ktmeng/mec huggingface dataset:
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Following the Graham case, the superintendent of Topeka schools, Dr. Stout, was replaced. Dr. Stout was seen as taking a middle of the road approach with segregation which didn’t sit well with many white citizens in Kansas. He was replaced by Dr. Kenneth McFarland. McFarland took a very black and white stance on things. He believed in maintaining segregation and even expanding it to wherever else possible. He is quoted saying, “separate schools are here to stay.” Throughout his time in power he gathered more and more momentum in favor of maintaining segregation. He backed his stance by saying, “·it’s the place of the public school system to dictate the social customs of the people who support the public school system.” McFarland was working with an all white school board but, not all of them were against desegregation. In fact, in Van Delinder’s article she says the school board probably would have allowed desegregation if the superintendent were not so against it.
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In 1900 there were 424,422 white teachers and 21,267 black teachers. The white teachers were concentrated mainly in the North while the black teachers were concentrated mainly in the South. Black teachers were only able to teach in the black schools. Because of this there was a shortage in the number of teachers to teach in black schools. White teachers on average made a salary of $833 and their classes consisted of 15 students. African American teachers made an annual salary of $510 and they often had 30 students in their classes.
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While African American teachers still had a college education, it wasn’t up to the same standard as a while college student’s education. In the south following the Great Depression African American colleges took a large hit. Their funding was cut and the quality of education fell with that funding. African American teachers started in poor elementary schools, moved to poor middle schools, and graduated from poor high schools. “In 1930 15% of African American adults had no formal schooling and 48% had never gone beyond the fifth grade.”
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In 1968 an experiment was done by a teacher the day after Martin Luther King Jr. died. A third grade teacher divided her students based upon eye color. One group was blue eyed and the other was brown eyed. The first day she treated the blue eyed students very well and the brown eyed students very poorly. “This is a fact; blue eyed people are smarter than brown eyed people.” The next day, the roles switched. Jane Elliot, the teacher is quoted as saying, “We had talked about racism since the beginning of the year. I watched wonderful, thoughtful children turn into nasty, vicious, discriminating third graders.” At the end of the experiment the children were very frustrated. By starting with the elementary students the people that believed in segregation were laying a framework for generations to come. Children that young are susceptible to socialization practices all around them. They would not fight what their teachers or parents were saying or doing. Whereas at the high school level the students may be more prone to ask questions about what was going on around them. Segregation of school children created a concrete division in community for years to come.
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The year is 1953. Three cases have been winding their way through the circuit courts and they all end up back at the Supreme Court after being there once before. Each case has something to do with integration of public schools. The court was rather quiet on May 17,1954. People had been waiting for a decision on the Brown v. Board case for months. Suddenly, word came that Chief Justice Earl Warren was going to give a judgment and opinion on the case of Brown v. Board of Education. People flooded the court room in order to hear what he had to say. “We conclude-unanimously-that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘
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“School authorities have the primary responsibility for evaluating, assessing, and solving this problem.” This line out of the Supreme Court opinion is the closest thing to a plan for eradicating segregation. Basically, if things weren’t moving along, the government would step in and start looking at the location of the school, administration, and possible transportation issues students may be having. Since there was no plan presented in the Supreme Court ruling, school districts took their time desegregating schools. South Carolina and Georgia immediately announced plans to abolish public schools since segregation was banned.
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As stated earlier, this case was not expected to gain as much attention as it did. Kansas was not the stereotypical southern state in the early 1900s. What made this case so big was its topic. Race relations were a very hot topic during this time and the last case that had been ruled on by a high court was the Dred Scott case of 1857. The court had actually ruled against Dred Scott and would not grant him citizenship as a free man. It had been almost one hundred years since the United States Supreme Court had ruled on a racial relations case. Another added surprise factor is that the case was ruled on unanimously. The New York Times states, “there had been reports that the court was sharply divided and might not be able to get an agreement this term.”
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This court ruling was not only a victory for African Americans but for students and educators across the country. The supreme court validated the importance of public education in creating productive citizens. “Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments·compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education in our democratic society. It is the very foundation of good citizenship.” This statement is a statement of unification. The Supreme Court wanted to create equal opportunities for all children in the United States. Chief Justice Earl Warren was responsible for reading the opinion and he added, “In these days it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.” With states like South Carolina and Georgia threatening to pull their public schools following integration, the right to education was threatened further.
