mother, so to take care of a child it needs a lot of patient and sacrifices. The risk of pregnancy among young women becomes higher. Some young women who get pregnant early may experience stress and worry much about the pregnancy that happened for her and also face depression. Some of the causes of early pregnancy among young age are lack of education especially sexual education, Lack of education among young age should be given priority. In my opinion, sexual education should be learned in school because most of the time the husbands are often considerably older and have more sexual experience so that education can be one of the most powerful tools to enable girls to avoid child marriage and fulfill their potential. The longer a girl stays in school, the less likely she is to be married before the age of 18 and have children during her teenage years.
Topic: family

In the child marriage, one of the effect in most marriages is it doesn’t always last, they do end in divorce. Some of the most leading causes in divorce are lack of foundation and lack of communication. Why would you want to get married to someone that you have nothing in common with but in this case most of the early age marriages are that arranging by the family that’s why most of them they don’t know each other so that they can’t share information they don’t have enough communication and may the girl doesn’t have life experience, or beliefs. When they enter into marriage, can’t sharing some of the same interest and passions can be important. If it is a marriage expected last if the couple doesn’t know each other and share any experience, beliefs, passions, values, or expectations so that cause they will separate. Just what would the foundation of their marital relationship? Another common cause of divorce is lack of communication. Lots of couples lack communication when it comes to making decisions. When couples are able to talk, they are most likely to solve their problems. Disagreements due to lack of communication can often lead to arguments. Not being able to communicate can also cause financial problems and finally divorce.
Topic: family

At an early age, marriage has a problem after getting a divorce. Communication is very important when there are children involved. Failure to communicate can lead to behavioral problems in children. At times like these children like to manipulate their parents. Communication is the key to any relationship, not just in martial. Make sure to avoid having a marriage end in divorce. Be sure the relationship is being built on a solid foundation. There’s no need to rush into a marriage, make sure you both are ready. Talk about any and all problems you might be having, always keep the line of communication open. Finally, early marriage ruins a young girl’s life in particular and her kids’ future and the community in general.
Topic: family

In “Animating Youth: The Disneyfication of Children’s Culture,” Henry Giroux discusses whether Disney’s animated films are a good influence on kids. He argues that they teach ideas in their films that are contradictory to societal priorities. Giroux states that in Disney, females “are ultimately subordinate to males and define their sense of power and desire almost exclusively in terms of dominant male narratives” (71). Although Disney movies are beautiful to watch, they are portraying harmful stereotypes. Disney has shown these stereotypes in many of their famous films.
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Behind every story there is an underlying message, and for Disney, the message just may include the common theme of sexism. They are using their work to target their most influential audience, children. Giroux writes, “These films inspire at least as much cultural authority and legitimacy for teaching specific roles, values, and ideals than more traditional sites of learning such as public schools, religious institutions, and the family” (66). These stereotypical movies are what are influencing our children today.
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He appeals to his audience through analyzing the corruption of the influence Disney has on children’s culture. He states that “popular culture provides the basis for persuasive forms of learning for children” (65). When kids watch their favorite Disney movie, for example, The Lion King, they see how it is socially acceptable for there to be separation between sexes. This influences them to believe how girls are required to play the submissive role in society. The culture of children is very naive, meaning whatever they see their role models do, they want to do. This naivety can carry out until adolescence and shape the future.
Topic: family

Disney surpasses the entertainment value to get kids’ attention. Instead of teaching kids about wrong from right, Disney focuses more on getting viewers. They will write anything they want if it gets them a bigger audience. Giroux writes, “the relevance of such films exceed the boundaries of entertainment” (66). They become some children’s first teachers. For many, they were exposed to technological entertainment way before they ever stepped into a place of education. For this reason, Disney is playing the most powerful role as an influencer. Disney is where kids start to learn right from wrong, colors, numbers, problem solving, and more. But what parents want their children learning from the company that encourages wrong? People need to be aware of what kind of messages are being sent.
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Disney is a large enough company where only one person’s opinion towards them isn’t going to change anything. But Giroux is not alone in his argument. Other scholars, such as Robert Gooding-Williams joins Giroux in describing how Disney uses stereotypes to portray a message to the audience. In “Snow Whitey, Stereotyping in the Magic Kingdom,” Gail Robertson discusses the different ideas of stereotyping Disney portrays in their films. For example, in The Lion King, “Mufasa, the proud lion ruler, and his son Simba are key characters while mom is relegated to a supporting role” (43). In Disney, the males are always superior to the women. Even in a charming animated film about lions, Disney finds a way to reinforce gender stereotypes.