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When the lawyer of the NAACP was asked just how he thought they would integrate the schools he replied, “put the dumb colored children in with the dumb white children, and put the smart colored children with the smart white children – that is no problem.” This ties back to the fundamental issue with the Brown decision, there was no plan. Brown was meant to create an equal education opportunity for all students but failed to say how that equal opportunity would be created. By splitting children by smart and dumb another division is formed. The African American children had been going to schools that were far less capable than their white counterparts to offer a quality education. If students were to be separated by intelligence, nothing would change.
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Thurgood Marshall is the lawyer from the NAACP that argued Brown v. Board of Education in front of the Supreme Court. Marshall was a well known lawyer. He had often argued cases for the NAACP. He was not only interested in civil rights for African Americans. In Juan William’s book on Marshall he says, “his great achievement was to expand rights for individual Americans. But he especially succeeded in creating new protections under law for America’s women, children, prisoners, homeless, minorities, and immigrants.” Marshall showed a genuine concern for all people of the United States. He is often overshadowed by two other men, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Both of these men were on the far sides of the spectrum when it came to the civil rights movement. King was very passive and Malcolm X was rather violent. Marshall served as the middle path and therefore aided in unifying the African American community through the civil rights era.
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Marshall was very optimistic following the Supreme Court decision on Brown V. Board of Education. An article published by the New York Times following the decision touched on Marshall’s feelings towards the South and the decision reached. “Thurgood Marshall··predicted that there would be no disorder and no organized resistance to the Supreme Court’s dictum. He said that the people of the South, the region most heavily affected, were law-abiding and would not ‘resist the Supreme Court.'” Marshall had sincere hope in the people of the South. Marshall went on to be the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court. Although he may be over shadowed, he laid groundwork for equal protection for many people in the United States. He truly worked to unify the United States as a whole.
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Marshall’s hope that the change from segregated schools to desegregated schools could take place without trauma was shattered. As soon as the decision was handed down, “the South embarked on a campaign of massive resistance” according to the New York Times. The governor of South Carolina, James Byrnes, reacted to the decision by saying, “I urge all of our people, white and colored, to exercise restraint and preserve order.” He was encouraging everyone to remain calm and stand unified because South Carolina had until October to present arguments to the court regarding their case surrounding school desegregation.
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Fast forward to 2014. The current president of the United States and his wife are both black. Civil rights is still a hot topic not just for African Americans but also for women and immigrants. The public school system is large and flourishing. Yet one thing remains similar to the schools in 1954, they are segregated. This isn’t intentional segregation; it’s not mandated by a law at the local or national level. This racial segregation has happened naturally over the years.
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The First Lady, Michelle Obama, spoke at a high school graduation in Topeka, Kansas. 2014 marked the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board decision. She used the platform as more of a political soapbox. She is quoted saying, “many young people are going to schools with kids who look just like them.” She followed that up with, “many districts in this country have actually pulled back on efforts to integrate their schools that are less diverse.” In fact, in Kansas there was a lawsuit between school districts and the state. The school districts are arguing that, “financing for schools is inadequate and is disproportionately hurting schools in low-income, minority districts.”
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While Brown v. Board of Education was aimed at creating an equal educational opportunity for all students regardless of color by creating integrated schools, it did not live up to its potential. Through flaws in the decision itself, to no plan being laid out to strong resistance from southern governments, very little progress has been made. Throughout the years the United States has slipped back into allowing racially segregated schools. This issue is one that is still being argued today and the decision of Brown v. Board of Education will forever be remembered as a landmark case for the rights of African American students in the United States.
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One day, in fourth grade, our anger and frustration had built up, and it erupted into a huge fight. “How can you say that you love me and care about me?” I yelled at my dad. No, I would not believe it! There was no way he could say that to my face! I continued shouting, “All you ever do is punish me, ground me, and get mad at me!” Instead of the rage and anger I had expected, my dad grasped me in a hug and whispered in my ear, “You will not understand how much I love you until you have children of your own.” He went on to tell me that he wanted the best for me and that he was trying to discipline me so that I could take care of my own family one day.
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It was as if my eyes were opened. I realized my dad was trying to help me, and that he did love me and care about me. I understood that to be able to have children, I would need to discipline them as my dad had done with me. To take care of them, I would need money from my job. It was then that I understood that my dad was preparing me for the future, and I will never be able to thank him enough for that. That is why I love my dad so much.
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I remember when my dad read a paper I wrote in seventh grade. It was about who inspires me the most. He read it and asked why I said he inspired me the most. I answered, “That day, that one day back in fourth grade, it all clicked in my brain. I love you dad, and you are my inspiration.” All my dad replied with was a smile, and I could tell that meant a lot to him. Whenever someone asks me who inspires me the most, I always answer, “My dad is who inspires me the most.”
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Without my dad, my future would have been destroyed by my past actions. My dad has changed my life for the better. Through the pain I felt, through the tears I shed, through the rage I released towards my father, I have realized my dad does love me. He has also shown me how important it will be for me to discipline my children someday, and how good grades will help me get a good job so I can take care of my family one day. My dad and I are closer than ever now, and I can not believe I ever hated him. I guess sometimes it takes difficulties and arguments to show you how much someone cares about you.
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This may be due to Barbantio not accepting their eloped marriage because of Othello being a black man. The contemporary audience would immediately view this relationship as an illicit love affair due to Othello’s exotic character which would be very rare to come across in the Elizabethan era. Brabantio uses manipulation skilfully disguised as advice in an attempt to separate them.in act scene 1 scene three he states ‘look to her moor, if thou hast eyes to see; she has deceived her father and may thee.
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’ Here Shakespeare portrays a father who seeks vengeance on his daughter for betrayal and disobedience. The use of the word ‘deceived’ is rather misguided as Desdemona chose love instead of blindly obeying her father. However this foreshadows to when Othello looks back at what went wrong in his relationship and it could be implied that Brabantio could be viewed as a small indication of a third party influence, which reinforces the idea that the relationship between Othello and Desdemona is doomed from the beginning. Shakespeare’s plays often taught morals and suggested by critic Dr Johnson (1998) he highlighted that Shakespeare is trying to share ‘a very useful moral, not to make an un equal match.’ In this case Othello being a black solider suggesting this unequal match will lead to a tragic fate.
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Shakespeare portrays Othello and Desdemona’s relationship as secure and loving due to Othello coming across as a strong character. But this could change, due to Othello’s deep rooted insecurities of him being black in a white just society as factors on why he could believe that his wife is being unfaithful. In act one scene three Othello completes the story of his courtship he says ‘she loved me for the dangers I had passed and, I love d her that she did pity them. This expresses that there love is real and Desdemona loved him for who he was and his past history rather than his social status and financial stability. She looked past his colour. This could infer that there is more to Othello and Desdemona relationship. Shakespeare’s repeated use of ‘loved’ twice reflects the intense emotion they feel for one another and mirrors a pairing because he indicates that the their love is mutual. Further here Othello is speaking to people of high status with such confidence which proves here his colour doesn’t affect his proud position and he reinforces himself that his relationship with Desdemona at this point is secure.
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However further in the play the third party influence iago tells him his wife is cheating and by Othello somewhat believing this then questioning himself suggests that Othello isn’t quite the strong character he was portrayed himself to be. This sharp contrast is shown in Othello’s soliloquy in act three scene three where his diction reveals his deep insecurities of his colour and ideas of marriage. He states ‘haply for I am black’ At This moment we see Othello’s character disintegrate into one who has lost himself due to manipulation. As he is considering that his colour and exotic background is what puts him at a disadvantage, and this is why might give a reason for his wife to be unfaithful and it is evident that Othello’s colour is not accepted in typical venetian society and he’s only accepted due to his hard work and earnt position. Shakespeare’s further use of ‘black’ juxtaposes to the ‘fair’ Desdemona who has many suitors and could further reinforce the idea why he might believe his wife to be unfaithful.
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Life for many of us is full of hardships. Many times we are faced with difficulties in our families, health, and other issues in life. I’ve learned as I was growing up that I can either overcome the difficulties in life, or it will overcome me. The Lord said in Isiah 43:2, “When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you”. This passage reminds me that whatever I go through in life, as long as I have strong faith in God, He will not abandon me.
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As I grew older, I developed a daily habit of reading the Bible and spending time writing my devotion. This is when I started to commit myself to God. Every Sunday, I attend the Sunday School and became a part of small group discipleship. This helped me to strengthen my relationship with God, and to learn the deeper meaning of His teachings. Being committed to God means that I trust Him and His beliefs, as well as the Bible. They are a considerable part of my life both at home and school. The love and respect I have for God, as well as His for me, help build a better and stronger relationship.
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These experiences of mine taught me that we may often forget God, but He will never forget His beloved children. Our family may have struggled over the years, but God never left us hanging. The Bible says God gives good things to those who ask. So what was the gift in my mom having cancer for eleven years and still counting? I can honestly say that it was a blessing in disguise because it opened a door for me to believe in Him and to also encourage others to trust in God.
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Head Start is a prime example of a public assistance program that supports children from birth to the age of five from low-income families and promotes school readiness as well as the development of the whole child (OHS, 2019). Furthermore, The Office of Head Start manages supervision and grant funding to the 1,600 public and private nonprofit and for-profit agencies that offer Head Start services. OHS also provides federal policy direction and a training and technical assistance (T/TA) system to aid grantees in providing comprehensive services to eligible children and their families (2019). According to the OHS (2019), Head Start has served over 30 million children and their families in urban and rural areas in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories. With access to programs like these, millions of children and their families can begin to build a brighter future.
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There are many benefits to programs like Head Start that provide early learning opportunities to children of low-income families. While not everyone agrees on the importance of these programs, a survey was conducted to determine both family and child experiences nationwide. The testing scores for Head Start preschool graduates revealed normal levels for early writing and reading while remaining close to national normal levels for vocabulary and early math. It has been proven that children from low-income or otherwise disadvantaged families normally test well below the normal national average in those areas (“The 4 Primary Benefits,” 2014). Along with improved testing scores, “One startling survey revealed that the mortality rate for children between the ages of five and nine-years old was 33-50 percent lower for children who attended Head Start preschool than children who were not enrolled” (“The 4 Primary Benefits,” 2014). It is abundantly clear that programs like Head Start provide a variety of advantages within the public assistance framework.
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There are also arguments against public assistance programs like Head Start in the realm of education. Many argue that the public preschool initiatives only target and benefit the poor and low-income families. Adding to this, Chen (2019) explained, “Critics say the state should not expand education when so many of the country’s public schools are failing. Taxpayers should not pay for services they may not be using.” Still the argument continues that public preschool programs are not proving to be worth the overall costs and investments. Given the perspective that the public school system educating children currently enrolled is failing, one can then question if public preschool is seemingly irresponsible. Darcy Ann Olsen argued, “the lack of research, support, and success for these programs makes the universal requirements unnecessary” (Chen, 2019). The argument against public assistance programs continues to be a controversial topic within the field of education.
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The second framework that we examine is social insurance which provides universal, contributory, and non-means tested eligibility. Created in 1944, the GI Bill refers to the benefits earned by members of Active Duty, Selected Reserve, and National Guard Armed Forces and their families through any department of Veteran Affairs. The benefit was designed to help service members and eligible veterans cover the costs associated with getting an education or training. The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides education benefits to those who have served on active duty for 90 or more days after September 10, 2001. The member’s payment rate is determined by the amount of active duty time. According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, the Post-9/11 GI Bill can help pay full tuition and fees at school, provide a monthly housing allowance while an individual is going to school, and provide up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies (“Post-9/11,” 2019).
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While the GI Bill provides many benefits, there are many disadvantages that accompany the benefit as well. Michael McNerney, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and former Pentagon official, discusses various issues within the system that prevent veterans from taking full advantage of the benefits. Many veterans are required to pay for their educational benefits before coming qualified. Several of the benefits require a four-year degree track which causes problems for veterans who graduate early along with those who graduate late. Often times, veterans are forced to rely on untrained school administrators for assistance which results in delays. McNerney (2013) goes on to explain, “Finally, many veterans qualify for the GI Bill but have already completed their degrees, putting them in the unfortunate position of qualifying for educational benefits but unable to use them.” The transition into civilian life is hard enough after returning home from war. Educational benefits should not add to the burden that many veterans face on a daily basis.
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Why then does the U.S. Constitution mention no such right nor has the U.S. Supreme Court recognized one? Many Americans assume the federal law protects the right to education. Technically speaking, education is not a recognized civil right. Black (2017) further explained that the word “education” fails to appear in the Constitution and federal courts have rejected the idea that education is important enough to be protected. If we are not living up to the constitutional mandate, we are failing our students.
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Based on the information provided, public assistance is the most beneficial framework in the realm of education. It is essential to provide equal opportunities for every child, especially those from low-income families, to set them up for success. Programs like Head Start, foster children’s growth and development in a positive learning environment through services like early learning, health, and family well-being. By promoting individualized learning experiences through planned and spontaneous instruction, children progress in social skills and emotional well-being along with language and literacy learning, and concept development (OHS, 2019). Education is the foundation to success in the United States and there is still much work to be done to ensure that each child is receiving the necessary opportunities to thrive.
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The public assistance framework is most in line with social work values for a variety of reasons. Public assistance is a primary example of the core value of dignity and worth of the individual. Every child is worthy of a good education in an effort to create a strong future. Additionally, the importance and centrality of human relationships is demonstrated by public assistance through the ways in which children are exposed to thoughtful and dedicated caregivers and teachers from a young age. Programs like Head Start also work to create a level playing field for children from low-income families. Finally, public assistance aids in the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges to maintain social justice within our society.
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There is much to consider when looking at the advantages and disadvantages to the three frameworks of public assistance, social insurance, and citizenship in the United States and the ways in which education plays a role within each. Without access to education, children suffer from a young age and are faced with a variety of problems later on in life. Children fail to make progress in social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development without the opportunity to grow in an enriching and stimulating environment. Education, especially early education, is the foundation for academic learning and children who are denied access are less likely to graduate from high school, go to college, or land higher-paying jobs. It is vital to provide our youth with a fair chance to succeed and ultimately become productive members of society.
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John Fiske () dismissed totally the view that “the capitalist culture industries produce only an apparent variety of products whose variety is finally illusory for they all promote the same capitalist ideology.” ((())) Second, he is emphatic in his refusal of any argument which depends for its substance on the claim “that ‘the people’ are ‘cultural dupes’. . . a passive, helpless mass incapable of discrimination and thus at the economic, cultural, and political mercy of the barons of the industry.” ((())) He argues that “the power of audiences-as-producers in the cultural economy is considerable” ((())) because dominant meanings are challenged by subordinate meanings; thus, the dominant class’s intellectual and moral leadership is challenged.
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The French cultural theorist Michel de Certeau also interrogates the term “consumer”, to reveal the activity that lies within the act of consumption or what he prefers to call “secondary production” ((())). Consumption, as he says, “is devious, it is dispersed, but it insinuates itself everywhere, silently and almost invisibly, because it does not manifest itself through its own products, but rather through its ways of using the products imposed by a dominant economic order” ((())).
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[q]uestion the naturalness of cultural texts and to see that prevailing ideas are not self-evident and obvious, but are constructed, biased, and contestable. This notion makes us suspicious and critical, putting into question regnant ideas which often serve the interests of governing groups. Moreover, the more one studies cultural forms and representations, the more one sees the presence of ideologies that support the interests of the reigning economic, gender, race, or social groups who are presented positively and idealized, while subordinate groups are often presented negatively and prejudicially.
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Ideology is located in the mind as a set of beliefs and values but is also a product of emotions. It is closely related to political thinking and directs or influences political behavior. Politics is the “home turf” of ideology, and remains its most common referent. Ideologies function to bind individuals to a community and “provide the individual with a sense of identity and belonging” serving to achieve “social solidarity and cohesion” (Rejai 1991: 17). Moreover, ideologies are action oriented because they “furnish guides for action” (McClosky 1964: 362). In fact, it is argued that ideology forms the nexus between ideas and actions, as Mullins () states, “is not that it causes one to do but that it gives one cause for doing.
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No matter the reason, keeping that strong connection with our siblings could help us live a longer, happier, and healthier life. In Beijing, China in 1979, the law declaring the one-child policy was introduced. Scientists compared children born before the law and after, it was shown that the children born into the new law were not only less trusting, less trustworthy, more pessimistic, less competitive, less conscientious and more risk-averse.
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I remember from my childhood trip that it was going to be amazing and interesting. Me, my sister and my parents went to St. Louis, MO for a summer trip. We had to get ready early in the morning to put our luggage in the family car to cruise along the highway. It took about four hours to travel through a lot of towns and cities to arrive at the hotel. I had some thoughts about vacation on what will it look like and what kinds of places will be fun with my family.
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There was so many kids and scary rides that really amazed me and some of them just seem crazy. One of the rides that I did not want to get on was the roller coaster. My reasons for roller coaster can be scary and is too high to the sky that it can cause me to get nervous. The amazing part about Six Flags is that it has some fun things and the good foods that I enjoyed with my sister. I had a good experience with this attraction and it was to see the rides that seems to be interesting and to have fun with these different rides.
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I have some thoughts about how it was a fun and amazing city, but it turns out to be a big city with a lot of nice attractions. The whole family went into this museum that has so many types of things such as an aquarium and a kid place. We went to the St. Louis Zoo to see all the animals and look at statues of people for some entertainment. Many of these attractions have some amazing fossils and statue of a person, creatures, or other things. I was looking around the city to see the good places that make me want to have a good time for this vacation. It just makes me want to feel that I could come back to this trip to recover all the childhood memories. I did not come back to this town to see any different that I could remember at that time.
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In conclusion, my childhood trip has some deep significance that have influence on my life. It just took me back in time that it was going to be an exciting vacation. Me and my family have some good and fun times with the experience of Six Flags. We also explored the whole city to see any fun attractions that can be entertaining for everyone. This was a good impact of my childhood vacation and I had a wonderful time with my family. It has been a fun memory for me that I could go back right now, but I did not go back to St. Louis, MO. The reason about this experience that I could say that it was the best time of my life.
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Written by Rory McDowall Clark “Childhood in Society for Early Childhood Studies”, discusses a wide variety of topics regarding the true meaning of children in society. Rory McDowall Clark has an MA in Sociology: Contemporary Studies and her research interests include gender, cultural views of the child and continuing professional development (Clark, 2010, p. IV). Thus, resulting in an extremely informative and educated textbook divided into chapters discussing topics such as the history of childhood, the social policy of childhood and the global context of childhood.
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Clark successfully demonstrates the meaning of childhood throughout this chapter by providing factual evidence. Such as Steve Wagg: “Childhood, like so many other vitally important aspects of social life- gender, health, youth and so on- is socially constructed. It is, in other words, what members of societies, at times and places, say it is”. (Wagg, (1992, p.10) cited in Clark, 2010, p.7)
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The Author does not shy away from the cruel realities of social deprivation such as poverty in a child’s life and the gruelling consequences. Poverty affects children in all aspects of their lives from low birth weight·bad housing and·an unstable family situation (Clark, 2010, p.62). It is truly an eye-opener to learn how many children and their families are suffering with the effects of poverty daily. However, as informative as the statistical information is, one could argue there are too many figures and dates throughout the chapter. Therefore, making it a slightly difficult read. Such as, Government figures claim some success in removing children from poverty with numbers down from 3.4 million in 1998/9 to 2.9 million by 2006/7 (DCSF, (2009) cited in Clark, 2010, p. 62). As a reader, it could be rather confusing trying to grasp the various figures and dates. Although, in contrast, the strong point of this chapter is the clear layout. Each topic such as poverty and community development have large titles that breakdown the information visibly. This chapter would be aimed at those trying to research childhood poverty and help find a solution for social deprivation. Perhaps social workers, various charities and third-level students. Clark effectively highlights how children can play a positive part within their community. According to Nimmo (2008), it is vital that young children are involved within their community and voice their opinions, as many children spend countless hours in an Early year’s environment. Clarks way of thinking is simplistic yet truly thought-provoking.
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This topic is very relevant today, given we are in the twenty-first century. Yet, have people really thought about the anxieties or pressures it brings to one’s childhood? Clark highlights this issue during this chapter. It becomes obvious that many, like Clark, feel the modern world is not negative merely the outlook on realities is. Many may disagree with this, as the modern world is growing at a rapid and dangerous rate. Children are no longer protected like they once were, they are exposed to many harmful aspects of life, such as, technology and supervision. Clark took a more persuasive style in this chapter, arguing the effects of today on children. However, many could agree that its not just the child’s environment but the childhood’s personality and outlook on situations. This helps them to grow and learn, the “modern world” cannot be solely blamed. This may have irritated the reader yet still excellently written with backed up points.
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There is little denying that Rory McDowall Clark most certainly wrote an effective and well-educated book. There is no shortage of factual evidence and statistical information. It is an easily accessible book due to the visible layout and clearly labeled titles. The titles are in bold writing with a slightly bigger font making it noticeable for the reader. The bonus of this book is the summary included towards the end of each chapter; this enables the reader to grasp a greater understanding of what the chapter was about. This book also included a Theory focus section in certain chapters, which zoned in on various topics in a little more detail. Overall, there are very little weaknesses about this book, apart from the large number of figures and dates in one page and maybe the size of the writing could be a little bigger. Perhaps, some of the language used may be challenging to understand but this is only in small cases. Many readers, whether it be those in the education profession or students, will find Childhood in Society, to be an enjoyable and beneficial read.
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Bad living conditions will make a teen not want to be at home. Which will leave the teen no other choice but to engage in the streets and hang around “bad company”. According to a quote I saw, “It’s not the teenage brain, it’s poverty that makes them crime rates rise”. Living in poverty effects teens emotionally. As a result, it’s causes them to act out without thinking. It is only when the relief of stress outweighs the risk of being caught.
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For example, if your hanging out with friends and they are drinking, smoking, or stealing and they ask you can you join, your first thought would be “what should I say” and you instantly say no. Then your friends began to call you lame, scary, or fake, and feel down on yourself so in order for you to feel better and feel as if your “fitting in” then you will change your mind and say yes to whatever criminal activity they are engaging in.
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We need to explain to our children why a crime is a crime. Don’t just tell them it’s bad just so they wouldn’t do it. Tell them the consequences and outcomes that they will have to face in the long run. Children learn from what their parents tell. Tell them what’s right from wrong but in the processing of doing so make sure your a shoulder to lean on for them, because if not they will end up doing what they want and ending up back where they started.
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How is feminism manifested, and how is the traditional role of the female treated? Feminism has always gotten attention in the news, politics, and has advocated for gender equality. But on the other hand there are women who are used to be in the traditional role. To stay on topic feminism has manifested in the story “A Sorrowful Woman” and “The Secret Sorrow”. It has manifested in both of those stories to show that women are depended to get pregnant, raise children and be a housewife.
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The attitudes of the story “A Secret Sorrow” is terrifying because the husband was a brute in the beginning. Also that it was sad because the woman ended up crying uncontrollably after tellng her husband that she’s infertile. In the other story the attitude is sad since the wife didn’t want to see her husband and her child ever again. It even had an attitude of loneliness since the wife spent most of her time in a big bed room. To back that up the wife was always alone when in a room when the husband was at work.
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Feminism is reflected in “A sorrowful woman because of how the wife doesn’t feel well due to her usual duties. What it’s reflecting on is how sometimes women start to feel that they’re tired of the usual duty they have inherited from their marriage. They’re tired of their duties to the point where they stopped doing their role. Another reason why feminism is reflected on the story is because the woman wants to become solitary. Since the wife doesn’t even want to interact with her child.
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Feminism is reflected in “A secret Sorrow” since the Faye feared that she would’ve disappointed Kai for her infertility. Also that he tells Faye that he loves her for who she is and that he has accepted her inability have children. Another reason how feminism is reflected on the story is because Faye stole Kai’s car to get away from him. To add to that, Faye has managed to fight off him off despite being physically weak. Faye has been feeling secured with adopting her children. While Kai has said that she means something in the end of the story since he said that she is a woman who is complete.
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We can never really escape or distance ourselves from the influence of our parent’s in our lives because there engraved in our subconscious, traits, and personality. Their accustom, beliefs, morals, and values is what they use to try to develop us as individuals. They mold us to either inherit or shift the way we view our future. A linage cycle that can be inherited by past upbringings or fuel the very desire to overthrow it. Escaping it is inevitable it will creep back in ways of memories, conversation, and physically.
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I believe it’s desirable for those who aren’t capable to deal with the realism of their reality. Those who lost hope of understanding the underlying reason why and want to avoided it. For example, in the tone of the author I sense bitterness, confliction, resentment towards the mother, but overall no love lost. She stated that “she talked to her mother on the phone three years before her death and her mother didn’t give an ounce of joy about her accomplishment.
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Yet, confliction that her mother wasn’t always his horrifying beast. Excerpt: “When we were children and in need of a mother’s love and care, there was no better mother to provide such an ideal entity.” Or “When the youngest of the three boy’s got sick with aids their mother would tend to him with the greatest tenderness that was absent before he was dying.” Despite the shocking perspective and words of the others who attended her mother’s funeral which contradict to whom they know. Ultimately, the resolution was showcase a great loved missed in her childhood to her children and to use her upbringings of not being accepted from the very role model she had to close a chapter that’s still unresolved.
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There was a male individual who was recovering from stroke but still unable to do certain things like use the toilet or shower on their own. And due to staff shortage, agency staff were drawn in to assist on a shift. The male agency staff was to support the individual with personal care, but the individual refused stating that he prefers a female care worker. I was called to speak to him, explaining why agency staffs were called in, before speaking with him, I went through his care plan to see if we are missing something but there was no preference of male or female care worker. After a lengthy discussion, he disclosed that he was sexually abused by a man when he was young so didn’t like the idea of a man assisting him with personal care.
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While schools, colleges and universities have students then we will always have a market for our software. On the other hand, unfortunately our software is most popular for higher and further education which is aged 16+. However, the government has changed the procedure that children must stay in education up until the age of 18 and this year 353,960 people from across the UK and 26,400 international students have been accepted to start university this academic year. As high as that number is this year the figures have in fact dropped by 2%. If for some reason the student population suddenly dropped, then we would be massively affected and would have to adapt our organisation to the new culture.
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Technological – Tribal has a benefit when it comes to technological factor. As we do not sell hardware, we sell services. We provide an education service software which is flexible and compatible on any devices not just locked onto one. Fortunately, if we ever must change suppliers for our cables, laptops, computers, and hard drives our service will not be affected as it is compatible on all makes and brands. As technology is developing so is Tribal to keep up with trends and the maturity of technology. Our software is at an advantage as when the systems and monitors update our software will update at the same time.
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Legal – GDPR massively affects tribal, especially in a legal perspective as the market we work in involves customers of children, young adults and a large amount of student information. This could potentially open any lawsuits in the future if any data is breached. A data breach is a security circumstance in which personal information was accessed without authorisation. This could result in the company facing a huge fine and a lawsuit being opened against them. Health and safety also affect the law as if anyone has serious accident they could open a law suit against Tribal, if Tribals insurance is inadequate it will not protect an employee in the event of an accident and this can cause a huge uproar in the legal side as employees are promised safety whilst at work.
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Environment – Tribal is a very green company as we recycle all paper at all our offices globally. As we are a service online, we minimise paper anyway and any paper we do use we do recycle. In all offices we have different types of bins for paper and cardboard, for mixed plastics and general waste. We also promote health and wellbeing in our offices which encourages a healthy environment for staff to work in which improves way of life at work. If the staff are happy then the workload quality will increase.
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GDPR is now very relevant to me and my area of work. In the last 18 months GDPR has become largely involved in organisations. I must protect mark all my documents and print outs, lock my computer any time I move away from my desk and make sure any personal belongings are locked away in my set of draws only I have the key for. Unfortunately, GDPR takes a lot of time to manage and follow the law, which means less time on business development.
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On our employee Tribal hub website, we have a section called ‘Policies and Governance’ this section of the website has over 50 documents to print or download regarding any legal policies for our workplace. You can also view information about governance in Tribal, your rights and responsibilities as a Tribal citizen, access management systems for information security, data protection, health and safety, manage your risks in the risk register and access your compliance and GDPR training. I believe this is a good idea to have copies of important legal documents for staff to access when they are unsure of something. This gives staff peace of mind. Fire safety is taken very seriously at Tribal as we are all shown the fire exits and our fire safety point on our first day. Every Thursday between 9:30 and 10:30 we test the fire alarm weekly.
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Safeguarding is ensuring that young children and vulnerable adults are safe and live free from abuse, harm and neglect. For example, it is not just children it can in fact apply to anyone, examples of vulnerable adults can include the elderly, those with mental health issues, learning or physical disabilities. Employees at Tribal are all legally required to have a clearance check before starting our roles as we will eventually be going on site to customers at colleges, schools and universities and work-based learning centres.
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Firstly, Tribal’s environment is very professional yet relaxed. In comparison to my previous job in a very noisy office, Tribal’s Sheffield office where I am based is very pleasant, quiet, tranquil and undisturbed. For example, on Tribal’s website there is a quote of “the atmosphere in our offices are welcoming and friendly” which I totally agree with. The Sheffield office is made up of five different teams: professional services (my team); cloud services; support team; human resources; and the tech team. Although each team is in separate areas of the office, we can all freely interact with each other and the other areas of the office. Interaction within the company is hugely encouraged and to engage in other aspects of the business. Also, we work collaboratively, and everyone’s ideas are valued, as we are all encouraged to put new ideas forward and work together.